Economics Books
Princeton University Press The Social Life of Money
Book SynopsisQuestions about the nature of money have gained a new urgency in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Even as many people have less of it, there are more forms and systems of money, from local currencies and social lending to mobile money and Bitcoin. Yet our understanding of what money is--and what it might be--hasn't kept pace. In The SoTrade Review"An exhaustive analysis of money as a complex social process--not a thing--that will appeal to scholars in many fields."--Kirkus Reviews "Dodd presents a wide-ranging and sophisticated review and integration of the academic work related to alternative conceptions of modern money... [T]his is a richly rewarding book. Those of us accustomed to thinking of money as something we exchange for beer and pizza will never again have such a simple story."--Pietra Rivoli, Financial Times "Nigel Dodd's The Social Life of Money is fascinating."--Diane Coyle, Enlightened Economist "Exhaustively researched... Unexpected and fascinating."--BizEd "[T]his brilliant book helps reconsidering views, opinions and theoretical claims on money that might be taken for granted too easily. It is a must-read for any scholar interested in the topic as it helps to better understand the nature of money--or, of monies. Also, surely many future in-depth case studies of particular forms of money will gain enormously from this work."--Philipp Degens, LSE Sociology "As this book copiously shows, money is probably one of the most used concepts in the social sciences and the humanities, not counting economics... A significant accomplishment"--Alex Preda, American Journal of Sociology "This book is a serious but enjoyable read that is highly recommended for all; for laypeople, students, professional academics, basically anyone who is interested in the role of money in society. This book will undoubtedly lead the reader to reflect on some innovative and alternative ways to think about social reform and how reinventing money could improve our societies. It is a volume of creative experimentation that can be returned to again and again; there is much to digest and ponder here."--Tamara d'Auvergne, Symbolic InteractionTable of ContentsPREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION IX ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS XVII INTRODUCTION 1 1 ORIGINS Barter 17 Tribute 23 Quantification 27 Mana 30 Language 34 Violence 43 Conclusion 46 2 CAPITAL The Contradictions of Money 51 Credit Money 55 Finance Capital 59 Primitive Accumulation 63 When Credit Fails 66 Behind the Veil 72 Seeing Double 79 Conclusion 87 3 DEBT Debt's Untold Story 94 Credit and Nothing but Credit 102 Neochartalism 106 Schumpeter's Banks 111 Minsky's Half-Century 117 Strange Money 121 Austerity Myths 126 Conclusion 132 4 GUILT Ubermensch and Eternal Return 136 Capitalism, Debt, and Religion 142 Filthy Lucre 149 Conclusion 158 5 WASTE Money, Excretion, and Heterogeneous Matter 166 Derrida's Ghosts 179 Cool Money, Living Money 189 Conclusion 204 6 TERRITORY Westfailure 216 Nomisma 222 Deterritorialization 226 Empire 237 Euroland 251 Conclusion 266 7 CULTURE Money and Cultural Alienation 273 Polanyi and the Problem of Embeddedness 278 Relational Monies 286 Scales of Value 294 A Quality Theory of Money 298 Repersonalizing Impersonal Money 305 Conclusion 310 8 UTOPIA Simmel's Perfect Money 316 Fromm's Humanistic Utopia 330 Giving Time for Time 342 Rotting Money 346 Proudhon's Bank 351 Vires in Numeris 362 Toward a Monetary Commons 372 Conclusion 381 CONCLUSION 385 BIBLIOGRAPHY 395 INDEX 421
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Princeton University Press The Extreme Gone Mainstream
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is a necessary book for anyone wanting to better understand the rituals and strategies being used in far-right cultures as they attempt to bring xenophobic, fascistic ideologies to the mainstream."---Louie Dean Valencia-Garcia, EuropeNow"Highly original."---Cas Mudde, FiveBooks
£25.20
Princeton University Press Unequal Gains
Book SynopsisUnequal Gains offers a radically new understanding of the economi c evolution of the United States, providing a complete picture of the uneven progress of America from colonial times to today.--Provided by publisher.Trade Review"[I]ts conclusions are both accessible and urgent."--Kirkus "Brilliant... A masterpiece in quantitative and qualitative economic research destined to become a classic in its field."--Library Journal, starred review "An ambitious and rigorous attempt to address some long-overlooked questions about U.S. economic development."--Helen Fessenden, Econ Focus "[Unequal Gains] traces how inequality surged and receded in American history... The book contains an unprecedented graph that goes all the way back to the eve of independence and charts how unequal people's incomes were... This is as much a work of history as it is a work of economics."--Washington Post "Stunning."--Kenneth Stewart and Casey Jones, Standard-TimesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xv 1 Persistent Debate, a New Approach, More Data, Rich Findings 1 2 Colonial Incomes on the Eve of the Revolution 13 3 When Did Colonial America Get Rich? 43 4 Losing the Lead: Th e Cost of Revolution and Independence 77 5 Unequal Economic Growth, 1800- 1860 96 6 The Civil War: Growth Lost, Freedom Gained, Inequality Maintained 142 7 Contending Forces: American Incomes across the Late Nineteenth Century 166 8 The Greatest Leveling of All Time 194 9 Rising Inequality Once More, since the 1970s 219 10 Inequality and Growth: History Lessons for the Future 242 Appendix A A Guide to the 1774 and 1800 Income Estimates 263 Appendix B Salaries, Payment in Kind, and Workdays 279 Appendix C Estimating Slaves' Retained Earnings, Colonial Times to 1860 287 Appendix D American versus British Prices, 1640- 1875 304 Appendix E A Guide to the 1860 Income Estimates, and Some Modifications for 1850 311 Appendix F A Guide to the 1870 Income Estimates 320 Appendix G Farm Operators' Incomes in 1870 327 Appendix H Sources and Notes to Tables and Figures in Main Text 349 References 369 Index 391
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Princeton University Press Measuring Tomorrow
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In this book, Éloi Laurent addresses the challenge of ensuring that measurement of the economy reflects all the dimensions of what society values, including the sustainable use of resources. This is a practical contribution to the increasingly salient agenda of going `beyond GDP' in setting metrics to guide public policy, incorporating indicators of environmental quality and well-being."—Diane Coyle, author of GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History"Measuring Tomorrow maps the terrain of a burgeoning field, drawing together a wealth of information and insights on the measurement of human and ecological well‐being, and contrasting new measures with the conventional narrow focus on GDP."—James K. Boyce, University of Massachusetts Amherst"Measuring Tomorrow has important things to say about how we can make sustainability and well-being more central to our politics and societies."—Daniel Mügge, University of Amsterdam
£28.80
Princeton University Press Rules for the Global Economy
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A useful contribution to the international economics literature."--ChoiceTable of ContentsForeword vii Preface ix Chapter I: The Concept of aWorld Economic Order 1 Chapter II: Globalization and Its Impact on the International Rule System 20 Chapter III: How Rules Are Established 32 Chapter IV: How Rules Are Stabilized 50 Chapter V: Rules for International Product Markets 75 Chapter VI: Rules for Border-Crossing Factor Movements 100 Chapter VII: Rules for the Global Environment 121 Chapter VIII: Preventing Financial Instability 150 Chapter IX: Avoiding Currency Crises 177 Chapter X: Ethical Norms, Human Rights, Fairness, and Legitimacy: Restraints for the International Rule System 197 Chapter XI: Interdependence of Orders, Structure of the Rule System, and Institutional Fit 215 Chapter XII: Major Challenges to the Rule System in the Future 231 References and Further Reading 249 Index 263
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Princeton University Press The First Crash Lessons from the South Sea
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Richard Dale ... picks a scholarly but readable path through the events that led to the collapse of shares in the infamous South Sea Company in 1720. Only the purblind could fail to draw some important parallels between the events of that year and the bubbles of the more recent past, not least the dot.com mania of five years ago."--Jonathan Davis, The IndependentTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Chapter One: Coffee Houses, The Press and Misinformation 7 Chapter Two: Exchange Alley and the Evolution of London's Securities Market 22 Chapter Three: Origins of the South Sea Company 40 Chapter Four: John Law and the Mississippi Bubble 56 Chapter Five: The South Sea Scheme 73 Chapter Six: The Bubble 96 Chapter Seven: The Crash 125 Chapter Eight: Crisis Resolution 140 Chapter Nine: Lessons from the South Sea Bubble 155 Appendix I: Hutcheson's South Sea Parable 171 Appendix II: Technical Note on Stock and Subscription Price Data 172 Chapter Ten: Conclusion 178 Glossary 185 Bibliography 187 Index 195
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Princeton University Press An Economic Analysis of the Family
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Ermisch provides a well-written introduction to how economists analyze families that will be useful to students, economists and other social scientists, and policymakers. He devotes more attention than do previous books to interesting analysis of issues related to household formation and social context, and he more rigorously integrates recent developments, both theoretical and empirical, in this area of expanding scholarship."—Jere R. Behrman, University of Pennsylvania"This is a good book, carefully written and a pleasure to read. It covers all aspects of family economics, with a particular emphasis on demographic issues, and conveys the main ideas of the existing literature in a clear, articulate, interesting manner. It should meet the needs of many students."—Pierre André Chiappori, University of Chicago"Well written and well organized, this book is particularly strong on issues relating to the intra-household allocation of resources—an area that has seen important research in recent years—and relations among members of non-intact families. It will be widely adopted as a very useful teaching text."—Alessandro Cigno, University of FlorenceTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*CHAPTER ONE. Introduction, pg. 1*CHAPTER TWO. Conflict and Cooperation in the Family: Intra-Household Allocation, pg. 21*CHAPTER THREE. Altruism in the Family, pg. 51*CHAPTER FOUR. Home Production and Investment, pg. 74*CHAPTER FIVE. Investments in and Financial Transfers to Children, pg. 86*CHAPTER SIX. Economic Theories of Fertility, pg. 109*CHAPTER SEVEN. Matching in the Marriage Market, pg. 137*CHAPTER EIGHT. When Forever Is No More: Divorce and Child Support, pg. 169*CHAPTER NINE. Non-Altruistic Family Transfers, pg. 195*CHAPTER TEN. Household Formation, pg. 218*CHAPTER ELEVEN. Social Interaction, pg. 238*Bibliography, pg. 255*Index, pg. 263
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Princeton University Press Postmodern Moments in Modern Economics
Book SynopsisTrade Review"No other treatment of economics and postmodernism, including those written by the same authors, is as good as this one. The first chapter, which introduces postmodernism and constructs a genealogy of postmodernism in economics, is excellent. The last chapter ... is a great addition because it challenges the notion that the economics expert has an unqualified 'better' understanding of the economy that the person on the street."--ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xvii Chapter One An Introduction to Postmodernism, for Economics 1 Chapter Two Knowledge, Uncertainty, and Keynesian Economics 55 Chapter Three The Body and Neoclassical Economics 92 Chapter Four Feminist Economics: (Re)Gendering Knowledge and Subjectivity 137 Chapter Five Values and Institutional Economics 171 Chapter Six Capitalism, Socialism, and Marxian Economics 216 Chapter Seven Academic and Everyday Economic Knowledges 252 Appendix 283 Appendix B 285 Appendix C 287 Chapter Eight Economic Fragments 289 References 301 Index 333
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Princeton University Press Cultures Merging A Historical and Economic
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Jones's scholarship is enormous, and the book is full of fascinating facts... He writes clearly with an absence of jargon, which makes the book accessible to a wide audience. Economists could certainly benefit from the way it opens up a wider set of perspectives. And ... there is more than enough interesting material to make the book worthwhile for the more general reader."--Paul Ormerod, Times Higher Education Supplement "Jones' book is important because it links our economic past and future with our ideas about culture."--Mark Trahant, Seattle Post-Intelligencer "An accessible, illuminating, and inspiring book."--Avner Greif, EH.net "Eric Jones is intelligent, literate, and eclectic. His comments range over many fields besides economic history, and he writes in a sprightly manner. The book is fun to read, and it engages one of the big issues of economic history: the role of culture in economic affairs."--Peter Temin, Economic History Review "Eric L. Jones has written an interesting and well-argued critique of two positions that he believes are well entrenched in the economic history literature. The first, which he terms 'cultural nullity', is widely held by economists and assigns no or at best a trivial role to culture in explaining economic outcomes. Second, Jones criticizes those (often historians) who think of a 'cultural fixity', in which an unchanging culture dominates every other aspect of life... Jones marshals an impressive and at times amusing range of illustrations of the fluidity of cultures."--Harold James, International History Review "Cultures Merging is a remarkable historical tour de force presenting a wealth of argument to indicate the role of economic forces in the modification of culture and vice versa."--Arthur Webb, Journal of Cultural Economics "Jones ... makes a compelling argument for the special place of literature in understanding these dialectics of poverty."--John Marsh, The Minnesota Review "Jones writes in a vivid, attractive manner, expressing sometimes trenchant arguments on specific topics... His book has a syncretic and eclectic feel, and conveys a sense of its author as someone who, having established his standing in his previous, more focused work, now revels in his ability to survey that of another generation or two of scholars, and to tell his readers which leads to follow and which to consider useless."--Gianfranco Poggi, SociologicaTable of ContentsPreface vii PART I CULTURAL ANALYSIS Chapter 1: The Revival of Cultural Explanation 3 Chapter 2: Cultures Fluid and Sticky 31 Chapter 3: Culture as Mediocrity 52 Chapter 4: The Means of Merging 85 Chapter 5: Institutions as Cryptogams 108 PART II CULTURAL COMMENTARY Chapter 6: Cultures of Immigration 135 Chapter 7: East Asia's Experience 161 Chapter 8: Economic Changes, Cultural Responses 194 Chapter 9: Cultural Protection 223 PART III CONCLUSION Chapter 10: Culture as Reciprocity 255 Bibliography 273 Index 291
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Princeton University Press The Moral Background
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewCo-Winner of the 2016 Viviana Zelizer Award for Best Book, Economic Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association Co-Winner of the 2015 Outstanding Published Book Award, Altruism, Morality and Social Solidarity Section of the American Sociological Association Honorable Mention for the 2015 Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book, Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association "The most incisive and theoretically sophisticated entry into the 'new sociology of morality' movement that has consolidated in recent years."--Omar Lizardo, Contemporary Sociology "The Moral Background is an ambitious, deeply researched, and engaging book... Abend's account is both thorough and broad, and the erudition he displays is astounding... [A] masterful book."--Simone Polillo, Social Forces "Abend combines history, philosophy, and social science to suggest a comprehensive base for understanding moral behavior. While the book's focus is on business ethics, the insights presented have many applications."--Choice "[A] stimulating book, essential to understand the place of the business world ... in the moral landscape of America today, but also ... to grasp the contemporary trends in corporate social responsibility."--Michel Anteby, Sociologie du Travail "This is an enormously ambitious book packed with history, ethics, and philosophy of science as well as sociology. It is more historical than much history of philosophy and takes business ethics more seriously than most ethicists do. It is an important contribution to creating a field in which researchers in a variety of traditions mutually inform each other about morality."--Dale Jamieson, European Journal of Sociology "The Moral Background discerns and details moral patterns in the echo chamber where business protagonists talk, mostly to each other, about ethical motives, obligations, and opportunities. Abend has done a yeoman's job in excavating, analyzing, and systematizing the discursive surrounds of business ethics, pushing us all to think about who can and cannot be seen in the moral background."--Robin Wagner-Pacifici, European Journal of Sociology "Especially important among the virtues of Abend's research is his ability to work through a huge body of historical material ... and to find meaning in these disparate sources that point back to the 'moral backgrounds' from which they emanate. This is a truly gigantic task of intellectual integration, and Abend's book sets a high bar for future studies of the cultural meaning of intellectual, practical, and normative social realities."--Daniel Little, Understanding Society Blog "The Moral Background is an intriguing and useful book. Abend develops and promotes an analytical concept that contemporary sociology desperately needs. I think it will be influential as cultural sociology continues to seek the right balance between culture as a repertoire of skills and styles and culture as something deeper--something that shapes the thoughts we think and provides the menu for the kinds of people we can aspire to be."--Stephen Vaisey, European Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 1. Moral Causes 1 2. Business Ethicists 5 3. History, Morals, and Markets 10 4. The Arguments 15 5. The Plan 20 Chapter 1. The Moral Background 28 1.1. Morality as an Object of Inquiry 28 1.2. What the Background Comprises 33 1.3. What Makes the Background a Background 52 1.4. Background Theorists 56 1.5. What the Background Is For 66 Chapter 2. Ethics as a Business Proposition 71 2.1. Glaucon's Challenge 71 2.2. Today's Business Ethicists 76 2.3. The Business Case 79 2.4. Do the Right Thing 84 2.5. Policy and Self-Interest 88 2.6. Yesterday's Business Ethicists 95 2.7. Balance Sheets 99 2.8. He Profits Most Who Serves Best 106 Chapter 3. Christian Motives 115 3.1. Enlightened Scots 115 3.2. Springs of Action 120 3.3. Machiavellian Appearances 126 3.4. Compromises 132 3.5. Duties and Motives 142 3.6. The Religion of the Heart 148 3.7. One Question Too Many 156 Chapter 4. The Good of American Business 161 4.1. The Pesky Calf 161 4.2. The Chamber 165 4.3. Government Will 174 4.4. The Principles of Business Conduct 183 4.5. Codes of Ethics 190 4.6. American Business 195 4.7. The Uses of Ethics 202 Appendix 205 Chapter 5. The Good of American Society 207 5.1. Inculcating Ethics 207 5.2. Business Schools 210 5.3. The Intellectual and the Ethical Arguments 224 5.4. Ethics at Work 234 5.5. The Good of America 249 Chapter 6. Standards of Practice 260 6.1. Types 260 6.2. The Science of Ethics 264 6.3. Science and Ethics at the Business School 276 6.4. Cases 282 6.5. Metaethics 290 6.6. Service and the Golden Rule 299 Chapter 7. The Christian Merchant 306 7.1. Moral Exemplars 306 7.2. Mammon 310 7.3. Ambivalence 316 7.4. Metaphysics 326 7.5. Stewardship 332 7.6. Stewardship Metaphysics 341 7.7. Spheres 347 Conclusion 357 1. Business Is Business 357 2. Back to the Background 364 3. The Science of Morality 372 4. Whither the Science of Morality? 379 Acknowledgments 387 Index 389
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Princeton University Press Paying the Tab The Costs and Benefits of Alcohol
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A wonderful little book... Draws on history, political philosophy and straight economics to point out that higher alcohol taxes would fit squarely in the American tradition."--David Leonhardt, New York Times "As laws against smoking and drugs become more draconian, the relative regulatory neglect of alcohol remains a mystery. Much of this mystery--at least in the US context--has recently been dispelled in Paying the Tab, a gem of social science by the Duke University economist Philip Cook... Mr. Cook's original and very literary book shows how certain principles of markets and regulation break down when a cherished commodity happens to be a mind-altering (and judgment-impairing) drug."--Christopher Caldwell, Financial Times "As one of the nation's leading public policy scholars, Cook brings his substantial background in applied economics research to bear on the topic of alcohol policy. In the process, he presents a first-rate example of how to approach a controversial social issue using economic reasoning. Ultimately arguing in favor of enhanced control (but far short of prohibition) to reduce the incidence of drinking, Cook does not reach this conclusion casually. Instead, he considers a full range of costs and benefits of alcohol control policy, including the enjoyment moderate drinking brings to many people...Cook provides the reader with an accessible, up-to-date treatise that is essential reading for anyone interested in social policy relating to alcohol control. Paying the Tab should be on every public policy professor's reading list."--H. Winter, Choice "In his book Paying the Tab, Philip Cook presents a comprehensive in-depth analysis of this complex policy issue. The book includes a review of the history of alcohol control in the United States, determines the evidence of its effectiveness, and provides an assessment of the proven policy options intended to curb alcohol use. I highly recommend this book to anyone who seeks to understand the effect of alcohol control policies in the United States. It is a must-read for anyone involved in legislative efforts to implement and strengthen such policies."--Bernd Wollschlaeger, Journal of the American Medical Association "Paying the Tab offers a wide-ranging historical and social scientific perspective on alcohol in the United States and argues that more must be done to control the consumption of alcohol."--Jennifer Prah Ruger, Ph.D., New England Journal of Medicine "Philip Cook does not offer us an economic history here, but his book should still be of interest to American economic historians and anyone interested in addiction, alcohol and related problems. He ably reviews and dissects an extensive literature to make the case for additional alcohol control policies."--Mark Thornton, EH.Net "Philip Cook's book, Paying the Tab, is an excellent book for academics, policy analysts, and graduate students to use as a primary source on U.S. alcohol policy... Cook sets precedence for all other authors who write on substance abuse policy should follow. He provides both an in-depth analysis of one drug by examining it through historical, economic and social viewpoints."--Dwight Vick, International Journal of Drug PolicyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xi CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1 PART I Rise and Fall of Alcohol Control 11 CHAPTER 2: A Brief History of the Supply Side 13 CHAPTER 3: The Alcoholism Movement 34 PART II Evidence of Effectiveness 47 CHAPTER 4: Drinking: A Primer 49 CHAPTER 5: Prices and Quantities 65 CHAPTER 6: Alcohol Control as Injury Prevention 82 CHAPTER 7: Long-Term Effects: Hearts and Minds 107 CHAPTER 8: The Drinker's Bonus 120 PART III Assessing Policy Options 131 CHAPTER 9: Evaluating Interventions 133 CHAPTER 10: Regulating Supply 148 CHAPTER 11: Taxing the Alcohol Industry 165 CHAPTER 12: Youth as a Special Case 179 CHAPTER 13: Alcohol-Control Policy for the Twenty-First Century 196 Methodological Appendix 203 Notes 207 References 221 Index 249
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Princeton University Press Capital and Collusion The Political Logic of
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Capital and Collusion provides an interesting read for anyone attracted by the complexity of international political economic development... By highlighting the forces at work in developing countries, Root addresses the notion that distribution of wealth is often complex and requires situation specific responses to nations who are hindered by collusive cultural practices."--Andrew J. Prelog, Journal of Economic IssuesTable of ContentsTables and Figures ix PART I: Analytical Perspectives 1 CHAPTER ONE: Risk, Uncertainty, and Social Progress 3 CHAPTER TWO: Social Foundations of Policy Credibility 17 CHAPTER THREE: Politics and Economic Structure: The Economic Logic of Autocracy 35 CHAPTER FOUR: An Amazing Economy of Information: The Financial System 48 PART II: Regional and National Complexity 57 CHAPTER FIVE: Closing the Social Productivity Gap in East Asia 59 CHAPTER SIX: The Price of Exclusion: Latin America's Explosive Debt 89 CHAPTER SEVEN: Why Not India?New Century, New Country 114 CHAPTER EIGHT: Pakistan on the Edge 157 CHAPTER NINE: China's Capitalist Dream: Between Hierarchy and Market 187 PART III: Conclusion 219 CHAPTER TEN: Mobilizing the State as Public Risk Manager 221 CONCLUSION: Uncertainty, Competition, and Collusion in Early Capital Accumulation 246 Acknowledgments 249 Appendix 1 Data Sources 251 Appendix 2 Variables 252 Notes 253 References 307 Index 327
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Princeton University Press Learning by Example Imitation and Innovation at a Global Bank
Trade Review"Learning by Example is a thoughtful contribution that will enrich the dialogue among sociologists and organization theorists and point to new research questions."--Rosabeth Moss Kanter, American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsPreface ix Introduction 1 Section One: Setting the Scene: Benchmarking and a Bank 25 Chapter 1: Benchmarking as a Management Technique 27 Chapter 2: Global Financial and Team Challenge 55 Section Two: The Process of Benchmarking: How and Who? 79 Chapter 3: Practical Reasoning and the Case for Change 81 Chapter 4: The Construction of a Reference Group 109 Chapter 5: Interorganizational Influence 142 Section Three: The Results of Benchmarking: Proposals and Programs 171 Chapter 6: Common Moves in Organizational Reform 173 Chapter 7: Personal and Programmatic Impact 194 Chapter 8: Global Financial's Corporate Quality Initiative 215 Chapter 9: Some Lessons from the Search for Best Practice 247 Bibliography 265 Index 281
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Princeton University Press Why Australia Prospered
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[T]he first major economic history of Australia for 40 years."--Ross Gittins, Sydney Morning Herald "[R]emarkable... Why Australia Prospered distills decades of research and teaching to present an account of Australia and its development that is solid, surprising and pertinent to the contemporary debate about the country's future... In his assembly of evidence and his judicious review of the debates of Australian development, McLean has made a profoundly important contribution to our understanding of where Australia has come from as a nation, where they country is now--and where it is going."--Australian Financial Review "In Why Australia Prospered, Ian McLean explores the fascinating mix of factors explaining this persistence of prosperity... [A] carefully researched book."--Times Higher Education Supplement "McLean provides a comprehensive account of the factors contributing to Australia's remarkable economic growth."--Choice "In this impressive book McLean demonstrates the contribution economic history can make to scholarship on the past and the politics of the present... [T]he work of a manifestly fine scholar with many important points to make and ideas that need to be heard far beyond university economics departments, or what's left of them."--Stephen Matchett, Australian "[A]n outstanding piece of scholarship... Ian McLean has written a timely and masterful account of the long sweep of Australia's economic history, which will be relished by anyone interested in the unique circumstances of this country's remarkable economic development. Written for the non-specialist, the narrative is accessible, brisk and appropriately, if sparsely, illustrated with charts and tables."--Ian Harper, EH.Net "[T]his is a superb book. Anyone with even a superficial interest in Australian economic history should read it, and be educated by it."--Tim Hatton, Australian Economic History Review "McLean has an admirable ability to sum up complex issues using simple, often elegant sentences. He is a highly skilled tradesperson who uses economists' tools, but this does not compromise the readability of his text. Why Australia Prospered deserves a wide audience. It would be a suitable text for undergraduate use, while giving postgraduate students and established scholars plenty to think about."--Lionel Frost, Australian Historical Studies "Why Australia Prospered is both expansively ambitious and narrowly precise... McLean is a meticulous analyst and a calm judge, comfortable with unorthodoxy and big turning points if that is where the evidence leads."--Jock Given, Inside Story "McLean's telling of Australian economic history is not only fascinating, it is also fresh... [It is] a book that better integrates Australia's story into mainstream economic history than any before it."--Andrew Leigh, Journal of Economic Literature "It is engagingly written... Most important of all is McLean's impressive use of the comparative approach... While the book's focus is on natural resources and institutions, the author provides stimulating interpretations of many phases of economic history."--Simon Ville, American Historical Review "Why Australia Prospered is a rewarding read. The book is targeted at a broad audience, and to this end, MacLean interweaves historical narrative with analysis. Its chronological presentation allows some refreshing perspectives on events, and theoretical and policy debates, all of which are informed by the deep scholarship that the author demonstrates... [T]his is an excellent and enjoyable book that reminds us of the importance of historical context."--Shauna Phillips, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource "With this new book, McLean provides a missing exposition that could help re-energise such studies. It is a coherent, well-written, well-reasoned and accessible survey of Australian economic evolution. It benefits from the integration that comes from being penned by a single mind."--Glenn Withers, Economic Record "Australian economic history is undergoing something of a minor revival ... and this book is a welcome addition to the literature on the history of Australia in the global economy, stressing as it does both continuity and change."--David Meredith, English Historical ReviewTable of ContentsList of Figures ix List of Tables xi Preface and Acknowledgments xiii Map xvi Chapter 1 Introduction: Weaving Analysis and Narrative 1 Chapter 2 What Is to Be Explained, and How 11 * Comparative Levels of GDP Per Capita 11 * Booms, Busts, and Stagnation in Domestic Prosperity 15 * Other Indicators of Economic Prosperity 19 * From Evidence to Analysis 25 * Extensive Growth and Factor Accumulation 27 * Growth Theory and Australian Economic Historiography 29 * Recent Themes in Growth Economics 32 Chapter 3 Origins: An Economy Built from Scratch? 37 * The Pre-1788 Economy of the Aborigines 38 * The Aboriginal Contribution to the Post-1788 Economy 42 * The Convict Economy and Its Peculiar Labor Market 44 * Further Features of the Economy Relevant to Later Prosperity 50 * British Subsidies and Australian Living Standards 53 Chapter 4 Squatting, Colonial Autocracy, and Imperial Policies 57 * Why the Wool Industry Was So Efficient 58 * Evolution of Political Institutions: From Autocracy to Responsible Government 63 * The Labor Market: Ending Transportation, Preventing Coolie Immigration 67 * Thwarting the Squatters: Land Policies to 1847 69 * Other Determinants of Early Colonial Prosperity 73 * The Argentine Road Not Taken 76 Chapter 5 Becoming Very Rich 80 * The Economic Effects of Gold: Avoiding the Resource Curse 84 * Sustaining Economic Prosperity Following the Rushes 90 * Consolidating Democracy and Resolving the Squatter- Selector Conflict 96 * Openness and Growth 100 * Rural Productivity and Its Sources 108 Chapter 6 Depression, Drought, and Federation 113 * Explaining Relative Incomes 113 * Eating the Seed Corn? 116 * Boom, Bubble, and Bust: A Classic Debt Crisis 119 * Why Was Recovery So Slow? Comparison with Other Settler Economies 125 * Tropics, Crops, and Melanesians: Another Road Not Taken 132 * Economic Effects of Federation 135 * Accounting for the Loss of the "Top Spot" in Income Per Capita 139 Chapter 7 A Succession of Negative Shocks 144 * Why Was the Economic Impact of World War I So Severe? 147 * Why No Return to Normalcy? 148 * Pursuing Rural Development--A Field of Dreams? 154 * Growth in Other Settler Economies 157 * Debt Crisis, Then Depression-- Policy Responses and Constraints 160 * Imperial Economic Links-- Declining Net Benefi ts 165 * Could the Post-1960 Mineral Boom Have Occurred Earlier? 170 * The Debate over Stagnant Living Standards 173 Chapter 8 The Pacific War and the Second Golden Age 176 * Why the Pacific War Fostered Domestic Growth 177 * The Golden Age Was Not Uniquely Australian 183 * Export Growth, Factor Inflows, and the Korean War Wool Boom 186 * Macroeconomic Theory and Policies--What Role? 191 * Location Advantage: Asian Industrialization and Changing Trade Partners 193 * High Tide for Australian Industrialization 196 * Underinvestment in Human Capital? 199 * The Debate over Postwar Growth Performance 205 Chapter 9 Shocks, Policy Shift s, and Another Long Boom 210 * Why Did the Postwar Economic Boom End? 212 * The Reemergence of a Booming Mining Sector 215 * Macroeconomic Management in the 1970s 217 * Economic Policy Shift s in the 1980s 219 * Reevaluations 224 * The Quarry Economy: The Return of Resources-Based Prosperity 228 * The Contribution of Economic Reforms to Productivity 235 * Sustaining Prosperity through Boom and Bubble--A Historical Perspective 241 Chapter 10 The Shifting Bases of Prosperity 246 Appendix Note on Statistics and Sources 257 References 259 Index 277
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Princeton University Press Economics in Perspective
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Remarkable...Economics in Perspectivewill raise Galbraith's reputation among those who already know him and will introduce him to a new generation. More than a quick one-volume review of economic thought, [this book] is a sweeping, often brilliant and always accessible summary of the insights Galbraith has developed."--Los Angeles Times "Another classic by Galbraith."--Library Journal "An accomplished annalist as well as an acute analyst, Galbraith offers capsule commentary on significant contributors to the development of economic ideas from Aristotle through Keynes and beyond... [Economics in Perspective] affords an engaging, opinionated introduction to economic theory and practice."--Kirkus
£20.90
Princeton University Press The Culture of Contentment
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Thought-provoking."--Kirkus
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Princeton University Press Matching with Transfers
Book SynopsisTrade Review"With Matching with Transfers, Chiaporri provides a valuable contribution and summary of the matching and family economics literature."---Scott Alan Carson, Journal of Economic and Social Thought"This book uses matching theory with transferable utility to analyse the economics of family and marriage patterns. It provides a useful survey of the authors’ impressive contribution to this literature."---Roberto Bonilla, Journal of EconomicsTable of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xv 1 Introduction: Matching Models in Economics 1 1.1 Motivation: Two Puzzles 1 1.1.1 Inequality 1 1.1.2 Demand for Higher Education 2 1.2 Matching Models: Main Features 4 1.2.1 Absence of Frictions 4 1.2.2 Are Transfers Relevant? 5 1.3 Matching and the Household 9 1.3.1 Household Behavior: Existing Models 9 1.3.2 Bargaining Models of the Household 12 1.4 Content 17 2 Matching with Transfers: Basic Notions 19 2.1 Bilateral, One-to-One Matching: Common Framework 19 2.2 The Three Types of Models 20 2.2.1 Defining the Problem 20 2.2.2 Defining the Solution 23 3 Matching under Transferable Utility: Theory 27 3.1 Definition and First Properties 27 3.1.1 Formal Definition 27 3.1.2 TU as an Ordinal Property 27 3.1.3 Specific Assumptions on Preferences 29 3.1.4 The Sources of Heterogeneity 33 3.1.5 A TU Model Is Unitary 34 3.1.6 An Example 35 3.1.7 Extensions 38 3.1.8 Testable Implications 39 3.1.9 A Bridge between NTU and TU: From Gale-Shapley to Kelso-Crawford-Knoer and Beyond 40 3.2 Optimal Transportation 43 3.2.1 Basic Duality Result 43 3.2.2 An Intuitive Illustration 46 3.2.3 Implications of the Basic Result 47 3.3 Supermodularity and Assortativeness 49 3.3.1 Supermodularity 49 3.3.2 Assortativeness 50 3.3.3 Two Simple Examples 53 3.3.4 Who Are the Singles? 55 3.3.5 The Twist Condition 58 3.4 Individual Utilities and Intrahousehold Allocation 60 3.4.1 Recovering Individual Utilities 60 3.4.2 Particular Case: Matching on Income 63 3.4.3 Exogenous versus Endogenous Sharing Rules: A Simple Example 69 3.5 Link with Hedonic Models 73 3.5.1 Hedonic Models 73 3.5.2 Hedonic Equilibrium and Stable Matching 75 3.5.3 Example 1: A Competitive IO Model 77 3.5.4 Example 2: Randomized Matching 81 4 Matching by Categories 87 4.1 Accounting for Unobservable Heterogeneity 87 4.1.1 The Separability Assumption 88 4.1.2 How Can Separability Be Justified? 89 4.1.3 Dual Structure under Separability 91 4.1.4 A Comparative Static Result 93 4.2 The Choo-Siow Model 96 4.2.1 The Basic Structure 96 4.2.2 The Matching Function 98 4.2.3 Heteroskedasticity: A Short Discussion 99 4.2.4 Covariates 103 4.2.5 Comparative Statics in the Choo-Siow Model 104 4.2.6 Testability and Identifiability of the Choo-Siow Model 108 4.2.7 Extension: Galichon and Salanie's Cupid Framework 112 5 Matching under Transferable Utility: Some Extensions 115 5.1 Preinvestment 115 5.1.1 The Issue 115 5.1.2 A Simple Example 116 5.1.3 What Was Wrong with the Previous Arguments? 117 5.1.4 The Main Result 119 5.1.5 Coordination Failures and Inefficient Equilibria 120 5.2 Risk Sharing 121 5.2.1 When Is TU Relevant? A Simple Example 121 5.2.2 When Is TU Relevant? A General Result 123 5.2.3 An Integrated Example 125 5.3 Multidimensional Matching 129 5.3.1 Index Models 130 5.3.2 The General Case: Equal Dimensions 133 5.3.3 The General Case: Many-to-One Matching 138 5.4 Roommate Matching 140 5.4.1 Existence of a Stable Matching: A Counterexample 140 5.4.2 The Cloned Bipartite Problem 141 5.5 Divorce and Remarriage 143 5.5.1 The Basic Model 143 5.5.2 Extensions 150 6 Matching under Transferable Utility: Applications 154 6.1 Roe v.Wade and Female Empowerment 154 6.1.1 The Model 156 6.1.2 Stable Matching on the Marriage Market 157 6.1.3 Changes in Birth Control Technology 167 6.1.4 Extensions 172 6.2 Gender and the Demand for Higher Education 177 6.2.1 The CIW Model 179 6.2.2 Equilibrium 184 6.2.3 Preferences for Singlehood 189 6.2.4 Comparative Statics 189 6.2.5 Empirical Implementation: What Do Data Say? 192 6.2.6 The Low Model 197 7 Matching under Imperfectly Transferable Utility 199 7.1 Basic Notions 199 7.1.1 Theoretical Framework 199 7.1.2 Recovering Individual Utilities 200 7.1.3 Positive Assortative Matching 202 7.1.4 Econometrics 204 7.2 Examples 205 7.2.1 Matching onWages 206 7.2.2 Endogenous ParetoWeights 210 8 Conclusion 219 References 227 Index 235
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Princeton University Press Competition and Stability in Banking
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The book is worth reading from cover to cover. It is thoughtful, well written, lucidly surveys some well-known material, and brings useful insights using some of the tools of industrial organisation economics."---Geoffrey Wood, Central Banking Journal"Competition and Stability in Banking can be said to represent the best of available knowledge. . . . An impressive work of one of the leading economists in the field. It is first of all a (rather: the) new textbook on a Master or PhD level. Yet, it should also be mandatory reading to all economists (and lawyers) working in official or government agencies related to either banking regulation and supervision or competition."---Urs Birchler, Journal of Economics and StatisticsTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables xi Preface xiii Abbreviations xvii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 Trends in Banking 7 2.1 The Expansion of the Financial Sector, Economic Growth, Financial Innovation, and Systemic Risk 10 2.1.1 Financial Sector Growth and Economic Growth 10 2.1.2 Financial Innovation and Systemic Risk 12 2.2 Business Models and the Challenge to Traditional Banking 18 2.2.1 Business Models and New Competitors 18 2.2.2 The Evolution of Competition 21 2.3 Consolidation and the Evolution of Concentration 27 Chapter 3 Fragility in Banking and the Role of Regulation 37 3.1 The Uniqueness of Banks and Fragility 37 3.1.1 The Roots of Fragility 38 3.1.2 Contagion and Systemic Risk 40 3.1.3 Social Cost of Failure 43 3.2 Shadow Banking and the 2007-2009 Crisis 44 3.3 Regulation and Financial Stability Facilities 47 3.3.1 Regulatory Aims and Tools 47 3.3.2 Prudential Regulation and the Safety Net 48 3.3.3 Bailout Distortions 50 3.3.4 Resolution 51 3.4 The 2007-2009 Crisis, Regulatory Failure, and Regulatory Reform 53 3.4.1 The 2007-2009 Crisis and Regulatory Failure 53 3.4.2 Macroprudential Regulation 56 3.4.3 Regulatory Reform 57 3.5 Regulation in Emerging/Developing Economies 64 Chapter 4 The Analysis of Competition in Banking: Theory and Empirics 70 4.1 Theoretical Models 72 4.1.1 Pricing 72 4.1.2 Product Differentiation 73 4.1.3 Frictions: Switching Costs and Asymmetric Information 74 4.1.4 Network Externalities and Two-Sided Markets 76 4.1.5 Market Structure, Entry, and New Competitors 79 4.1.6 Mergers 83 4.2 Empirical Studies 85 4.2.1 The SCP Paradigm 85 4.2.2 The New Empirical IO 88 4.2.3 The Impact of Deregulation 91 4.2.4 Asymmetric Information and Relationship Banking 93 4.2.5 Mergers 94 4.3 Behavioral Industrial Organization and Banking 97 4.3.1 Behavioral Biases and Their Impact on Consumer Behavior 98 4.3.2 Biases in Financial Markets 100 Chapter 5 Competition, Regulation, and Stability in Banking: Theory and Evidence 106 5.1 Competition and Stability: The Theory 106 5.1.1 Competition and Runs 106 5.1.2 Competition and Risk Taking 109 5.2 Competition and Stability: The Evidence 115 5.2.1 Competition and Systemic Risk 115 5.2.2 Liberalization, Risk Taking, and Systemic Risk 116 5.2.3 Concentration, Competition, and Stability 118 5.2.4 Consolidation, Diversification, Internationalization, and Stability 121 5.2.5 Lessons from the Subprime Financial Crisis 122 5.3 Interaction of Competition Policy and Regulation 124 5.3.1 The Competition-Stability Trade-Off and Regulation 124 5.3.2 The Competition-Stability Trade-Off in Emerging Economies 129 5.3.3 Coordination of Competition Policy and Prudential Regulation 130 5.4 Assessment of the Regulatory Reform Post 2007-2009 Crisis 134 Chapter 6 An Overview of Competition Policy Practice 141 6.1 The Concerns of the Competition Authorities in the EU and the UK 142 6.1.1 The EU 142 6.1.2 The UK 143 6.2 Market Definition 146 6.3 Mergers 149 6.3.1 The United States 150 6.3.2 The EU 151 6.4 Cartels and Restrictive Agreements 154 6.4.1 International Cartels 156 6.4.2 Credit Cards and Two-Sided Markets 159 6.5 State Aid in the EU 161 6.6 Consumer Protection and Behavioral Banking 163 6.6.1 The United States 166 6.6.2 The EU 168 6.7 Banking Competition Policy in Emerging Economies 170 6.7.1 Brazil 170 6.7.2 China 172 6.7.3 India 174 6.7.4 Mexico 175 6.7.5 Russian Federation 178 6.7.6 Southern Mediterranean Countries 180 Chapter 7 Competition Policy, Regulatory Architecture, and Public Intervention in the Crisis 183 7.1 Regulatory Architecture and the Competition Authority 183 7.1.1 The Design of the Financial Regulatory Architecture 183 7.1.2 The EU 190 7.1.3 The UK 195 7.2 Public Intervention, State Ownership, and Competition Distortions 199 7.2.1 Systemic Crisis, State Aid, and Competitive Distortions 199 7.2.2 State Ownership in Banking 201 7.2.3 Savings Banks 202 7.3 Competition Policy and State Aid in the EU 205 7.3.1 The 2007-2009 Crisis and Banking Resolution Tools 206 7.3.2 State Aid and Competition Distortions 209 7.3.3 Competition Policy, TBTF, and Moral Hazard 213 7.4 Merger Policy and the "Failing-Firm Defense" Doctrine 215 7.4.1 The United States 215 7.4.2 The UK 216 7.4.3 The "Failing-Firm Defense" in Banking 217 7.4.4 Spain 218 Chapter 8 Summary of Findings and Policy Implications 222 8.1 Summary of Findings 222 8.1.1 Evolution of Banking 223 8.1.2 The Role of Regulation and the Response to the 2007-2009 Crisis 224 8.1.3 The Nature of Competition in Banking 227 8.1.4 The Trade-Off between Competition and Stability 229 8.1.5 Competition Policy Practice in the Banking Sector 231 8.2 Policy Implications 233 8.2.1 Competition Policy Recommendations 233 8.2.2 Assessment of Regulatory Reform 235 8.2.3 Regulation and Competition Policy Must Be Coordinated 237 8.2.4 Regulatory Architecture 239 8.3 Challenges 241 Notes 245 References 283 Index 315
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Princeton University Press To Dare More Boldly
Book SynopsisTen lessons from history on the dos and don'ts of analyzing political riskOur baffling new multipolar world grows ever more complex, desperately calling for new ways of thinking, particularly when it comes to political risk. To Dare More Boldly provides those ways, telling the story of the rise of political risk analysis, both as a discipline aTrade Review"This is a compelling read, rich in insights and alternately courageous and outrageous."---A. W. Purdue, Times Higher Education"A consistently interesting history of political risk analysis."---Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution"John Hulsman is one of those alarming polymaths who appear to have read nearly everything, seem to remember most of it and then are able to put all that information to work, making it leap through a vast range of entertaining intellectual hoops to find answers to questions that matter a great deal, the key one being: What is really happening in the world and what does it mean?"---James Hansen, Aspenia"[A] discursive, interesting, insightful book."---I. William Zartman, Rest Journal"[A] discursive, interesting, insightful book"---William Zartman, The Rest
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Princeton University Press The Ramayana of Valmiki An Epic of Ancient India
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations Preface xv Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation xiii PART I INTRODUCTION IX 1 Prologue 3 2 Synopsis 7 3 The Critical Edition 9 4 The Commentaries 17 5 The Description of the Four Directions 29 6 Rama's Allies 37 7 The Death of Valin 45 8 The Translation and Annotation 51 PART II KISKINDHAKANDA 53 PART III NOTES 195 Glossary of Important Sanskrit Words, Proper Nouns, and Epithets 367 Glossary of Flora and Fauna 371 Bibliography of Works Cited 373 Index 381
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Princeton University Press The Red Queen among Organizations How Competitiveness Evolves
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Princeton University Press Capitalism without Capital
Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of the Economist.com “Wise Words 2017 Books of the Year” in Economics and Business""One of Blackwell’s Best of Non-Fiction 2017""One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Books of 2017: Economics""Selected for Askblog’s Books of the year 2017, chosen by Arnold Kling""The portion of the world's economy that doesn't fit the old model just keeps getting larger. That has major implications for everything from tax law to economic policy to which cities thrive and which cities fall behind, but in general, the rules that govern the economy haven’t kept up. This is one of the biggest trends in the global economy that isn’t getting enough attention. If you want to understand why this matters, the brilliant new book Capitalism Without Capital by Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake is about a good an explanation as I’ve seen."---Bill Gates"The historical view of ‘capital as something tangible persists and limits our thinking,' the authors argue. To be sure, exactly which intangible assets qualify as capital can be debated endlessly. In Capitalism Without Capital, [they] choose a broad definition and explore its implications. In so doing, they provide insights into some puzzling questions . . . [and] make a good case that we don't know as much as we think because some of our tools for measuring economic performance are out of date."---George Molloan, Wall Street Journal"Economist Jonathan Haskel and UK government adviser Stian Westlake describe in an entertaining and engaging way why governments need to count innovation as an engine of profit."---Ehsan Masood, Nature"One of this year's most important and stimulating economic reads. . . . Read this book."---Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution"Recommended reading for venture capitalists and investment counselors." * Kirkus Reviews *"For an introduction, though, it would be hard to do better than Capitalism without Capital, which is clear and lively and raises--without having all the answers--the relevant questions."---Diane Coyle, The Enlightened Economist"Haskel and Westlake’s book focuses on the rise of the intangible economy. They are not trying to make any statement on the EU, but in one chapter of their book they plot tangible and intangible investment against an OECD measure of employment strictness. The results are fascinating. In their own words: 'countries with more restrictive hiring and firing invest more in tangibles and less in intangibles'."---Graeme Leach, CityAM"And before anyone starts talking about 'the pettiness of arguing over symbols', let me point you to an amazing new book by an ex-colleague of mine, Stian Westlake, called Capitalism Without Capital: the Rise of the Intangible Economy."---Pat Kane, The National"An intriguing book. . . . Perhaps the most surprising facts in a book full of surprises is how large investments in intangible assets--in research and development, software, databases, artistic creations, designs, branding and business processes--now are. . . . Messrs Haskel and Westlake have mapped the economics of a challenging new economy."---Martin Wolf, Financial Times"[Capitalism without Capital] needs to be read by anyone seeking to understand the nature of modern capitalism and its politics."---Daniel Finkelstein, The Times"A first-rate book."---Arnold Kling, Askblog"The book makes its case in a lighthearted, conversational way that will appeal to economists and non-economists alike." * The Economist *"A great new book Capitalism without Capital by Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake suggests the rise of intangible assets makes corporate banking riskier."---Manish Sabharwal, The Indian Express"In Capitalism without Capital, Haskel and Westlake examine the key characteristics of intangible investments, including scalability, sunk costs, spillover effects, and synergies. . . . Capitalism without Capital is an essential introduction to an important and often overlooked driver of the modern economy." * HuffPost *"The best books on economics take a theme that is instantly recognisable and intuitively correct, and run with it. Capitalism Without Capital, which has been causing a stir recently by charting the rise of so-called intangible investment, is thus a good and thought-provoking book. . . . And, unlike a lot of economics, it is firmly rooted in the world we are in."---David Smith, Sunday Times"[Capitalism without Capital is] superb and important."---Yuval Levin, National Review"[Capitalism without Capital] is a very relevant and timely book."---Peter A. Coclanis, Raleigh News & Observer"The growing importance of the intangible economy is explored in [this] fascinating book."---John Looby, The Sunday Times"Haskel and Westlake tell this story in a compelling way that is chock-full of examples that make the argument concrete and make the book highly readable."---Daniel E. Sichel, Business Economics"Capitalism Without Capital offers a non-technical, wide-ranging scrutiny of the increasing growth of ephemeral goods and services in the economy. The authors provide a consistent economic explanation for the growth of gigantic firms and conglomerates supplying intangible goods and use this analysis, which is especially appropriate for cultural economics, to analyse the finance of this fast-growing sector."---Ruth Towse, Journal of Cultural Economics
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Princeton University Press Making the Cut
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Richard A. Lester Prize for the Outstanding Book in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics, Industrial Relations Section of Princeton University"
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Princeton University Press How Behavior Spreads
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Harrison White Book Award, Mathematical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association""[Centola’s] ideas have exciting implications for social engineering, whether related to vaccination adoption in the developing world or a reduction of energy use in the West. . . . [They] present an appealing possibility to meet one of the challenges of democracy in the internet age."---Nina Jankowicz, New Scientist"Overall the book is well written and engaging, with plenty of discussion about the experiments that go into the conclusions, and on reading it, it is clear that there is a lot more to be done so that we can better implement lasting health strategies, and political engagement amongst many, many other complex behaviours."---Jonathan Shock, Mathemafrica"Overall, How Behavior Spreads is a must-read for researchers who are interested in social networks, social change, communication and technology, and computational social science. The lessons drawn from the book can also help health workers, movement activists, managers, user experiences designers to improve the success of diffusion and induce behavior change within a community."---Yu Xu, Information, Communication & Society
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Princeton University Press Reputation What It Is and Why It Matters
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The kind of ‘I dare you to follow my logic book’ that jumps from evolutionary game theory, to Balzac, to Donald Trump’s Twitter feed."---Hanna Rosin, Invisibilia"[Reputation] mixes crunchy intellectual provocations with literary allusions, catty takes on academic life and some juicy riffs."---Ian Leslie, New Statesman
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Princeton University Press The Globalization of Inequality
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewOne of Financial Times Best Books in Economics of the Year Selected for A Financial Times Summer Books selection One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Books in Economics 2015, chosen by Martin Wolf A Financial Times Summer Books 2015 selection "This timely and excellent primer on income inequality both within and among nations deserves to be read by both occupiers and occupants of Wall Street."--Publishers Weekly "Globalization has unleashed powerful forces: some wonderful, some worrying. This book can take you beyond the cliches to an understanding of what is going on and what can be done about it."--Sir Paul Collier, Prospect "Readers wanting a map of the terrain should read Bourguignon... Inequality is an important and complex subject. On the biggest issue of all--global inequality--the recent news has been good. The story on inequality within countries is less appealing, however. [The Globalization of Inequality] tells this complex story well."--Martin Wolf, Financial Times "This book is written in calm prose, but its message is urgent: continue as we are and poverty will grow on our doorsteps."--Danny Dorling, Times Higher Education "Recommended for readers seeking a brief, less technical introduction to economic inequality within and among nations."--Library Journal "Bourguignon carefully wends his way among the definitions of inequality and its multiple, sometimes conflicting measures... This book is written for the layman but is nonetheless intellectually rigorous. It sets out the causes of and some remedies for a problem that urgently needs to be solved if we are to avoid what the book's title warns against, the globalization of inequality."--Brenda Jubin, Seeking Alpha "[Bourguignon's] compact book takes readers through most of the suspected causes and possible cures for what he and many believe is a destructive phenomenon... Now that this French academic's thoughts will be reaching an English-language audience, his translators may have little time to rest. Inequality is nearly everywhere. Certainly the world's politicians will continue to need such bedtime reading."--Tim Ferguson, Forbes.com "Move over, Thomas Piketty. Anyone who has been put off by the French economist's overblown and overly long book on inequality now has a succinct alternative, The Globalization of Inequality. In a mere 189 pages, Francois Bourguignon provides a measured introduction to what is right and what is wrong about current trends in the dispersion of incomes."--Edward Hadas, Reuters BreakingViews "Bourguignon sets out the figures in careful detail, distinguishing between increases in inequality within countries and changes between countries."--Diane Coyle, Enlightened Economist "Bourguignon ... presents a thoughtful and judicious analysis of economic inequality... The book is highly accessible yet also sophisticated, drawing on a large and growing technical and empirical literature on inequality."--Foreign Affairs "Bourguignon has written a succinct, useful guide to the current state of world inequality. With words and data, he draws the useful distinction between within-country inequality and between-country inequality ... in contrast to the authors of most studies of economic problems, who do a solid job laying out the patterns of concern and considering their causes but only hand wave toward solutions, Bourguignon spends significant space considering policy approaches to reducing both forms of inequality."--Choice "The sooner we listen to Bourguignon, Piketty, Atkinson et al, the better."-- Mark Goldring, Resurgence & Ecologist "A concise and nontechnical masterpiece of exceptional analytical and policy clarity. [Bourguignon's] professional expertise and policy involvement shine through in every chapter. Although the book is written for concerned global citizens, professional economists and other social scientists can learn much from reading it."--Gary Fields, ILR ReviewTable of ContentsForeword to the English Edition vii Introduction: Globalization and Inequality 1 Chapter 1 Global Inequality 9 Appendix to Chapter 1 Detailed Evidence on the Recent Changes in Global Inequality 41 Chapter 2 Are Countries Becoming More Unequal? 47 Chapter 3 Globalization and the Forces behind the Rise in Inequality 74 Chapter 4 Toward a Fair Globalization: Prospects and Principles 117 Chapter 5 Which Policies for a Fairer Globalization? 146 Conclusion Globalizing Equality? 184 Index 191
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Princeton University Press Empire and Revolution
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewCo-Winner of the 2015 Istvan Hont Book Prize, Institute of Intellectual History Honorable Mention for the 2016 PROSE Award in Biography & Autobiography, Association of American Publishers Selected for the Claremont Review of Books CRB Christmas Reading List 2015 One of The Guardian's Best Books of 2015 One of The Indian Express Stand-Out Books of the Year 2015 One of the Irish Times 2015 Readers' Books of the Year Selected for National Review Online's "Some Great 2015 Books" One of The Spectator 2015 Books of the Year "[Empire and Revolution] takes us back to the beginning again with Burke, demolishing numerous shibboleths about his politics along the way... This book is both more creative and exhaustive than anything else in its single-mindedness--quite an achievement."--Duncan Kelly, Times Literary Supplement "Unsurpassable."--Colin Kidd, London Review of Books "An intensely rewarding read."--Jesse Norman MP, Times "Bourke's forensic anatomising of both the underlying consistency of Burke's commitments and also of the repeated misreadings to which his career has been subjected is a pleasure to read. Time and again Bourke skewers a misinterpretation with an acute discrimination... The range and depth of Bourke's research here, and his command of both the primary and secondary archives, is truly impressive. All future historians of ideas who intend to work on Burke will need to engage with the arguments of this book."--David Womersley, Standpoint "Bourke'sEmpire and Revolutionis the finest of intellectual portraits ... the definitive account of a life in ideas and politics."--Gavin Jacobson, Financial Times "A truly outstanding achievement... [Empire and Revolution] is the finest of all books on Edmund Burke."--Seamus Deane, Literary Review "A monument of exact scholarship and careful reflection, by a long way the best book that we have on this profound and much misunderstood politician and philosopher."--Jonathan Sumption, Spectator "A majestic study of a fascinating and gloriously ambiguous political thinker."--John Banville, Observer "Of Empire and Revolution: The Political Life of Edmund Burke, by Richard Bourke ... It is hard to avoid the word 'magisterial'. Burke is a fascinating thinker, at once a conservative and a radical, and this beautifully written, scholarly study will be the last word on him for a long time to come."--John Banville, The Irish Times, Books of the Year "Richard Bourke's magisterial Empire and Revolution: The Political Life of Edmund Burke ... authoritatively restores a key figure to his proper context."--Roy Foster, The Irish Times, Books of the Year "Richard Bourke's Empire & Revolution: The Political Life of Edmund Burke [is] ... The historian's Burke in a truly massive tome."--Harvey Mansfield, Claremont Review of Books "In this wonderfully rich book, Richard Bourke tells the story of Burke's political endeavors and ideas in the context of the tumultuous time in which he lived... Bourke does it wonderfully... He paints a bold picture of a truly outstanding figure who nonetheless has to be grasped in light of the age in which he lived. You'll understand both better thanks to this book."--Yuval Levin, National Review Online "Masterful... Richard Bourke's Empire and Revolution is a magnificent intellectual biography."--Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express "It is impossible not to admire the depth of Bourke's scholarship and the immense care and great intelligence he has displayed in examining Burke's thinking... [Empire and Revolution] is a veritable treasure trove that will offer gems of wisdom... [A]n absolute must read."--H. T. Dickinson, Intellectual History Review "This outstanding intellectual biography shows that the 18th-century Irish MP Edmund Burke can be appropriated by neither Right nor Left. Thanks to Bourke's meticulous and wide-ranging scholarship, what seem to be inconsistencies, such as condemning Warren Hastings' injustice in India but supporting the notion of empire, and supporting the American Revolution and deploring the French one, are shown to be part of Burke's nuanced, if time-bound, humanitarianism."--Jane O'Grady, Times Higher Education "The size of this volume and the fabric of its academic structure are daunting and energizing at the same time, especially given the extraordinarily high standard of analysis sustained over nine-hundred or so pages... Few intellectual historians would wish for a better illustration of their sub-discipline than Bourke's in this study, where the development of concepts and the related evolution of vocabulary are contextualized in a way that is intolerant of anachronism, yet remains both accessible and committed to the enduring relevance of Burke's thought and world."--Ian Crowe, University Bookman "Bourke's 1,000 page, extensively footnoted book seeks to cover every aspect of Edmund Burke's thought and career... This carefully argued book deserves to be read by anyone with a serious interest in Burke."--Choice "Richard Bourke's Empire and Revolution: The Political Life of Edmund Burke ... is a landmark of scholarship... A magnificent achievement of intellectual biography, philosophical reconstruction, and historical revision."--Paul Sagar, Political Theory "[Empire and Revolution] sets a new standard not just in Burkean scholarship but in our understanding of late 18th century political thought."--Clifford Cunningham, Sun News Miami "Bourke possesses a subtle understanding of the political ideas at work in Burke's eighteenth century while, yet, he still brings to his comprehensive study both the sweep of the historian's eye and the depth of a historian's technical training... We can see not only the formation of Burke's ideas, but their meaning in a complex political and intellectual environment."--Steven P. Millies, Studies in Burke and His Time "Empire and Revolution: The Political Life of Edmund Burke is ... one of several works of scholarship that have appeared in the past few years. Bourke's contribution to this corpus is a profoundly erudite study of Burke's political life; it will surely become a standard work."--Richard N. Price, American Historical Review "It is this combination of erudition, thoroughness and insight which makes Bourke's tome such a valuable contribution... Likely long to remain a standard by which other works on Burke are judged."--Mark Klobas, Political Studies Review "Bourke has produced a meticulous study that blends biography with intellectual and political history... An interesting reappraisal of one of modern history's most ambiguous political thinkers."--Gavin Murray-Miller, H-Net Reviews "Richard Bourke has contributed a monumental volume... Based on extremely thorough research in primary sources and fully up to date with the most recent secondary literature, Empire and Revolution achieves the difficult objective of making a distinctive addition to a deservedly crowded field."--Journal of the Historical AssociationTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Illustrations, pg. ix*Acknowledgements, pg. xi*Abbreviations, pg. xiii*Chronology, pg. xv*Introduction, pg. 1*Overview, pg. 25*1. The Blackwater, Ballitore, Trinity, and The Reformer, pg. 27*Overview, pg. 67*2. Natural Society and Natural Religion, 1750- 1756, pg. 71*3. The Philosophical Enquiry: Science of the Passions, 1757, pg. 119*4. Conquest and Assimilation, 1757-1765, pg. 160*Overview, pg. 223*5. Party, Popularity and Dissent: Britain and Ireland, 1765-1774, pg. 227*6. Collision with the Colonies, 1765-1774, pg. 280*7. A Revolution in Ideas: Th e Indian Empire, 1766-1773, pg. 327*Overview, pg. 369*8. Representation and Reform: Britain and Ireland, 1774- 1784, pg. 373*9. Consent and Conciliation: America, 1774- 1783, pg. 448*10. A Dreadful State of Things: Madras and Bengal, 1777- 1785, pg. 516*Overview, pg. 573*11. The Advent of Crisis: India, Britain and France, 1785- 1790, pg. 577*12. The Opening of the Hastings Impeachment, 1786- 1788, pg. 627*13. The Great Primaeval Contract: Reflections on the Revolution in France, 1790, pg. 676*14. Whig Principles and Jacobin Dogma, 1791- 1793, pg. 740*15. The Pursuit of Hastings, 1788- 1796, pg. 820*16. Revolutionary Crescendo: Britain, Ireland and France, 1793- 1797, pg. 851*Conclusion, pg. 920*Index, pg. 929
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Princeton University Press The Process Matters Engaging and Equipping
Book SynopsisThe author discusses how business managers can lead with input, consistency and accountability and still succeed in the results-oriented business world.Trade ReviewOne of the Strategy+Business Best Business Books 2016 in Management Winner of the 2016 Bronze Medal in Operations Management / Lean / Continuous Improvement, Axiom Business Book Awards Honorable Mention for the 2016 PROSE Award in Business, Finance & Management, Association of American Publishers "[In The Process Matters, Brockner] suggests ways managers can include employees in the process while maintaining trust--and keeping the best workers."--BizEd Magazine "[The Process Matters] is packed with examples from organizational settings... but, as Brockner contends, it is also relevant to anyone in an authority position, including parents, educators and politicians."--NationalTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii 1 Introduction 1 2 It's Only Fair 21 3 Making Change Happen: It's All (or at Least Largely) in the Process 53 4 Taking the Process Personally 123 5 For Ethicality, the Process Also Matters 184 6 A High-Quality Process: Easier Said Than Done 233 Appendixes A The Change Implementation Survey 271 B Scoring Guide for the Change Implementation Survey 276 C Measure of Regulatory Focus 278 D Measure of Work Regulatory Focus 281 E Measure of "Openers" 283 F Allport-Vernon-Lindzey Values 284 G Measure of Moral Identity 286 H Measure of Emotional Reappraisal 288 Notes 291 Index of Names 305 Index of Subjects 311
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Princeton University Press Illiberal Reformers
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFinalist for the 2017 Hayek Prize, The Manhattan Institute One of Bloomberg View's Great History Books of 2016 "Illiberal Reformers is the perfect title for this slim but vital account of the perils of intellectual arrogance in dealing with explosive social issues."--David Oshinsky, New York Times Book Review "A deft analysis... [I]nsightful."--Amity Shlaes, Wall Street Journal "Particularly timely ... a superlative narrative about a pivotal era of American history."--American Thinker "Compelling... Leonard reveals the largely forgotten intellectual origins of many current controversies."--Virginia Postrel, Bloomberg View "Excellent."--Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution "Explosively brilliant."--Jeffrey Tucker, Foundation for Economic Education "[A] brief, well written book."--Herbert Hovenkamp, The New Rambler "Elegant and persuasive... Read Leonard."--Deirdre Nansen McCloskey, Reason "Those puzzled by the ease with which contemporary progressive political movements have turned against liberal values such as free speech will find much material for reflection in Leonard's lucid intellectual history of early twentieth-century progressivism... [Illiberal Reformers] illuminates one phase in the centuries-long American struggle between the quest for liberal values and the impulse to build a godly commonwealth on the back of a strong state."--Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs "Leonard combines rigorous research with lucid writing, presenting a work that is intellectually sound, relevant, and original."--Joseph Larsen, josephjonlarsen.com "Illiberal Reformers is a great achievement and an important contribution to the revisionist historical literature."--Steven Hayward, National Review "Illiberal Reformers is a downright frightening tale of how intellectual arrogance and a belief in one's own superiority leads to callous disregard for individual rights and dignity. Budding social engineers, whether the social justice warriors of the left or the theocratic conservatives of the right, should take note of this past and seriously reckon with it as they grope for state power to implement their messianic visions of the common good. But somehow I have a feeling they'll be too thoroughly convinced of their own moral rectitude to take seriously the lessons of the Progressive Era. Cautionary tales have a way of missing those who need them most."--Matthew Harwood, American Conservative "To reflect on the significance of the Progressive era, Illiberal Reformers is a must read."--Pierre Lemieux, Regulation "An excellent book and a cautionary tale for our own times."--Choice "Thomas Leonard has crafted an elegant, original, and cleverly argued account of core progressive ideas. Illiberal Reformers is deeply researched, and far ranging in the deployment of primary sources. Leonard has not just recycled material from the voluminous secondary literatures on eugenics, economics, immigration, race 'theory,' labor studies, and Darwinism. Instead he has invariably read key thinkers' publications and quotes from these primary documents, often to devastating effect. The book is a major achievement."--Desmond King, Perspectives on Politics "One hopes that Leonard's fine volume will put an end to the reflexive habit of many to defend the early liberals, who when it came to people unlike themselves were with rare exception not liberal at all."--Stephen Carter, Bloomberg View "A very important book that deserves to be read by every economist and academic, particularly those interested in American history, and especially those interested in the history of economic thought and the economics profession."--Patrick Newman, Independent Review "The work of patient and pathbreaking economists like Leonard has opened up so much critical territory for those studying the history of economic knowledge from other disciplinary vantages. Illiberal Reformers places the consequential alliance between economics and eugenics in the Progressive Era in clear focus and suggests exciting new lines of inquiry for scholars interested in the tangled history of race, state, and market in modern America."--Daniel Platt, Journal of Cultural Economy "A well-researched and clearly argued work which effectively ties changes in political economy to changes in popular thought, and shows how those changes to thinking effected the very bodies of people living in that society. A very accessible book."--Wesley R. Bishop, Labour-Le Travail "Illiberal Reformers represents scholarship of the highest order."--Economic and Labour Relations ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Prologue ix Part I The Progressive Ascendancy 1 Redeeming American Economic Life 3 2 Turning Illiberal 17 3 Becoming Experts 27 4 Efficiency in Business and Public Administration 55 Part II The Progressive Paradox 5 Valuing Labor: What Should Labor Get? 77 6 Darwinism in Economic Reform 89 7 Eugenics and Race in Economic Reform 109 8 Excluding the Unemployable 129 9 Excluding Immigrants and the Unproductive 141 10 Excluding Women 169 Epilogue 187 Notes 193 Index 233
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Princeton University Press The Little Big Number
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[Philipsen] is not the first to question the utility of GDP estimates, but he may be the most exasperated. His comprehensive history... compares GDP to any number of villains in order to make tangible the number's many flaws... He is keyed into how a culture that once burgeoned can implode, and he is anxious about ours."--Katy Lederer, New Yorker "Comprehensive and readable... Philipsen is motivated by a profound dissatisfaction with the dominance of growth in the national economic agenda, and with the way in which GDP... has become a goal rather than simply a measuring tool... [I]n the end the policies he advocates may indeed prevail, and our fixation on growth in GDP as the sole indicator of human happiness may at last be laid to rest."--David Throsby, Times Literary Supplement "[The Little Big Number] takes the anti-GDP case even further... Philipsen argues that not only is GDP a flawed statistic in need of replacing--but the whole notion of open-ended economic growth needs to go, too."--Kevin Hartnett, Boston Globe "Some efforts are already underway, most notably the 'Beyond GDP' initiative by the European Commission, but much remains to be done. Philipsen's book is a clarion call."--Seeking Alpha "[Philipsen's] call for a dialogue about setting new goals--sustainability, equity, democratic accountability, and economic viability--should command our attention... It won't be easy. But Philipsen is surely right that no task is more important."--Glenn C. Altschuler, Huffington Post "Dirk Philipsen's The Little Big Number, couldn't have come at a better time."--Douglas Beal, Huffington Post "[A] provocative and insightful book... The book stands on its own as a piece of economic history, but also serves as an important call for social change."--Alex Mitchell, Consumption Markets & Culture "This book nicely summarizes the many critiques of GDP. Philipsen's knowledge of economic theory, statistics, econometric accounting, and history is impressive."--Stephen Macekura, American Historical Review "Its cautionary story of the creation of GNP accounting is eye-opening, and well told. The list of ways that GDP could be improved, even as a measure of production ... all provoke thought. The book easily could be used as a directory of research criticizing GDP."--Donald Frey, EH.NetTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction: We Become What We Measure 1 Casting a Spell 9 Exploring a Path 13 1. More, Better, Faster: The Beginnings 19 Productivity, Growth, and Success 20 Goals and Measures 27 Values and Measures 32 2. The Origins of Bling: The Spirit of Economic Growth 40 The World of Growth: Refining the Measure 52 Business Accounting Goes National 57 3. The Crucible of Crisis: The Great Depression and the Need for Economic Indicators 65 4. Born from Disaster: The Making of a Key Measure 83 The Challenge 84 The Players 89 The Method 93 The Findings 99 The Big Conundrum: Translating Findings into Action 102 5. Forged in War 107 6. Global Domination: The Age of GDP 117 For Richer or Poorer 117 A Stunted Priesthood 121 Stopgap Consensus 123 Going Global 128 New Rules 130 GDP Junkies 133 Shackled in Fool's Gold 139 7. Today's ABC of GDP 143 It's an Emperor, but Does It Have Clothes? 152 Why It Matters 157 8. More Is Not Enough 160 The Little Big Number: Our Report Card for Success 174 Emerging Dissent 178 9. "The People of Plenty Are a People of Waste" 184 Breaking the Spell 204 10. From Alchemy to Reason: What If? A Thought Experiment 208 Mental Cobwebs 219 One More Time: Simon Kuznets 230 Clearing a Path 236 11. Looking Forward 243 A Daring Vision 250 A Moment of Possibility 265 Appendix A. The Measure as Guide 271 Notes 277 Bibliography 351 Index 389
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Princeton University Press Europes Orphan
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFinancial Times Best Books in Economics of the Year One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Books in Economics 2015, chosen by Martin Wolf "Refreshingly eccentric."--Wolfgang Streek, London Review of Books "Well-written and closely argued,Europe's Orphanought to delight the smarter supporters of European integration and will challenge some long-held assumptions of their euroskeptic opponents, not least the perception that the currency union has gnawed away at the international competitiveness of the eurozone's weaker economies."--Andrew Stuttaford, Wall Street Journal "Books that attack the conventional wisdom are refreshing. They force us to rethink. That is what Martin Sandbu'sEurope's Orphandoes--and what makes it stand out in the increasingly crowded field of eurocrisis analysis... [S]timulating and important."--Paul De Grauwe, Financial Times "[A] stimulating and entertaining book... [Sandbu] has performed a public service by challenging the present dreary consensus on the fate of the euro and, in his final chapter, by reminding us what the single currency was for."--Richard Lambert, Prospect "Financial Times writer Sandbu (Just Business) looks past current headlines to the ideals and realpolitik strategy behind the Eurozone, arguing that it remains Europe's best hope for preserving global relevance... The book cogently explains why scapegoating the euro for Europe's economic and political disunity is nonsense."--Publishers Weekly "A highly intelligent, thought-provoking book, to be read by anyone who follows contemporary macroeconomic policy."--Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution "Martin Sandbu's book is a robust and generally well-informed critique of the handling of the euro-area crisis."--Patrick Honohan, Irish Times "The book provides a sophisticated 'liquidationist' alternative to the dominant rhetoric."--Martin Wolf, Financial Times, a FT Best Book of 2015 "[A] valuable recent book on the Euro crisis."--Arthur Goldhammer, The American Prospect "Intelligent, well-sourced, controversial."--Anders Horntvedt, Finansavisen "These provocative and insightful arguments are particularly valuable at a time when austerity retains its intellectual luster despite its manifest failures."--Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs "A spirited defense and a thoughtful reinterpretation of the eurozone's unpromising recent history."--Mark Harrison, Enterprising InvestorTable of ContentsPREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION xi PREFACE xvii 1 A Giant Historic Mistake? 1 Spinelli's Proposition 1 Vindication of the Sceptics? 4 A Politics of Blackmail 7 The Disowned Currency 9 The Overlapping Goals of Monetary Unification 12 A Currency Designed by Economists 15 Misplaced Misgivings 17 Europe's Economic Drift 20 2 Before the Fall 25 A Honeymoon for the Single Currency 25 The Euro and the Genesis of the Crisis 28 One Size Fits None 29 The 'Export Competitiveness' Conundrum 35 The Euro's Lopsided Capital Flows 39 Losing the Printing Press 45 The Euro's Innocence 47 3 Greece and the Idolatry of Debt 48 The Promise of Europe 48 A Country Runs Out of Credit 51 The Difficulty of Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 53 Three Great Morality Plays 55 The Costs of Compromise 59 Economic Tragedy 62 The Alternative That Could Not Be Named 67 An Escape from the Euro? 70 Killing Democracy in Its Cradle 73 Disenfranchisement without Respite 76 4 Ireland: The Private Is Political 80 An Interview Out of the Ordinary 80 One Letter and Six Months 82 Europe's Banking Addiction 85 Too Big to Fail 87 Pulled Down by a Helping Hand 90 Alternatives 93 Quid Pro Quo 98 Lehman Syndrome 101 5 Europe Digs Deeper 106 Doubling Down 106 Austere Solidarity: All Must Tighten 107 The Eurozone's Self-inflicted Second Downturn 110 Letting Zombie Banks Roam 116 Death by Accounting 118 Irreversibility Reversed 122 The Mutualisation Fix 126 The Tyranny of Technocracy 130 Germany's Conditions 133 The Logical Extreme 137 6 Righghting the Course: From Bail-Out to Bail-In 139 Learning from Failure 139 Accepting Default 140 Learning the Irish Lesson 144 Prising Loose a Deadly Embrace 146 Testing the Waters 149 Plunging In 150 Fiscal and Monetary Let-Up 155 Whatever It Takes 157 Lasting Injury 161 7 If Europe Dared to Write Down Debt 165 Renouncing 'There Is No Alternative' 165 A Stroll through Counterfactual History 166 Fail Early, Fail Often 168 Ending the Cult of the Sovereign Signature 173 Sovereign Contagion 177 Restructuring Politics: Dealing with Greece 181 Restructuring Politics: A Less Conflicted Europe 183 8 Europe's Real Economic Chahallenges 189 Three Tasks 189 Making the Eurozone Safe from Sudden Stops 190 Idling Europe's Economic Engine 197 A Pact Long in Need of Reform 204 Encouraging Long-term Growth 208 Unexploited Opportunities 215 9 The Politics Thahat the Euro Needs 217 Cracks in the Consensus? 217 A 'New Deal'? 217 Choosing an Alternative 221 France: The Duumvir that Abdicated 226 Germany: The Reluctance of the Hegemon 228 Insurrections 232 From Restored National Autonomy to Renewed European Integration 239 10 Great Britain or Little England? 243 The Real Choice for Britain in Europe 243 Counterfactual History: Crisis Policy with Britain in the Euro 244 Brown's Five Tests Today 251 Greater Guernsey? 260 The Euro and National Power 265 11 Remembmbering Whahat the Euro Is For 267 What Is at Stake 267 Exonerating the Euro: A Summary of the Argument 268 The Euro and Economic Strength 270 Unity in Diversity 272 NOTES 275 INDEX 307
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Princeton University Press The Battle for Yellowstone Morality and the
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWinner of the 2016 Outstanding Published Book Award, Altruism, Morality and Social Solidarity Section of the American Sociological Association One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2015 "The most original political book of early 2015 is not formally about politics at all. Instead The Battle for Yellowstone by Justin Farrell, a young scholar at Yale University, ponders venomous rows that have shaken Yellowstone National Park in recent decades, and why they are so intractable."--Economist "In a refreshingly honest and balanced treatment, Farrell (sociology, Yale Univ.) addresses the spiritual elephant in the environmental room: the most perplexing environmental questions, the answers to which 'are only possible and made meaningful in the context of larger moral orders and spiritual narratives that shared human cultures are built upon.' With great insight and careful analysis, he examines the various reasons deep moral and spiritual meanings are often ignored, muted, and misunderstood. His scholarly diagnosis is well documented and thoroughly researched."--Choice "Written in a highly accessiblemanner and will be of interest to many, including environmental sociologists, sociologists of culture and cognition, and sociologists of religion... This book offers a rich analysis of the irascible conflicts over the human/nature relationship in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the moral and cultural embeddedness of scientific and economic discourse."--Rebecca R. Scott, American Journal of Sociology "The book rests on awe-inspiring research... A deeply informed and balanced discussion emerges... An engaging narrative and insightful, provocative analysis. The book deserves and will reward a wide audience, but those interested in environmental, western, and twentieth-century U.S. topics will find it particularly useful."--Todd M. Kerstetter, Journal of American HistoryTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix List of Tables xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction: Bringing Moral Culture into the Fray 1 Introducing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem 5 Toward a Theory of Morality and Environment 8 Human Believers, Narrative Structure, and Enacting Moral Orders 12 Theoretical Contributions 17 A Roadmap 29 1.Believing in Yellowstone: The Moralization of Nature and the Creation of America's Eden 34 Early Utilitarian Use and the Formation of Yellowstone National Park 40 A Spiritual Moral Vision 52 A Biocentric Moral Vision 56 Social Change and the "Greater" Yellowstone Ecosystem 60 Conclusion 65 2.The New (Wild) West: Social Upheaval, Moral Devaluation, and the Rise of Conflict 66 The Old West, and Roots of the New 70 The Rise of the New-West 75 The Moral Effects of New-West Change 89 Environmental Conflict 96 Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Stakeholder Arena 100 The Rise of Conflict, 1870-2012 108 Conclusion 118 3.Buffalo Crusaders: The Sacred Struggle for America's LastWild and Pure Herd 119 Overview of the Issue 122 The Buffalo Field Campaign 125 The Moral Logic of a Movement: Purity, Wildness, Virtue 132 Successes of Moral-Spiritual Protest 146 Concluding Puzzle: Religious and Moral "Muting" 159 Conclusion 166 4.Between Good and Evil: The Science, Culture, and Polarization of Wolf Conflict 168 Uncovering the Anti-Wolf Moral Order 172 Rugged American Individualism 174 Human Dominionism 180 Simple and Sacred Heritage 188 Uncovering the Pro-Wolf Moral Order 196 Features of the Pro-Wolf Moral Order 198 The Primary Role of Morality and Spirituality 203 Multiple Meanings: Co-Occurrence of Spirituality and Rationality 208 Conclusion 213 5.Drilling Our Soul: Moral Boundary Work in an Unlikely Old-West Fight against Fracking 217 A State of Mining 221 Drilling in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem 225 Considering Alternative Explanations 233 "Too Special to Drill": Place Attachment and Drawing Moral Boundaries 238 Three Profiles of Old-West Environmentalists 243 Moral Boundary Work and the Meaning of Activism 252 Conclusion 256 Conclusion 258 Appendix: Methodological Notes 263 Bibliography 271 Index 283
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Princeton University Press Playing at Acquisitions
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book presents some practical advice for firms and their investment bankers on how to ‘de-bias' their judgement when making merger and acquisition decisions. . . . Practitioners in mergers and acquisitions should certainly consider adding this book to their existing toolkit."---David Butler, Economic RecordTable of ContentsLIST OF FIGURES vii LIST OF TABLES ix PREFACE xi About This Book xi Who Should Read This Book? Xii A New Strategic Valuation Approach as a Bridge between Theory and Practice xiv Academic Contribution and Features xvi A Guide through the Book xviii CHAPTER 1. LEARNING TO SEE, TO ADAPT TO, AND TO VALUE UNCERTAINTY 1 Learning to See Uncertainty 3 Learning to Adapt to Uncertainty 8 Learning to Value Uncertainty 11 Summary 15 PART I. LEARNING TO SEE UNCERTAINTY 17 CHAPTER 2. HOW TO DE-BIAS VALUATION OVER THE CYCLE 19 Problem Diagnosis: Why Acquisitions Occur in Go/No-Go Waves 20 Avoiding Irrational Infection of the Valuation Analysis 22 A Remedy for Uncertainty Neglect: Broaden Your Narrow View 25 Examples of Appropriate Real Options Thinking in Hot and Cold Deal Markets 32 Conclusions 41 CHAPTER 3. PLAYING AT SERIAL ACQUISITIONS: THE CASE OF VODAFONE 43 Six Potential Pitfalls in the Execution of a Serial Acquisition Strategy 44 Can Rational Analysis Discipline Strategy? 57 Dual Valuation of Growth Option Value to Avoid Irrational Infection 61 How to Use Option Games to Overcome Bidding Pitfalls 65 Conclusions 68 PART II. LEARNING TO ADAPT TO UNCERTAINTY 73 CHAPTER 4. STRATEGY AS OPTIONS GAMES 75 Classifying Acquisition Options under Competition 78 Expressing a Buy-and-Build Strategy as an Option Portfolio 81 Competition in the Bidding Game 87 Play Poker against Rivals Who Overshoot or Fall Asleep 93 Conclusions 95 CHAPTER 5. DUAL REAL OPTIONS VALUATION: THE XSTRATA CASE 101 Illustrative Example of the Dual Approach: Xstrata's Journey 103 Bottom-Up Framework: Xstrata's Serial Acquisitions 106 Top-Down Framework for Listed Companies: How Finance Can Enlighten Strategy 112 General Implications and Limitations 117 Conclusions 118 PART III. LEARNING TO VALUE UNCERTAINTY 121 CHAPTER 6. OPTION GAMES VALUATION 123 Designing and Solving an Option Bidding Game 124 Quantifying the Optionality of the Falconbridge Episode 133 Conclusions: How Option Games Can Deliver Their Potential 147 CHAPTER 7. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS 151 Biases and Options Are Everywhere 152 The Problem: Selected Pitfalls in Acquisition Decision Making 154 The Solution: How Executives Can De-bias Their Acquisition Decisions 158 Selected Implications to Deal Rationally with One's Own Biases,Financial Markets, and "Irrational" Rivals 163 Empirical Evidence 166 Promising Future Research Directions 169 Broaden Your View with Option Games 171 BIBLIOGRAPHY 173 INDEX 185
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Princeton University Press Billionaire Wilderness
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Spur Award for Best Western Contemporary Nonfiction, Western Writers of America""Finalist for the Reading the West Book Award in Adult Narrative Nonfiction""One of Amazon's Best Books of 2020 in Business and Leadership""Excellent and inspiring."---Nathan Deuel, Los Angeles Times"One of the most fascinating and important portraits of modern American life."---Dylan Schleicher, Porchlight"This is the sort of book you didn’t know you needed until after you pick it up."---Ryan Driskell Tate, Los Angeles Review of Books"I just ordered the book Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West, on the strength of a recommendation by an architect friend who builds homes for the elite in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I’m only a chapter in, but I’m already fascinated by how conservation can become a way to salve guilt."---Rana Foroohar, Financial Times
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Princeton University Press Cents and Sensibility
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Focusing mostly on integrating exposure to great realist novels (such as Anna Karenina, Middlemarch, and War and Peace) into economics education, the authors use three case studies on, respectively, higher education, the family, and the economic development of nations to make an insightful and compelling argument. Morson and Schapiro succeed in finding new ways of thinking about big issues as well as new ways to read classic novels... The case studies read like popular nonfiction. There's immense joy to be found throughout this work on thinking with creativity and passion."--Publishers WeeklyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix 1 Spotting the Spoof: The Value of Telling Stories Out of (and in) School 1 Twin Crises 4 The Dehumanities 5 Humanomics 8 A Return to the "Real" Adam Smith 18 The Value of Telling Stories Out of (and in) School 20 Two Stories 23 2 A Slow Walk to Judgment: Hedgehogs and Foxes, Wisdom and Prediction 46 3 The Power and Limits of the Economic Approach: Case Study 1-How to Improve American Higher Education 64 Enrollment Management 65 Who Teaches Undergraduates? 80 Data Reporting 87 The Allocation of State Operating Subsidies 98 The Federal Interest in Enrollment, Completion, and Matching 105 4 Love Is in the Air ... or at Least in the Error Term: Case Study 2-What Economists Can and Cannot Teach Us about the Family 119 Do Preferences Change? 126 The Economics of the Intimate 129 Children 138 Crime and Punishment 144 Three Responses to the Economic Model 147 Irrationality of the Second Order 150 Selling Kidneys 153 A Foxy Approach to Economic Demography 162 5 The Ultimate Question: Case Study 3-Why Do Some Countries Develop Faster Than Others? Economics, Culture, and Institutions 167 The Hedgehog of Geography 169 Foxy and Other Economists 180 The Harm That Hedgehogs Do 195 6 The Best of the Humanities 200 Justifying the Humanities 206 The Humanities as Often Taught 209 Why Not Just Read SparkNotes? 212 Overcoming the Human 213 Character and Nanocharacter 216 Ethics and Stories 218 Experience from Within 222 Globalization 232 World Literature and the Curriculum 234 Writing and Argument 238 Conclusion 241 7 De-hedgehogizing Adam Smith: The Economics That Might Be 243 Sympathy and Empathy 248 Theory as Anti-Theory 249 Smith the Novelist 252 Negative Pluralism 254 Rethinking the Invisible Hand 255 What Humanists Can Learn from Economists 259 Humanism and Behavioral Economics 261 8 Humanomics: A Dialogue of Disciplines 288 Index 295
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Princeton University Press The Economics of Sovereign Debt and Default
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Princeton University Press Taken for Granted The Remarkable Power of the
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Charles Horton Cooley Award, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction""Winner of the Susanne K. Langer Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Ecology of Symbolic Form, Media Ecology Association""The book . . . is rich in insight and has the power to shift a reader’s worldview. . . . As broad questions of racial, gendered, and religious intolerance are raised nationally by the exclusionary words and actions of the current administration as well as by the revelations of the ongoing Me Too and Black Lives Matter movements, the nation is searching for common ground. But a national conversation cannot take place until we have the tools for that dialogue, and this remarkable book shows us how to make the language we need."---Dan Friedman, Los Angeles Review of Books"[Taken for Granted is] a forceful work, requiring us to acknowledge our biases and how they are articulated — whether we realize the implications of what we’re saying, or not."---Grace Parazzoli, Sante Fe New Mexican"Taken for Granted is an interesting, thought-provoking, easy read, and the bibliography presents a wealth of impressively cross-disciplinary influences, each worth investigating. The book is most poignant, though, in revealing how quickly use of 'marked' language, and underlying cultural norms, can shift."---Andrea Macrae, Times Higher Education
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Princeton University Press The Origins of Happiness The Science of
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Origins of Happiness is an important contribution to an important debate."---Anna Alexandrova and Ramandeep Singh, Times Literary Supplement"Based on extensive longitudinal data in four countries, this book about the science of well-being over the life course is a significant contribution not only to psychology but also ultimately to policy-making in terms of what really matters to people."---David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer
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Princeton University Press The Classical Economists Revisited
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The phrase tour de force is overused, but this is a work that clearly merits it. There is no greater living authority on classical economics than D. P. O'Brien."--Steven Medema, Editor of Journal of the History of Economic Thought "[F]rom now on all histories of economic thought can start their story in 1870, because it is difficult to see how anyone can improve on Professor O'Brien's analysis of the century that preceded it."--Mark Blaug, Economica "[O]ne of the more appealing aspects of this excellent book is that Professor O'Brien does not always expect his readers to agree with him, but rather sets out to provide them with the means of forming their own opinions."--A. S. Skinner, The Economic Journal "This is not a simple textbook treatment of the issues, but rather a scholarly dissection of each topic that draws on both the prominent and more obscure writers of the time... [T]he careful reader will come away with a wealth of information and a sense that the struggles through which economic theory came were long, often convoluted, and always a process in which many people participated."--ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition xi Preface to the Original Edition xiii Introduction xv Chapter One: The Classical Economic Stage 1 I. The Period of Classical Economics 1 II. The Personnel of Classical Economics 3 III. The Backgrounds of the Classical Economists 9 IV. A Scientific Community? 12 V. The Economic History of the Classical Age 17 Further Reading 19 Chapter Two: The Roots of Classical Economics 26 I. Introduction 26 II. The Intellectual Environment 26 III. Adam Smith 35 IV. David Ricardo 44 V. The Later Classical Economists 52 Further Reading 56 Chapter Three: The Characteristics and Preconceptions of Classical Economics 63 I. The Focus of Classical Economics 63 II. Population 66 III. The Method of Classical Economics 79 Further Reading 87 Chapter Four: Classical Value Theory 91 I. Adam Smith 91 II. David Ricardo 98 III. "Cost-of-Production" Theories of Value after Ricardo 106 IV. The Subjective Value Theorists 114 1. J. B. Say 114 2. N. W. Senior 116 3. M. Longfield 119 4. W. F. Lloyd 122 5. Other Writers 122 V. Conclusion 123 Further Reading 124 Chapter Five: The Classical Theory of Distribution 127 I. Wages 127 II. Profits 137 III. Rent 145 IV. Relative Shares 153 V. Conclusion 161 Further Reading 161 Chapter Six: Classical Monetary Theory 165 I. The Historical Background 165 II. The Nature of Money 166 III. The Basic Theory 169 IV. The Bullion Debate 175 V. Monetary Control: The Bank Charter Debate 181 VI. A Fundamental Flaw? 191 VII. Inflation 194 VIII. Conclusion 198 Further Reading 198 Chapter Seven: International Trade 205 I. Absolute Advantage: Trade and Growth 205 II. Comparative Advantage 208 III. Reciprocal Demand 219 IV. The Terms of Trade 227 V. Trade Policy 228 1. Robert Torrens and the Cuba Case 230 2. Torrens and His Critics 233 3. Further Problems 238 VI. Customs Unions 239 VII. The Transfer Problem 239 1. Transfer Mechanisms 240 2. Classical Transfers 242 VIII. Conclusion 243 Further Reading 244 Chapter Eight: The Classical Theory of Growth and Development 248 I. The Smithian Growth Process 249 II. The Classical Vision of Growth after Smith 259 1. T. R. Malthus 259 2. J. R. McCulloch 260 3. J. S. Mill 263 III. Machinery and Gluts 269 1. The Machinery Question 269 2. Capital Accumulation and Gluts 274 IV. Productive and Unproductive Labor 278 V. Conclusion 281 Further Reading 282 Chapter Nine: Classical Public Finance 288 I. General Principles of Public Finance 288 II. Tax Finance 294 1. Direct Taxes 296 2. Indirect Taxes 308 III. National Debt 312 IV. Conclusion 319 Appendix: Net Present Value Taxation 320 Further Reading 322 Chapter Ten: The Policy Prescriptions of Classical Economics 327 I. The Legitimate Role of Government 327 II. Detailed Treatments of Intervention: The Domestic Economy 334 1. The Factory Acts 334 2. Mechanization 336 3. Pauperism 337 4. Education 339 5. Trade Unions 341 III. Policy for Ireland 342 IV. Colonies and Colonial Policy 345 V. Conclusion 349 Further Reading 350 Chapter Eleven: Classical Economics: A Retrospect 356 Notes 363 Index 405
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Princeton University Press Tocquevilles Political Economy
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[T]he book is engaging and, along with its 50 pages of notes and source material, offers many insights into this important period in the history of economic thought."--J. Halteman, Choice "Swedberg fills his book with intriguing information, observations, and syntheses, some of which range far beyond his stated topic."--Alan Sica, American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 CHAPTER ONE: The Economy of the New World 6 CHAPTER TWO: The Other Democratic Economy 38 CHAPTER THREE: Tocqueville's Background in Economics 73 CHAPTER FOUR: Tocqueville's Approach to Economic Analysis 100 CHAPTER FIVE: Pauperism and the Habits of Property 126 CHAPTER SIX: Politics in a Democratic Economy 146 CHAPTER SEVEN: Foreign Affairs and Economic Affairs 173 CHAPTER EIGHT: Threats to the Democratic Economy 199 CHAPTER NINE: Sorrento and the Return to Thinking 219 CHAPTER TEN: The Economy of the Old World 238 EPILOGUE: Thinking with Tocqueville 272 Notes 285 Index 337
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Princeton University Press Unequal Gains American Growth and Inequality
Book Synopsis"Unequal Gains offers a radically new understanding of the economi c evolution of the United States, providing a complete picture of the uneven progress of America from colonial times to today."--Provided by publisher.Trade Review"[I]ts conclusions are both accessible and urgent."--Kirkus "Brilliant... A masterpiece in quantitative and qualitative economic research destined to become a classic in its field."--Library Journal, starred review "An ambitious and rigorous attempt to address some long-overlooked questions about U.S. economic development."--Helen Fessenden, Econ Focus "[Unequal Gains] traces how inequality surged and receded in American history... The book contains an unprecedented graph that goes all the way back to the eve of independence and charts how unequal people's incomes were... This is as much a work of history as it is a work of economics."--Washington Post "Stunning."--Kenneth Stewart and Casey Jones, Standard-TimesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xv 1 Persistent Debate, a New Approach, More Data, Rich Findings 1 2 Colonial Incomes on the Eve of the Revolution 13 3 When Did Colonial America Get Rich? 43 4 Losing the Lead: Th e Cost of Revolution and Independence 77 5 Unequal Economic Growth, 1800- 1860 96 6 The Civil War: Growth Lost, Freedom Gained, Inequality Maintained 142 7 Contending Forces: American Incomes across the Late Nineteenth Century 166 8 The Greatest Leveling of All Time 194 9 Rising Inequality Once More, since the 1970s 219 10 Inequality and Growth: History Lessons for the Future 242 Appendix A A Guide to the 1774 and 1800 Income Estimates 263 Appendix B Salaries, Payment in Kind, and Workdays 279 Appendix C Estimating Slaves' Retained Earnings, Colonial Times to 1860 287 Appendix D American versus British Prices, 1640- 1875 304 Appendix E A Guide to the 1860 Income Estimates, and Some Modifications for 1850 311 Appendix F A Guide to the 1870 Income Estimates 320 Appendix G Farm Operators' Incomes in 1870 327 Appendix H Sources and Notes to Tables and Figures in Main Text 349 References 369 Index 391
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Princeton University Press The Euro and the Battle of Ideas
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the 2017 Gold Medal in International Business / Globalization, Axiom Business Book Awards""One of Bloomberg’s Best Books of 2017""One of Project Syndicate’s Best Reads in 2017 (chosen by Jean Pisani-Ferry)""One of Bloomberg’s Best Books of 2016""One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Economics Books of 2016""One of The Economist’s Economics and Business Books of the Year 2016"
£18.00
Princeton University Press American Zoo
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWinner of the 2016 Award for Distinguished Scholarship, Animals and Society Section of the American Sociological Association Winner of the 2015 Athenaeum Literary Award, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia Honorable Mention for the 2016 PROSE Award in Sociology & Social Work, Association of American Publishers "Although there are plenty of books about zoos, zoo ethnographies are a rare treat... Grazian's impressive commitment to understanding zoo workers through everyday encounters adorns his book."--Irus Braverman, Times Literary Supplement "A powerful portrait ... peppered with delicious details."--Barbara Kiser, Nature "Inspiring. [Grazian] makes the reader repeatedly reflect on whether there might be better ways of educating the public and contributing to wildlife conservation."--Matthew Cobb, New Scientist "[American Zoo's] narratives of animal care workers inspire well-deserved laughter and tears."--Library Journal "An engaging account ... discussing some interesting questions: Should large, intelligent mammals such as great apes be confined at all? Why are Americans so often concerned about the comfort of zoo animals when they don't worry about the vastly greater number of other caged animals--the ones being prepared for slaughter? Beyond entertainment and amusement, what should a zoo's role be regarding environmental protection or species conservation? American Zoo is a serious book ... but Grazian's lively, readable prose makes it entertaining as well."--Nancy Szokan, Washington Post "Grazian has a sharp eye for detail and ethical tensions."--Amanda Gilroy, PopMatters "Zoos aren't places urban-dwelling humans go to see nature, [Grazian] argues--they're places we go to invent nature."--Kelly O'Brien, Boston Globe "The history of zoo design demonstrates that 'natural' enclosures serve humans more than the creatures who live within them. We favor artificial habitats that follow aesthetic expectations about nature rather than purely natural conditions, as the sociologist David Grazian argues in his book American Zoo. They reflect our own fantasies about the animals we gawk at rather than the true needs of these nonhuman others. In the process of meeting our needs, they may erase the true plight of those animals, naturalizing nothing so much as the pretense of our benevolent dominion over nature."--Jacob Brogan, Slate "Sociologist Grazian took his young son on a cross-country excursion to visit more than two dozen zoos and aquariums. He saw that zoos have been transformed in recent years from sad places with cramped, barren cages to more open, expansive exhibits. But he also noted man's strange relationship with the nature."--Chicago Tribune "A shrewd examination of a persistent social institution, a major contribution for rethinking the nature/culture distinction, and a model of how to do and write up an ethnographic study."--Jack Katz, American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsIntroduction - The World in a Zoo 1 Chapter 1 Where the Wild Things Aren't: Exhibiting Nature in American Zoos 16 Chapter 2 Animal Farm: Making Meaning at the Zoo 43 Chapter 3 Birds of a Feather: Zookeepers and the Call of the Wild 79 Chapter 4 Life Lessons: The Zoo as a Classroom 104 Chapter 5 Bring on the Dancing Horses: American Zoos in the Entertainment Age 141 Chapter 6 Simply Nature: Zoos and the Branding of Conservation 179 Chapter 7 Wrestling with Armadillos: Animal Welfare and the Captivity Question 213 Chapter 8 The Urban Jungle: The Future of the American Zoo 258 Acknowledgments 269 Notes 273 Index 315
£19.00
Princeton University Press The Winding Road to the Welfare State
Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of the book’s great strengths is the way in which is seeks to integrate the history of social policy with the history of living standards more generally, and the book is enhanced by the author’s efforts to place both living standards and social protection in an international context. - Bernard Harris" * Journal of Economics *"An important, and useful, addition to the literature on the history of social welfare in modern Britain."---John Stewart, Journal of Social Policy
£37.80
Princeton University Press The Wealth of Religions
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Co-Winner of the Gold Medal in Economics, Axiom Business Book Awards""The Wealth of Religions glitters with empirical findings . . . . a product of meticulous research."---Jonathan Benthall, Times Literary Supplement"McCleary and Barro take an interdisciplinary approach, combining economics, sociology, anthropology, history, geography, theology, and philosophy; their observations are backed by large inputs of data . . . . The Wealth of Religions suggests that there are many more insights to be gained by incorporating religion into the forces of economics."---Peter Day, Church Times"A very stimulating book."---Paul Richardson, Church of England Newspaper
£31.50
Princeton University Press Overload
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Co-Winner of the Max Weber Book Award, Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section of the American Sociological Association""Winner of the Silver Medal in Business Theory, Axiom Business Book Awards""One of Business Insider's 10 Books to Read to Learn about the Future of Work""There’s much we can learn from Overload to help make work work for everyone—both now and in the future…. Erin Kelly and Phyllis Moen have shown us through their dual work-redesign experiment that it’s possible not only to reimagine how we work to make it work for everyone, but also to execute on this ideal together, so that everyone benefits — including the organization. It’s giving people a choice about how, when, and where they work and a greater sense of control. In the pandemic, we all have an opportunity to step back and examine what’s going well and what’s not and envision how work can change for the better."---Rebecca Zucker, Forbes"Someday soon, when the economic engines of the world are running again, leaders will reflect on what the COVID-19 pandemic revealed about the ways and means of work in their companies. As they do, they should read Overload."---Theodore Kinni, Strategy+Business"In their recounting of a five-year field experiment conducted within a Fortune 500 company, two professors show how dual-agenda work redesign can reduce the high levels of chronic stress and ill health, feelings of powerlessness, work–family conflict, and burnout that attend employee overload—without negatively affecting corporate productivity or performance." * Strategy+Business *
£22.50
Princeton University Press Where Economics Went Wrong
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A heartfelt call for economics to return to its methodological roots in scrupulously separating judgements about economic policy from what can be known as a matter of scientific, empirical evidence. If economists take the advice offered in this book, the subject will become more humble, and humane, as it once used to be."—Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge “Colander and Freedman’s wonderful book argues for a return to the discussion tradition of classical liberalism in which one offers a point of view, and recognizing one’s limitations, encourages other points of view. This careful book is based on numerous interviews with participants and opponents of the Chicago School from whom the authors are able to examine and understand many issues.”—David M. Levy, George Mason University“George Stigler once joked that John Stuart Mill was the first economist to treat his opponents’ arguments with full respect: `The experiment,’ Stigler continued, `was never repeated.’ Colander and Freedman wisely want to revive a Millean and classical liberalism in method, a respectful one, which is under attack currently by misled scientists and populists. This deep yet cheerful book focuses on scientific rhetoric and shows that we’ll never understand economic science or policy until we recognize the force of language, in the economy and among economists.”—Deirdre McCloskey, Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, English, and Communication, University of Illinois at Chicago“Colander and Freedman argue in this fascinating book that economists began to go wrong when they tore down the firewall between theory and policy—the first scientific and objective, the second judgmental and subjective. Once they forgot that their science does not, or rather cannot, produce clear and unambiguous policy advice, all kinds of mischief followed. Drawing on the history of economic thought as well as contemporary debate, the authors provide an account that is as engaging as it is challenging to professional economists.”—Dani Rodrik, author of Straight Talk on Trade
£25.20
Princeton University Press Pricing Lives
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Kulp-Wright Book Award, American Risk and Insurance Association""Pricing Lives is a non-technical and very informative book. I strongly recommend the book to all that in their professions must handle decisions affecting human lives. I cannot think of a more valuable treatise on this timely subject."---Per-Olov Johansson, Journal of Economics
£34.20
