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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 political economy of deindustrialization
A critical examination of the processes of deindustrialization that explores why it has become an issue of deep politics, informing right-wing populism, contemporary geopolitical tensions (with China), Brexit, the New Green Deal and levelling up.
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Poverty and the world order
A critical examination of the promise and reality of the UN Sustainable Development Goal (#1) that seeks to eradicate poverty.
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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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In defence of philanthropy
An impassioned defence of the role of philanthropy in society.
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Politicians and economic experts
In recent years politics has seen an increasing role in economic policy-making for a technocracy of experts. How do politicians feel about this and how do they balance their political and ethical aims with economic expertise?
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Elinor ostrom and the bloomington school
This collection of essays offers a critical assessment of Elinor Ostrom’s legacy, the establishment of the Bloomington School, and the value of interdisciplinary methods within economics and the social sciences.
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North korea
North Korea is an anomaly in the international system. Deliberately isolated, it survives through the sale of weapons to enemies of the United States. In this book, Pacheco Pardo offers insight into the country today and seeks to answer what level of threat it poses to global security.
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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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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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Austerity
A clear and rigorous guide to the principles and mechanisms of austerity economics, which offers a balanced point of reference for anyone keen to understand the economic thinking behind key policy decisions in the wake of the financial crisis.
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Idleness
We are stuck in a low-pay, low-productivity rut, with far too many people working in poor quality jobs, with barely any training and little chance of getting on. Bold thinking is required to reverse this trend. This book considers what can be done.
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Doreen massey
These essays interrogate both the generative sources and the potential of Doreen Massey’s remarkably wide-ranging and influential work and provide an unparalleled assessment of the context that gave rise to Massey’s key ideas and how they subsequently travelled, and were translated and transforme...
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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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The economics of construction
Contributing around 10 per cent of world GDP, the construction sector is one of the biggest industries in the world. Stephen Gruneberg and Noble Francis, two of the UK’s leading construction economists, present an up-to-date analysis of the construction industry’s business model and the challenge...
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Social movements in latin america
A comprehensive survey of Latin American social movements, which are likely to be at the centre of any future progressive politics in Latin America.
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