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Book SynopsisThe Commoner's Catalog for Changemaking was born of a simple realization: The world we have inherited is no longer working.The future of the planet and civilization as we know it are threatened, and the cries heard during the pandemic and Black Lives Matter protestsI can't breathecontinue to echo. By giving us tools for navigating the transitions ahead, this catalog helps us breathe more deeply.The Commoner's Catalog for Changemaking explains the transformational power of social collaboration by showcasing dozens of pathbreaking projects, books, websites, and activist initiatives. Commoners seek to prioritize people's needs over market extraction, steward the Earth, relocalize the economy, and build new institutions of empowerment.The emerging Commonsverse can be seen in relocalized food systems and community land trustsin racial empowerment through collective action and mutual aidand in free and open source software, peer prod

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Book Synopsis**The Sunday Times Best Business Book of the Year 2020**'A satisfying ticktock of the company's rapid rise and crash, culminating in its disastrous I.P.O. in 2019 and Neumann's ouster.' New York Times 'This absorbing book exposes the sheer madness of WeWork: not just its founder Adam Neumann's extreme hubris, but why so many wiser minds bought into the fairytale.' Sunday Times The inside story of the rise and fall of WeWork, showing how the excesses of its founder shaped a corporate culture unlike any other.__________In its earliest days, WeWork promised the impossible: to make the workplace cool. Adam Neumann, an immigrant determined to make his fortune in the United States, landed on the idea of repurposing surplus New York office space for the burgeoning freelance class. Over the course of ten years, WeWork attracted billions of dollars from some of the most sought-after investors in the world, while spending it to build a global real estate empire.Based on more than two hundred interviews, Billion Dollar Loser chronicles the breakneck speed at which WeWork's CEO built and grew his company. Culminating in a day-by-day account of the five weeks leading up to WeWork's botched IPO and Neumann's dramatic ouster, Reeves Wiedeman exposes the story of the company's desperate attempt to secure the funding it needed in the final moments of a decade defined by excess. With incredible access and piercing insight into the company, Billion Dollar Loser tells the full, inside story of WeWork and its CEO Adam Neumann who together came to represent the most audacious, and improbable, rise and fall in business. __________A Sunday Times Best Business Book of the YearFortune Best Book of the Year New York Times' Books to Watch For in OctoberWIRED Books to Read This FallBloomberg's Nonfiction Title to Know this FallNewsweek's Must Read Fall NonfictionPublishers Weekly Top Ten for Business & EconomicsInsideHook's Best Books for OctoberLike John Carreyrou's Bad Blood and Mike Isaac's Super Pumped before it, Billion Dollar Loser traces the turmoil at a startup driven by a charismatic, arrogant founder. 'A frisky dissection of how a rickety real-estate leasing company tricked the world into seeing it as an immensely valuable, society-shifting tech unicorn.' WIREDTrade ReviewA satisfying ticktock of the company's rapid rise and crash, culminating in its disastrous I.P.O. in 2019 and Neumann's ouster. -- New York Times A frisky dissection of how a rickety real-estate leasing company tricked the world into seeing it as an immensely valuable, society-shifting tech unicorn....Wiedeman arranges the absurd details of their high lives in the C-suite into a pointillist portrait of wild hubris. -- WIREDWhen life transcends art, tell it straight. That's what Reeves Wiedeman, a New York contributing editor since 2016, has done with Billion Dollar Loser, the propulsive tale of WeWork's, and Neumann's, rise and fall. -- The Atlantic In the distant future, when historians recall the geyser of cash that banks and venture capitalists directed to Silicon Valley, they will almost certainly use the catastrophic collapse of WeWork as a cautionary tale. -- BloombergMove over Theranos, there's a new fallen unicorn in town. Wiedeman deftly takes us inside the much-hyped WeWork and its once venerated founder to find out what really happened-and what really went wrong. -- NewsweekTragicomic play-by-play of Neumann's misadventures. . . . Wiedeman's finest feat of reporting and double portraiture is his evocation of Neumann's relationship with his financial savior (for a time) Masayoshi Son. . . To delve any further into their relationship would be to give away the plot of Billion Dollar Loser, which, like the most engrossing nonfiction stories, has a plot indeed, one that only reality could contrive. - New York Times Book Review A swift, tragicomic saga of idealism, avarice, and unfettered ambition-as illuminating about WeWork as the past decade of venture-funded grandiosity, and an excellent case study in the power of branding. Reeves Wiedeman has a talent for the artfully deployed, jaw-dropping detail; there seems to be one on every page. Reading this book gave me the sensation of visiting a Potemkin village after a storm: wires dangling, trompe l'oeil flats at a tilt. Batshit, unsettling, and wholly satisfying. -- Anna Wiener, author of Uncanny Valley

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Book SynopsisThe origins of the next radical economy is rooted in a tradition that has empowered people for centuries and is now making a comeback. A new feudalism is on the rise. While monopolistic corporations feed their spoils to the rich, more and more of us are expected to live gig to gig. But, as Nathan Schneider shows, an alternative to the robber-baron economy is hiding in plain sight; we just need to know where to look. Cooperatives are jointly owned, democratically controlled enterprises that advance the economic, social, and cultural interests of their members. They often emerge during moments of crisis not unlike our own, putting people in charge of the workplaces, credit unions, grocery stores, healthcare, and utilities they depend on.Everything for Everyone chronicles this revolution -- from taxi cooperatives keeping Uber at bay, to an outspoken mayor transforming his city in the Deep South, to a fugitive building a fairer version of Bitcoin, to the rural electric co-op members who are propelling an aging system into the future. As these pioneers show, co-ops are helping us rediscover our capacity for creative, powerful, and fair democracy.

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Book SynopsisIn this witty and revelatory investigation of the so-called dismal science, University of British Columbia professor Marina Adshade skips the usual widgets and uncovers how the market comes to bear on our most intimate decisions: sex, dating, courtship, love, marriage, even breaking up. The science of ‘sexonomics’ is born: How much money does an ugly guy need to have to attract as many women via an online dating site as a hot man? Is modern marriage just an opportunity to consume more goods and services? Does raising the price of beer reduce risky sex? Why does a spike in the sale of sex toys predict an upcoming recession, while an increase in the number of breast lifts indicates a perkier economy is on the way? Which comes first: a prosperous nation or a promiscuous one? Once you read Dirty Money, you’ll never look at your money – or your relationships – the same way againTrade Review"A delightful book… Adshade shows that forces of supply and demand indeed loom large in the implicit market for romance." Robert H. Frank * The New York Times *

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Book SynopsisWhy are houses so expensive? Is our banking system going to collapse again? Should we be worried that robots are going to take all our jobs? And just what exactly is the economy anyway? Economists and politicians would have you believe it is a rarified topic best left to ‘the experts’. The experts are wrong. This book uncovers what people really mean when they talk about ‘the economy’, taking the word off its pedestal and showing that it’s just a lens for seeing the world around us. That, at its heart, economics is about you, and the society you’re a part of. Explaining key concepts in economics in relation to how they directly affect your life – from your money to your home, your workplace to your future – What is the Economy? drags the obscure world of economics kicking and screaming towards the everyday and equips you with clarity and understanding.Trade ReviewIf you ever wanted to know what economists talk about, or want to get a bit more understanding out of media coverage of economics and the economy, then this gem of a book will get you started! * Peter Antonioni, UCL, UK *What is the economy? What is economics? This excellent book seeks to give meaningful answers to the non-economist. This is no simple task. But we all have expertise at least in the parts of the economy that affect us directly. We also all need to understand something about the economy and economics if we are to make sense of our lives and participate in our democracy. Read and learn: economics is too important to be left to the economists. * Martin Wolf *We all live in an economy. Many of the things we do and many things that happen to us are to do with the economy. However, there is a gap between economic analyses and our everyday lived experiences. This book fills that gap. And it does that in a way that is systematic but light-footed, comprehensive but not overpowering, and principled but not sanctimonious. Let's all read it. * Ha-Joon Chang, University of Cambridge, UK *This clear and comprehensible book about economics is long overdue. * Brian Eno *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface (and a general warning) Chapter 1: How did we get here? Chapter 2: What is the economy? Chapter 3: What is an economy for? Chapter 4: You (and everybody else) Chapter 5: Your High Street Chapter 6: Your Home Chapter 7: Your Work Chapter 8: Your Money Chapter 9: Your Society Chapter 10: Your Government Chapter 11: Your World Chapter 12: The World Needs a New Language Bibliography and Further Reading

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Book SynopsisPopulism and Economics, Charles Dumas' latest book, examines the reasons for the rise in populism - Brexit and the election of Trump among other events - and how this discontent with the status quo has affected economics, both perceptions and reality. The book argues that while globalization and the influence of new technology have pulled the world economy out of recession and while the benefits of world trade are now spread more widely, there is a perception of injustice because of inequality within individual nations. In a detailed region-by-region analysis of the current state of the world economy and using exclusive research carried out by TS Lombard, Dumas shows how the perception of inequality now threatens to destabilize not only politics but also the economic order itself.Trade ReviewPraise for Globalisation Fractures: To understand the cuases of the financial crisis, read this insightful analysis. -- Mervyn King, Bank of England GovernorBrilliant...asking all the right questions about our economic future - crises, migration, technology, inequality, globalisation, populism, monetary and fiscal policy. Can we survive it all? -- Peter JayPopulism and Economics ... is clear, well written and, most important of all, right! -- Lord Mervyn King

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Book SynopsisOvertime is about the politics of time, and specifically the amount of time that we spend labouring within capitalist society. It argues that reactivating the longstanding demand for shorter working hours should be central to any progressive trajectory in the years ahead.This book explains what a shorter working week means, as well as its history and its political implications. Will Stronge and Kyle Lewis examine the idea of reducing the time we all spend labouring for other on both a theoretical and political level, and offer an analysis rooted in the radical traditions from which the idea first emerged. Throughout, the reader is introduced to key theorists of work and working time alongside the relevant research regarding our contemporary 'crisis of work', to which the authors' proposal of a shorter working week responds.Trade ReviewThis is a vital contribution to the growing debate around free time and reducing the working week.With millions saying they would like to work shorter hours, and millions of others without a job or wanting more hours, it's essential that we consider how we address the problems in the labour market as well as preparing for the future challenges of automation. * John McDonnell, Labour Shadow Chancellor [praise for the authors' report on the shorter working week] *This is a path-breaking report on one of the most promising ideas of our time * Rutger Bregman, historian and author of Utopia for Realists [praise for the authors' report on the shorter working week] *In this terrific book, Will Stronge and Kyle Lewis present a remarkably clear and powerfully compelling case for shorter working hours as a path to greater sustainability, equality, and freedom. -- Kathi Weeks, author of The Problem With WorkOvertime is a stirring call to action in the fight for a shorter working week. Crucially, Lewis and Stronge remind us that no victories for workers have ever been won without struggle. Overtime is a critical text for socialists seeking to understand how the world of work has changed, and how to imagine a world in which our lives are no longer dominated by it. -- Grace Blakeley, author of The Corona CrashThe centuries old struggle by workers to free themselves from the dictatorship of work has emerged once more. Freedom from drudgery and the reduction in working hours have never been won without a fight. This book will prove invaluable in arming not only those who want to understand that struggle but also more importantly those who want to engage in it. -- John McDonnell, MPIt's no longer enough for the left to just shout jobs, jobs, jobs. Overtime not only shows why shorter working weeks need to be an integral part of a new deal for all workers, but also how it will be won. -- Ellie Mae O'Hagan, Director of CLASS think tankFocusing on a work-obsessed society, the failure of labor-saving technology to reduce work hours, the undervaluing of women's work, and the toll of work on the environment, Overtime brings both hope and despair. * Booklist *A compelling case for shortening the current work week, a policy that could see less overworking, more jobs, gender equality and a greener future. -- Ella Glover * Huck *Timely ... reveals the urgency of the conversion to a shorter working week. -- Adele Walton * gal-dem *

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book provides a new perspective on Basic Income - a regular, unconditional payment to every citizen resident in the country. This comprehensive book has been rigoursly researched and thus will appeal to academics and policy-makers, as well, as to the general reader who is concerned about the current state of social security in the UK. Basic Income in practive, A Basic Income Pocketbook includes details of real Basic Income Schemes.

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Book SynopsisA riveting history of raw capitalism that exposes the unscrupulousness at its heart Vice is endemic to Western capitalism, according to this fascinating, wildly entertaining, often startling history of modern finance. Ian Klausâs Forging Capitalism demonstrates how international financial affairs in the nineteenth century were conducted not only by gentlemen as a noble pursuit but also by connivers, thieves, swindlers, and frauds who believed that no risk was too great and no scheme too outrageous if the monetary reward was substantial enough. Taken together, the grand deceptions of the ambitious schemers and the determined efforts to guard against them have been instrumental in creating the financial establishments of today. In a story teeming with playboys and scoundrels and rich in colorful and amazing events, Klaus chronicles the evolution of trust through three distinct epochs: the age of values, the age of networks and reputations, and, ultimately, in a world of increased technol

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewGraetz and Shapiro wrestle with a fundamental question of our day: How do we address a system that makes too many Americans anxious that economic security is slipping out of reach? Their cogent call for sensible and achievable policies offers a pathway back to functional governance and should be read by progressives and conservatives alike. -- Jacob J. Lew, former Secretary of the TreasuryIn The Wolf at the Door, Michael Graetz and Ian Shapiro trace masterfully the sources of insecurity increasingly haunting millions of Americans. Not content to tell the tale or just focus on politicians’ desire to exploit that insecurity, they consider important policy ideas to reward work and bolster individuals’ ability to cope with economic shifts beyond their control. The thesis of the book and its recommendations are a must-read for any serious observer of what is happening to the American economy and body politic today. -- Glenn Hubbard, Columbia Business School, former chairman of the US Council of Economic AdvisersSmart, interesting, and important, The Wolf at the Door tackles the topic of policy and political responses to economic insecurity and political dysfunction with concrete recommendations and evidentiary backing. Graetz and Shapiro write with vigor and clarity, telling readers directly what policies and politics are empirically supportable, feasible, and normatively desirable, and what are not. -- Jennifer Hochschild, Harvard UniversityTwo books in one! A concise, trenchant, and very readable history of how economic insecurity produced today’s American populism—and a thoughtful, politically realistic, economically sound set of remedies for those who know both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are onto something, but who also know their answers to American economic insecurity won’t succeed. -- David Wessel, The Brookings InstitutionMichael Graetz and Ian Shapiro take a hard and pragmatic look at how America can ameliorate its inequality, focusing especially on ‘bottom-up’ approaches. Their work is deep, informed, and reeks of common sense. This book should be read by every presidential candidate and every lawmaker. -- Norman Ornstein, coauthor of One Nation After TrumpIt is now beyond debate that rising inequality is not only leaving millions of Americans living on a sharp edge but also is threatening our democracy. Michael Graetz and Ian Shapiro provide a fresh, insightful look at how we got here and, more to the point, how we might work our way out. For activists and scholars alike who are struggling to create a more equitable society, this is an essential read. -- David Gergen, Professor at Harvard Kennedy School and adviser to four US presidentsThis is a terrific book, original, erudite, and superbly well-informed, and full of new wisdom about what might and what might not help the majority of Americans who have not shared in our growing prosperity, but are left facing the wolf at the door. Graetz and Shapiro use coalition building as their organizing principle, explaining the coalitions behind previous policy successes, and suggesting what sort of new coalitions could get us out of the current mess. They have a brilliantly startling suggestion for Medicare for all, by extending it first, not to the near old, but to the young. They make a powerful case for a value added tax, and against the idea that the wolf can be seen off only by taxing the rich. Everyone interested in public policy should read this book. -- Angus Deaton, Princeton University and the University of Southern California[An] eye-opener for anyone interested in tracing the origins of economic insecurity in the U.S. -- Arthur Zaczkiewicz * Women’s Wear Daily *

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Book SynopsisThis pioneering work by Thomas Piketty explains the facts and dynamics of income inequality in France in the twentieth century. On its publication in French in 2001, it helped launch the international program led by Piketty and others to explore the grand patterns and causes of global inequality research that has since transformed public debate.Trade ReviewIn light of Piketty’s history, every part of Hayek’s argument now looks doubtful…The tremendous amount of data he gathers and analyzes (from tax rates to the price of butter) point to unavoidable conclusions. High taxes on income and inheritances can keep inequality in check, or even make it fall…Inequality is not incomprehensible or uncontrollable. It is the result of political decisions…Piketty makes clear, at great length, exactly what would stem the tide. -- Paul W. Gleason * Pacific Standard *Thomas Piketty’s Top Incomes in France in the Twentieth Century is in many ways a precursor to his famous Capital in the Twenty-First Century, a pioneering book in the methodological sense with empirical analysis that provides the core around which political and economic developments in France are woven and discussed. -- Branko Milanovic, City University of New YorkTop Incomes in France is simply unavoidable for anyone wanting to understand the historical evolution of inequality in France, and it is the groundwork without which Capital would be nonexistent. -- Camille Landais, London School of Economics and Political ScienceTop Incomes in France in the Twentieth Century provides an important, detailed, and analytically insightful discussion of the political and legislative history of taxation in France. This book will be of tremendous value to all those interested in issues of social justice, inequality, taxation, and the evolution of capitalism. -- Martin O’Neill, University of YorkA door-stopping work of economic history. * Kirkus Reviews *

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Book SynopsisThe end of capitalism is always around the corner. Why do we keep predicting its demise, and how has it survived so many external shocks and internal contradictions? Francesco Boldizzoni traces the history of a prophecy unrealized and identifies the source of capitalism’s durability: its rootedness in Western social hierarchies and individualism.Trade ReviewA sprawling, informative, thought-provoking, and opinionated history of ideas. -- Andrew Stuttaford * Wall Street Journal *Is this the beginning of capitalism’s end? If you think it might be—whether you are eagerly awaiting capitalism’s collapse or anxiously anticipating it—Francesco Boldizzoni’s new book…will make you think twice. -- Alyssa Battistoni * Boston Review *Boldizzoni has a deep familiarity with the thinking of both the anti-capitalist left and the pro-capitalist right, and his discussion of the intellectual evolution of various factions within both camps is superb. -- Ryan Cooper * Washington Monthly *Lively and wide-ranging…Moves briskly across a century and a half of intellectual history, from Marx and John Stuart Mill in the mid-19th century (when the term ‘capitalism’ entered the lexicon) to the aftermath of the 2008 crash. * The Nation *Takes us on a 200-page tour of capitalism’s critics, from the well-worn fields of Marx, Mill and Keynes through the wilder thickets of critical theory. * The Spectator *An intellectual achievement…Foretelling the End of Capitalism will be an excellent reference point for debating the future of capitalism and human history. -- Hans G. Despain * Marx & Philosophy Review of Books *A wide-ranging historical essay on the social-scientific forecasting of capitalism’s fate. -- Jonathan Levy * Journal of Modern History *This beautifully written book captures the peculiar complicity between hope and disappointment that characterizes prophecies about the end of capitalism over the last three centuries. It will be of great interest to readers, both as a cautionary tale about prophecy and as a model study of the logic of capitalism itself. -- Arjun Appadurai, New York UniversityFrancesco Boldizzoni shows how predicting the collapse of capitalism is as old as capitalism itself. He illuminates a tradition of economic thinking that has justified do-nothing posturing in the name of revolution, and how it resists learning lessons of its own failures. This book is also a brilliant study of the cult of forecasting. -- Jeremy Adelman, Princeton UniversityForetelling the End of Capitalism is an essential book for anyone interested in intellectual history and political economy. It will play a major role in current debates on capitalism and its future, as well as on crisis and crisis theory. -- Wolfgang Streeck, author of How Will Capitalism End?Boldly written and brimming with new insights on every page, this is not your grandfather’s old and staid intellectual history. Boldizzoni takes us through a fast-paced history of capitalism’s failed doomsayers—only to then explain why they clearly underestimated its elongated life expectancy and stubborn durability. A superb intellectual history of how people have (wrongly) predicted and imagined the end of capitalism from the time of Marx until today. -- Eli Cook, author of The Pricing of Progress

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Book SynopsisAdam Levitin and Susan Wachter argue that the housing bubble of the 2000s was caused by private-label securitization. Competition among Wall Street banks set off a race to the bottom in mortgage underwriting that inflated home prices but yielded huge profits before the bubble burst. To avoid déjà vu, we need carefully regulated securitization.Trade ReviewImpressive. -- Robert J. Shiller * New York Times *Nothing is more important to developing community wealth and narrowing disparities than access to homeownership; this book shows a path toward establishing a sustainable and fair housing finance system, improving opportunity for all. -- Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban LeagueWith its combination of legal and economic expertise, The Great American Housing Bubble makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the complexities of the housing finance system. Levitin and Wachter write with an eye towards the future of housing policy, connecting their analysis of ‘what happened’ to ‘what it means.’ Their insights will be invaluable when the federal government takes on housing finance reform in earnest. -- Carolina Reid, Faculty Research Advisor, Terner Center for Housing Innovation, University of California, BerkeleyLevitin is one of the unsung heroes of the financial crisis of 2008. In this book, he and Susan Wachter share with the reader the invaluable advice they gave so many policy makers and advocates at the time—advice that, had it been listened to, would have kept millions of families in their homes and would have brought justice to those who brought our economy to the edge of destruction. -- Damon Silvers, Policy Director and Special Counsel, AFL-CIO, and former Deputy Chair, Congressional Oversight PanelA brilliant book by two of the deepest thinkers on housing and housing finance. As we move forward, it is essential that we incorporate this insight and perspective into our redesign of how Americans live. In the post-virus world, there are few things more important than listening to careful analysis and reflecting on how to turn that into robust policy. -- Simon Johnson, Ronald A. Kurtz (1954) Professor of Entrepreneurship, MIT Sloan School of Management, and cochair, COVID-19 Policy AllianceI watched the housing market implode and the still-unfinished policy reforms unfold by comparing notes each week with these two superb analysts. Economist and lawyer, Wachter and Levitin followed every policy, legal, and market development in detail and their complementary perspectives brought unique insight. You could have no better, more evidence-based chroniclers of this painful period. And, agree or disagree, all serious policy makers must reckon with their analysis of the many policy options and their own proposal for ensuring we never see such a housing bubble again. -- Sarah Rosen Wartell, President, Urban InstituteLevitin and Wachter deploy their formidable expertise to analyze the biggest housing policy issues left in the wake of the 2008 housing bubble. Their insights on the bubble’s causes are fresh, compelling, and informed by newly-mined data. Their recommendations for preventing a future housing bubble reflect deep sophistication as well as wisdom and humanity. A must-read for anyone who cares about housing policy or equality. -- Patricia A. McCoy, former Assistant Director of Mortgage Markets, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Liberty Mutual Insurance Professor, Boston College Law SchoolStands as an alt-sophisticated examination of one of the nation’s greatest financial cataclysms…A valuable desk reference for faculty, students, and practitioners in housing policy and planning, housing law, real estate, and banking. -- Dennis E. Gale * Journal of the American Planning Association *

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Book SynopsisDebunking the myths around the current economic belief systems, this book reveals how mainstream perspectives work for the benefit of the organised money establishment, while causing all manner of destructions and inequalities which work against the common good. It offers a refreshingly simple business strategy model for a truly sustainable future.Table of ContentsPart 1 ~ Where Are We Now? The ‘Witchcraft’ and ‘Institutional Truths’ of Neoclassical Belief ‘Old Enemies of Peace’: Constituents of Organised Money Resulting Profound Wrongs, Destructions, Inequalities and Frauds Part 2 ~ Where Do We Want to Get To? Democratic Commitments to Sustainable Progression Part 3 ~ How Do We Get There? Real People – Engines of Enterprise Organisational Systems and Their Coordination Organisational Systems Interactions with the Real Economy Part 4 ~ Action Systemic Action for Progression without Destruction Part 5 ~ How Are We Doing? Measures of Real Progression

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Book SynopsisDebunking the myths around the current economic belief systems, this book reveals how mainstream perspectives work for the benefit of the organised money establishment, while causing all manner of destructions and inequalities which work against the common good. It offers a refreshingly simple business strategy model for a truly sustainable future.Table of ContentsPart 1 ~ Where Are We Now? The ‘Witchcraft’ and ‘Institutional Truths’ of Neoclassical Belief ‘Old Enemies of Peace’: Constituents of Organised Money Resulting Profound Wrongs, Destructions, Inequalities and Frauds Part 2 ~ Where Do We Want to Get To? Democratic Commitments to Sustainable Progression Part 3 ~ How Do We Get There? Real People – Engines of Enterprise Organisational Systems and Their Coordination Organisational Systems Interactions with the Real Economy Part 4 ~ Action Systemic Action for Progression without Destruction Part 5 ~ How Are We Doing? Measures of Real Progression

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Book SynopsisWhat makes people happy in life? This crucial question has the potential to shake up economics. In recent years, dissatisfaction with the understanding of welfare in economics and new opportunities for empirical study of people's subjective well-being have spurred impressive and stimulating new research into the 'dismal' science, resulting in increased interest in the economics of happiness. Professor Frey and Professor Stutzer have selected contributions by leading scholars which offer a wide-ranging overview of recent developments. These include an exploration of the economic determinants of happiness, the importance of social capital and health for well-being and the new life satisfaction approach to valuing public goods. Work on utility misprediction and adaptation challenges the existing fundamentals of economics, and the role of happiness research in public policy is investigated from different perspectives.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Recent Developments in the Economics of Happiness: A Select Overview Alois Stutzer and Bruno S. Frey PART I MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS: REVIEWS OF THE NEW APPROACH 1. Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer (2002), ‘What Can Economists Learn from Happiness Research?’ 2. Daniel Kahneman and Alan B. Krueger (2006), ‘Developments in the Measurement of Subjective Well-Being’ 3. Mark Kelman (2005), ‘Hedonic Psychology and the Ambiguities of “Welfare”’ PART II ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING 4. Andrew E. Clark, Paul Frijters and Michael A. Shields (2008), ‘Relative Income, Happiness, and Utility: An Explanation for the Easterlin Paradox and Other Puzzles’ 5. Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers (2008), ‘Economic Growth and Subjective Well-Being: Reassessing the Easterlin Paradox’ 6. Richard A. Easterlin, Laura Angelescu McVey, Malgorzata Switek, Onnicha Sawangfa and Jacqueline Smith Zweig (2010), ‘The Happiness-Income Paradox Revisited’ 7. Erzo F.P. Luttmer (2005), ‘Neighbors as Negatives: Relative Earnings and Well-Being’ 8. Alois Stutzer (2004), ‘The Role of Income Aspirations in Individual Happiness’ 9. Rafael Di Tella, Robert J. MacCulloch and Andrew J. Oswald (2003), ‘The Macroeconomics of Happiness’ PART III SOCIAL CAPITAL AND HEALTH 10. John F. Helliwell and Robert D. Putnam (2004), ‘The Social Context of Well-Being’ 11. Leonardo Becchetti, Alessandra Pelloni and Fiammetta Rossetti (2008), ‘Relational Goods, Sociability, and Happiness’ 12. Angus Deaton (2008), ‘Income, Health, and Well-being Around the World: Evidence from the Gallup World Poll’ PART IV VALUING PUBLIC GOODS: THE LIFE SATISFACTION APPROACH 13. Bernard M.S. van Praag and Barbara E. Baarsma (2005), ‘Using Happiness Surveys to Value Intangibles: The Case of Airport Noise’ 14. Simon Luechinger (2009), ‘Valuing Air Quality Using the Life Satisfaction Approach’ PART V UTILITY MISPREDICTION AND ADAPTATION 15. Daniel Kahneman and Richard H. Thaler (2006), ‘Anomalies: Utility Maximization and Experienced Utility’ 16. Andrew E. Clark, Ed Diener, Yannis Georgellis and Richard E. Lucas (2008), ‘Lags and Leads in Life Satisfaction: A Test of the Baseline Hypothesis’ 17. Luis Rayo and Gary S. Becker (2007), ‘Evolutionary Efficiency and Happiness’ PART VI PUBLIC POLICY 18. Richard Layard (2006), ‘Happiness and Public Policy: A Challenge to the Profession’ 19. Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer (2012), ‘The Use of Happiness Research for Public Policy’

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Book SynopsisOffering a thorough assessment of recent developments in the economic literature on happiness and quality of life, this major research handbook astutely considers both methods of estimation and policy application. Luigino Bruni and Pier Luigi Porta's refreshing, and constructively critical, approach emphasizes the subject's integral impact on latter-day capitalism.Expert contributors critically present in-depth research on a wide range of topics including:- the history of the idea of quality of life and the impact of globalization- links between happiness and health- comparisons between hedonic and eudaimonic well-being- the relational and emotional side of human life, including subjective indicators of well-being- genetic and environmental contributions to life satisfaction- the impact of culture, fine arts and new media.Accessible and far-reaching, the Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Happiness and Quality of Life will prove an invaluable resource for students and scholars of welfare and economics as well as practicing psychologists and researchers.Contributors: M. Bianchi, L. Bruni, L. Crivelli, S. Della Bella, A. Delle Fave, E. Diener, E. Granata, M. Guerini, P. Krause, B. López Noval, M. Lucchini, F. Maggino, H.À. Marujo, N. Matteucci, C. Miller, J. Morozink Boylan, L.M. Neto, G. Nuvolati, A. Pelloni, P.L. Porta, M. Rojas, C.D. Ryff, A. Sen, M.J. Sirgy, L. Stanca, L. Tay, R. Veenhoven, S. Vieira LimaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Happiness and Quality of Life Reconciled Luigino Bruni and Pier Luigi Porta 2. Happiness and Social Institutions Amartya Sen PART I QUALITY OF LIFE 3. New Frontiers: Societal Measures of Subjective Well-Being for Input to Policy Ed Diener and Louis Tay 4. Linking Happiness to Health: Comparisons Between Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being Carol D. Ryff and Jennifer Morozink Boylan 5. Subjective Indicators of Well-being. Conceptual Background and Applications in Social Sciences Antonella Delle Fave 6. Quality of Life and Smart Cities Elena Granata 7. Quality of Life and Inequality Peter Krause 8. The History of the Idea of Quality of Life Borja López Noval 9. Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Life Satisfaction Mario Lucchini, Sara Della Bella and Luca Crivelli 10. Indicators of Happiness vs Quality of Happiness: Methodology and Theory Filomena Maggino 11. Leading a Life of Quality: Conceptualizing Quality of Life Mariano Rojas 12. Globalization and Quality of Life M. Joseph Sirgy and Chad Miller 13. Quality of Life Studies and Positive Psychology Helena À. Marujo and Luis M. Neto PART II HAPPINESS 14. Quality of Life and Happiness. Concepts and Measures Ruut Veenhoven 15. Economics, Well-being and Happiness. History and Protagonists Luigino Bruni 16. Culture and Fine Arts. Open-ended Choices and the Formation of Interest Marina Bianchi 17. Happiness and health Luca Crivelli, Sara Della Bella and Mario Lucchini 18. Happiness, Subjective and Objective Indicators Michela Guerini and Giampaolo Nuvolati 19. Women and Happiness Nicola Matteucci and Sabrina Vieira Lima 20. Relational Goods and Happiness Data Alessandra Pelloni 21. Happiness and New Media Luca Stanca 22. Happiness, Relational Goods and Hedonic Methodology Luca Stanca 23. The Idea of Happiness in Italy Pier Luigi Porta Index

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Book SynopsisEconomic theory reached its highest level of analytical power and depth in the middle of the nineteenth century among John Stuart Mill and his contemporaries. This book explains classical economics when it was at its height, followed by an analysis of what took place as a result of the ensuing Marginal and Keynesian Revolutions that have left economists less able to understand how economies operate. Chapters explore the false mythology that has obscured the arguments of classical economists, clouding to the point of near invisibility the theories they had developed. Steven Kates offers a thorough understanding of the operation of an economy within a classical framework, providing a new perspective for viewing modern economic theory from the outside. This provocative book not only explains the meaning of Say's Law in an accessible way, but also the origins of the Keynesian revolution and Keynes's pathway in writing The General Theory. It provides a new look at the classical theory of value at its height that was not based, as so many now wrongly believe, on the labour theory of value. A crucial read for economic policy-makers seeking to understand the operation of a market economy, this book should also be of keen interest to economists generally as well as scholars in the history of economic thought.Trade Review‘Classical Economic Theory and the Modern Economy should be a welcome addition to the reading lists of both amateurs and professional economists, whether one’s interest is in macroeconomics or the history of economic thought. Although the book is a worthwhile read on its own without familiarity with Kates’s work, this reviewer believes it really shines when read as a sequel and conclusion to the author’s previous contributions.’ -- Per L Bylund, The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics'In Classical Economic Theory and the Modern Economy, Kates seeks to correct this dangerous intellectual detour economists took due to Keynes and finally get modern economists to practice economics beyond the shadow of Keynes. It is a Herculean task, but armed with J.B. Say and especially J.S. Mill, Steven Kates makes as strong an effort for resurrection of classical economy theory as can be marshaled. This will be a must read for all students of economics, and a compelling contribution to the history of economic doctrine.' --Peter Boettke, George Mason University, US'This book delivers hard blows to the tenets of modern economics, retells its history and evolution, and pokes holes at our misperceptions of classical economic theory. The result is as much a burial of the macroeconomics of Keynes as it is a resuscitation of the classical economics of J.S. Mill.' --Per Bylund, Oklahoma State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. The Purpose of this Book and Why Only I could Write It 2. The Background 3. The Keynesian Revolution and Classical Theory 4. Understanding Classical Presuppositions, Terminology and Concepts 5. The Classical Theory of Value and the Marginal Revolution 6. Keynesian Theory Overruns the Classics 7. The Basis for Keynes’s Success: Why Keynes was Able to Succeed 8. Classical Theory and the Role of Government 9. Austrian Economics and Classical 10. An Overview of Classical Economic Theory Afterword Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis topical and engaging Handbook brings together cutting edge research on the relationship between happiness and the natural environment. With interdisciplinary contributions from top scholars, it explores the role of happiness research as a new approach to environmental social science, illustrating the critical links between human wellbeing, happiness and the environment. Addressing key environmental issues that impact happiness, the book examines: climate change and extreme weather events, air pollution, noise, odour, access to green space, and the importance of green lifestyles. This wide range of environmental concerns is analysed through the lens of differing cultural backgrounds, exploring the importance of different forms of human interaction with the environment globally, as well as its effects. Environmental economics and sociology scholars will find the key case studies discussed particularly useful in assessing different cultural, political and regional approaches to the topic. It will also be an interesting read for policy-makers looking to better understand how the environment affects human happiness and wellbeing. Contributors include: M. Ahmadiani, M. Berlemann, F. Brereton, L. Bruni, X. Chen, C.A. Coral-Guerrero, S. Ferreira, H. Folmer, B.S. Frey, D. Fujiwara, F. García-Quero, I. Gramatki, J. Guardiola, P. Howley, B.A. Jones, K. Kagohashi, S. Kant, K. Keohane, C. Krekel, K. Laffan, R. Lawton, A. Levinson, G. MacKerron, D. Maddison, S. Managi, M. Moro, S. Mourato, A. Oswald, J. Regner, K. Rehdanz, H. Ren, T. Ruckelshauß, J. Tang, T. Tsurumi, J. Tutt, R. Veenhoven, I. Vertinsky, H. Welsch, X. Zhang, X. Zhang, B. ZhengTrade Review'This exciting Handbook brings together leading authors investigating the state-of-the-art in behaviour economics, when they are concerned with SWB, when SWB is modelled as an explicit function of environmental goods and services. This Handbook is one of the most efficient pathways towards the understanding of the underpinnings and contribution of ''Happiness Economics'' in understanding the ''socio-economic value'' of Environmental and Resources Economics, and identification of the challenges that lie ahead.' --Phoebe Koundouri, Athens University of Economics and Business, and President-Elect, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Greece'A complete analysis of well-being has to address both its individual and contextual determinants. This volume brings together a much-needed collection of contributions addressing many aspects of climate and the environment. Together they will help researchers to move to a truly global measure of individual, societal and indeed global well-being.' --Andrew Clark, Paris School of Economics, France'The Handbook on Wellbeing, Happiness and the Environment is an intriguing collection of papers that discuss and utilize measurements of household happiness. Happiness is not closely correlated with income across countries, but happiness is associated with better environments that have more green space, less pollution, less noise, and Mediterranean climates.' --Robert Mendelsohn, Yale University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Andrew Oswald ix Introduction to the Handbook on Wellbeing, Happiness and the Environment 1 David Maddison, Katrin Rehdanz and Heinz Welsch PART I SOCIAL SCIENCES, HAPPINESS AND THE ENVIRONMENT 1 Economics, wellbeing and happiness: a historical perspective 13 Luigino Bruni 2 World Database of Happiness: a ‘findings archive’ 25 Ruut Veenhoven 3 Spatial variation in life satisfaction: a happiness puzzle 46 Mona Ahmadiani, Finbarr Brereton, Susana Ferreira and Mirko Moro 4 Happiness and environmental economics 71 Heinz Welsch 5 Subjective wellbeing as valuation system of environmental quality: an environmental social sciences approach 85 Jianjun Tang, Honghao Ren and Henk Folmer PART II CASE STUDIES ON HAPPINESS AND THE ENVIRONMENT 6 Cross-country variations in subjective wellbeing explained by the climate 105 David Maddison and Katrin Rehdanz 7 Natural disasters and self-reported wellbeing: empirical evidence for rainfall extremes in the United Kingdom 127 Michael Berlemann, Judith Regner and Jascha Tutt 8 Happiness and forest-attacking invasive alien species 144 Benjamin A. Jones 9 Happiness and air pollution 164 Arik Levinson 10 The effects of exposure to air pollution on subjective wellbeing in China 183 Xin Zhang, Xi Chen and Xiaobo Zhang 11 Noise and subjective wellbeing 201 Daniel Fujiwara and Ricky N. Lawton 12 Measuring the wellbeing and health impacts of sewage odour 225 Daniel Fujiwara, Iulian Gramatki and Kieran Keohane 13 The effect of green areas on life satisfaction: a comparison of subjective and objective measures 245 Teresa Ruckelshau. 14 Mappiness: natural environments and in-the-moment happiness 266 George MacKerron and Susana Mourato 15 Legacy effects and individual heterogeneity in the relationship between health and wellbeing 283 Peter Howley 16 Valuing energy infrastructure externalities using wellbeing and hedonic price data: the case of wind turbines 297 Christian Krekel 17 Happiness and energy supply 318 Heinz Welsch 18 Green with satisfaction: the relationship between pro-environmental behaviours and subjective wellbeing 329 Kate Laffan 19 Happiness and green lifestyle 349 Heinz Welsch 20 How environmental ethics affect the consumption–wellbeing relationship: evidence from Japan 367 Tetsuya Tsurumi, Kazuki Kagohashi and Shunsuke Managi 21 An empirical assessment of the indigenous Sumak Kawsay (living well): the importance of nature and relationships 385 Carmen Amelia Coral-Guerrero, Jorge Guardiola and Fernando Garc.a-Quero 22 Mother Earth and household welfare functions of First Nations peoples of Canada 399 Shashi Kant, Ilan Vertinsky and Bin Zheng PART III CONCLUSION 23 Happiness in retrospect and prospect 422 Bruno S. 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Book SynopsisEconomic theory reached its highest level of analytical power and depth in the middle of the nineteenth century among John Stuart Mill and his contemporaries. This book explains classical economics when it was at its height, followed by an analysis of what took place as a result of the ensuing Marginal and Keynesian Revolutions that have left economists less able to understand how economies operate. Chapters explore the false mythology that has obscured the arguments of classical economists, clouding to the point of near invisibility the theories they had developed. Steven Kates offers a thorough understanding of the operation of an economy within a classical framework, providing a new perspective for viewing modern economic theory from the outside. This provocative book not only explains the meaning of Say's Law in an accessible way, but also the origins of the Keynesian revolution and Keynes's pathway in writing The General Theory. It provides a new look at the classical theory of value at its height that was not based, as so many now wrongly believe, on the labour theory of value. A crucial read for economic policy-makers seeking to understand the operation of a market economy, this book should also be of keen interest to economists generally as well as scholars in the history of economic thought.Trade Review‘Classical Economic Theory and the Modern Economy should be a welcome addition to the reading lists of both amateurs and professional economists, whether one’s interest is in macroeconomics or the history of economic thought. Although the book is a worthwhile read on its own without familiarity with Kates’s work, this reviewer believes it really shines when read as a sequel and conclusion to the author’s previous contributions.’ -- Per L Bylund, The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics'In Classical Economic Theory and the Modern Economy, Kates seeks to correct this dangerous intellectual detour economists took due to Keynes and finally get modern economists to practice economics beyond the shadow of Keynes. It is a Herculean task, but armed with J.B. Say and especially J.S. Mill, Steven Kates makes as strong an effort for resurrection of classical economy theory as can be marshaled. This will be a must read for all students of economics, and a compelling contribution to the history of economic doctrine.' --Peter Boettke, George Mason University, US'This book delivers hard blows to the tenets of modern economics, retells its history and evolution, and pokes holes at our misperceptions of classical economic theory. The result is as much a burial of the macroeconomics of Keynes as it is a resuscitation of the classical economics of J.S. Mill.' --Per Bylund, Oklahoma State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. The Purpose of this Book and Why Only I could Write It 2. The Background 3. The Keynesian Revolution and Classical Theory 4. Understanding Classical Presuppositions, Terminology and Concepts 5. The Classical Theory of Value and the Marginal Revolution 6. Keynesian Theory Overruns the Classics 7. The Basis for Keynes’s Success: Why Keynes was Able to Succeed 8. Classical Theory and the Role of Government 9. Austrian Economics and Classical 10. An Overview of Classical Economic Theory Afterword Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisBad news about climate change, shrinking resources, global health crises, species extinction and growing inequalities cause consternation and insecurity for many people, especially since the Covid pandemic. The ambition of this book is to explain in simple but precise terms and by means of Ruedi Baur’s concise illustrations what “finance” is, and how its most innovative form, sustainable finance, can reconcile the well-being of mankind with the capacities of our planet. Is there a way to convince society that a fundamental transition is necessary, even more: that it is possible? Can sustainable finance help? Financing Our Common Future offers encouraging perspectives by showing how little-known groups of financial stakeholders, such as development banks, are actively working to make sustainable finance happen. The book invites you to enjoy a journey through multitude situations, to question our preconceptions and to open our mindset to a deeper thought, so we can envision ways of moving forward.

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Book SynopsisWie Sie finanzielle Selbstbestimmung erreichenLernen Sie, Ihre Finanzen erfolgreich selbst zu managen. Machen Sie nicht länger andere reich, sondern sich selbst. Sie erfahren, wie Sie sich und Ihre Familie finanziell absichern und ohne Verzicht zielgerichtet Vermögen aufbauen. Der in diesem Buch enthaltene Ansatz ermöglicht Ihnen, mittel- bis langfristig finanzielle Selbstbestimmung zu erreichen und frei von Geldsorgen zu leben. Sie erhalten einen komplett individualisierbaren Baukasten, der Ihnen ermöglicht, einkommensunabhängig Vermögen aufzubauen. Der ohne Vorkenntnisse einfach umzusetzende Ansatz hilft Ihnen, von Grund auf Ihre Finanzen auf Erfolg auszurichten. Alles beginnt mit Ihrer persönlichen Vision. Ausgehend von dieser lernen Sie, positive Geldgewohnheiten zu entwickeln. Danach erfahren Sie, wie Sie sich und Ihre Familie finanziell absichern. Abschließend erhalten Sie eine genial einfache Investitionsstrategie und bekommen wertvolle Tipps, wie Sie wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse einfach nutzen. Dies alles ermöglicht Ihnen, kontinuierlich Vermögen aufzubauen und finanziell erfolgreich zu werden. Ihre Vorteile: Ein einzigartiges Konzept, um finanziell erfolgreich zu werden Exklusiver Zugang zu dem Konzept der zwei Geldkreisläufe Ein Ansatz, wie Sparen ohne Verzicht möglich ist Eine einfache Investitionsstrategie mit eingebauten Vermögensbooster Wertvolle Tipps und Tricks basierend auf wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen Hinweise, wie Sie typische Anlagefehler vermeiden Hoch komprimiertes Expertenwissen verständlich aufbereitet Wesentliche Inhalte: Was finanzielle Selbstbestimmung überhaupt ist Wie Sie die Basis für Ihren finanziellen Erfolg erschaffen Was zu Ihrer finanziellen Selbstbestimmung führt Was für Konzepte Sie finanziell erfolgreich machen Wie Ihr Weg zur finanziellen Selbstbestimmung aussehen kann Warum erst geben wirklich reich macht Fazit: Ein einfacher aber innovativer Ansatz, der es Ihnen ermöglicht, Ihre Finanzen voll zu kontrollieren und Vermögen für Ihre Selbstbestimmung im Leben aufzubauen.Table of ContentsFinanzielle Selbstbestimmung – Worum geht es?.- Schaffen Sie die Basis für Ihren finanziellen Erfolg.- Nur Sparen und gezielte Investition führen zu finanzieller Selbstbestimmung.- Das Konzept der zwei Geldkreisläufe.- Ihr Weg zur finanziellen Selbstbestimmung.- Erst Geben macht Sie wirklich reich.

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Book Synopsis*WINNER OF THE 2023 NATIONAL BUSINESS BOOK AWARD**FINALIST FOR THE 2023 OTTAWA BOOK AWARD**SHORTLISTED FOR THE SHAUGHNESSY COHEN PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 DONNER PRIZE*NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the former Governor of the Bank of Canada, a far-seeing guide to the powerful economic forces that will shape the decades ahead.The economic ground is shifting beneath our feet. The world is becoming more volatile, and people are understandably worried about their financial futures. In this urgent and accessible guide to the crises and opportunities that lie ahead, economist and former Governor of the Bank of Canada Stephen Poloz maps out the powerful tectonic forces that are shaping our future, and the ideas that will allow us to master them.These forces include an aging workforce, mounting debt, and rising income inequality. Technological advances, too, are adding to the pressure, putting people out of work, and climate change is forcing a transition to a lower-carbon economy. It is no surprise that people are feeling uncertain.The implications of these tectonic tensions will cascade throughout every dimension of our lives—the job market, the housing market, the investment climate, as well as government and central bank policy, and the role of the corporation within society. The pandemic has added momentum to many of them. Poloz skillfully argues that past crises, from the Victorian Depression in the late 1800s to the more recent downturn in 2008, give a hint of what is in store for us in the decades ahead. Unlike the purely destructive power of earthquakes, the upheaval that is sure to come in the decades ahead will offer unexpected opportunities for renewal and growth.Filled with takeaways for employers, investors, and policymakers, as well as families discussing jobs and mortgage renewals around the kitchen table, The Next Age of Uncertainty is an indispensable guide for those navigating the fault lines of the risky world ahead.Trade Review*WINNER OF THE 2023 NATIONAL BUSINESS BOOK AWARD**FINALIST FOR THE 2023 OTTAWA BOOK AWARD**SHORTLISTED FOR THE SHAUGHNESSY COHEN PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 DONNER PRIZE*Praise for The Next Age of Uncertainty:“Engaging and infused with humour, The Next Age of Uncertainty is a breakdown of economic chokepoints by a former Bank of Canada governor who isn’t afraid to let his personality shine. Stephen Poloz has crafted a timely and eminently readable examination and explanation of the major issues that will define monetary policy and its impact on Canadians’ wallets for years to come. If knowledge is power, those who plan for and want to understand the potentially shaky ground ahead would be well-armed with Poloz’s take on the future landscape.” —Shaughnessy Cohen Prize jury "There are powerful forces at work that will influence how we live and invest in the years to come. In The Next Age of Uncertainty, Stephen Poloz not only describes what those forces are, but draws a precise road-map for navigating them. The Next Age of Uncertainty isn't just a book for economists, it's a book for anyone who wants to make better decisions." —Amanda Lang, Anchor, BNN Bloomberg and national bestselling author of The Power of Why and The Beauty of Discomfort “Stephen Poloz is as classic a Canadian success story as you are likely to find. Rising from middle-class roots in Oshawa to becoming Governor of the Bank of Canada, he has amassed a wealth of experience on how to navigate challenging economic times. In his book, The Next Age of Uncertainty, Poloz distills his four decades of economic and leadership experience to a series of essential insights about how the economy works and where it might go. Using his trademark blend of analysis, anecdote, and humor, this book will become required reading for anyone interested in the forces shaping our collective economic future.” —David Detomasi, Distinguished Faculty Fellow of International Business, Smith School of Business, and Academic Director, School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University, author of Profits and Power: Navigating the Politics and Geopolitics of Oil “Stephen Poloz is one of the most experienced economists, who has never lost touch with the world around him. In The Next Age of Uncertainty he gives an ingenious yet humble account of the economic forces that will define our future and our everyday decisions. Having lived through the major economic crises of the past decades, Stephen brilliantly connects the past with the future and economic theory with real life and personal anecdotes. It is this all-embracing approach that makes this book a fascinating read, not just for policymakers but for everybody who wants to understand what the future holds.”—Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank and former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund“Stephen Poloz’s The Next Age of Uncertainty combines invaluable historical insights with provocative reflections on the economy of the future—a must read for policy makers wishing to avoid the mistakes of the past and facing the tectonic forces sweeping Canada and the world.” —Thomas d’Aquino C.M., LL.D., founding CEO of the Business Council of Canada, and author of Private Power, Public Purpose: Adventures in Business, Politics, and the Arts“[The Next Age of Uncertainty] calls on business to do what politicians won’t: Save the economy. . . . There’s plenty in Poloz’s book that ought to keep Canada's leaders awake at night. He sees five meta-trends that are about to collide in potentially violent ways that will reshape the economy and society, just like tectonic plates have been reshaping Earth for millennia.” —Financial Post“[A]n indispensable guide.” —Next Big Idea Club“[O]ne of the best political books in the country.” —The Hill Times“[This is] what I’m reading this summer.” —François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of innovation, science, and industry, Government of Canada

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