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And The Weak Suffer What They Must?
Yanis Varoufakis
Издател: Penguin Random House UK
This book began life as a sequel to Varoufakis's previous one, The Global Minotaur, in wich he outlined his take on the causes and nature of the 2008 global crash. The author seems to largely absolve the corruption and political incompetence that led to the problems facing his own country – some of which, such as tax collection, are being
The Origin of Wealth
Eric D. Beinhocker
Издател: Random House Business Books
Economics is changing radically. This book surveys the cutting-edge ideas of the leading economists, physicists, biologists and cognitive scientists who are fundamentally reshaping economics, and brings their work alive for a broad audience. These researchers argue that the economy is a 'complex adaptive system'.
What is wealth? How is it
The Failure of the "New Economics"
Henry Hazlitt
Издател: The Ludwig von Mises Institute
The Failure of the "New Economics" (1959) is a book by Henry Hazlitt offering a detailed critique of John Maynard Keynes' work The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936).
Hazlitt embarked on this project because, in his view, although general critiques of Keynes and The General Theory had been made, no critic had completed a
The Information
James Gleick
Издател: Pantheon Books
"The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood" is a book by science history writer James Gleick, author of Chaos: Making a New Science. It covers the genesis of our current information age.
Gleick begins with the tale of 18th century European explorers and their fascination with African talking drums and their observed use to send complex and
The German Genius
Peter Watson
Издател: Simon and Schuster
Peter Watson's virtuoso sweep through modern German thought and culture, from 1750 to the present day, will challenge and confound both the stereotypes the world has of Germany and those that Germany has of itself.
From the end of the Baroque era and the death of Bach to the rise of Hitler in 1933, Germany was transformed from a poor relation
The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable in Financial Risk Management
Francis X. Diebold , Neil A. Doherty , Richard J. Herring
Издател: Princeton University Press
A clear understanding of what we know, don't know, and can't know should guide any reasonable approach to managing financial risk, yet the most widely used measure in finance today--Value at Risk, or VaR--reduces these risks to a single number, creating a false sense of security among risk managers, executives, and regulators. This book introduces
The End of Influence
Stephen S. Cohen , J. Bradford DeLong
Издател: Basic Books
At the end of World War II, the United States had all the moneyand all the power. Now, America finds itself cash poor, and to a great extent power follows money. In The End of Influence, renowned economic analysts Stephen S. Cohen and J. Bradford DeLong explore the grave consequences this loss will have for Americas place in the world. America,
The Intelligent Investor
Benjamin Graham
Издател: HarperCollins Publishers
The greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham's philosophy of ""value investing"" - which shields investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies - has made The Intelligent Investor the stock market bible ever since its original publication
The Party
Richard McGregor
Издател: Allen Lane
China's secret rulers are the elephant in the room. They are the largest political organisation in the world. They control every aspect of Chinese life. And no one discusses them. Until now. Who are they? And how do they operate? Richard McGregor has spent twenty years reporting on this region of the world and he has used all of his experience to
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