D - Economic Conditions 1

An empirically powerful account of why interpersonal violence across the globe exacts a far greater cumulative cost on society than war and terrorism combined Civil wars, interstate wars, and terror……続きを見る

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER / OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD THE AMERICAN VICE PRESIDENT'S ORIGIN STORY ‘Essential reading for this moment in history’ New York Times 'You will not read a more important……続きを見る

When it comes to matters of the economy, have you had enough of ‘experts’ and their foolish, untrue predictions? If so, then you could read about the financial ideas of the lunatics within. At least……続きを見る

Paper Politics pulls back the curtain on the powerful forces that shape nations from behind closed doors. In a world where influence is traded like currency and loyalty can be bought, Straight Shoot……続きを見る

Bringing together leading scholars and activists, this edited collection calls for a return to the ‘mode of production debate’ to address often-overlooked dimensions: gender, race, and Eurocentrism.……続きを見る

“Why does capitalism fail us?” Richard D. Wolff walks readers through this pressing question in a brilliant takedown of an economic system that benefits the few at the great expense of the many. Und……続きを見る

Richard D. Wolff masterfully explains why Karl Marx’s analysis of class struggle is fundamental to a proper understanding of capitalism and explores how to build a more sustainable democratic societ……続きを見る

Socialism is a yearning for justice, community, and the greater realization of human potential. Cornel West calls it “the best accessible and reliable treatment we have of what socialism is, was, an……続きを見る

"Comment voyez-vous l’Europe en 2030 ?" C’est à cette ambitieuse question lancée par le Conseil des Communes et Régions d’Europe (CCRE) que conseillers, maires, dirigeants locaux et régionaux des qu……続きを見る

This book unveils the forces behind the dynamic knowledge economy that drove America’s 21st century economic success. Challenging the notion of the US as a singular market-driven economy, the book i……続きを見る

Population politics has taken many forms throughout history. Political leaders from both democracies and non-democracies commonly place population issues at the center of their political programs, m……続きを見る

Freakonomics lived on the New York Times bestseller list for an astonishing two years. Now authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with more iconoclastic insights and observations in S……続きを見る

Why do populists come to power? Are they a threat to democracy? Has the rise of global populism reached its peak, or is it just beginning? This book provides answers to these questions and many more……続きを見る

All Fall Down traces the ways in which changes in financial structure and regulation eroded monetary control and led to historically high levels of debt relative to GDP in both developed and emergin……続きを見る

Today, nations increasingly carry out geopolitical combat through economic means. Policies governing everything from trade and investment to energy and exchange rates are wielded as tools to win dip……続きを見る

This controversial analysis of economic nationalism will interest economists and those concerned with nationalism and the competitive position of Canadian manufacturing. It is the first attempt to t……続きを見る

In recent decades, Tokyo, London, and New York have been the sites of credit bubbles of historically unprecedented magnitude. Central bankers have enjoyed almost unparalleled power and autonomy. The……続きを見る

L’arrivée en Europe d’Internet a représenté un défi technologique, mais aussi et surtout économique et social que l’Union européenne, sa Commission, ses Etats constitutifs et ses collectivités terri……続きを見る

Engineering Expansion examines the U.S. Army's role in U.S. economic development from the nation's founding to the eve of the Civil War. William D. Adler starts with a simple question: if the federa……続きを見る

Recent discoveries in psychology and neuroscience have improved our understanding of why our decision making processes fail to match standard social science assumptions about rationality. As researc……続きを見る

In Southeast Asia, atmospheric violence emerges from the haze plumes of burning of palm oil plantations, the invisible but powerful spread of viral flows, and the subordination of upland farmers who……続きを見る

Dans un environnement en feu, l'Algérie semble étrangement calme, mais les orages s'approchent : chute du prix des hydrocarbures dans une économie très dépendante, baisse d'une rente qui assure la p……続きを見る

Ce livre fournit une analyse complète des relations entre les États-Unis et l'UE, en explorant leur évolution, leurs défis et leurs perspectives d'avenir dans un monde en mutation rapide. Les relati……続きを見る

Russia is rarely out of the news. This has been particularly true since it launched the largest war in Europe since World War II when it invaded Ukraine in 2022. Yet Russian politics can be difficul……続きを見る

This introductory volume in the Building a Moral Economy series invites readers into a new vision for the future of economic life together. Ethicist Cynthia Moe-Lobeda crafts a compelling case for a……続きを見る

Technologies and tech companies are routinely accused of creating many societal problems. This book exposes these charges as mostly myths, falsehoods, and exaggerations. Technology Fears and Scapego……続きを見る

Neste seu novo livro, o cientista político Luiz Felipe D'Avila apresenta seus argumentos para o combate às "três pragas que vêm destruindo o Brasil": o Estado ineficiente, o nacional estatismo e o p……続きを見る

This book presents a probabilistic approach to studying the fundamental role of labor in capitalist economies and develops a non-deterministic theoretical framework for the foundations of political ……続きを見る

The influential economist offers a persuasive strategy for a more just and sustainable economyーwith a forward by Bernie Sanders. The New York Times has said that Jeffrey D. Sachs is "probably the m……続きを見る

First published in 1956, The Post-War Condition of Britain measures the extent of changes in Britain since the thirties. It contains more than two hundred tables on such matters as the national inco……続きを見る