Smart money: how digital currencies will shape the new world order

A New Cold War is underway. Whereas the first Cold War was dominated by the threat of nuclear conflict, the new front line is economic and financial, but still dominated by technology. Who controls its future will help decide the outcome of the geopolitical struggle between China and the US. Since the end of the Second World War, the US dollar has been the global reserve currency, which has …

People, power, and profits: progressive capitalism for an age of discontent

We all have the sense that our economy tilts toward big business, but as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains in People, Power and Profits, a few corporations have come to dominate entire sectors, contributing to skyrocketing inequality and slow growth. This is how the financial industry has managed to write its own regulations, tech companies have accumulated reams of personal data with little oversigh…

What they don't teach you at harvard business school

Mark McCormack is the founder of International Management Group, a multimillion-dollar, worldwide corporation that is a consultant to fifty Fortune 500 companies, a major producer of television programming and credited as the single most important influence in turning sports into big business. Listen to McCormack as he tells you how to read people, create the right first impression, take the…

The road to freedom: economics and the good society

We are told that unregulated capitalism creates not only greater prosperity, but more freedom for individuals. But, Joseph Stiglitz asks, whose freedom are we talking about? Should the freedoms of corporations impinge upon the rest of us? Here he reveals the truth about 'free' markets, and offers an alternative.

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

WHY ARE SOME NATIONS RICH AND OTHERS POOR, DIVIDED BY WEALTH AND POVERTY, HEALTH AND SICKNESS, FOOD AND FAMINE? Is it culture, the weather, geography that determines prosperity or poverty? As Why Nations Fail shows, none of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Drawing on fifteen years of original research, Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson conclusively show that it is man-made p…

The economics book: big ideas simply explained

What happens in a recession? How does money work? Why do we pay tax? Economics affects every aspect of our lives, from how we get to work to where we spend our money -- and big economic ideas continue to shape our world.

Economics ( Course Companion )

Edition

2nd Edition

ISBN/ISSN

9780198390008

Collation

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Series Title

Oxford IB Diploma Progamme

Call Number

330 BLI E

How to make the world add up: ten rules for thinking differently about numbers

In How to Make the World Add Up, Tim Harford draws on his experience as both an economist and presenter of the BBC's radio show 'More or Less'. He takes us deep into the world of disinformation and obfuscation, bad research and misplaced motivation to find those priceless jewels of data and analysis that make communicating with numbers worthwhile. Harford's characters range from the art forger …

Why nations fail: the origins of power, prosperity and poverty

Why are some nations more prosperous than others? Why Nations Fail sets out to answer this question, with a compelling and elegantly argued new theory: that it is not down to climate, geography or culture, but because of institutions. Drawing on an extraordinary range of contemporary and historical examples, from ancient Rome through the Tudors to modern-day China, leading academics Daron Acemo…

Entrepreneur kids : All about money

Today’s kids are tech-smart, media-savvy, and goal-oriented. They need fun books and content that will give them the tools they need to achieve their dreams. Whether they want to set up a lemonade stand, develop an app, or start a dog-walking business, Entrepreneur Kids have great ideas―and we’ll help them make it happen. Entrepreneur Kids: All About Money is a fun, interactive activit…