Business & finance
Keynes
By Robert Skidelsky
Paperback
Published 30-Sep-2010
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When unbridled capitalism falters, is there an alternative? This title shows how the great economist's ideas not only explain why the current financial crisis occurred - but are our best way out.
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Meltdown
By Paul Mason
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Published 09-Sep-2010
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Fully updated new edition of an acclaimed report on the global financial crisis.
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Megachange
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Published 22-Mar-2012
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Suitable for those who want to know what the next four decades hold in store, this title charts the rise and fall of fertility rates across continents; how energy resources will change in light of new technology, and how different nations will deal with major developments in science and warfare.
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Development as Freedom
By Amartya Sen
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Published 18-Jan-2001
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This title is a synthesis of the thought of economist Amartya Sen, who views economic development as a means to extending freedoms rather than an end in itself. By widening his outlook to include poverty, tyranny, lack of opportunity, individual rights, and political structures, Professor Sen provides a useful overview of the development process.
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Too Big to Fail
By Andrew Ross Sorkin
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Published 26-Jun-2010
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They were masters of the financial universe, flying in private jets and raking in billions. They thought they were too big to fail. This book gives an account of the most powerful men and women at the eye of the financial storm - from Lehman Brothers CEO Dick the gorilla Fuld, to AIG's Joseph Cassano, dubbed 'The Man Who Crashed the World'.
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Storm
By Vince Cable
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Published 01-Feb-2010
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Explains the causes of the world economic crisis and how we should respond to the challenges it brings. This book shows that although the downturn is global, the complacency of the British government towards the huge 'bubble' in property prices and high levels of personal debt has left Britain badly exposed.
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Captive State
By George Monbiot
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Published 07-Sep-2001
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A devastating indictment of the corruption at the heart of the British State by one of our most popular media figures.
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Battle of Bretton Woods
By Benn Steil
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Published 22-Feb-2013
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Upending the conventional wisdom that Bretton Woods was the product of an amiable Anglo-American collaboration, the author shows that it was in reality part of a much more ambitious geopolitical agenda hatched within President Franklin D Roosevelt's Treasury and aimed at eliminating Britain as an economic and political rival.
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Animal Spirits
By George Akerlof
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Published 01-Feb-2010
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The global financial crisis has made it clear that powerful psychological forces are imperiling the wealth of nations. This title challenges the economic wisdom that got us into this mess, and puts forward a vision that transforms economics and restores prosperity. It asserts the necessity of an active government role in economic policymaking.
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Good Retirement Guide
By Frances Kay
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Published 03-Jan-2013
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