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The Best-Laid Plans
Randal O`Toole
Издател: Cato Institute
Drawing on 30 years of experience reviewing hundreds of government plans, Randal O'Toole shows that, thanks to government planners, American cities are choked with congestion, major American housing markets have become unaffordable, and the cost of government infrastructure is spiraling out of control. The book makes the case for repeal of federal
The Bias Against Agriculture
Romeo M. Bautista , Alberto Valdés
Издател: ICS Press
Although agriculture plays a large role in the economies of many developing countries and has the potential to contribute to growth and alleviate poverty, it has suffered in the widespread push for industrialization.
The Bias Against Agriculture examines both the direct and indirect effects of trade and macroeconomic policies on agricultural
The Big Boys
Ralph Nader , William Taylor
Издател: Pantheon Books
Consumer advocate Nader and his coauthor here offer a lively, well-researched attempt to unmask the little-known leaders of nine major U.S. corporations. Three subjects (including GM chairman Roger Smith) refused interview requests, but the others agreed to talk and sometimes engaged in provocative discussion of their careers, their companies and
The Big Business Reader
Mark Green , Robert Massie, Jr.
Издател: The Pilgrim Press
The mercantile values of the modern giant corporations shape more than market forces in their image. They pervade government politics, law, taxation, environment, education, communcations, foundations, athleticsm and even institutions formerly believed to be outside their influence, such as the family or organized religion. Indeed, both in space
The Big Short
Michael Lewis
Издател: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
If you read only one book about the causes of the recent financial crisis, let it be Michael Lewis's, "The Big Short."
That's not because Lewis has put together the most comprehensive or authoritative analysis of all the misdeeds and misjudgments and missed signals that led to the biggest credit bubble the world has known. What makes his account
The Birth of a Transfer Society
Peter J. Hill
Издател: University Press of America
The growth of transfers from miniscule to major proportion of the gross national product has resulted in a decreasing productivity, increasing allocation of resources in obtaining and maintaining transfers, as well as increasing the social tension over the legitimacy and allocation of transfers. The authors of this study trace the historical
The Birth of Plenty
William J. Bernstein
Издател: McGraw-Hill
“The Birth of Plenty is meant to be an economic history of the world. A tall order, for sure. But it delivers. Bernstein’s basic premise is that healthy institutions promote prosperity. In particular, countries must possess the following basic institutional ingredients in order to prosper:
1. Property Rights
2. The Scientific Method
3.
The Black Swan
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Издател: Penguin Books
A black swan is an event, positive or negative, that is deemed improbable yet causes massive consequences. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, Taleb shows in a playful way that Black Swan events explain almost everything about our world, and yet we—especially the experts—are blind to them.
Bestselling author Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Board Member`s Book
Brian O`Connell
Издател: The Foundation Center
Written by former Independent Sector President Brian O’Connell, this is the perfect guide to the issues, challenges, and possibilities facing a nonprofit organization and its board.
The Board Member’s Book covers:
• the impact of nonprofit organizations on the U.S. today
• the different responsibilities of board members, staff, and
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