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Social Contract, Free Ride
Anthony de Jasay
Издател: Liberty Fund
This book provides a novel account of the public goods dilemma. The author shows how the social contract, in its quest for fairness, actually helps to breed the parasitic "free riding" it is meant to suppress. He also shows how, in the absence of taxation, many public goods would be provided by spontaneous group co-operation. This would, however,
Sovereignty
Bertrand de Jouvenel
Издател: Liberty Fund
"Who decides? Who is the Sovereign? What is a good act?" In quest of answers to these vitally important questions, Bertrand de Jouvenel examines successively the nature and history of authority, the political good, the sovereign, and liberty. His concern is with "the prospects for individual liberty in democratic societies in which sovereignty
Speeches and Evidence
David Ricardo
Издател: Liberty Fund
Speeches and Evidence contains the texts of Ricardo's numerous speeches. It consists of his speeches given in the House of Commons and evidentiary advocacies before Parliamentary committees.
Stolen Asset Recovery
Theodore S. Greenberg , Linda M. Samuel , Wingate Grant , Larissa Gray
Издател: World Bank Publications
In recent years, the revelations of grand corruption and the scale of the plunder of state assets has led to greater scrutiny of financial relationships with politically exposed persons (PEPs) and potential money laundering risks associated with these customers. PEPs—individuals who are or have been entrusted with prominent public functions,
Strategic Management and Business Policy
Thomas L. Wheelen , J. David Hunger
Издател: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
This comprehensive book offers an engaging look into new and traditional strategic management topics. Its thorough coverage helps readers develop an understanding of the wide range of theories and research available in this field--from competitive strategy and industry analysis to environmental trends and ethics. Integration of international
SuperFreakonomics
Steven D. Levitt , Stephen J. Dubner
Издател: Allen Lane
Four years in the making, SuperFreakonomics asks not only the tough questions but the unexpected ones: What's more dangerous, driving drunk or walking drunk? Why is chemotherapy prescribed so often if it's so ineffective? Can a sex change boost your salary? And what's the smartest way to think about global warming? Published in
Talent is Overrated
Geoffrey Colvin
Издател: Portfolio
Geoff Colvin expands upon his FORTUNE article "What It Takes to Be Great" in this positive reinforcement manifesto. The author makes the point that it's not one's learned experience, or even natural aptitude, but the training process that creates the overachievers in our society. This takes into account the fields of sports, music, business, and
Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital
Carlota Perez
Издател: Edward Elgar Publishing
Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital, now available in paperback, presents a novel interpretation of the good and bad times in the economy, taking a long-term perspective and linking technology and finance in an original and convincing way.
Carlota Perez draws upon Schumpeter’s theories of the clustering of innovations to explain why
Temporal and Eternal
Charles Péguy
Издател: Liberty Fund, Inc.
"Temporal and Eternal" is a profound and poetic assessment of the relationship between tradition and liberty, between politics and society, and between Christianity and the modern world. The Liberty Fund edition includes a new foreword by Pierre Manent, professor of political science at the Centre de Recherches Politiques Raymond Aron in
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.
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