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The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
John Maynard Keynes
Издател: BN Publishing
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money was written by the English economist John Maynard Keynes. The book, generally considered to be his magnum opus, is largely credited with creating the terminology and shape of modern macroeconomics. Published in February 1936 it sought to bring about a revolution, commonly referred to as the
Triumph of the City
Edward Glaeser
Издател: The Penguin Press
A pioneering urban economist offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest invention and our best hope for the future.
America is an urban nation. More than two thirds of us live on the 3 percent of land that contains our cities. Yet cities get a bad rap: they're dirty, poor, unhealthy, crime ridden, expensive,
Expert Political Judgment
Philip E. Tetlock
Издател: Princeton University Press
Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know?
By Philip E. Tetlock
Winner of the 2006 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order
Winner of the 2006 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, American Political Science Association
Winner of the 2006 Robert E. Lane Award, Political Psychology Section, American Political Science
That Which Is Seen and That Which Is Not Seen
Frédéric Bastiat
Издател: Waking Lion Press
One of M. Frederic Bastiat's most influential essays, "That Which Is Seen and That Which is Not Seen" details the way in which economic truths are gained - by looking at the whole picture. Bastiat proposes that that which is not seen is often the less desirable side of the issue, and so should be examined when making laws or economic decisions.
Guaranteed to Fail
Viral V. Acharya , Matthew Richardson , Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh , Lawrence J. White
Издател: Princeton University Press
The financial collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2008 led to one of the most sweeping government interventions in private financial markets in history. The bailout has already cost American taxpayers close to $150 billion, and substantially more will be needed. The U.S. economy--and by extension, the global financial system--has a lot
Fatal Risk
Roddy Boyd
Издател: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
The true story of how risk destroys, as told through the ongoing saga of AIG
From the collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, the subject of the financial crisis has been well covered. However, the story central to the crisis-that of AIG-has until now remained largely untold. Fatal Risk: A Cautionary Tale of AIG's Corporate Suicide tells
The Clockwork Universe
Edward Dolnick
Издател: HarperCollins Publishers
"The Clockwork Universe" is the story of a band of men who lived in a world of dirt and disease but pictured a universe that ran like a perfect machine. A meld of history and science, this book is a group portrait of some of the greatest minds who ever lived as they wrestled with nature’s most sweeping mysteries. The answers they uncovered still
Two Sides to the Coin
Adam Wasserman
Издател: Lightning Source UK Ltd.
"For Nature herself makes it plain, I think, that gold is produced with toil, is guarded with difficulty, is most eagerly sought for, and enjoyed with mixed pleasure and pain." - Diodorus Siculus, 1st Century BC Greek Scholar
With today's volatile economic conditions, the question of gold is more pertinent than ever. The world history of gold,
The Beginning of Infinity
David Deutsch
Издател: Allen Lane
The Beginning of Infinity is a bold and all-embracing intellectual exploration. David Deutsch, the critically acclaimed author of The Fabric of Reality, explores the big issues that inform our understanding of how the physical world works. The Fabric of Reality described the four deepest strands of our current knowledge — evolution, quantum
The Skeptical Environmentalist
Bjørn Lomborg
Издател: Cambridge University Press
Bjørn Lomborg, a former member of Greenpeace, challenges widely held beliefs that the world environmental situation is getting worse and worse in his new book, The Skeptical Environmentalist. Using statistical information from internationally recognized research institutes, Lomborg systematically examines a range of major environmental issues
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