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Taylor & Francis Ltd Irish Political Economy
Book SynopsisThis set collects together the most significant economic writings produced in nineteenth-century Ireland. It includes material by leading writers such as Cairnes, Whately and Torrens and also by more obscure figures who nonetheless made original contributions of great interest. Whilst much of this material lies within the mainstream of British political economy, other material represents a critique of this orthodoxy.The volumes are organized thematically and feature material from virtually all major fields of economics including monetary economics, labour economics and international trade. Drawing on a wide range of sources, this set will be the standard reference on this subject.
£1,235.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Methodology of Economics
Book SynopsisContaining key texts from such significant figures as* J.S. Mill* Nassau Senior* Henry Sedgwick* Alfred Marshall* J.E. Cairns* J.M. Keynesthis set illustrates the gradual transformation of economics from the fully contextualized political economy of the early classical economists to the abstract, deductive theory of neo-classical economics.
£1,391.75
Taylor & Francis Ltd David Ricardo
Book SynopsisThis four-volume set in the Critical Responses series brings together for the first time 19th Century responses to, and appreciations of, the work of David Ricardo. The collection covers the period from 1817, the year of publication of Ricardo''s major work, The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, to 1848, and represents the first and probably the liveliest period of Ricardo-criticism. The publication of John Stuart Mill''s own Principles in 1848 marks an end to this period with the first great ''rehabilitation'' of Ricardo following decades of searching criticism.
£1,187.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Joan Robinson
Book SynopsisA passionate theorist and socialist, Joan Robinson made major contributions to the field of economics during her lifetime.Active in the profession for fifty years, she worked through a number of major upheavals to the received orthodoxy of economics and, in many cases, was at the forefront of the controversies. Her style was provocative and challenged the leaders in the field.This collection gathers together outstanding material which not only illustrates Robinson''s intellectual path but, in doing so, documents the major debates in economic theory.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Optimal Control of the Growth of Wealth of
Book SynopsisStudents and researchers in applied mathematics and applied economics can use this introductory-level graduate text. It looks at the current problems of the development of the global economy by studying the dynamics of key economic variables, such as gross national product, interest rates, employment, value of capital stock, prices (inflation) and balance of payments. Validation of the model is attempted using the economic time series of several countries. The constructed models explain the macroeconomic data of nations as dynamic games of pursuit, which are equivalent to control problems and are used to study mathematical optimal control of the growth of the wealth of nations. This invaluable reference for graduates and researchers compares the extent of government intervention in the economy with private firms to ensure the controllability of the economy.Table of ContentsCompetition and Cooperation: The Social Environment for Economic Activity. Economic Dynamics. Controllable Economic Systems. Ordinary Differential Systems Model of National Economies. Oscillation: Conditions for Economic Boom; Criteria for the Prevention of Depression. Hereditary Economic Systems.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Early Mathematical Economics 18711915
Book SynopsisThese volumes chart the fundamental - methodological and analytical - change in economics that arose in the second half of the nineteenth century. The main characteristics of this change included an increasing reliance on mathematical methods, a revolution in the theory of value, and the rise of general equilibrium theory. This collection traces this long revolution over a fifty-year period for the first time, from William Stanley Jevons'' The Theory of Political Economy (1871), to Eugen Slutsky''s On the Theory of the Budget of the Consumer (1915).
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Friedrich A. von Hayek
Book SynopsisHayek's reputation has gone through a remarkable cycle. An eminent exponent of the Austrian theory of business cycles in the 1930s, he was worsted in the controversy over Keynes' Treatise on Money (1930). Following this defeat, Hayek retreated into capital theory, an esoteric branch of economics in which few economists then took an active interest. He gave up economics altogether after the war and turned to psychology, political philosophy, philosophy of law and the history of ideas. However, in 1974 he won the Nobel Prize and returned to mainstream economics as a leading critic of Keynesianism and an advocate of free banking as the answer to inflation. Today Hayek reigns supreme as the kind of moral philosopher and political economist that economics has not seen since Adam Smith. Also forthcoming in this series is Paul A. Samuelson, 2nd Series (October 2004, 3 volumes, 425).
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Taylor & Francis Ltd John Elliot Cairnes
Book SynopsisThis six-volume set contains virtually all of the published work of Cairnes; it brings together, for the first time, all of his major works and almost all his uncollected articles, pamphlets and published letters. It is an essential resource for those studying the man himself, the tradition of Classical economy, and Irish intellectual history in the nineteenth century.Table of ContentsVolume 1: The Character and Logical Method of Political Economy (1875)Volume 2: The Slave Power, Its Character, Career, and Probable Designs: Being an Attempt to Explain the Real Issues Involved in the American ContestVolume 3: Political EssaysVolume 4: Essays in Political Economy: Theoretical and AppliedVolume 5: Some Leading Principles of Political Economy Newly ExpoundedVolume 6: Uncollected Articles, Pamphlets, and Miscellaneous Writings
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Penguin Putnam Inc An Economist Walks Into A Brothel
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Adamantine Press Beyond the Dependency Culture People Power and
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Edinburgh University Press Adam Smith Radical and Egalitarian
Book SynopsisThis book aims to show that Adam Smith (1723-90), the author of The Wealth of Nations, was not the promoter of ruthless laissez-faire capitalism that is still frequently depicted.Trade ReviewAn excellent new work. -- William Keegan a welcome addition to the ever growing literature on Smith's thought. -- Dennis C. Rasmussen, Bowdoin College History of Political Thought Throughout his book, the author is concerned with the Scottish context. And he knows it well, achieving an interesting and accessible narrative. All in all, this book is very good reading! it is a book to recommend for general readers and Smith scholars. -- Leonidas Montes, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Santiago Adam Smith Review McLean is, unusually, both an accomplished political scientist and a witty writer and he sets himself the task of rescuing Smith for the centre-left. -- Public magazine The Guardian An excellent new work. a welcome addition to the ever growing literature on Smith's thought. Throughout his book, the author is concerned with the Scottish context. And he knows it well, achieving an interesting and accessible narrative. All in all, this book is very good reading! it is a book to recommend for general readers and Smith scholars. McLean is, unusually, both an accomplished political scientist and a witty writer and he sets himself the task of rescuing Smith for the centre-left.Table of ContentsForeword; Preface: A Scotsman looks at the world; The life of an absent-minded professor; A weak state and a weak church; A non-religious grounding of morals: Smith and the Scottish Enlightenment; Merriment and diversion: Smith on public finance and public choice; The invisible hand and the helping hand; The French and American Smiths; Adam Smith today.
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Lawrence & Wishart Ltd Capital Pt 1 Collected Works of Marx Engels
Book SynopsisPart of "The Collected Works" series, this book is the first volume of Karl Marx's famous text on the economies of capitalism, "Capital". The translation is based on the Moore and Aveling translation of 1887, but has been revised and supplemented with extensive notes.
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Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd Public Revenue without Taxation
Book SynopsisThis book, as relevant today in the Coalition era as when it was first published in the early 1990s, challenges the need for governments to resort to practices which undermine the economy and the integrity of the political process, such as sneaking in new taxes in a desperate attempt to extract more money from reluctant taxpayers.
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Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd A New Model of the Economy
Book SynopsisOffers a revision of modern economic theory.
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Harriman House Publishing Milton Friedman
Book SynopsisOne of the most important economic thinkers of all time- Paul KrugmanMilton Friedman changed the world. From free markets in China to the flat taxes of Eastern Europe, from the debate on drugs to interest rate policy, Friedman''s skill for vivid argument and ideas led to robust and often successful challenges to a dizzying amount of received wisdom.Relying on big-picture economic analysis and an insistent faith in human freedom, he took on the economic and political orthodoxies of his day - and if he didn''t always win, he never failed to change the terms of the debate.Rarely an uncontroversial figure, with his disciples and detractors to this day, this is neither a credulous nor a critical look at the Nobel laureate. A brand new guide, it simply sets out to explain his economic and public policy thinking in a straightforward and accessible way for the general reader and student.Find out:- how Friedman undermined Keynesianism and the prevailing wisdom of large-scale economic intervention- how he demonstrated the true cause of the Great Depression and identified its real culprits (they weren''t the ones jumping out of the windows)- what Friedman believed really destroys the value of the money in your pocket and how it can be stopped- his arguments for why regulations and minimum- wage laws actually achieve lower standards and greater poverty- his reasons for why big corporations prefer markets that aren''t free, and how high taxation harms the wealthy less than anyone else.With more, too, on democracy, equality, global trade, education, public services and financial crises, this is a concise but comprehensive guide to the influence of a key 20th century thinker. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to know more about the economist whose work changed everything.Table of ContentsAbout the author Introduction A timeline of Milton Friedman's life and work 1. The economist who changed everything Worldwide influence The making of an economist The public intellectual 2. How to end financial crises The false trust in governments A better explanation Lessons for today 3. Curing inflation and unemployment The disease of inflation Other explanations of inflation Inflation versus unemployment? How to control inflation How not to control inflation 4. A bonfire of controls Free people and free trade Setting currencies free The poverty of regulation 5. The failure of government The role of government Why governments fail The fraud of government A different approach 6. The merits of markets Friedman on markets Diversity, not discrimination Markets help ordinary people 7. Freedom and equality The quest for equality Why freedom works The importance of personal freedom Friedman's view of humankind Further reading Index
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The Social Market Foundation Restatement of Economic Liberation
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Legend Press Ltd Tragedy of Riches
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Edinburgh University Press The Idea of Commercial Society in the Scottish
Book SynopsisExplains how enlightenment thinkers viewed this idea that shapes the world. This voulme focuses on the Scottish Enlightenment's conception of commercial society, revealing it to be the movement's core idea. It also features arguments Scottish philosophers put forward.
£27.54
Edinburgh University Press Adam Smith and Rousseau
Book SynopsisThis collection brings together an international and interdisciplinary group of Adam Smith and Jean-Jacques Rousseau scholars to explore the key shared concerns of these two great thinkers in politics, philosophy, economics, history and literature.
£94.50
Edinburgh University Press Adam Smith and Rousseau
Book SynopsisThis collection brings together an international and interdisciplinary group of Adam Smith and Jean-Jacques Rousseau scholars to explore the key shared concerns of these two great thinkers in politics, philosophy, economics, history and literature.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd From the Factory to the Metropolis: Essays,
Book SynopsisThis second volume of a new three-part series of Antonio Negri's work is focussed on the consequences of the rapid process of deindustrialisation that has occurred across the West in recent years.In this volume Negri investigates exactly what happens when the class subjects of industrial capitalism are demobilised and the factories close. Evidently capital continues to make profit, but how and where? According to Negri, the creation of value extends beyond the factory walls to embrace the whole of society; the 'mass worker' of industrialism gives way to the 'socialised worker' (operaio sociale) and the terrain of exploitation now becomes the whole of human life. In postmodernity, the metropolis becomes the privileged arena of value extraction. We must therefore understand the global city, with its stratifications, its enclosures and its resistances. Old categories of the private and the public are inadequate to describe the new matrix of production, which is characterised rather by the 'common', the productive space of cognitive and immaterial labour. Today's metropolis can be defined as a space of antagonisms between forms of life produced, on the one hand, by finance capital (the capital that operates around rents), and on the other by the 'cognitive proletariat'. The central question is then how 'the common' of the latter can be mobilised for the destruction of capitalism.In an analysis that runs from the Italian workerism (operaismo) of the 1970s to the present day, From the Factory to the Metropolis offers readers valuable insight into the far-reaching impact of deindustrialisation, presenting both the challenges and opportunities. It will appeal to the many interested in the continuing development of Negri's project and to anyone interested in radical politics today.Table of ContentsPreface Part I. Exodus from the factory 1. The reappropriation of public space 2. Midway terrains 3. The multitude and the metropolis: Notes in the form of hypotheses for an inquiry into the precariat in the global cities 4. Exiting from industrial capitalism 5. From the factory to the metropolis 6. Metropolis and multitude: Inquiry notes on precarity in global cities Part II. Inventing common 7. Banlieue and city: A philosophical overview Co-written with the late Jean-Marie Vincent 8. Democracy versus rent 9. Presentation of Rem Koolhaas’s Junkspace 10. The capital-labour relation in cognitive capitalism Co-written with Carlo Vercellone 11. Inventing the commons of humanity Co-written with Judith Revel 12. The Commune of social cooperation: Interview with Federico Tomasello on questions regarding the metropolis 13. The common lung of the metropolis: Interview with Federico Tomasello 14. The habitat of general intellect: A dialogue between Antonio Negri and Federico Tomasello on living in the contemporary metropolis Part III. First fruits of the new metropolis 15. Reflections on the Manifesto for an Accelerationist Politics 16. Notes on the abstract strike 17. From the factory to the metropolis ... and back again Origin of the Texts
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Manchester University Press Reclaiming Economics for Future Generations
Book SynopsisToday’s economies fail to recognise that we are in a rapidly worsening crisis, reproducing and often worsening vast and harmful inequalities between people and countries. The current models are unsustainable, and at a time when global temperatures are rising and divides are deepening, humanity is left in a rapidly worsening situation of its own making, the destruction of the living world, which will make large parts of the earth uninhabitable.Without access to the knowledge, skills or tools to build a better future, local, national and global economies will continue to fail to address the interlinked challenges of systemic racism, inequalities faced by women, the Covid-19 pandemic and the nature and climate emergency.Across the world, economics students are coming together under the banner of the student movement, Rethinking Economics, to create a better economics – one which can help to create a world where all our children can flourish regardless of their gender, background or birthplace.Drawing on over sixty interviews with students and professionals from identities and backgrounds marginalised in economics and a wide range of global and historical research, this book illustrates the ways in which the discipline is currently not fit for purpose and sets out a vision for how it can be diversified, decolonised and democratised.The struggle to reclaim economics could not be more crucial - our futures depend on it. This book explains how it can be done.This book is relevant to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 8, Decent work and economic growthTrade Review‘Here comes a book full of insightful challenges to the economic mindset that has been handed down through textbooks and classrooms worldwide. The authors clearly demonstrate the power of questioning and unlearning that inheritance. But they also show what it would mean to diversify, decolonise and democratise economics to make it fit for our times, and those that lie ahead. If future generations were here today, they’d surely urge us to read this book.’ Kate Raworth, author of Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist ‘Reclaiming economics for future generations exposes harmful hierarchies in the economics discipline and raises crucial questions about their origins, persistence, as well as how to challenge them. An important book for anyone looking to build a better economics.’ Ingrid Kvangraven, Assistant Professor in International Development, King’s College, London, and co-author of Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction ‘This book elucidates the impediments which confront women, people of colour and the marginalised in pursuing economics. More than that, it challenges the reader to understand these impediments as a vital step to overcoming them and becoming responsible agents for change. The political situation now requires such realism. Today, ever-growing numbers of people are more dissatisfied with the existing social conditions than before and more open to radical alternatives. Transforming society for the better has never been about simply accepting and working within existing constraints. We cannot create alternatives without first understanding the social impediments that deter us before dreaming, with eyes wide open, the conflicts we need to win. Indeed, now is the time to reclaim economics and offer transformative alternatives, and this book is a solid contribution.’ Dorothy Grace Guerrero, Head of Policy and Advocacy, Global Justice Now! ‘For a long time, the discipline of economics has been challenged for not addressing society’s most depressing outcomes. This challenge has finally been combined with a critique of the discipline’s Eurocentrism, lack of diversity, elitism and blunt blindness towards structural inequalities. Reclaiming economics for future generations does a fantastic job leading this critique. A must-read for everyone who craves a better future.’ Carolina Alves, Research Fellow in Heterodox Economics, University of Cambridge, and co-author of Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction ‘Reclaiming economics for future generations is a thought-provoking tour of the ways in which economics – both its study and its policy advice – does not represent the lives of people around the world and why it must change. It’s a forceful book that deserves attention and debate within the profession.’ Claudia Sahm, Senior Fellow at Jain Family Institute, Founder of Stay-at-Home Macro Consulting, and former Federal Reserve and White House economist ‘Through a meticulously argued, outrage-inducing narrative, the authors make a clear and compelling case for a radical overhaul of economics. A thoroughly readable, well-researched contribution to the field. The voices of economists and students throughout the book truly bring it to life.’ Marion Sharples, Head of International Partnerships and Training, UK Women’s Budget Group ‘For many decades, the economics discipline, particularly its mainstream vintage, has provided the intellectual scaffolding for much of the injustice we see in the world. The Rethinking Economics collective, with this new book, have provided a practical blueprint of how to reorient the discipline and align it with common sense notions of social justice. Reclaiming economics for future generations is essential reading for those of us who believe in the potential for economics to be a force for good in the world.’ Grieve Chelwa, Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy, The New School, New York ‘Mainstream economic thinking is one of the main pillars of the hegemonic, uneven and unsustainable mode of living that has led to the multifaceted crisis human societies currently face. This book deconstructs it from different angles, shows its entanglements with several dimensions of social domination, and calls into question the imperative of economic growth and the modern-colonial development paradigm. Written in a collaborative way by representatives of a new generation of economists, it makes a significant contribution to imagining a liveable future for all.’ Miriam Lang, Professor of Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Ecuador ‘This courageous book takes on the dominant economic theory, called neoclassical economic theory, that has played a crucial role in perpetuating the prevailing world economic order by refusing to question the structurally embedded racial, gender, class and international power imbalances that underpins it. Combining sophisticated theoretical criticisms, deep engagement with lived experiences and trenchant policy analyses, the book shows how everyone can – and should – participate in repurposing a discipline that is too important to be left to economists alone. It is a beacon for everyone who wants to make the world a better place.’ Ha-Joon Chang, Professor of Political Economy of Development, University of Cambridge, author of 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism and Economics: The User’s Guide‘These young economists show the way forward for a new economics apt for the pressing questions of the twenty-first century – an economics that is inclusive, ecological and diverse.’Giorgos Kallis, ICREA Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, author of The Case for Degrowth'I enjoyed reading the book. It was inspiring to read what a group of young economists had to say. They recognise the importance of understanding history and the structural inequalities derived from it. I agree that social sciences should not isolate themselves from each other. I will recommend it to my students.'Orlando Hill, Counterfire 'An essential resource for both teachers and sufficiently mature pupils.'Carolina Salter, National Administrator, National Association for Environmental Education (UK)'A fantastic book best suited to economists and students & graduates of economics. The discussion and arguments presented in this book leave the reader with a stronger ability to critique this profession and reflect on reforming its growing homogenisation.' The Economics Book Club -- .Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: What has gone wrong with economics?1 Undiverse and uninclusive – With contributions from Ariane Agunsoye, Michelle Groenewald, Danielle Guizzo and Bruno Roberts-Dear2 Harmful hierarchies – With contributions from Ariane Agunsoye, Michelle Groenewald and Danielle Guizzo3 Blind to structural inequality4 Whitewashes history 5 Undermines democracy and development – With contributions from Brototi Roy and Francesca Rhys-WilliamsPart II: Reclaiming economics6 Reforming academia – With contributions from Ariane Agunsoye, Michelle Groenewald, Danielle Guizzo and Kamal Ramburuth-Hurt7 Everyday democracy – With contributions from Kamal Ramburuth-Hurt8 For future generationsAppendicesIndex
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Black Rose Books Milano Papers: Essays in Societal Alternatives
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Black Rose Books Community and Money: Caring, Gift-giving and
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Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Economic Democracy: The Working Class Alternative
Book SynopsisIdentifying capitalism as a system of privately owned corporations, this book envisions an alternative, more equitable form of economic organization within a democracy. Challenging the current system, which centralizes power within a small elite, this model points to democratic reforms in the workplace that could bring together organized labor, community mobilization, and political action to improve living conditions for all.
£999.99
New Internationalist Publications Ltd SOS Alternatives to Capitalism
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Progress Vs Parasites: A Brief History of the
Book SynopsisThe change in our ancestors' behaviour was barely perceptible at first. Only a few clues in the archaeological record – sea shells, ochre and stone tools exchanged over long distances – hint at what was to come. Today, a network of interdependence and trade spans the planet – lifting most of our species out of the grinding poverty of the past. But for much of history this engine of human progress stalled, with societies rigged in the interests of small parasitic elites. From the Greeks and Romans in antiquity, to China, India and Europe in the Middle Ages, the history of the world can be written as the constant struggle between the productive and the parasitic. Progress Vs Parasites charts this struggle. States rise and empires fall as the balance between the two shifts. It is the idea of freedom, Carswell argues, that ultimately allows the productive to escape the parasitic – and thus decides whether a society flourishes or flounders. A robust defence of classical liberalism, Progress Vs Parasites shows that the greatest threat to human progress today – as it has been in every age – is the idea that human affairs need to be ordered by top down design.Trade ReviewThere is remarkable breadth of history in this book, ranging from ancient Greece to the present day * Guardian *A passionately expressed set of arguments about why our current political arrangements do not work * Daily Telegraph *As a revolutionary text, Carswell's is right up there with the Communist Manifesto * Sunday Times *[Carswell] is as genuine a rebel as parliament contains... So when the revolution comes, metaphorically at least, I will join Douglas at the barricades' * The Times *Unusual and fascinating * Irish Times *Mr Carswell makes his case well * The Economist *The big twist is that Carswell thinks that the populist challengers to the status quo [...] are just as bad as the elite that they are trying to replace * Money Week *
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Profile Books Ltd The Failure of the Free Market and Democracy: And
Book SynopsisIn this wide-ranging but accessible overview, economist Daniel Ritter examines the changing circumstances that have led to the economic decline of the West and the rise of populism. He looks at the effects of globalisation and how increasing mechanisation has fuelled discontent, the collapse of existing communities, and a sense of disenfranchisement. The fault, he argues, lies not with advances in technology, or a lack of growth, but in rising inequality and an over-reliance on the free market. Examining the West's situation in a global context, both in relation to the rise of China and the ascendancy of private interest groups, he claims that the free market has failed, and with it representative democracy, arguing that we must 'update our very notions of work and reward' if we are to survive the current crisis. Informed, lucid and strongly argued, Ritter's compelling analysis is a must-read for anyone concerned to discover the origins of our current economic and political malaise, and its possible solutions.
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Verso Books Adorno, Foucault and the Critique of the West
Book SynopsisAdorno, Foucault, and the Critique of the West argues that critical theory continues to offer valuable resources for critique and contestation during this turbulent period in our history. To assess these resources, it examines the work of two of the twentieth century's more prominent social theorists: Theodor W. Adorno and Michel Foucault. Although Adorno was situated squarely in the Marxist tradition that Foucault would occasionally challenge, Cook demonstrates that their critiques of our current predicament are complementary in important respects. Among other things, they converge in their focus on the historical conditions-economic in Adorno and political in Foucault-that gave rise to the racist and authoritarian tendencies that continue to blight the West. But this book will also show that as Adorno and Foucault plumb the economic and political forces that have shaped our identities, they offer remarkably similar answers to the perennial question: What is to be done?Trade ReviewDefying conventional wisdom, Deborah Cook makes a compelling case for the complementarity of Adorno and Foucault's critical projects. In so doing, she makes clear that the theoretical legacy of the past century still has much to offer in the struggle to meet the daunting challenges of our own. -- Martin Jay, University of California, BerkeleyFoucault's relation to the Frankfurt School and the work of one of its key theorists was long overdue a critical reappraisal. Neither reducing one thinker to the other nor drawing artificial lines between traditions, this is a bold and thoughtful contribution to this valuable work. It should be required reading and the basis of wide critical engagement. -- Stuart Elden, University of Warwick and author of Foucault: The Birth of Power (2017) and Foucault’s Last Decade (2016)Michel Foucault once observed that had he known earlier in life about Frankfurt School critical theorists such as Adorno, he might have written little more than commentaries on their work, and he might have avoided some mistakes as well. Although Adorno and Foucault were surely dissimilar in many respects, Deborah Cook succeeds admirably in marking out the coordinates for their comparison. Alerting us to shared philosophical themes and emancipatory purposes, she has performed a truly important service by building a bridge between these two titans of modern social thought. -- Peter E. GordonAdorno was never confronted with structuralism and Foucault barely mentioned the Frankfurt School. Nevertheless, their critique of capitalism and Western civilization astonishingly converged. Cannot contemporary radical thought draw inspiration from both Adorno's unmasking of instrumental reason and Foucault's lucid investigation of biopolitical power? Deborah Cook establishes an extremely fruitful posthumous dialogue between these great thinkers. Highly readable and admiringly clear, her compelling essay provides many valuable ammunitions for critical theory in the twenty-first century. -- Enzo Traverso, author of Fire and Blood and The New Faces of FascismPraise for Adorno on Nature:Adorno is one of the most sophisticated and thorough materialists of the last century, and Cook introduces with much precision (and sympathy for those not already familiar with Adorno's work) the diversity and strength of Adorno's approach. Adorno on Nature functions in part, then, as a corrective to recent neglect of Adorno's commitment to Marxist materialism. * Mind *Praise for Adorno on Nature:A useful and persuasive account of Adorno's concept of nature and its relationship with the thought of, above all, Marx, but also Hegel, Kant and, to a lesser extent, Freud. * Marx and Philosophy Review of Books *Praise for Adorno on Nature:A comprehensive and careful analysis of the crucial and often underestimated role of nature in Adorno, tracing Adorno's conception of 'natural history' from the 1930s to the 1960s and articulating its implications for environmental philosophy and activism. * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Praise for Adorno on Nature:Deborah Cook provides an illuminating study of the concept of nature in Adorno and how it emerges and remains a central component of his work, undergirding the key themes of his philosophy. Clearly and lucidly presenting Adorno's complex ideas, Cook provides a work that should be of interest to both students and scholars of Adorno's important work. -- Douglas Kellner, UCLAPraise for The Culture Industry Revisited:Deborah Cook's study of Adorno and mass culture critically engages one of the most important thinkers of our century. An excellent job in presenting Adorno's complex thought applied to a wide range of issues in contemporary social theory and media criticism. -- Douglas Kellner, UCLA; author of Media Culture and Media Spectacle and the Crisis of DemocracyPraise for The Culture Industry Revisited:In sum, the book is a refreshing departure from the frequent tendency to bash and dismiss Adorno without further ado, or the tendency of his followers to simply celebrate him as the greatest theorist of the contemporary moment. Cook's book should thus be of significant use to those interested in Adorno and critical theory, cultural studies and mass communication, and contemporary social theory. Adorno's work itself is transdisciplinary and Cook presents him in a fashion in which he could be of use to a broad transdisciplinary audience. * Journal of Communication *Praise for The Culture Industry Revisited:Adorno's speculative thinking in the service of norms such as freedom, autonomy, and spontaneity serves as a prototype of social and political practice that might overcome the reification and narcissism endemic to contemporary mass culture. * Sociological Abstracts *Praise for Theodor Adorno: Key Concepts:This collection accomplishes its goal to lead us 'through the intricate labyrinth of Adorno's work." It is a reliable guide and will leave readers of Adorno less perplexed. * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *
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Verso Books The Knowledge Economy
Book SynopsisA revolutionary practice of production-the knowledge economy-has emerged in our time. It appears in every sector, not just in high-tech industry, but so far only as a series of insular vanguards that exclude the vast majority of workers and businesses. In this book Roberto Mangabeira Unger explores the hidden workings and the transformative potential of the knowledge economy. He describes the radical changes in economic and political institutions, and in ways of thinking, that could bring knowledge-intensive production to the whole economy-and inaugurate a period of accelerated and socially inclusive economic growth.Trade ReviewA restless visionary. * New York Times *A philosophical mind out of the Third World turning the tables, to become a synoptist and seer of the First. -- Perry AndersonOne of the few living philosophers whose thinking has the range of the great philosophers of the past. * Times Higher Education Supplement *Brazil's answer to John Stuart Mill ... a political philosopher extraordinaire. * Chronicle of Higher Education *His work may someday make possible a new national romance, and a hitherto undreamt-of national future. -- Richard RortyThe visionary program this new book sets out for universalizing the knowledge economy is not just a nice-to-have, but necessary. The Knowledge Economy is indispensable as a study of how to remedy the political polarization inequality has brought. -- Martin Sandbu * Financial Times *An intelligent examination of policy ideas which dare to challenge economic norms. -- Ruth F. Hunt * Morning Star *Unger's work can offer progressives key resources for exposing the false necessity of the American liberal status quo and thinking constructively about a different progressive vision for the United States. -- Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins * The Nation *
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Verso Books Democratizing Finance: Restructuring Credit to
Book SynopsisWhat if our financial system were organized to the benefit of the many rather than simply empowering the few? Robert Hockett and Fred Block argue that an entirely different financial system is both desirable and possible. They outline concrete steps that could get us there. Financial systems move the worlds savings from investment to investment, chasing the highest rates of return. They run on profit. But what if investment went to the enterprises or institutions that provided things that the majority of people would prioritize? Democratizing Finance includes six responses that seek to amend, elaborate, and challenge the arguments developed by Hockett and Block. Some of the core arguments put forward by other contributors include calls for the rapid elimination of private financial entities, the dilemmas of the politics associated with financial reforms, and the fate of parallel proposals advanced in the US in the 1930s.
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd The National Debt: A Short History
Book SynopsisWhile it is central to today's politics, few people fully understand the National Debt and its role in shaping the course of British history. Without it, Britain would not have gained--and lost--two empires, nor won its wars against France and Germany. But Britain has also been moulded by attempts to break free of the Debt, from postwar Keynesian economics to today's austerity. Martin Slater writes a vivid tale coloured with some of the most dramatic incidents and personalities of Britain's past--from clashes between King and Parliament, American independence and war in Europe, to the abolition of slavery, the development of the Union and the role of leading figures such as Pitt, Gladstone, Adam Smith and Keynes. From medieval times to the 2008 financial crash and beyond, The National Debt explores the changing fortunes of the Debt, and so of Great Britain.Trade Review'An invaluable book on one of the UK’s most remarkable instruments of power: the National Debt.' 'Interesting . . . the National Debt has been used by brilliant minds such as Keynes to save the nation, and by shysters throughout the ages to kick the can and to obscure who is really paying for what.'‘[A] lively history, taking in wars, empires, constitutional change and slavery, of the National Debt from medieval times to the 2008 crash and beyond.’'Slater’s work is much more than a technical treatise. His book is an invaluable guide to the evolution of the national debt and its interaction with the economy and society.' -- Journal of Modern History‘Slater’s account of the origins of the National Debt, and of its management up to the nineteenth century, is the clearest, most illuminating and most convincing that I have read.’‘This sprightly written book surveys the history of National Debt from the Middle Ages until the financial crisis of 2008 . . . an even-handed account.’'Slater has done a superb job, combining a fantastically clear explanation of what the National Debt actually is with an entertaining account of its history. This remarkably readable book will appeal to many a concerned citizen.' -- Evan Davis'Short, clear and readable. Slater shows how the National Debt has been enveloped in a miasma of misunderstanding and misinformation, and valiantly sets out to clear up the mess.' -- Robert Skidelsky'A tremendously satisfying book. Slater does not just recount and enliven history; he also explains the evolution of economic theories that influenced politicians, divided economists, and that continue to fire up public debate. A must-read for all those concerned by austerity.' -- Ann Pettifor, author of 'The Production of Money''A comprehensive and comprehensible explanation of Britain's National Debt over the centuries. Slater provides much-needed perspective on why, and when, our government should borrow.' -- Alistair Darling'A timely reminder that, while financing the growing National Debt since 2008 has been relatively easy, the road ahead will likely be far less steady.' -- Vicky Pryce'A fascinating tour of British economic history.' -- Jonathan Portes, author of '50 Capitalism Ideas You Really Need to Know''Slater has written insightfully about one of the biggest economic issues of our times. Placing the National Debt in its historical context, this book is a must-read on whether our debt levels are too high.' -- Linda Yueh, author of 'The Great Economists'
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Free Trade: Myth, Reality and Alternatives
Book SynopsisIn this book Australian economist, Graham Dunkley, explains and critiques the crucial concept of free trade. A policy of free trade is central to today's world-dominating globalization project. The more euphoric globalists uncritically assume that it has universal and unequivocal benefits for all people and countries. And the perpetual negotiations of the World Trade Organization are wholly based on this presumption. Graham Dunkley shows, however, that leading economists have always been more sceptical about free trade doctrine than the dogmatic globalizers realize. There are more holes in free trade theory than its advocates grasp. And the benefits of free trade in practice are more limited and contingent than they acknowledge. He also argues that the World Bank's long-time push for export-led development is misguided. A more democratic world trading order is necessary and possible. And more interventionist, self-reliant trade policies are feasible, especially if a more holistic view of economic development goals is adopted.Trade Review'An incisive and informative analysis of why free trade derails development, this book serves as an indispensable road map for those seeking to hack their way out of the neoliberal thicket.' Walden Bello 'This thought-provoking book is a valuable contribution to one of the greatest debates of our time, namely, trade and development. Some of its theses may be highly debatable, but all of them demand close attention.' Ha-Joon ChangTable of Contents 1. Introduction: Trade, Myth and Obsession 2. That's the Theory! Debating Free Trade Doctrine Forever 3. A Confederacy of Heretics: Two Centuries of Free Trade Dissent 4. What About the Practice? Trading and Free Trade in History and Reality 5. Development: Myths and Alternatives: A Critique of Globalising Growth 6. The Export Cult: The Import Substitution versus Export Orientation Debate 7. The Self-Reliance Option: Global Myths and Alternative Development 8. The Free Trade Adventure: The WTO, Global Myths and Alternatives 9. Conclusion
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The Social Market Foundation Stakeholding Society v. Enterprise Centre of
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Black Rose Books Toward a Humanist Political Economy
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Black Rose Books Bringing the Economy Home from the Market
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Lawrence & Wishart Ltd Neoliberal Culture
Book SynopsisWhat kind of thing is 'neoliberalism'? This collection of essays explores a range of possible answers to this question, arguing that neoliberalism is a complex, but specifiable and analysable phenomenon: a discursive formation, an ideology, a governmental programme, a hegemonic project, an assemblage of ideas, techniques and technologies, and what Deleuze and Guattari call an 'abstract machine'.Following an introductory essay by Jeremy Gilbert which contextualises the meaning and significance of neoliberalism, the collection considers the genesis, persistence and polyvalency of the concept across a range of cultural sites and discursive genres from political philosophy to pornography, from economics to photographic technology. Chapters examine the intersection of neoliberal ideology and political practice with experiences of race, gender, sexuality and class; with grand politics, technical innovation and hard economics.This book is essential reading for anyone interesting in the contemporary cultural climate, and the impact of the pervasive concept of neoliberalism on society in the present.Trade Review'This is the one of the very best explorations of neo-liberalism, and unique in that it approaches neoliberalism through its cultural articulations and implications. Em-bracing the complexity of neoliberalism and the diversity of efforts to comprehend it, the essays in the volume construct a rich vision of the ways neoliberalism is embodied, lived and resisted across the full range of cultural life. Anyone interested in neoliberalism should put this at the top of their reading list.' (Professor Lawrence Grossberg, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)Table of ContentsContents: What kind of thing is 'neoliberalism'? Jeremy Gilbert1. '... We got to get over before we go under ...' Fragments for a history of black vernacular neoliberalism, Paul Gilroy2. Foucault's 'critique' of neoliberalism, Rawls and the genealogy of public reason, Paul Patton3. Meritocracy as plutocracy: the marketising of 'equality' under neoliberalism, Jo Littler4. Thought bubble: neoliberalism and the politics of knowledge, Neal Curtis5. Capitalist realism and neoliberal hegemony: a dialogue, Mark Fisher and Jeremy Gilbert6. Beyond the entrepreneurial voyeur? Sex, porn and cultural politics, Stephen Maddison7. Feminism, the family and the new 'mediated' maternalism, Angela McRobbie8. Complexity as capture - neoliberalism and the loop of drive, Jodi Dean9. Neoliberal Britain's austerity foodscape: home economics, veg patch capitalism and culinary temporality, Lucy Potter and Claire Westall10. 'Hit your educable public right in the supermarket where they live': risk and failure in the work of William Gaddis, Nicky Marsh11. ATMs, tele-prompters and photo-booths: a short history of neoliberal optics, Mark Hayward
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Palgrave Macmillan The Political Economy of Terrorism
Book Synopsis1. Introduction and Global Terrorism Database.- 2. Existing understanding of terrorism and economics.- 3. The three main theatres of terrorism.- 4. India's political regimes since 2004.- 5. A quantitative analysis and understanding of terrorism in India.- 6. Distribution of terrorist attacks.- 7. Policies to combat terrorism.- 8. Conclusion.
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de Gruyter Oldenbourg Einführung in Die Volkswirtschaftslehre
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Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. K Mechanische Gerechtigkeit
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Walter Eucken: Ein Leben für Menschenwürde und
Book SynopsisDiese biographische Studie nimmt das Leben Walter Euckens in den Blick, eines der bedeutendsten Ökonomen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Er hat mit Kollegen aus der Rechtswissenschaft die Tradition der Freiburger Ordnungsökonomik begründet. Seine Erkenntnisse zu den Funktionsbedingungen einer freiheitlichen Wirtschafts- und Sozialordnung, die Wettbewerb und Menschenwürde in den Mittelpunkt stellt, wurden ideelle Grundlage für die Soziale Marktwirtschaft in Deutschland. Dieses Lebensbild Euckens stützt sich auf einen beträchtlichen Teil seiner nachgelassenen Korrespondenz. Er war in einen großen Familien-, Freundes-, Kollegen- und Schülerkreis eingebunden. Als wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Lehrer und Forscher war er ein unangepasster Denker, der eigene Wege bahnte. Im Rahmen der Freiburger Kreise engagierte er sich im Widerstand gegen die NS-Diktatur. In den Nachkriegsjahren wirkte er in der Politikberatung und plädierte vehement für den ordnungspolitischen Kurs der Freiburger Schule.
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Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. K Preisfreiheit als Bedingung der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft
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Springer International Publishing AG A Revolution in Economic Theory: The Economics of Piero Sraffa
Book SynopsisThis book draws on the work of one of the sharpest minds of the 20th century, Piero Sraffa. Ludwig Wittgenstein credited him for 'the most consequential ideas' of the Philosophical Investigations (1953) and put him high on his short list of geniuses. Sraffa's revolutionary contribution to economics was, however, lost to the world because economists did not pay attention to the philosophical underpinnings of his economics. Based on exhaustive archival research, Sinha presents an exciting new thesis that shows how Sraffa challenged the usual mode of theorizing in terms of essential and mechanical causation and, instead, argued for a descriptive or geometrical theory based on simultaneous relations. A consequence of this approach was a complete removal of 'agent's subjectivity' and 'marginal method' or counterfactual reasoning from economic analysis – the two fundamental pillars of orthodox economic theory.Table of Contents
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Duncker & Humblot Beitrage Zur Ordnungstheorie Und Ordnungspolitik
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Duncker & Humblot Entwicklung Der Konjunkturforschung Im Fruhen 20.
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Duncker & Humblot Zur Geschichte Des Vereins Fur Socialpolitik:
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Duncker & Humblot GmbH Der andere Ökonom
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Mathematik für Ökonomen
Book SynopsisIn allen Arbeitsfeldern brauchen Ökonomen heute eine gute ökonomische Intuition gepaart mit mathematischem Sachverstand. Das Buch bietet eine kompakte und zugleich anspruchsvolle Einführung in die für Ökonomen wichtigsten Werkzeuge der Analysis, Optimierung und linearen Algebra. Dabei beschränken sich die Autoren nicht darauf, die verschiedenen Methoden, Regeln und Theoreme vorzustellen, vielmehr beweisen sie die wichtigsten Aussagen, um Lesern ein Verständnis für die Richtigkeit mathematischer Aussagen und Beweistechniken zu vermitteln.Trade ReviewAus den Rezensionen: "… Auf fast allen Arbeitsgebieten der Ökonomen ist eine gute mathematische Vorbildung äußerst hilfreich … Vor diesem Hintergrund … leitet der Bonner VWL-Professor Frank Riedel und sein wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter die wichtigsten Aussagen Schritt für Schritt her, so dass man als Leser den Zweck und die Zielgerichtetheit mathematischer Modelle und Beweistechniken begreift. Alle Methoden veranschaulichen die Autoren mit Praxisbeispielen … Nicht nur Studenten dürften von diesem Lehrbuch enorm profitieren. Auch Praktiker können aus den hier vermittelten Kenntnissen der höheren Mathematik Nutzen ziehen." (in: STUDIUM - Das Buchmagazin für Studierende, Wintersemester 2007/08, S. 16)Table of ContentsGrundlagen.- Mengen.- Zahlen.- Vollst#x00E4;ndige Induktion.- Analysis I.- Funktionen.- Folgen und Grenzwerte.- Stetigkeit.- Differentialrechnung.- Optimierung I.- Integration.- Lineare Algebra.- Vektorr#x00E4;ume.- Lineare Gleichungssysteme.- Weiterf#x00FC;hrende Themen.- Analysis II.- Topologie.- Differentialrechnung im #x2118;.- Optimierung II.- Weiterf#x00FC;hrende Themen.
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