Fifty economic fallacies exposed (revised)

Whilst it is impossible to argue that the earth is flat without fearing ridicule, fallacies in economics are widespread. Such fallacies pervade the intellectual sphere and even influence policy. Professor Geoffrey Wood of the University of Buckingham exposes such popular economic fallacies in thi...

Ralph harris in his own words

When Lord Harris of High Cross (Ralph Harris) died, in October 2006 at the age of 81, the tributes to him described him as one of the 'men who changed Britain'. This book selects from Ralph's considerable opus, revealing that economics need not always be a 'dismal science'. It is suitable for aca...

Redefining the poverty debate

The political debate about poverty is entirely dominated by groups calling for more income transfers to the poor. However, now that the scope of our welfare state has reached - or even surpassed - Scandinavian levels, surely this approach has run its course. Award-winning author Kristian Niemietz...

An introduction to schools of economic thought

This guide for lay readers covers the main schools of economic thought in world history. Eamonn Butler provides a clear, jargon-free introduction to the ideas, debates and people that have had an impact, for better and worse, on human prosperity and welfare. From Aristotle to Adam Smith and Karl ...

How woke won

Woke has conquered the West. Identity politics, cancel culture and trans ideology reign. The values of ‘inclusivity’ and ‘diversity’ dominate politics, academia, the media, big business and the very language we speak. Censorship and public shaming are the price you pay for dissent. Woke has won –...

Europe

Taxes, benefits and family life

CONTENTS: The Problem Revisited; How the Traps are Baited: 1994 Compared with 1979 & 1982; Scale of the Problem & Priority for Change; Causes of the Problem; There is an Alternative; Summary & Conclusions.

Beyond universities

The challenge of immigration - a radical solution

How can market-based solutions help solve the challenges of immigration? Nobel Prize winner Prof. Gary Becker, in this IEA Occasional Paper, proposes a radical policy which, if implemented by the coalition government, could raise over �600 million a year. Prof. Becker proposes that visas to work ...

Waging the war of ideas

Discussing how 'wars of ideas' can be waged, this work features essays, reviews and introductions that show how the founders of the IEA successfully fought the conventional 'planning' wisdom of the 1960s and 1970s, providing the ideas which, by the 1980s and 1990s, had brought about increased fre...

Resilience of services

Failures of digital systems cause service outages and data breaches that have major negative effects both on the economy and on society, internationally. The number and scale of these issues continues to grow. This book brings together data and thinking from more than 200 experts to provide both ...

New europe's old regions

Examines the policies that should be used to address the poor economic performance of New Europe's old industrial and agricultural regions. This title intends to show that, if new-style regional policies are introduced without policies aimed at liberalisation, lower taxes and reduced employment p...

Education without the state

Functional illiteracy, youth delinquency and lack of technological innovation all point to the failures of state schooling. This book proposes lowering the school leaving age to 14, and giving young people two years' state funding for them to use in a Lifelong Individual Fund for Education (LIFE)...

A new global deal

Pandemics, climate disasters, financial crises, food insecurity, poverty, digital transformation and wars are just a few of the complex global challenges that societies must face up to. And yet the world governance systems that are currently in place are not capable of dealing with such challenge...

Financial stability without central banks

" This publication is based on research that forms part of the Paragon Initiative." -- page facing title page.

Lectures on regulatory and competition policy

Offers positive proposals for extending the reach of competitive markets and refutes some major economic fallacies. This volume contains twelve lectures in - competition policy and the form it should take; the proper place of regulation in competitive and monopolised markets; and the content of e...

Crime

Although economic factors may not cause crime, different economic circumstances can increase or decrease the likelihood that an individual who may feel inclined towards criminal behavior will commit a crime in practice. This book shows how fresh developments in economics can be applied to the ana...

The post-growth project

This book challenges the assumption that it is bad news when the economy doesn't grow.For decades, it has been widely recognised that there are ecological limits to continuing economic growth and that different ways of living, working and organising our economies are urgently required. This urgen...

The railways, the market and the government

The debate on rail privatisation often seems to focus on very narrow issues. Examining the history of government intervention in the railways and the privatisation process, this monograph discusses the future of railway policy. It is interested for those with an interest in railway policy and the...

New private monies

Kevin Dowd argues that states must allow a level playing field as far as private money is concerned. For too long the government has stifled competition between state-backed and private currencies. Instead, central banks should welcome competition as it forces them to offer consumers greater choi...

Imperial measurement: a cost–benefit analysis of western colonialism

Kristian Niemietz looks at the economics of imperialism, drawing on data from various European colonial empires to cast doubt on the claim that empire was a crucial factor in the West’s rise to prosperity. Instead, far from being a story of plunder leading to sustained growth, the story of empire...

Road to serfdom/ intellectuals cb

"Socialism" has particular appeal to intellectuals - the teachers, journalists and other commentators who pass comment on public policy without any special expertise on economic matters. This work explains the enduring appeal of socialist ideas.

Public service broadcasting without the bbc?

The weaponization of trade

Do we need the imf and the world bank?

Economy and virtue

Explores the relationship between virtue, morality and alternative forms of economic organisation. This work analyses how a free society both relies on and promotes values. It argues that we cannot judge the market economy by observing the obvious process of 'getting and spending'.

Regulating utilities and promoting competition

Reviews the state of utility regulation and competition policy. This book presents chapters on a number of topics, contributed by academics and independent commentators, as well as regulators and heads of the competition authorities.

In focus

This book provides a timely discussion of public service broadcasting and the future of the BBC. It is a blueprint for how the BBC could be freed from the shackles of the state to become a major player on the world media stage. It deserves attention from those with an interest in the BBC and broa...

The government debt iceberg

Nobody who has even a passing acquaintance with economics could fail to realise that Western governments are highly indebted. Current generations have been consuming at the expense of future generations. However, just how indebted are we? The government measures how much it has borrowed to meet p...

A globalist manifesto for public policy

Sir humphrey's legacy

Estimates that public sector pension liabilities are about GBP1trillion - but the government publishes estimates of the liabilities of only half this level. The author states that if costs are made transparent, we can start to change the nature of public sector schemes, to the benefit of workers ...

Foundations of a free society

This important book outlines the core principles that define a free society. It provides an accessible introduction to the institutions and policies necessary to preserve and enhance individual freedom. The author also sets out the wider benefits of free societies. A combination of small governme...

Identity is the new money

This book argues that personal identity is changing profoundly and that money is changing equally profoundly. Cash will be replaced by a proliferation of new digital currencies.

The bric road to growth

This book looks at the latest prospects for the 'BRIC' economies and other newly emerging drivers of global economic growth. What can be learned from them, and how can the 'old world' adapt?

The tyranny of nostalgia

This book describes and interprets the economic and political history of the past half a century, examining the challenges confronted by successive governments and their chancellors, the policies employed for good or ill, and – running through it all – the desperate search for a panacea that coul...

Capitalism

The market system has, since the eighteenth century, brought enormous gains in living standards, in contradiction to the Marxist theories that predicted capitalism's collapse. This title explains why, despite its apparent imperfections, the market system is infinitely preferable to the alternatives.

Architect of prosperity

This is a book about Sir John Cowperthwaite - the man Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman identified as being behind Hong Kong's remarkable post-war economic transformation.

From crisis to confidence

From crisis to confidence not only describes the process through which the economy must go through before a full recovery after the financial crash, it also describes the journey that must be travelled by the discipline of economics.