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  • Flow

    How to Open the Flow of Finance for All

    "Flow" is a book that examines the core question of: How can financial systems open flow of finance for all? An impediment to delivering sustainable development is that finance is not flowing to everywhere that it is needed. "Flow" unpacks why this is the case, and what we can do about it. This is a book about hope. In the end, the book comes down to a single proposition captured in a single word. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Where To from Here

    A Path to Canadian Prosperity

    by Bill Morneau ...
    National BestsellerBill Morneau’s experience as Canada’s finance minister crystalized his vision for the country’s potential for growth and prosperity. Where To from Here looks backward with coolness and candor and forward with a fresh vision of all that Canada can — and must — become.Much of the world reacted with surprise and admiration to the results of the 2015 Canadian federal election and ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Creating a World Without Poverty

    Social Business and the Future of Capitalism

    From Nobel Prize winner and bestselling author of Banker to the Poor, “a****n inspiring volume, full of practical information” (BusinessWeek) on the power of creative entrepreneurship to solve global inequalityWhat if you could harness the power of the free market to solve the problems of poverty, hunger, and inequality? As founder of Grameen Bank, Nobel Peace Prize–winner Muhammad Yunus pioneered ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Reinventing the Bazaar

    A Natural History of Markets

    by John McMillan ...
    Clear, insightful, and nondogmatic, this book gives us a new appreciation for one of our most ubiquitous institutions.From the wild swings of the stock market to the online auctions of eBay to the unexpected twists of the world's post-Communist economies, markets have suddenly become quite visible. We now have occasion to ask, "What makes these institutions work? How important are they? How can we ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

  • Take Back the Economy

    An Ethical Guide for Transforming Our Communities

    In the wake of economic crisis on a global scale, more and more people are reconsidering their role in the economy and wondering what they can do to make it work better for humanity and the planet. In this innovative book, J. K. Gibson-Graham, Jenny Cameron, and Stephen Healy contribute complex understandings of economics in practical terms: what can we do right now, in our own communities, to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Corporation 2020

    Transforming Business for Tomorrow's World

    by Pavan Sukhdev ...
    There is an emerging consensus that all is not well with today’s market-centric economic model. Although it has delivered wealth over the last half century and pulled millions out of poverty, it is recession-prone, leaves too many unemployed, creates ecological scarcities and environmental risks, and widens the gap between the rich and the poor. Around $1 trillion a year in perverse subsidies and ... Read more

    $29.59 USD

  • The Resilience Imperative

    Cooperative Transitions to a Steady-State Economy

    "[The authors] argue that with more integration and cooperation between businesses, governments and communities, a more sustainable economy is possible." — The Environmental MagazineWe find ourselves between a rock and a hot place—compelled by the intertwined forces of peak oil and climate change to reinvent our economic life at a much more local and regional scale. The Resilience Imperative ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Boulevard of Broken Dreams

    Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed—and What to Do about It

    by Josh Lerner ...
    Series series The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
    How governments can do a better job of supporting entrepreneurship and venture capitalSilicon Valley, Singapore, Tel Aviv—the global hubs of entrepreneurial activity—all bear the marks of government investment. Yet, for every public intervention that spurs entrepreneurial activity, there are many failed efforts that waste untold billions in taxpayer dollars. When has governmental sponsorship ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Building Wealth

    The New Rules for Individuals, Companies, and Nations in a Knowledge-Based Economy

    There is no doubt that we are in the middle of a transition to a knowledge-based economy. Breakthrough technologies in microelectronics, biotechnology, new materials, telecommunications, robotics, and computers are fundamentally changing the game of creating wealth. While these new industries are growing explosively, existing industries such as banking and retail are being transformed beyond ... Read more

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  • globalization

    n. the irrational fear that someone in China will take your job

    In Globalization, authors Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn cut through the myths surrounding globalization and look more closely at its real impact, presenting a more accurate picture of the present status of globalization and its future consequences. Page by page, they uncover the real facts about globalization and answer the most important questions it raises, including: Will globalization increase ... Read more

    $10.00 USD

  • Creating Wealth

    Growing Local Economies with Local Currencies

    The power of local currenciesCommunities everywhere are challenged by issues such as health, elder and child care, housing, education, food security and the environment. On the surface, these problems appear to be rooted in economic crisis-forexample budget cuts have triggered reduced public services, soaring food prices have created food security concerns, and the subprime mortgage disaster has ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Economorphics

    The Trends Turning Today into Tomorrow

    Are you ready for the next two decades? Over the next 20 years, the world as we know it will change in innumerable ways. Economic trends will shift, turning losers into winners, haves into have-nots, and creating chaos for those who aren’t prepared. Think of a giant chessboard. Now imagine how hard it would be to play if all of the pieces changed shape, color, and position. Oh, and someone changed ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus