{"title":"Economic growth Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"edge-of-chaos-9781408710890","title":"Edge of Chaos","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdge of Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e sets out the new political and economic challenges facing the world, and the specific, radical solutions needed to resolve these issues and reignite global growth.","brand":"LITTLE BROWN BOOKS GROUP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48087948394839,"sku":"9781408710890","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408710890.jpg?v=1713543741"},{"product_id":"the-rise-and-fall-of-nations-9780141980706","title":"The Rise and Fall of Nations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Entertaining, acute and disarmingly honest'' \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A vital guide to the new economic order'' Rana Foroohar, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crisis of 2008 ended the illusion of a golden era in which many  people imagined that prosperity and political calm would continue to  spread indefinitely. 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Smil pulls recent studies together, throws in a few of his own, offers interpretive twists, and fills his account with delicious nuggets of information. (This book actually got me in trouble at home, as I kept asking my family, \"Did you know...\" about some gem of an anecdote.) * Andre Schmid, Literary Review of Canada *\u003cbr\u003eNo one writes about the great issues of our time with more rigor or erudition than Vaclav Smil. Grand Transitions is at once sweeping, sobering, and profoundly informative. * Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction, winner of the Pulitzer Prize *\u003cbr\u003eAn expert portrait of spectacular technical and economic advances that many in the 21st century enjoy but which exclude large segments of the population and are creating problems that may or may not be solvable. Ingenious, insightful, and disturbing. * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003eUnderpinned by mesmerizing data and deep analysis, Grand Transitions provides a clear and compelling framework for thinking about the future of energy, the environment, and the economy. A feast for anyone interested in the future of energy. A must read. * Atul Arya, Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit *\u003cbr\u003eGrand Transitions is the epitome of excellence in integrative systemic scientific analysis, anchored in a magisterial exploration of the main five transitions of mankind since civilizations emerged. And it provides a healthy antidote to the wishful thinking so prevalent today. Decision makers and the public should educate themselves with this authoritative evaluation, which will shape their decisions on how to ensure a harmonious, sustainable future for all. * Didier Sornette, Professor of Entrepreneurial Risks and Finance, ETH Zurich *\u003cbr\u003eFor a generation, polymath Vaclav Smil has expounded on the big patterns in energy, food, and other means through which humans have transformed their environment. In Grand Transitions he has zoomed out even further to paint a picture of how the pieces fit together and to explain how the modern world works. In elegant prose with relentless attention to fact and reality-rare these days-he has written a masterpiece that forces you to think, disagree, wonder, and grapple with the accomplishments and challenges of today's industrial society. * David G. 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Foregrounding the voices of policymakers and participants, it documents and critically assesses government efforts to kick-start digital transformation, and offers an exposition of the process of policymaking in the 2020s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA great read for any political leader or bureaucrat looking to transform their government's digital economy. It is useful to understand what it really takes to support emerging countries who want to establish a digital public infrastructure. * Nandan Nilekani, Chairman and Co-Founder, Infosys and Founding Chairman, UIDAI *\u003cbr\u003eBenno saw the huge potential of the digital economy for Africa and devoted the last years of his life tirelessly working to get countries to adopt it. Many countries have begun taking up the technology but fail to adopt a whole of systems approach. Benno would I think have wanted fellow policy makers to learn from the lessons of some of the earlier adopters and what they got right - and wrong. * Vera Songwe, Senior Non-Resident Fellow, Brookings Institution and former Executive Secretary UN Economic Commission for Africa *\u003cbr\u003eAn absolute gem for policymakers who want to turn their digital transformation aspirations into reality. The writing is refreshingly clear and devoid of jargon, making it a breeze to follow. The authors offer invaluable practical insights based on the experiences of a group of countries that have successfully navigated this complex journey. And what's more, this book doesn't shy away from the pitfalls and challenges you may encounter along the way. It's an honest, straight-talking guide that will leave you feeling inspired and confident to take action. * Jean Philbert Nsengimana, Chair, Global Digital Inclusion Partnership and Chief Digital Advisor, Centres for Disease Control Africa *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is timely as it deals with such an important topic for my country and for many others in sub Saharan Africa and beyond. The book shows that the continent has an opportunity to fully benefit from greater digital transformation reforms, further than payment systems. Throughout, the book pays particular attention to context and respecting inclusion of multi-stakeholders in the process. Driving Digital Transformation tells us how to do this, not through giving instructions, but instead by sharing the lessons learned from other policymakers. * Blandina Kilama, Economic advisor to President Suluhu, Republic of Tanzania *\u003cbr\u003eWhere clear measures of digital success and failure are sometimes lacking, the authors offer a full treatment of diagnosing and evaluating digital readiness. The rigorous focus on the nuances of implementation, especially in the book's Digital Economy Kit and strategy primer, make this critical reading for both scholars and practitioners! * Aaron Maniam, Deputy Secretary (Industry \u0026amp; International), Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements Preface: Remembering Benno Ndulu Abbreviations and acronyms 1: Introduction to the Digital Economy Kit 2: Seizing opportunity for digital reform 3: Objectives: What is the Digital Economy Kit trying to do? 4: Assessment: Data and diagnostics 5: Multi-stakeholder dialogue 6: Strategy primer 7: A critical view on implementation 8: Conclusion References Index","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732608266583,"sku":"9780192872845","price":30.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780192872845.jpg?v=1719997631"},{"product_id":"grand-transitions-9780197696750","title":"Grand Transitions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrand Transitions shows Vaclav Smil truly to be Bringing It All Back Home * John Roy Porter, Natures Sciences Sociétés *\u003cbr\u003eVaclav Smil is my favorite author. * Bill Gates, GatesNotes *\u003cbr\u003eHis book roams impressively around the globe and across five centuries as it asks big questions and searches for big answers. . . .His five-pack of grand transitions encompasses population, agriculture and diets, energy, economy, and environment. . . . anyone who hasn't read about these subjects since graduation will be awestruck by the amount of research that has gone into these vaguely familiar stories. 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But many metrics of economic growth, such as productivity growth and business dynamism, have been at best modest in recent years. The resolution of this apparent paradox is dramatic heterogeneity across sectors, with some industries seeing robust innovation and entrepreneurship and others seeing stagnation. By construction, the impact of innovation and entrepreneurship on overall economic performance is the cumulative impact of their effects on individual sectors. Understanding the potential for growth in the aggregate economy depends, therefore, on understanding the sector-by-sector potential for growth. This insight motivates the twelve studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: Beyond 140 Characters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Michael J. Andrews, Aaron K. Chatterji, and Scott Stern\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e I. Productivity Drivers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. The “Weighty” Manufacturing Sector: Transforming Raw Materials into Physical Goods\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Erica R. H. Fuchs, Christophe Combemale, Kate S. Whitefoot, and Britta Glennon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Concentration and Agglomeration of IT Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Patenting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chris Forman and Avi Goldfarb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Innovation, Growth, and Structural Change in American Agriculture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Julian M. Alston and Philip G. Pardey\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eComment\u003c\/i\u003e: Brian Davern Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Energy Sector\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e David Popp, Jacquelyn Pless, Ivan Haščič, and Nick Johnstone\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e II. The On-Demand Economy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. What’s Driving Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Transportation Sector?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Derrick Choe, Alexander Oettl, and Rob Seamans\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eComment\u003c\/i\u003e: Gilles Duranton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The Recent Evolution of Physical Retail Markets: Online Retailing, Big Box Stores, and the Rise of Restaurants\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Francine Lafontaine and Jagadeesh Sivadasan\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eComment\u003c\/i\u003e: Emek Basker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. The Servicification of the US Economy: The Role of Startups versus Incumbent Firms\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mercedes Delgado, J. Daniel Kim, and Karen G. Mills\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eComment\u003c\/i\u003e: Sharat Ganapati\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Digitization and Its Consequences for Creative-Industry Product and Labor Markets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Joel Waldfogel\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eComment\u003c\/i\u003e: Gustavo Manso\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e III. The Cost Disease Sectors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Innovation in the US Government\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Joshua R. Bruce and John M. de Figueiredo\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eComment\u003c\/i\u003e: Manuel Trajtenberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. Venture Capital–Led Entrepreneurship in Health Care\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Amitabh Chandra, Cirrus Foroughi, and Lauren Mostrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Housing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Edward Kung\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eComment\u003c\/i\u003e: Jessie Handbury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. 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Jones\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Author Index\u003cbr\u003e Subject Index","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732922478935,"sku":"9780226810782","price":102.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226810782.jpg?v=1719998962"},{"product_id":"finance-and-the-good-society-9780691158099","title":"Finance and the Good Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reputation of the financial industry could hardly be worse than it is today in the painful aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. This title explains how people in financial careers - from CEO, investment manager, and banker to insurer, lawyer, and regulator - can and do manage, protect, and increase these assets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert J. Shiller, Co-Winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics Winner of the 2012 Business Book Award in Finance \u0026amp; Economics, 800-CEO-READ Winner of the 2012 PROSE Award in Business, Finance \u0026amp; Management, Association of American Publishers Winner of the 2013 Bronze Medal Book Award in Economics, Axiom Business One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2012 Shortlisted for the 2012 Best Finance Books in China, Caijing Magazine \"Reading his book is like wandering through an interesting garden... [T]he best passages in this book make a persuasive case for a fresh view of an industry that is too glibly demonized. The most promising way to promote the good society, Shiller says, is not to restrain finance but to release it.\"--Sebastian Mallaby, New York Times Book Review \"[R]igorous... Shiller presents a helpful taxonomy, and is convincing in his defence of insurers, financial advisers, and (some) bankers. He is good at relating even some of the more obscure and complex trading strategies to real world problems.\"--Howard Davies, Times Literary Supplement \"Shiller, professor of economics at Yale and author of the best-selling Irrational Exuberance, examines the future of finance in this timely new book. Recognizing the anger of many Americans--as evidenced in part by the rise of the Occupy movement--Shiller suggests that the way to fix our increasingly unequal society is through the 'democratization' and 'humanization' of finance.\"--PublishersWeekly.com Online Review \"Finance is in need of a little redemption. In his priestly new book, Finance and the Good Society, Mr. Shiller ... sets out to provide it. He argues convincingly that finance can, should and usually does make the world a better place... As an advocate for the financial system ... he is wonderfully persuasive because he never plays down the problems... Mr. Shiller reminds us of the profound importance of finance to making our society work.\"--Robin Harding, Financial Times \"[S]hiller comes across as pragmatic as well as visionary, explaining how much financial capitalism has done for society and how much more it could do if harnessed for the common good.\"--James Pressley, Bloomberg News \"[W]hile many have damned the finance industry for rampant self-interest and a tendency to prey on people's flawed thinking for its own benefit, Shiller wants to overhaul it to make sure finance serves the greater good. The key, he says, in his new book, Finance and the Good Society, is to democratize finance--giving the rest of us access to the tools and techniques that rich folks have used for decades to raise capital and protect themselves from risk.\"--Drew DeSilver, Seattle Times \"[F]inance and the Good Society is so contrarian as to be shocking--all the more so because its author, Robert Shiller, is no head-in-the-sand capitalist nor a highly paid Wall Street shill... [A]t a time ... when fear is curbing financial innovation and the political climate could 'prevent financial capitalism from progressing in ways that could benefit all citizens,' Mr. Shiller's sensible message demands urgent attention.\"--Economist \"Shiller has sought to prove what most of us were prepared to assume: finance may not be the great saviour that will create good society in the Utopian sense, but a society that truly seeks to be good will find in finance a willing partner that can help it achieve its goals. If you are looking for a social revolution, you will not find it in Finance and the Good Society but if you are planning a social revolution you should definitely read this book first.\"--Financial World \"[D]eeply intelligent and elegantly argued.\"--BizEd \"If Francois Hollande really believes finance is an enemy of society, he should read Robert J. Shiller.\"--Tim King, European Voice \"What present would you give to the man who stands on the threshold of the elysee Palace--a man who has almost everything? A copy of Robert Shiller's Finance and the Good Society might be a timely present... [A] stimulating book.\"--European Voice \"Extensively citing history, philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral science, the book convincingly calls for better fiscal education and claims that greater knowledge will lessen resentment and inequality, improve comprehension, and facilitate 'the good society.' An excellent resource for readers interested in understanding and improving financial capitalism.\"--Library Journal \"Robert Shiller makes a bold but convincing plea to reform the present financial system and use its power for the benefit of society as a whole.\"--Arab News \"Shiller has won a deserved reputation as being among the world's most prescient analysts of financial excesses. When he defends finance, we should pay attention.\"--Martin Wolf, Prospect \"Shiller argues his case skilfully and persistently, and with a wealth of quirky and interesting examples.\"--Lord Skidelsky, Management Today \"What is great about the book, and surprising I suppose, is that Dr. Shiller spends a great deal of time explaining why the practice of modern finance is mostly good... Honestly, it's worth the price of the book just to read an outstanding explanation of why Derivatives Providers, Financial Engineers, and Mortgage Securitizers aren't inherently evil... [T]his is an even-handed book that makes a distinction that has been rarely made in the post-crisis witch-hunt: Hate the sin, love the sinner. The people involved in finance are, in general, good people and the structures, in general, work well most of the time. Improvements can be made, and when the serial crises are over in a few years, hopefully we can discourse intelligently on these improvements. Dr. Shiller has made a good contribution to that discourse with this book.\"--Inflation Trader, SeekingAlpha \"In Finance and the Good Society, the Yale economist comes to praise finance, not to bury it... After examining the often unappreciated value contributed by finance professionals, Shiller reminds us that finance has already helped build a better world through inventions like amortizing mortgages, and mutual funds.\"--CFO Magazine \"Shiller, author of The Subprime Solution and Irrational Exuberance and an originator of the Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, has written a timely, readable book, the product of teaching finance for 25 years. Unlike so many recent books stimulated by the financial disruptions that started in 2007, it does not vilify the current system of financial capitalism but instead attempts to inform readers... Judging from the book, Shiller's students are very fortunate.\"--Choice \"Robert Shiller deserves much praise for trying to restore balance to public discussion of contemporary finance. His task is not easy, but he carries it off clearly, succinctly and with great hope for the possibilities of reformed finance. His focus on 'the good society' is absolutely correct: to build the better society that philosophers and social scientists have sought for ages, we badly need a financial system that works, not only for big business but for all of us.\"--Joel Campbell, International Affairs \"Finance and the Good Society makes clear that Shiller is at heart an egalitarian who wants the financial industry to become more humane and inclusive in order to serve the common good. Some readers may regard the book as a public relations treatise for the industry or may object to his advocacy of an economy closer to the European model, with reduced income inequality. Few would deny, however, that Shiller floats novel ideas that deserve further scrutiny and debate.\"--Murad J. Antia, Financial Analysts Journal \"This book will appeal to a much wider audience than ... might suggest, however, with the easy flow, readability and wisdom that come hand-in-hand with being a bestselling author and professor of economics at Yale. Shiller demonstrated the same eloquence and clarity when he forewarned the public about the 2000 stock market and the 2008 sub-prime bubbles.\"--Tracey Zalk, Actuary \"For the public, the book succeeds in providing a highly credible case for viewing finance as integral to the goals of the good society... For professional economists who know Shiller's work, the big ideas will be familiar, but there is fun to be had in the footnotes.\"--Erin Todd Bronchetti, Journal of Economic Literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the Paperback Edition vii  Preface xiii  Introduction: Finance, Stewardship, and Our Goals 1  Part One - Roles and Responsibilities  1. Chief Executive Offi cers 19  2. Investment Managers 27  3. Bankers 37  4. Investment Bankers 45  5. Mortgage Lenders and Securitizers 50  6. Traders and Market Makers 57  7. Insurers 64  8. Market Designers and Financial Engineers 69  9. Derivatives Providers 75  10. Lawyers and Financial Advisers 81  11. Lobbyists 87  12. Regulators 94  13. Accountants and Auditors 100  14. Educators 103  15. Public Goods Financiers 107  16. Policy Makers in Charge of Stabilizing the Economy 111  17. Trustees and Nonprofi t Managers 119  18. Philanthropists 124  Part Two- Finance and Its Discontents  19. Finance, Mathematics, and Beauty 131  20. Categorizing People: Financiers versus Artists and Other Idealists 135  21. An Impulse for Risk Taking 139  22. An Impulse for Conventionality and Familiarity 143  23. Debt and Leverage 151  24. Some Unfortunate Incentives to Sleaziness Inherent in Finance 159  25. The Signifi cance of Financial Speculation 168  26. Speculative Bubbles and Their Costs to Society 178  27. Inequality and Injustice 187  28. Problems with Philanthropy 197  29. The Dispersal of Ownership of Capital 209  30. The Great Illusion, Then and Now 219  Epilogue: Finance, Power, and Human Values 231  Notes 241  References 257  Index 273","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48735986680151,"sku":"9780691158099","price":19.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691158099.jpg?v=1723810430"},{"product_id":"90-rules-for-entrepreneurs-9781472144683","title":"90 Rules for Entrepreneurs","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the secrets that distinguish successful entrepreneurs from those who fail, and learn which rules to follow and which to break.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is not just another one of those books about ''rules''; this book may be the defining factor that will turn your dream into reality. Many have succeeded at being an entrepreneur, but many, many more have failed. 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Degrowth argues that economic growth is no longer desirable – its costs exceed its benefits – and advocates a transformation of economies so that they produce and consume less, differently and better.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiorgos Kallis provides a clear and succinct guide to the central ideas of degrowth theory and explores what it would take for an economy to transition to a position that enables it to prosper without growth. The book examines how mainstream conceptualizations of the economy are challenged by degrowth theory and how degrowth draws on a multifaceted network of ideas across disciplines to shed new light on the economic process. The central claims of the degrowth literature are discussed alongside some key criticisms of them. 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Real Business Cycles.- 5. Exercises.- Chapter 2 - The Open-Economy Representative Agent Model.- 1. Goods Aggregation.- 2. Constant Rate of Time Preference.- 3. Variable Rate of Time Preference.- 3. Interest Rate Risk Premium.- 4. The New Keynesian IS Curve.- 5. Exercises.- Chapter 3 - Overlapping Generations.- 1. Infinite-Live Overlapping Generations.- 2. Economy with a Government.- 3. Open Economy.- 4. Open Economy New Keynesian IS Curve.- 5. Finite-Lice Overlapping Generations.- 6. Exercises.- Chapter 4 - The Solow Growth Model.- 1. The Solow Model.- 2. The Solow Model with Human Capital.- 3. The Solow Model in the Small Open Economy.- 4. Growth Accounting.- 5. Exercises.- Chapter 5 - Economic Growth: Endogenous Savings and Growth.- 1. The Ramsey-Cass-Koopmans Model.- 2. Overlapping Generations Model.- 3. Endogenous Growth Models: An Introduction.- 4. The AK Model.- 5. The Acemoglu-Ventura AK Model of an Open Economy.- 6. The Lucas Human Capital Model.- 7. Romer’s Varieties of Inputs Model.- 8. Aghion and Howit’s Schumpeterian Model.- 9. Exercises.- Part II: Models with Sticky Prices.- Chapter 6 - Keynesian Models: The IS and LM Curves, the Taylor Rule, and the Phillips Curve.- 1. The Keynesian IS Curve.- 2. The New Keynesian IS Curve.- 2.1. Consumer Preferences.- 2.2. Consumer Equilibrium: The Euler Equation.- 2.3. The New Keynesian IS Curve: Discrete Variables.- 2.4. New Keynesian IS Curve: Continuous Variables.- 3. Natural Interest Rate.- 4. The LM Curve.- 5. The LM Curve: Microfoundations.- 5.1. Money in the Utility Function (MIU).- 5.2. Cash in Advance Constraint (CIA).- 5.3. Transaction Cost.- 6. The Taylor Rule.- 7. The Phillips Curve.- 8. The New Keynesian Phillips Curve.- 9. Exercises.- Chapter 7 - Economic Fluctuation and Stabilization.- 1. Keynesian Model: Inflation Inertia.- 2. Keynesian Model: No Inflation Inertia.- 3. New Keynesian Model.- 4. Encompassing Keynesian Model.- 5. Friedman’s Model.- 6. Exercises.- Chapter 8 - Open Economy Macroeconomics.- 1. Arbitrage Pricing of Goods and Services.- 1.1. Absolute Purchasing Power Parity.- 1.2. Relative Purchasing Power Parity.- 1.3. Tradable and Non-Tradable Goods.- 1.4. Terms of Trade and Real Exchange Rate.- 2. Interest Rate Arbitrage.- 2.1. Uncovered Interest Rate Parity.- 2.2. Exchange Rate Determination.- 2.3 Covered Interest Rate Parity.- 2. 4. Uncovered Real Interest Rate Parity.- 3. The Marshall-Lerner Condition.- 4. Open Economy IS Curve.- 4.1 Keynesian IS Curve.- 4.2. New Keynesian IS Curve.- 5. Natural Exchange Rate.- 6. Open Economy Taylor Rule.- 7. Open Economy Phillips Curve.- 7.1 Keynesian Phillips Curve.- 7.2 New Keynesian Phillips Curve.- 8. Exercises.- Chapter 9 - Economic Fluctuation and Stabilization in an Open Economy.- 1. Mundell-Fleming-Dornbusch Model: Fixed Exchange Rate.- 2. Extended Mundell-Fleming-Dornbusch Model: Fixed Exchange Rate.- 3. New Keynesian Model: Fixed Exchange Rate.- 4. Mundell-Fleming-Dornbusch Model: Flexible Exchange Rate.- 5. Extended Mundell-Fleming-Dornbusch Model: Flexible Exchange Rate.- 6. New Keynesian Model: Flexible Exchange Rate.- 7. Exercises.- Part III: Models of Monetary and Fiscal Policies.- Chapter 10 - The Government Budget Constraint.- 1. Treasury and Central Bank Accounts Consolidation.- 2. 2. Public Debt Sustainability.- 2.1. Constant Primary Deficit (Surplus).- 2.2. Variable Primary Deficit (Surplus).- 3. Inflation Tax.- 4. Hyperinflation.- 4.1. Bubble.- 4.2. Multiple Equilibria.- 4.3. Fiscal Crisis and Rigidity.- 4.4. Intertemporal Approach: Fiscal Crisis and Rational Expectations.- 5. Ricardian Equivalence.- 6. Fiscal Theory of the Price Level.- 7. Sustainable Monetary Regime.- 8. Exercises.- Chapter 11 - Monetary Theory and Policy.- 1. Price of Money.- 1.1 Bubbles vs. Fundamentals.- 1.2 Multiple Equilibria.- 1.3 Indeterminacy.- 2. Optimum Quantity of Money.- 3. Zero Lower-Bound Nominal Interest Rate.- 4. Dynamic Inconsistency.- 5. Interest Rate Smoothing.- 5.1 Keynesian Model.- 7.2 New Keynesian Model.- 6. Inflation Targeting.- 7. Operational Monetary Policy Procedures.- 8. The Term Structure of Interest Rates.- 9. Exercises.- Part IV: Mathematical Appendix.- Appendix A - Differential Equations.- 1. First-Order Linear Differential Equation.- 2. Second-Order Linear Differential Equation.- 3. First-Order Linear Differential Equations System.- 4. Linear System of n First-Order Differential Equations.- 5. Initial and Terminal Conditions of the Differential Equations System’s Solution.- 6. Hysteresis.- 7. Exercises.- Appendix B - Optimal Control Theory.- 1. Optimal Control: Basic Problem.- 2. Hamiltonian and Transversality Condition.- 3. Optimal Control with a Discount Rate and Infinite Horizon.- 4. Linear Optimal Control.- 5. Comparative Dynamics.- 5.1 Permanent Change: Unanticipated vs. Anticipated.- 5.2 Transitory Change: Unanticipated vs. Anticipated.- 6. Exercises.- Appendix C - Finite Differences Equations.- 1. First-Order Finite Differences Equation.- 2. Forward- and Backward-Looking Models.- 3. Keynesian Model.- 4. New Keynesian Model.- 5. Encompassing Keynesian Model.- 6. Hybrid Models.- 7. Hybrid New Keynesian Model.- 8 Exercises","brand":"Springer International Publishing AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743109362007,"sku":"9783319921310","price":79.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783319921310.jpg?v=1720064151"},{"product_id":"are-there-laws-of-innovation-9789811251177","title":"Are There Laws Of Innovation?","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeyond real GDP, innovative capacity is an important indicator of the economic strength of a nation. By studying innovative capacity and other indicators of success in innovation across the Group-of-Seven (G7) Countries, the East Asian Newly Industrialised Economies (EANIEs) and Mainland China, this book will systematically establish a positive relationship between innovation outputs and inputs of different economies. In doing so, it seeks to answer the question — are there laws of innovation? It seeks to identify the determinants of innovation at the economy-wide level, ascertain whether these determinants are similar across different economies, and find suitable metrics for comparing relative success in innovation across different economies. It concludes that innovation, rather than being a stroke of good fortune, comes from research and development activities conducted over a long period of time, and sheds light on future trends and areas for further research.","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743283949911,"sku":"9789811251177","price":52.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9789811251177.jpg?v=1720064919"},{"product_id":"asean-post-50-emerging-issues-and-challenges-9789811380426","title":"ASEAN Post-50: Emerging Issues and Challenges","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first 50 years of ASEAN integration has brought peace and prosperity to the Southeast Asian region, while the next 50 will undoubtedly be fraught with unprecedented challenges. Today ASEAN not only has to contend with its own internal challenges arising from the highly diverse political, economic and socio-cultural systems of its member countries, it also has to deal with external factors which include shifts in geostrategic balance, fraying global consensus on free trade, populism and xenophobia, climate change, digital revolutions and cybercrimes.\u003cbr\u003eSet against the above background, this edited collection considers some of the contemporary issues and challenges faced by ASEAN in its journey towards more cohesive and dynamic regional integration. Among the topics explored are ASEAN’s evolving partnerships with its key strategic partners including China and the United States on economic policies and strategies, educational systems and frameworks, migration and environmental threats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Overview of ASEAN; Aida Idris, Nurliana Kamaruddin.- Chapter 2: ASEAN at 50: The Rise Of China And The Emerging Regional Integration Architecture; Kee Cheok Cheong, Ran Li, Qianyi Wang.- Chapter 3: The ASEAN-ROK Economic Relations: Challenges and Opportunities; Nurliana Kamaruddin, Jan Vincent Galas.- Chapter 4: Determinants Of Chinese Overseas FDI In ASEAN Countries; Zheng Jie, Mohd Nazari Ismail.- Chapter 5: Empowerment For Economic And Human Capital Development Through Education; Wendy Yee Mei Tien, Serina Rahman.-Chapter 6: ASEAN Qualification Reference Framework : Harmonisation of ASEAN Higher Education Area; Zita Mohd Fahmi, Usharani Balasingam, Jake M Laguador.- Chapter 7: Representing Migration in ASEAN: Challenges to Regional Integration; Charity Lee.- Chapter 8: Environmental Challenges within ASEAN: Contemporary Legal Issues and Future Considerations; Sarah Tan Yen Ling, Hanim Kamaruddin.- Chapter 9: Environmental Threats to the Performance of Urban Areas in ASEAN Integration; Zakaria Alcheikh Mahmoud, Yahaya Ahmad, Melasutra Md Dali, Nikmatul Adha Binti Nordin.- Chapter 10: Regulatory Incoherence in Nutrition Labelling of Pre-packaged Food in ASEAN: What Next?; Evelyn S. Devadason, VGR Chandran.- Chapter 11: Real-Life Moral Dilemma Discussion (Re-LiMDD) among young adolescents: A comparison between Malaysia and Indonesia; Vishalache Balakrishnan.- Chapter 12: Challenges and Opportunities: Lessons for ASEAN Post 50; Nurliana Kamaruddin, Aida Idris.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer Verlag, Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743287456087,"sku":"9789811380426","price":98.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9789811380426.jpg?v=1723812656"},{"product_id":"the-quality-of-growth-in-africa-initiative-for-policy-dialogue-at-columbia-challenges-in-development-and-globalization-9780231194761","title":"The Quality of Growth in Africa Initiative for","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book brings together prominent international contributors to consider a range of questions concerning the quality of growth in Africa. Offering both diagnoses and prescriptions, \u003ci\u003eThe Quality of Growth in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e helps envision a future that goes beyond increasing GDP to ensuring that growth translates into improvements in well-being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow can so many decades of economic growth yield so little equity, so few decent jobs, and only limited and disorderly structural transformation? Ravi Kanbur, Akbar Noman, and Joseph E. Stiglitz, some of the leading economists of our time, have assembled a dream team of contributors to break new ground on the diagnostic. This sparkling book provides a practical roadmap to prosperity and a blueprint to help Africa reclaim its rightful place in the world. -- Célestin Monga, vice president and chief economist, African Development Bank Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Quality of Growth in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e provides timely and authoritative reviews of the challenges, opportunities, and approaches for achieving inclusive and sustainable growth in Africa—a continent with a burgeoning young population and significant difficulties for realizing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. It is essential reading for scholars and policy makers in Africa and the global development community. -- Justin Yifu Lin, Peking University and former chief economist of the World Bank\u003cbr\u003eIn this timely and welcome volume, the contributors bring a myriad of crucial issues—levels of inequality, the quality and quantity of employment, the structural transformation of the African economy, the diversification of exports, and the quality of life in a rapidly industrializing continent—to the front of the policy agenda. Adept and refreshing, this book should be widely  disseminated and read. -- Thandika Mkandawire, London School of Economics and former director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development\u003cbr\u003eAfrican countries have pursued economic reforms to attain more rapid growth in the last three decades. They have also been driven to reduce poverty and income inequality. This book provides good explanations of the countries’ varied successes. It is an excellent indication of the challenges that Africa faces as it considers structural transformation. -- Ernest Aryeetey, secretary general, African Research Universities Alliance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction. Quality of Growth in Africa: An Overview, by Ravi Kanbur, Akbar Noman, and Joseph E. Stiglitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGross Domestic Product, Equity, and Employment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Beyond GDP: Measuring the Quality of Growth in Africa, by Lorenzo Fioramonti\u003cbr\u003e2. Recent African Growth Experience: Poverty, Equity, and Political Stability, by Andy McKay\u003cbr\u003e3. The Quality of Jobs and Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, by Moazam Mahmood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStructural Transformation for Quality Growth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. New Global Rules, Policy Space, and Quality of Growth in Africa, by Antonio Andreoni, Ha-Joon Chang, and Isabel Estevez\u003cbr\u003e5. What Should Africa Learn from East Asian Development?, by Jomo Kwame Sundaram\u003cbr\u003e6. Economic Transformation for High-Quality Growth: Insights from International Cooperation, by Akio Hosono\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEconomic Transformation: Industrializing Agriculture, Complexity, and Global Value Chains\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Oranges Are Not Only Fruit: The Industrialization of Freshness and the Quality of Growth, by Christopher Cramer and John Sender\u003cbr\u003e8. Sub-Saharan Africa’s Manufacturing Sector: Building Complexity, by Haroon Bhorat, Ravi Kanbur, Christopher Rooney, and François Steenkamp\u003cbr\u003e9. A Generalized Linkage Approach to Local Production Systems Development in the Era of Global Value Chains, with Special Reference to Africa, by Antonio Andreoni\u003cbr\u003e10. (Re)shaping Markets for Inclusive Economic Activity: Competition and Industrial Policies Relating to Food Production in Southern Africa, by Simon Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnvironment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. Climate Change and the Quality of Growth in Africa, by Ben Orlove\u003cbr\u003e12. Does Environmental Policy Make African Industry Less Competitive? The Possibilities in Green Industrial Policy, by Go Shimada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUrbanization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. Urbanization and the Quality of Growth in Africa, by Takyiwaa Manuh and Edlam Abera Yemeru\u003cbr\u003e14. Migrants, Towns, Poverty, and Jobs: Insights from Tanzania, by Luc Christiaensen, Joachim De Weerdt, Bert Ingelaere, and Ravi Kanbur\u003cbr\u003e15. Distributing Benefits from Africa’s Urban Growth, by Gabriella Y. Carolini\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864260882775,"sku":"9780231194761","price":52.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231194761.jpg?v=1722271121"},{"product_id":"why-information-grows-9780465048991","title":"Why Information Grows","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is economic growth? And why, historically, has it occurred in only a few places? Previous efforts to answer these questions have focused on institutions, geography, finances, and psychology. But according to MIT''s antidisciplinarian César Hidalgo, understanding the nature of economic growth demands transcending the social sciences and including the natural sciences of information, networks, and complexity. To understand the growth of economies, Hidalgo argues, we first need to understand the growth of order.At first glance, the universe seems hostile to order. Thermodynamics dictates that over time, order,or information,disappears. Whispers vanish in the wind just like the beauty of swirling cigarette smoke collapses into disorderly clouds. But thermodynamics also has loopholes that promote the growth of information in pockets. Although cities are all pockets where information grows, they are not all the same. For every Silicon Valley, Tokyo, and Paris, there are dozens of places\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the 2015 Hayek Book and Lecture Prize \"The concept of information is necessary to make sense of anything that is not a boring featureless mass, including life, mind, society, and value. Why Information Grows lucidly explains the foundations of this essential concept, while creatively applying it in exciting new ways. It is filled with interesting ideas, and a pleasure to read.\"--Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of The Language Instinct and How the Mind Works \"Mr Hidalgo succeeds brilliantly in bringing his complex subject to life. His book is full of nuggets, from memorable phrases to interesting metaphors.\"--Economist \"Written in an accessible and entertaining style... Hidalgo has made a bold attempt to synthesise a large body of cutting-edge work into a readable, slender volume. This is the future of growth theory and his thought-provoking book deserves to be widely read.\"--Financial Times \"Contains some innovative thinking about what drives growth that could help us to navigate the turbulence of the ever more interconnected global economy.\"--Nature \"Thought-provoking...Well written and accessible, the book is full of interesting ideas that deserve to be read and discussed.\"--CHOICE \"An impassioned argument for the advantages of an information-centric view of economic growth, and for understanding the different capacities of nations to provide solutions to human problems... Hidalgo persuasively demonstrates the value of this approach by placing the ideas firmly in their historical context, both in information theory and in physics... Hidalgo's perspective on economic wealth is wildly fresh and creative. Physicists will enjoy reading about familiar ideas in new ways, and will also find value in learning how these ideas can be applied fruitfully in areas seemingly far away from physics. Economists and other social scientists will find new concepts ripe for profitable use.\"--Physics World \"Anybody interested in the future of mathematical theory in economics should read Cesar Hidalgo's book Why Information Grows. There are many things to like about this lucid account of the evolution of our scientific understanding of information. One of the most important may be the simplest. It illustrates what it means to think like a physicist.\"--Paul Romer, founding director of the Urbanization Project at NYU Stern \"A mind-stretching, unconventional book that draws on information theory, physics, sociology and economics to explain economic growth and why it occurs in some places, not all.\"--Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ~b~\u0026gt;\"Hidalgo invites us to understand the economy in an entirely different way... [A] novel, holistic take on the dismal science.\"--Kirkus Reviews \"Why Information Grows shows us how humans infuse information into matter, making it more valuable than gold. Hidalgo's work brilliantly spotlights the true alchemy of the twenty-first century and its impact from economic complexity to national competitiveness.\"--Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, Distinguished Professor and Director of Northeastern University's Center for Complex Network Research, and author of Linked \"Economies are built out of information. This has been true from the Stone Age to our knowledge economy today. Yet until Cesar Hidalgo's breakthrough book, we have not had a deep account as to how and why this is so. This exciting, important book is a major step toward a twenty-first century theory of growth.\"--Eric Beinhocker, Executive Director, Institute for New Economic Thinking, University of Oxford and author of The Origin of Wealthspan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue: The Eternal War Introduction: From Atoms to People to Economics  PART I Bits in Atoms Chapter 1. The Secret to Time Travel Chapter 2. The Body of the Meaningless Chapter 3. The Eternal Anomaly  PART II Crystallized Imagination Chapter 4. Out of Our Heads! Chapter 5. Amplifiers  PART III The Quantization of Knowhow Chapter 6. This Time, It's Personal Chapter 7. Links Are Not Free Chapter 8. In Links We Trust  PART IV The Complexity of the Economy Chapter 9. The Evolution of Economic Complexity Chapter 10. The Sixth Substance Chapter 11. The Marriage of Knowledge, Knowhow, and Information  PART V Epilogue Chapter 12. The Evolution of Physical Order, from Atoms to Economics  Acknowledgments: Bleeding Words Notes Index","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864619561303,"sku":"9780465048991","price":19.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780465048991.jpg?v=1722272755"},{"product_id":"brics-or-bust-9780804799898","title":"BRICS or Bust","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Elsenhans and Babones critique development orthodoxies with aplomb, providing clear guidance on what can be done at a policy level. The authors' knowledge of relevant theory and debates, brought together with original data, results in an impressive synthesis of argument and evidence.\"—Robert Holton, Trinity College Dublin\u003cbr\u003e\"Covering a wide range of theory and empirical evidence, this concise, critical survey chronicles the rise of the BRICS and the policy dilemmas that they face. Highly recommended.\"—Ray Kiely, Queen Mary University of London, author of \u003ci\u003eThe BRICs, US \"Decline\" and Global Transformations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a wonderful introduction to the critical policy problems facing the BRICS and to the wide-ranging and deeply insightful global political economy of Hartmut Elsenhans, one of the undersung giants in the field.\"—Craig N. Murphy, Wellesley College\u003cbr\u003e\"This remarkable book provides a practical road map with theoretical underpinnings about how BRICS countries, despite enormous differences in their socio-political systems, can coalesce for the common goal of escaping the 'low or middle income trap.' The intellectual challenge that the authors pose to conventional market-oriented wisdom is a must-consider for concerned economists and politicians.\"—Amit Bhaduri, Jawaharlal Nehru University\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a well-written book on a very important subject: the BRICS. At times provocative and controversial, it is most interesting and highly readable.\"—Lim Chong Yah, National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University\u003cbr\u003e\"Are the BRICS caught in the middle-income 'trap,' facing a structural 'barrier' to further development? Through a detailed examination of the recent slowdown in these economies, this book offers a compelling theoretical analysis and a clear, actionable set of policies to overcome the barrier.\"—Jan Kregel, Director of Research, Levy Economics Institute, Bard College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e  1. The BRICS Trajectories: Economic, Political, and Social\u003cbr\u003e  2. The Role of the State in Economic Development\u003cbr\u003e  3. Mass Demand as the Basis of Growth\u003cbr\u003e  4. Selective Links to the World Market\u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865945944407,"sku":"9780804799898","price":13.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"replacing-gdp-by-2030-9781108739870","title":"Replacing GDP by 2030","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow did Gross domestic product (GDP) become the world''s most influential indicator? Why does it still remain the primary measure of societal progress despite being widely criticised for not considering well-being or sustainability? Why have the many beyond-GDP alternatives not managed to effectively challenge GDP''s dominance? The success of GDP and the failure of beyond-GDP lies in their underlying communities. The macro-economic community emerged in the aftermath of the Great Depression and WWII. This community formalised their ''language'' in the System of National Accounts (SNA) which provided the global terminology with which to communicate. On the other hand, beyond-GDP is a heterogeneous community which speaks in many dialects, accents and languages. Unless this changes, the ''beyond-GDP cottage industry'' will never beat the ''GDP-multinational''. This book proposes a new roadmap to 2030, detailing how to create a multidisciplinary Wellbeing and Sustainability Science (WSS) with a common language, the System of Global and National Accounts (SGNA).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book shows why a 'beyond-GDP world' is needed and how it can be built. A must-read contribution to the move towards a sustainable future.' Enrico Giovannini, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata and former Minister of Labour and Social Policies in the Italian government\u003cbr\u003e'In crisp prose, Rutger Hoekstra conveys an important message. We won't convince policy makers to look beyond GDP simply by multiplying the production of well-being indicators. Something more is clearly needed.' Marco Mira d'Ercole, Head of Household Statistics, OECD\u003cbr\u003e'This book by environmental economist Hoekstra does not only offer a good read and an excellent introduction to the big debate about GDP and beyond GDP. It also provides a clear strategy to make beyond-GDP much more effective and to learn from the success of GDP as an indicator and language.' Frits Bos, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economics Policy Analysis and author of The National Accounts as a Tool for Analysis and Policy: in View of History, Economic Theory and Data Compilation Issues\u003cbr\u003e'There are many publications criticising, for the right or for the wrong reasons, GDP and national accounts. But hardly anyone comes up with a valid way-out. Rutger Hoekstra not only puts forward a well thought-out alternative, but also provides a strategy for replacing the hegemony of GDP. Will it work?' Peter van de Ven, Head of National Accounts, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development\u003cbr\u003e'This is a powerful and timely contribution to the debate about how to move beyond GDP - and what to use instead - in seeking to understand the economy and bring about improvements in people's lives. There is no question that the conventional economic statistics have outlived their use; they obscure rather than enlighten. The importance of this book is in its thoughtful and detailed proposals for change.' Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge and author of GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History\u003cbr\u003e'The beyond-GDP discussion has been raging on for decades, and progress has been slow. Drawing upon years of experience as a high-level international statistician, Rutger Hoekstra offers an original and highly informed view from the trenches on the why and how. His innovative and ambitious proposal for a way out deserves to be widely read and discussed.' Marcel Timmer, Director of the Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), Rijksuniversiteit Groningen\u003cbr\u003e'I therefore cannot recommend highly enough environmental economist Rutger Hoekstra's book Replacing GDP by 2030. In my view it is the most interesting and thoroughly evidence based approach to taking the debate on replacing GDP forward. It should be required reading for every economic minister and spokesperson as well as every research body in Scotland.' Roger Mullin, The National\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I. Why A New Strategy Is Needed; 1. Replacing the most influential indicator in the world; 2. Why is GDP successful?; 3. What does GDP measure (and what does it not)?; 4. Why is beyond-GDP not successful?; Part II. The New Strategy: A Community for Well-being and Sustainability: 5. Outline of the strategy; 6. Global environmental accounts (GENA); 7. Global societal accounts (GSA); 8. Global economic accounts (GECA); 9. Global distribution accounts (GDA); 10. Global quality accounts (GQA) and quality indicators; 11. Implementation of the strategy.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866358034775,"sku":"9781108739870","price":36.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781108739870.jpg?v=1722278271"},{"product_id":"strong-towns-9781119564812","title":"Strong Towns","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity \u003c\/i\u003eis a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInside, you'll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial strugglesand why it just doesn't work. New development and high-risk investing don't generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and imp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword \u003ci\u003eMichele C. Martinez\u003c\/i\u003e ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Human Habitat 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Incremental Growth 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. An Infinite Game 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Infrastructure Cult 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Growth or Stability 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Rational Responses 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Productive Places 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Making Strong Investments 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Place-Oriented Government 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. 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