AC - Economic Conditions 1

A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2016 Today, nations increasingly carry out geopolitical combat through economic means. Policies governing everything from trade and investment to energy and exchange r……続きを見る

For the first time, Jacques Parizeau shares his views on Quebec's recent history and its future. As chief economics advisor to Quebec premiers in the 1960s, Jacques Parizeau was instrumental in brin……続きを見る

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Economies - and the government institutions that support them - reflect a moral and political choice, a choice we can make and remake. Since the dawn of industrialization and democratization in the ……続きを見る

In, Against, and Beyond Capitalism is based on three recent lectures delivered by John Holloway at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. The lectures focus on what anticapit……続きを見る

How religious beliefs and practices can influence the wealth of nations Which countries grow faster economicallyーthose with strong beliefs in heaven and hell or those with weak beliefs in them? Doe……続きを見る

A history of the pervasive idea that politics is a marketplace. An original interpretation of the neoliberal order’s origins, The Marketizers is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand th……続きを見る

The presidency of Tsai Ing-wen coincided with momentous shifts in Taiwan's domestic and international affairs. On the back of a growing popular mandate, President Tsai sought to assert the autonomy ……続きを見る

The book’s central theme is to develop a new theory of speculative capital related to other forms of capital, the world market, and the state. Unlike most Marxist and heterodox theories, the book di……続きを見る

Shallow capital markets are a key bottleneck for private sector development in Latin America. Still, there is not a large literature on capital markets and corporate governance, or on the politics o……続きを見る

A genre-breaking work of journalism and memoir that tallies the cash benefitーand costー of racism in America This unflinching book from award-winning investigative reporter Tracie McMillan examines……続きを見る

We live in an era of economic fabling where often fantastic representations of economic life in popular culture sit uncomfortably alongside a neoliberal capitalist fairy tale that the Earth's resour……続きを見る

El Banco Mundial y el Fondo Monetario Internacional imponen un sistema neoliberal que ha logrado globalizar la miseria y la injusticia. Este material reúne las reflexiones inteligentes que sobre el ……続きを見る

Este volumen da a conocer temas fundamentales sobre la problemática socioeconómica que aqueja a México. Los textos aquí presentados pueden servir de insumo para proponer iniciativas de transformació……続きを見る

En este libro se analizan los orígenes, la especificidad y consecuencias de la crisis en México y el mundo. 続きを見る

South Korea's post-war economic success is a well-known story. However, its development in the past two decades is relatively less investigated. By reviewing key economic issues in South Korea's eco……続きを見る

First published in 1890, Jacob Riis's remarkable study of the horrendous living conditions of the poor in New York City had an immediate and extraordinary impact on society, inspiring reforms that a……続きを見る

Hannes Lacher presents a new critical social theory of international relations that integrates sociology, history and political geography to understand the formation and development of modern intern……続きを見る

High gas prices aren’t the end of the world- but they may be the beginning of the end. This, at least, is the feeling of many who shudder at the staggering power oil-rich countries have over the wor……続きを見る

How critical is education in the development struggle of a third world country? Responding to popular demands for more accessible education, the Guyanese government instituted numerous educational r……続きを見る

This book brings to the forefront the significance of local everyday economic practices to development policymaking. Chowdhury's objective in unearthing these diverse activities is two-fold. She dem……続きを見る

This book analyzes how the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, one of the most well-known actors within the humanitarian sector, has responded to the expanding humanitarian needs. The……続きを見る

This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1885 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Bad Times' is an essay on the economics and policie……続きを見る

The focus of the study is on the larger food processing companies, which invested in Central and Eastern Europe – namely Nestlé, Unilever and InBev - and analyses the motives of investment and the e……続きを見る

Stellen Sie sich vor, ein demokratischer Staat muss ein komplexes Problem lösen. Der Lösung muss eine Mehrheit der Bevölkerung zustimmen. Es stehen zwei Lösungen zur Wahl: Eine komplizierte, die sch……続きを見る

Oil makes the world go round. Follow the fascinating story-from the fields of Kuwait to the streets of Venezuela and beyond... An analysis of the role that oil plays in the U.S. and how it has affec……続きを見る

The global wine industry is a continually modifying market impacted by financing, culture, and politics. Economics, Governance, and Politics in the Wine Market analyzes recent developments in Europe……続きを見る

With intelligence and clarity of observation, the author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities addresses the moral values that underpin working life. In Systems of Survival, Jane Jacobs ide……続きを見る

Canada is known for being an energy-producing nation – with much attention being paid to the Alberta tar sands and their large carbon footprint. This book looks at a very different part of the Canad……続きを見る

How foreign lending weakens emerging nations In the nineteenth century, many developing countries turned to the credit houses of Europe for sovereign loans to balance their books and weather major f……続きを見る