Abundance: how we build a better future

The threat to liberal democracy isn't just autocrats - it's a lack of effective action by so-called progressives. We have the means to build an equitable world without hunger, fuelled by clean energy. Instead, we have a politics driven by scarcity, lives defined by unaffordability and public institutions that no longer deliver on big ideas. It's time for change. Bestselling authors Ezra K…

The little book of common sense investing: the only way to guarantee your fai…

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9781119404507

Collation

270 p. ; 18 cm

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Call Number

332 BOG t

Money: a story of humanity

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9781471195464

Collation

401 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

330 MCW m

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…

No contest: the case against competition: why we lose in our race to win

No Contest stands as the definitive critique of competition. Contrary to accepted wisdom, competition is not basic to human nature; it poisons our relationships and holds us back from doing our best. In this new edition, Alfie Kohn argues that the race to win turns all of us into losers.

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.