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Business & finance
Prosperity without Growth
By Tim Jackson
Paperback
Published 18-Mar-2011
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Is more economic growth the solution? Will it deliver prosperity and well-being for a global population projected to reach nine billion? In this book, the author - a top sustainability adviser to the UK government - makes a compelling case against continued economic growth in developed nations.
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Enigma of Capital
By David Harvey
Paperback
Published 14-Apr-2011
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For three centuries the capitalist system has shaped western society, informed its rulers, and conditioned the lives of its people. This title lays bare the follies of the international financial system, looking at the nature of capitalism, how it works and why sometimes it doesn't.
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Democracy Project
By David Graeber
Paperback
Published 09-Apr-2013
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Look at the actions of the 99 per cent is a vital read in protest climate, and asks: why did it work this time? What went right? And what can we all do now to make our world democratic once again?
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23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
By Ha-Joon Chang
Paperback
Published 01-Sep-2011
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Turns received economic wisdom on its head to show you how the world really works. In this book, the author destroys the biggest myths of our times and shows us an alternative view of the world, including: there's no such thing as a 'free' market Globalization isn't making the world richer; poor countries are more entrepreneurial than rich ones.
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How Much is Enough?
By Robert Skidelsky
Hardback
Published 28-Jun-2012
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Argues that wealth is not an end in itself but a means to the achievement and maintenance of a 'good life', and that our economy should be organised to reflect this fact. The book includes a definition of the 'good life', discusses the relevance of 'Happiness Studies' and the environmental impact of our ever-growing need to consume.
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New Few
By Ferdinand Mount
Paperback
Published 28-Mar-2013
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A sharp and engaging political analysis of how democracy in Britain is being replaced by oligarchy
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Outliers
By Malcolm Gladwell
Paperback
Published 24-Jun-2009
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Why do some people achieve so much more than others? Can they lie so far out of the ordinary? This book looks at everyone from rock stars to professional athletes, software billionaires to scientific geniuses, to show that the story of success is far more surprising, and far more fascinating, than we could ever have imagined.
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Why Marx Was Right
By Terry Eagleton
Paperback
Published 03-Jan-2012
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Taking ten of the most common objections to Marxism - that it leads to political tyranny, that it reduces everything to the economic, that it is a form of historical determinism, and so on - this title demonstrates in various cases what a woeful travesty of Marx's own thought these assumptions are.
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Tiger Head, Snake Tails
By Jonathan Fenby
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Published 25-Apr-2013
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A complete and coherent picture of China by a world expert on the subject
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Great Tax Robbery
By Richard Brooks
Paperback
Published 07-Mar-2013
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The first book to uncover the UK government's complicity in tax avoidance - a blistering expose
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