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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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Heterodox economics
Andrew Trigg traces the heterodox tradition in economics from its origins in the anti-capitalism ideas of the first half of the nineteeth century, through to Keynes and the present day and considers the methodological challenge they present to mainstream economics.
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False prophets of economics imperialism
In this deeply researched and wide-ranging intellectual history, Matthew Watson exposes the essential flaw in the claims of economics imperialists. Their market models reveal mathematical truths only about themselves, not social truths related to the world of directly lived experiences.
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The chinese economy
Stephen Morgan provides a comprehensive analysis of China's unprecedented economic transformation and the specifics of its development, including issues such as well-being and human capital, inequality, ageing, urbanization and sustainability, consumerism, health, education and the environment.
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Regulating banks
Far from creating stability, argues Andrew Whitworth, the regulatory impulse of policy-makers since the financial crisis has inevitably led to greater instability in the banking sector and fails to avoid future boom and bust cycles.
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Rights versus antitrust
A challenging critique of the prevailing notion that upholding fair competition is one of the foundations of a market economy. Drawing on concepts from economics, philosophy and law, White argues that the pre-eminent status accorded to the regulation of competition should be reconsidered by any g...
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The market
A major contribution to our understanding of the dominant economic language of our time, which unpacks the concept of "the market" to reveal exactly what it means to defer to the “logic of the market” and to submit to "market forces".
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Macroeconomic policy since the financial crisis
Starting from the premise that all models are wrong, but some are useful, Iannizzotto introduces and explains the working of the various macroeconomic models available for policymaking. Students are challenged to consider the strengths and weaknesses of each model so that they develop their own c...
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Productivity
A detailed examination of the much used and little understood concept of productivity -- how it is used, and why it is held by economists to be so important in evaluating the health of modern economies.
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The european central bank
This short book sets out the history, development and day-to-day workings of a key institutional pillar of the European Union. It assesses its work, independence, the policies and instruments at its disposal and the evolution of its role during the eurozone crisis of 2010.
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The informal economy
An authoritative introduction to economic activity and income outside of government regulation, taxation and observation. The books examines its importance and characteristics in developed, developing and transitional economies, and its role as a driver of economic growth.
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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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Essays on civil war, inequality and underdevelopment
These essays are a significant contribution to understanding the failure of sustainable economic development and the armed conflict that it spawns in developing states.
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Advances in sports economics
A wide-ranging collection of newly commissioned essays which examine the multifaceted field of sports economics in baseball, basketball, cricket, football, Gaelic games, horse racing, rugby and tennis.
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Everyday economics
Everyday Economics eschews the usual top-down approach of economics, which sees economies as simply agglomerations of the activities of millions of people, and instead explores the role played by the individual in the economy. In so doing, the book illuminates the economic landscape in a much mor...
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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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The handbook of labour unions
This collection of newly commissioned essays from an international cast of contributors provides an authoritative assessment of the continued economic, social and political relevance of labour unions and their potential to bring about progressive societal change.
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Banking on the state
Mark Cassell explores the unique entity that is the German public banking system and the lessons it offers to banking systems worldwide.
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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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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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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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Cultural economics
An introductory guide to the contribution to and role of the creative industries and their products and services in the overall economy.
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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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The economics of airlines
This updated and expanded new edition explains the economic realities of the airline industry and the challenges that the sector now faces after the seismic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Medical economics
Written by two medics, who are also qualified economists, this introduction to health economics draws on a wider range of economic thinking than that normally underpinning health policy to explore how economics can best contribute to improved health care.
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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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Quantitative easing
A thorough and perspicacious analysis of auantitative easing (QE), what has become a recovery method of last resort, that will be essential reading for anyone wanting to understand central banking’s role in the national economy.
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Central bank independence and the future of the euro
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus examines the role of the European Central Bank in the euro crisis and what role it should play in the future.
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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 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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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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The economics of arms
An authoritative, non-technical introduction to the economics of the arms industry by one of the world's leading defence economists.
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Bounded rationality
This short book introduces the field of bounded rationality, fundamental to understanding how economic decisions are made, to a beginning readership in economics.
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Cryptocurrencies
Oonagh McDonald examines the challenges, opportunities and threats that cryptocurrencies pose to cash and to existing fiat currencies and their potential to change how global finance operates.
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Financialization
An unrivalled analysis of the pervasive forms that financialization has taken, its rise as a global phenomenon, its impact on economic growth, its transformative effect on businesses and the costs that we pay as consumers. Has finance become a burden to growth and what, if anything, can be done t...
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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 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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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 spectre of price inflation
An accessible and authoritative overview of the role of inflation in the modern economy, from its place in monetary policy and in money supply to its effects on everyday business.
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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 economics of music
The second edition of this popular introduction to the economic workings of the music business explores the impact of the pandemic at every level of the sector and considers how the business model may need to change going forward as different stakeholder positions shift.
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Blockchain and the digital economy
Non-technical and accessible, this book seeks to demystify the functionalities of blockchains, their potential as well as their likely socio-economic impacts.
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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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The economics of fishing
A comprehensive and rigorous guide to the economic considerations motivating the industry and highlights the environmental challenges facing the sector as global consumption of fish continues to rise.
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Labour regimes and global production
The book considers a range of conceptual debates around labour regimes and global production relating to issues of scale, informality, race, social reproduction, the labour process and migration as well as in relation to methods, theory and research practice.
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The gig economy
Alex de Ruyter and Martyn Brown explain the key facets of the gig economy and explore the dangers and potential it affords. Drawing on recent case-studies from the UK, Europe and the USA, it offers an authoritative guide through the theories and issues that surround the gig economy and the ramifi...
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Timber!
Planting trees is not enough to reduce carbon. Counterintuitive as it may seem, we must also cut them down and start using wood as a construction material. With the built environment responsible for 40 per cent of the world’s carbon emissions, Brannen's message is clear: we must change how we build.
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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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The history of economics
A magisterial overview of the history of economic thought from the seventeenth century to the present day, one that emphasizes a diversity of economic argument that it sometime suppressed in more conventional textbooks, which tend to organize their histories into sequences fo schools of thought.
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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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General equilibrium
Written by one of the key pioneers in the field, this book, suitable for undergraduate courses, offers an accessible introduction to general equilibrium theory and some of its most important developments of the past fifty years, including the sunspot model, the overlapping generations model and t...
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Post-keynesian theory revisited
An original analysis of post-Keynesianism's contributions to such central issues as the fundamental uncertainty in economic decisions, the theory of liquidity preference, effective demand and nominal contracts.
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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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Financial inclusion
Employs a range of case studies to examine the success and failure of financial inclusion policy implementations and considers the social impact and efficacy of such economic intervention.
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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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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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Religion and contemporary management
Though few might think of Moses as a ‘leader’ or even a ‘manager’ in the contemporary sense, Moses –among the most significant leaders in Western civilization – is arguably the quintessential example of leadership from whom much can be learned by people entering and occupying leadership positions.
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Management and leadership skills that affect small business survival
Have you ever wondered why many of the over 28 million small businesses in operation in the United States do not survive past the first five years? Is it the economy? The stock market? Or is it something else? ‘Management and Leadership Skills That Affect Small Business Survival’ explains why.
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