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Global health
A comprehensive and authoritative examination of the key issues relating to global health. Written by a leading health geographer with an international reputation, the book offers a critical and rigorous analysis of contemporary challenges facing world health.
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The russian economy
A new introduction to the modern Russian economy, one that explores Russia's continued tentative and inconsistent use of the market and the microfoundations and leadership norms of Russia's "sistema" that continue to inhibit liberalization.
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Stopping gender-based violence and harassment at work
An analysis of the International Labour Organization's ground-breaking global Treaty on eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work and the ten-year campaign that led to its enactment from three authors who each played a key role in the campaign and the negotiation of the Convention.
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The kurds
A contemporary overview and critical analysis of the Kurds quest for national identity and statehood from the end of the Ottoman Empire to the modern day.
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Paris
An authoritative analysis of Paris's position, both globally and nationally, and the challenges that face its governance.
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A short history of inequality
An engaging and rigorous introduction and synthesis for students and the general reader looking to understand what’s at stake when the rewards of capitalism are distributed unjustly.
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The resource curse
An authoritative introduction to one of the most perplexing issues of economic growth: the notion that developing countries rich in natural resources perform less well economically than countries with fewer natural resources.
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The pursuit of governance
Fabrizio Tassinari seeks to rediscover the methods, practices and limits of good governance by taking inspiration from the Nordic region, where democratic governance has delivered some of its most impressive feats.
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Social preferences
An introdution to one of the key areas of behavioural economics – social preferences – which explains in clear, untechnical language how experimental research in this area has provided economists with much greater understanding of economic behaviour.
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Care
Caring is a central aspect of our being. It anchors us to the world and to one another. And yet, understanding what caring is and how it operates in our lives is a challenge. This fascinating book meets that challenge, by canvassing various approaches to care and offering an overview of the key r...
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The economics of oil and gas
A concise and rigorous presentation of petroleum economics that examines the entire value chain of the oil and gas industry from exploration, development and production to transportation, refining and marketing.
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What is we?
The concept "we" is central to every field in the interdisciplinary humanities and social sciences, yet it has been overdetermined by the question of “who we are”, leaving its basic conceptual operations undertheorized. In What is We? Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan argues that “we” is not a collecti...
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Thatcherism
A lively analysis of how Thatcherism became an ideology for politics to conjure with, its relationship with its eponymous leader and with the Conservative Party, as well as the long-term implications for the British people.
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Lost in ideology
Lost in Ideology maps the ideological terrain of the past 200 years and asks whether the current disorientation engulfing the world’s liberal democracies is in no small part ideological in origin.
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Proprietary settler colonialism and the making of north america
A fascinating examination of the activities of the joint-stock royal charter companies that established settlements in the British North American colonies and which were pivotal in shaping the political-economic transformation of early America and its capitalist evolution.
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Finntopia
What have the Finns got right that other nations haven't?
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The economics of cars
A short, non-technical guide to the workings of a fast-moving industry that remains of huge importance to the global economy and continues to be a national barometer of economic success and failure.
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Civil economy
A succinct introduction to the civil economy approach and its history, which draws on the rich Italian tradition of civic humanism and which places well-being, virtue and the common good alongside more familiar economic goals.
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Grand strategy and the rise of china
This book explores the uncertainties and dilemmas China’s rise has fuelled for both the US-sponsored liberal order and the Chinese communist elites that are responsible. It provides the tools to understand the contemporary political and media turmoil about China, its causes and its trajectories.
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Insurgent planning practice
This book investigates the communicative turn in planning practice, and its potential for insurgent forms of civic engagement and democracy-building, drawing on interviews with urban planners who challenge technocratic spatial planning by incorporating notions of participation, spatial justice an...
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Driving change
A critical overview of transport in the UK, which offers recommendations on how policy-makers might approach technological advancements in modern transportation systems.
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The economics of fund management
Suitable for students of business and finance, the book offers readers a balanced and considered guide to the economics of the fund management industry and a critical appraisal of the sector's future.
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An economic history of europe since 1700
An economic history of modern Europe, suitable for course use, which sets European events within the wider context of world economic progress and alongside developments in Asia, Eastern Europe and the United States.
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The money laundering market
An international team of contributors explores the challenges of money laundering in the digital age and how best to regulate it in a globalized world.
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The wealth of cities and the poverty of nations
A corrective to the view that cities are only ever "good", arguing that the same urban properties which make cities so extraordinarily proficient at producing the “good” innovations also provides fertile ground for the development of the “bad” ones, on which urban elites have syphoned off wealth ...
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Dictionary of corruption
Written by an expert team, this is a comprehensive resource for students, academics, practitioners and professionals. It establishes a common interpretation of the language and terminology in the field of corruption and anti-corruption studies. From amakudari to zero tolerance, over 250 key terms...
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Sustainable development, education and learning
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goal #4 focuses on "inclusive, quality education", galvanising efforts for substantial educational reform around the globe. Victoria Thoresen considers the goals and challenges iterated in the SDG.
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Preventing the greenlash
We have almost everything we need to tackle climate change, except political determination. Lorenzo Forni dissects the net-zero challenge and offers a clear-sighted strategy for policymakers, who need to enact complex green policies while keeping voters on board with the net-zero agenda.
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Degrowth
This introduction to the topic of "degrowth", an increasingly influential idea within ecological economics, assesses what it would take for an economy to transition to a position that enabled it to prosper without growth.
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Killing the trade
The book sets out a workable holistic strategy to address the underlying causes of the illegal wildlife trade and provide policymakers, NGOs and other stakeholders with an action plan to help bring the multi-billion-dollar trade to an end.
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A modern migration theory
How does the EU square the seemingly contradictory objectives of bringing about less migration – its current approach to the refugee crisis – and more migration, which is its current response to the Union’s demographic deficit? Peo Hansen explores how this might be resolved.
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Sustainable development and water security
This book uses Sustainable Development Goal 6 to consider the concept of sustainable water resources management and how to improve global water security. It provides a critical synthesis of water resources planning and management issues across all water-using sectors.
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The living wage
This short primer traces the origins of the concept of the living wage and seeks to explain its current rise in fortune as an economic instrument with a social objective. It examines its impact on labour markets and wage levels, explores how it has been applied, and assesses whether it is an effe...
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Capitalism, socialism and property rights
An in-depth examination of one of the defining issues that separates capitalism from socialism – the system of ownership, or property rights – which, when explored, highlight fundamental problems in the model of market socialism.
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Europe and northern ireland's future
Mary Murphy offers a detailed and in-depth analysis of Northern Ireland’s relationship with the EU, the role the EU has played in rebuilding the region after the Troubles, and the challenges and opportunities that Brexit might offer Northern Ireland in terms of its fragile politics and economy.
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The japanese economy
A concise and up-to-date survey of Japan’s recent economic history, the economy's characteristic features and the challenges it continues to face, from economic stagnation to an ageing population.
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Social democracy
A short history of one of the most successful European political ideologies and movements.
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Economic anthropology
This accessible and authoritative overview of the subdiscipline of economic anthropology defines and frames the field for a new generation of students in search of an inspiring and fresh way of looking at the economic world.
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Feminist political economy
A much-needed introduction to key topics in feminist political economy, this book takes a global perspective and engages in debates that are relevant for the Global North and/or the Global South. Essential reading for a deeper and more nuanced understanding of power relations in the economy.
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Political football
This book argues that the modern-day complexities of the beautiful game – corruption in the international governing body and the sport’s symbiotic relationship with gambling – together with its sheer economic size require more attention from government.
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Xiconomics
This concise and incisive analysis unpicks the likely practical implications for the international community of China's announced reorientation of its economy towards protecting its domestic market.
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Race and the undeserving poor
A major new work that charts the historical development of a postcolonial settlement that has given rise to a racialized distintion between the "deserving" and "undeserving" poor, the latest incarnation of which is a distinction between a deserving, neglected white working class and "others" who ...
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Karl polanyi's political and economic thought
A comprehensive introduction to the ideas of Karl Polanyi by examining the key themes that run throughout his work, including economy, commodification, money, geopolitical economy, the state, class, democracy and knowledge.
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Heralds of a democratic europe
Detailed research that challenges the received wisdom in European integration history that, long before the EU was plagued by Euroscepticism and other forms of contestation, there was a "permissive consensus" between European elites and the general public, which allowed European integration to mo...
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Europe and the british left
Explores how the European question has divided the Labour Party and the progressive left for over 50 years and makes the case for an approach that is critical of the European Union, yet pragmatically embraces its potential to facilitate and enable a radical internationalist politics.
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Behavioural economics
An introduction to the topic of behavioural economics for a beginning readership. It explains its approach and methodology and assesses its successes and weaknesses.
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The federal reserve and its founders
A story of vested interest and the pursuit of power and profit that brought about America's first central bank. Naclerio sheds new light on the creation of one of the world'smost important financial institutions and how it came to have the national and international influence it exerts today.
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Learning and sustainability in dangerous times
Stephen Sterling is a pioneer in sustainability education. This collection of his essential writings is freshly curated by the author and offers a new overview and chapter by chapter introductions that link together his thinking to inform the growing and urgent debate on the role and nature of ed...
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Industrial policy
Focuses on the formulation and application of industrial policy in late capitalist societies, drawing on economic theory and country-specific case studies to assess future possibilities for effective policy implementation.
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Exploring the chinese social model
Exploring the Chinese Social Model presents new analysis and fresh research on how China deals with unequal development and inequality in the context of its surging economic growth.
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Sustainable human settlements within the global urban agenda
The UN's urban sustainability goal (#11) is fundamental to the global sustainable development agenda. David Simon explains the anatomy and dynamics of SDG 11, and critically assess how it is being used and understood in different local, regional and national contexts.
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The future of uk-china relations
At a time when both China’s role in the world is becoming the focus of international business strategy and Brexit is pushing the UK to look to the rest of the world for trade and investment, Kerry Brown assesses the potential for a new "golden age" of UK–China relations.
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Credit rating agencies
A critical introduction to the complex world of the credit rating industry: how it works, how it has evolved, the role it played in the financial crisis, and how it is regulated.
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The new age of genocide
With recent events in Gaza, Martin Shaw seeks to restore the idea of genocide to its central place in thinking about mass atrocities, to apply it to neglected cases, and ultimately to settle the question of ‘What is genocide’?
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British business banking
The UK business banking sector is unique in the EU in probiding most SME funding via bank overdrafts and credit cards rather than long-term loan finance. This book explores British banks’ attitude towards SME finance and the roots of their risk aversion.
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The political economy of industrial strategy in the uk
The collection of essays explores the political and institutional foundations of industrial policy, the value of "foundational" economic practices, the challenge of greening capitalism and addressing regional inequalities, and the new financial and corporate governance structures required to radi...
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The european social question
This analysis of EU social policy-making asks whether the EU's efforts contribute to social cohesion or, on the contrary, undermine it, and whether its action in the social realm should be intensified, or curtailed.
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Central bank digital currencies
In this wide-ranging review, Michael Lloyd explores the potential opportunities and threats that the advent of CBDCs will have for commercial banking, business, individuals and the central banks themselves, as well as the world’s monetary system.
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The conservative challenge to globalization
Ray Kiely examines the conservative anti-globalization that has manifested itself in recent years as a nostalgia for a former supposed age of economic and societal harmony and which has informed popular mantras of deregulation and economic nationalism.
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The state of england
Simon Lee makes the case for England, an English identity and and an English state. He puts forward a moral vision of England as a political community, based upon a civic nationalism and national identity rooted in the principles of democratic political culture and citizenship.
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Flawed capitalism
A major statement on the Anglo-American economic model from a leading theorist of contemporary capitalism and a call for a new social settlement based on greater income equality and social justice.
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Angrynomics
A book for anyone anxious, worried – or angry – about the mismatch between how they experience the world with its increasing day to day pressures, and the model used by economics to explain and justify it.
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Geoliberal europe and the test of war
Richard Youngs examines the policy challenges and choices now facing Europe in the wake of Russia's war with Ukraine.
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The economy of the gulf states
A new economic history and political economy of the Gulf States -- Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and UAE.
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Conservatism
An account of British conservativism which avoids the usual confusion between the ideology and the stated principles of a party which prides itself on an ability to change its views according to circumstances.
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The political economy of brexit
These essays explore the ramifications of the Brexit decision for the UK and European economies, in particular, on manufacturing, regional development, labour regulations, financial services and Northern Ireland.
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Modern monarchy
The monarchy is the heart of the United Kingdom’s social, political and constitutional construction. Craig Prescott presents a detailed and considered study of the role of monarchy in the twenty-first century, and how it might adapt to survive and be relevant for the people of Britain and the wid...
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Resilient welfare states in the european union
Examines the nature of European welfare provision and the untruths that surround it. They examine the impact of the austerity measures that followed the Great Recession, and consider its future design to equip European societies to face social change, global competition and external shocks.
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Dhaka
A critical examination of the urban growth, political economy and geography of Bangladesh's capital city and one of the world’s leading garment manufacturers.
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Terrorist financing
A clear and rigorous survey of terrorist financing and the international efforts to combat it suitable for a range of courses in international relations, politics and global political economy.
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The size of government
What is the optimum size of government? And how does it relate to economic growth? Indeed, how do we measure it? This book explores the growing economic power of government across the EU and offers an insightful analysis of public sector dynamics and the shortcomings of official statistics.
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European studies
This volume brings together some of the most influential Europeanists writing today to take stock of the subject and to consider the most fruitful avenues for future research.
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Pyromania
Fire is a key physical process on earth, one that humans alone have worked out how to partly control. The combustion of fossil fuels is causing the climate to change rapidly. In this accessible book, Dalby argues our challenge is to create a new economy for life after fossil fuels.
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Outside the eu
New essays by distinguished practitioners and experts examining the various options, real and imagined, for the UK's post-Brexit relationship with the EU.
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Gender and race in european economic governance
An original study of European economic governance that demonstrates how gender and race play essential roles in generating both legitimacy and coherence for individual economic policies and the overall economic governance system.
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Populocracy
Catherine Fieschi examines why populism and populist parties have become a feature of our politics. Populism's appeal, she argues, needs to be understood as a response to the fundamental reshaping of our political, economic and social spheres through globalization and the digital revolution.
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Marginalism
The notion of marginalism, central to modern economic theory, emerged in the 1870s and underpinned the change from classical economics to modern (micro)economics. This book explores the concept's development and role in modern economics and shows why the marginalist approach is much more than a s...
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