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  • Limits of Economic and Social Knowledge

    by S. DeCanio ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The book aims to show that the deterministic vision embodied in conventional economic modelling is neither consistent with nor supported by the state of the art in mathematics, logic, and physical science. DeCanio recognizes that economic agents are intrinsically free and somewhat unpredictable, which is essential for economic and social theory. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Foolproof

    Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe

    by Greg Ip ...
    How the very things we create to protect ourselves, like money market funds or anti-lock brakes, end up being the biggest threats to our safety and wellbeing.We have learned a staggering amount about human nature and disaster -- yet we keep having car crashes, floods, and financial crises. Partly this is because the success we have at making life safer enables us to take bigger risks. As our ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • The New Economics of Inequality and Redistribution

    by Samuel Bowles ...
    Series series Federico Caffè Lectures
    Economists warn that policies to level the economic playing field come with a hefty price tag. But this so-called 'equality-efficiency trade-off' has proven difficult to document. The data suggest, instead, that the extraordinary levels of economic inequality now experienced in many economies are detrimental to the economy. Moreover, recent economic experiments and other evidence confirm that most ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Evidence-based Policy Making in Labor Economics

    The IZA World of Labor Guide 2017

    Edited by Daniel S. Hamermesh, Olga K. Nottmeyer ...
    Evidence-based Policy Making in Labor Economics distills and condenses the best thinking and research on labor economic issues to enable decision makers make better informed policy decisions.Written by well-known labor economists worldwide, research findings on key policy issues are presented in a compact and readable format, as distillations of comprehensive evidence-based research with concise ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Toward a Good Society in the Twenty-First Century

    Principles and Policies

    Edited by N. Karagiannis, J. Marangos ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Having previously defined a good society as a sustainable society with a high level of development, significant provision of meaningful jobs, and low levels of inequality and social ills, Toward a Good Society in the Twenty-first Century provides a wide range of principles and policies that would be necessary if we are to achieve a good society. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Fusion Economics

    How Pragmatism is Changing the World

    by L. Brahm ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    The current international financial system has created a huge gap between the wealthy and the rest. Grounded and straightforward in his approach, Brahm calls for a turn away from economic systems dangerously steeped in ideology and stymied by politics, outlining a new global consensus based on pragmatism, common sense, and grass-roots realities. ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Economics for the Curious

    Inside the Minds of 12 Nobel Laureates

    Edited by R. Solow ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    12 Nobel Laureates take readers on a tour of some of the everyday issues that can be explored using basic economic principles. Topics include how economic tools can be used to rebuild nations in the aftermath of a war; financing retirement as longevity increases and what governments should really be doing to boost the economy. ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Natural Resources and Local Livelihoods in the Great Lakes Region of Africa

    A Political Economy Perspective

    Edited by A. Ansoms, S. Marysse ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book looks at how the benefits of economic development in the Great Lakes Region of Africa are not being equally distributed. It studies the impact of the increasing scramble for natural resources upon local livelihoods and considers the ambiguities that characterise the relationship between mining and development. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Transforming Water Management in South Africa

    Designing and Implementing a New Policy Framework

    Edited by Barbara Schreiner, Rashid M. Hassan ...
    Series Book 2 - Global Issues in Water Policy
    One of the early set of reforms that South Africa embarked on after emerging from apartheid was in the water sector, following a remarkable, consultative process. The policy and legal reforms were comprehensive and covered almost all aspects of water management including revolutionary changes in defining and allocating rights to water, radical reforms in water management and supply institutions, ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Macroeconomics of Climate Change in a Dualistic Economy

    A Regional General Equilibrium Analysis

    by Sevil Acar, Ebru Voyvoda, Erinc Yeldan ...
    Macroeconomics of Climate Change in a Dualistic Economy: A Regional General Equilibrium Analysis generates significant, genuinely novel insights about dual economies and sustainable economic growth. These insights are generalize-able and applicable worldwide. The authors overcome existing limitations in general equilibrium modeling. By concentrating on tensions between green growth and dualism, ... Read more

    $112.49 USD

  • Internet Econometrics

    Edited by S. Allegrezza, A. Dubrocard ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The proliferation of the internet has often been referred to as the fourth technological revolution. This book explores the diffusion of radical new communication technologies, and the subsequent transformation not only of products, but also of the organisation of production and business methods. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Corruption, Development and the Environment

    by Lorenzo Pellegrini ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The book analyses the influence of corruption on economic growth and environmental protection, examining corruption from different perspectives. It contributes to several streams of the literature and assembles evidence of the influence of corruption on two important variables in human welfare: income and environmental policies. The material evinces the detrimental effect that corruption has on ... Read more

    $89.09 USD