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The Constitution of Liberty The Constitution of Liberty

Friedrich von Hayek

Издател: University of Chicago Press

From the $700 billion bailout of the banking industry to president Barack Obama’s $787 billion stimulus package to the highly controversial passage of federal health-care reform, conservatives and concerned citizens alike have grown increasingly fearful of big government. Enter Nobel Prize–winning economist and political theorist F. A. Hayek,

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The First Crash The First Crash

Richard Dale

Издател: Princeton University Press

For nearly three centuries the spectacular rise and fall of the South Sea Company has gripped the public imagination as the most graphic warning to investors of the dangers of unbridled speculation. Yet history repeats itself and the same elemental forces that drove up the price of South Sea shares to dizzying heights in 1720 have in recent years

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The Dream and the Nightmare The Dream and the Nightmare

Myron Magnet

Издател: William Morrow and Company, Inc.

Myron Magnet's The Dream and the Nightmare argues that the radical transformation of American culture that took place in the 1960s brought today's underclass-overwhelmingly urban, dismayingly minority-into existence. Lifestyle experimentation among the white middle class produced often catastrophic changes in attitudes toward marriage and

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The Innovation Age The Innovation Age

Peter K. Pitsch

Издател: Hudson Institute

Revolutionary developments in computer and fiber-optic technologies have produced a widespread belief that the world has entered a new "Information Age." In this book, Peter Pitsch notes that the information age technologies are unique in their capacity for undergoing and engendering dynamic and unpredictable change. Economic growth in this area

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The Race to the Top The Race to the Top

Tomas Larsson

Издател: Cato Institute

Tomas Larsson tells the real story of globalization, which is the story of the expansion of individual liberty and personal responsibility. How much support would 'anti-dumping' legislation get if it were called, as it should be, anti-shopping legislation?' - P J O'Rourke, Author The CEO of the Sofa

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We, the people We, the people

N. A. Palkhivala

Издател: Strand Book Stall

The author brings a razor sharp mind to bear on the myriad subjects he touches, ranging from the noble constitution of India, the man-made malaise seizing India from time to time, eminent personalities, to the daunting task of redesigning India for the 21st century. The convoluted Problems that India is heir to, and confronted with, are analyzed,

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The Black Swan 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

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The Snowball The Snowball

Alice Schroeder

Издател: Bantam Dell

Successful investor Warren Buffett sits down with author Schroeder to give readers deep and erudite insights into his work and personal life. Detailing his views on current trends in the economy and society, Buffet speaks with tremendous wisdom about everything from his family to his business ethics. Richard McGonagle gives an eloquent,

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Thinking the Unthinkable: From Thought to Policy Thinking the Unthinkable: From Thought to Policy

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Издател: United Nations Development Programme. Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

The Challenges of constructing effective governance systems in Central and South Eastern Europe during the past decade have been extensive. This publication looks at the linkages between these challenges and the experiences and best practices that have emerged, including the contributions of think tanks to government capacity. It is divided into

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The Fire of Invention The Fire of Invention

Michael Novak

Издател: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Many Americans today consider the corporation to be public enemy number one. Downsizing, corporate greed, an exclusive focus on the needs of shareholders at the expense of workers - the list of complaints is long and growing. In this powerful new book, prominent scholar Michael Novak argues that these critics ask the corporation to be something it

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