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How Economics Explains the World

A Short History of Humanity

de Andrew Leigh ...

“If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh's clear, insightful, and remarkable (and short) work.” —Claudia Goldin, recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics and Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard UniversityA sweeping, engrossing history of how economic forces have shaped the world—all in under 200 pagesOne of The Economist's Best Books of the YearIn How ... Leer más

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“If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh's clear, insightful, and remarkable (and short) work.” —Claudia Goldin, recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics and Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard UniversityA sweeping, engrossing history of how economic forces have shaped the world—all in under 200 pagesOne of The Economist's Best Books of the YearIn How
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The Crash Course

An Honest Approach to Facing the Future of Our Economy, Energy, and Environment

de Chris Martenson ...

Discover how and why the world’s crises are interconnected and what you can do to prepare for the next oneThe world is experiencing a series of crises. In The Crash Course: An Honest Approach to Facing the Future of Our Economy, Energy, and Environment, Revised Edition, veteran executive and strategist Chris Martenson delivers an incisive and eye-opening exploration that explains why the reader ... Leer más

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Discover how and why the world’s crises are interconnected and what you can do to prepare for the next oneThe world is experiencing a series of crises. In The Crash Course: An Honest Approach to Facing the Future of Our Economy, Energy, and Environment, Revised Edition, veteran executive and strategist Chris Martenson delivers an incisive and eye-opening exploration that explains why the reader
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The Rise and Fall of American Growth

The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War

de Robert J. Gordon, Robert J. Gordon ...

Series series The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
How America's high standard of living came to be and why future growth is under threatIn the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. Electric lighting, indoor plumbing, motor vehicles, air travel, and television transformed households and workplaces. But has that era of unprecedented growth come to an end? ... Leer más

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How America's high standard of living came to be and why future growth is under threatIn the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. Electric lighting, indoor plumbing, motor vehicles, air travel, and television transformed households and workplaces. But has that era of unprecedented growth come to an end?
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The Unstoppable Startup

Mastering Israel's Secret Rules of Chutzpah

de Uri Adoni ...

Discover the bold secrets to Israel’s incredible track record of success in this new guide that will help make any startup unstoppable.More than half of all startups fail - often during the crucial early stages of development when they need to prove their viability on a limited budget. However, when it comes to startup success, one country stands out: Israel.Even though it is a relatively small ... Leer más

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Discover the bold secrets to Israel’s incredible track record of success in this new guide that will help make any startup unstoppable.More than half of all startups fail - often during the crucial early stages of development when they need to prove their viability on a limited budget. However, when it comes to startup success, one country stands out: Israel.Even though it is a relatively small
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Capitalism in America

An Economic History of the United States

de Alan Greenspan, Adrian Wooldridge ...

**From "the pre-eminent economic policymaker of his time" (The New York Times) and the acclaimed Economist writer and historian comes the full, epic story of America's evolution from a small patchwork of threadbare colonies to the most powerful engine of wealth and innovation the world has ever seen.Shortlisted for the 2018 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award**From even ... Leer más

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**From "the pre-eminent economic policymaker of his time" (The New York Times) and the acclaimed Economist writer and historian comes the full, epic story of America's evolution from a small patchwork of threadbare colonies to the most powerful engine of wealth and innovation the world has ever seen.Shortlisted for the 2018 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award**From even
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The Great Global Transformation

The United States, China, and the Remaking of the World Economic Order

de Branko Milanovic ...

From the essential chronicler of the world economy, a portrait of the Great Powers in transition.The world’s two great economic powers are on opposite trajectories. In the United States, decades of neoliberal policies produced a small class of rich elites and gutted the middle class. In China, the same global forces have created a massive new upper class. The result is the greatest reshuffling of ... Leer más

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From the essential chronicler of the world economy, a portrait of the Great Powers in transition.The world’s two great economic powers are on opposite trajectories. In the United States, decades of neoliberal policies produced a small class of rich elites and gutted the middle class. In China, the same global forces have created a massive new upper class. The result is the greatest reshuffling of
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Legend Of China, The: The History Of Pudong Development

de Guoping Xie, Li Zhang ...

Pudong is a district located at east of the Huangpu River and is opposite to Puxi, west of the Huangpu River and the historic city center of Shanghai. Since the establishment of Pudong New Area in early 1990s, the backward Pudong has become a thriving financial hub of modern China and home to the Lujiazui Finance and the Pilot Free-Trade Zone, and the Shanghai Stock Exchange. This book sets Pudong ... Leer más

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Pudong is a district located at east of the Huangpu River and is opposite to Puxi, west of the Huangpu River and the historic city center of Shanghai. Since the establishment of Pudong New Area in early 1990s, the backward Pudong has become a thriving financial hub of modern China and home to the Lujiazui Finance and the Pilot Free-Trade Zone, and the Shanghai Stock Exchange. This book sets Pudong
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The Post-Growth Project

How the End of Economic Growth Could Bring a Fairer and Happier Society

Edición de John Blewitt ...

This book challenges the assumption that it is bad news when the economy doesn’t grow. For decades, it has been widely recognized that there are ecological limits to continuing economic growth and that different ways of living, working and organizing our economies are urgently required. This urgency has increased since the financial crash of 2007–2008, but mainstream economists and politicians are ... Leer más

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This book challenges the assumption that it is bad news when the economy doesn’t grow. For decades, it has been widely recognized that there are ecological limits to continuing economic growth and that different ways of living, working and organizing our economies are urgently required. This urgency has increased since the financial crash of 2007–2008, but mainstream economists and politicians are
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大貶值：黃金價格與貨幣震盪的全球大敘事

The Great Devaluation: How to Embrace, Prepare, and Profit from the Coming Global Monetary Reset

de 亞當．巴拉塔, Adam Baratta ...

Traducido por 鄭婉伶, 鄭依如, 王婉茜, 陳羿彣 ...

Series series Catch-On
美元病了，聯準會也病了。請有意識地扭轉我們對投資、商業慣例與社會常態的看法★****金融世紀的預言大作．普羅大眾也該一讀的財經通史★當前世界正陷於各種危險跡象。戰爭、資產泡沫、債務擴張、社會不平等、貧富差距急劇擴大，這種緊張情勢下的全球貨幣走勢將會如何？財富將如何流動？在內幕與預測漫天的時刻，本書將述說一場可能的全球政經大轉變──而我們每個人都可能難以倖免！一場疫情讓全球的經濟應聲倒地，面臨了史無前例的大挑戰，不斷膨脹的債務和赤字，讓他們別無選擇，只能繼續花錢，積欠更多還不起的債務，再用貨幣貶值掩飾一切。就這麼惡性循環下，開始出現另一波無法控制的通貨膨脹，使得各國政府只能祭出升息策略。前好萊塢電影工作者亞當‧巴拉塔，繼全美暢銷巨作《華爾街不讓你知道的投資金律》後再次出擊，本書以生動的文字闡釋貨幣政策的概念；看完本書你將了解：聯邦準備政策促進政府債務擴張的原因及方法，以及他們如何以... ... Leer más

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美元病了，聯準會也病了。請有意識地扭轉我們對投資、商業慣例與社會常態的看法★****金融世紀的預言大作．普羅大眾也該一讀的財經通史★當前世界正陷於各種危險跡象。戰爭、資產泡沫、債務擴張、社會不平等、貧富差距急劇擴大，這種緊張情勢下的全球貨幣走勢將會如何？財富將如何流動？在內幕與預測漫天的時刻，本書將述說一場可能的全球政經大轉變──而我們每個人都可能難以倖免！一場疫情讓全球的經濟應聲倒地，面臨了史無前例的大挑戰，不斷膨脹的債務和赤字，讓他們別無選擇，只能繼續花錢，積欠更多還不起的債務，再用貨幣貶值掩飾一切。就這麼惡性循環下，開始出現另一波無法控制的通貨膨脹，使得各國政府只能祭出升息策略。前好萊塢電影工作者亞當‧巴拉塔，繼全美暢銷巨作《華爾街不讓你知道的投資金律》後再次出擊，本書以生動的文字闡釋貨幣政策的概念；看完本書你將了解：聯邦準備政策促進政府債務擴張的原因及方法，以及他們如何以...
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The Rise of the Creative Class

de Richard Florida ...

World-renowned urbanist Richard Florida's bestselling classic on the transformation of our cities in the twenty-first century -- now updated with a new prefaceIn his modern classic The Rise of the Creative Class, urbanist Richard Florida identifies the emergence of a new social class reshaping the twenty-first century's economy, geography, and workplace. This Creative Class is made up of engineers ... Leer más

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World-renowned urbanist Richard Florida's bestselling classic on the transformation of our cities in the twenty-first century -- now updated with a new prefaceIn his modern classic The Rise of the Creative Class, urbanist Richard Florida identifies the emergence of a new social class reshaping the twenty-first century's economy, geography, and workplace. This Creative Class is made up of engineers
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The Infinite Desire for Growth

de Daniel Cohen ...

Traducido por Jane Marie Todd ...

Why society’s expectation of economic growth is no longer realisticEconomic growth--and the hope of better things to come—is the religion of the modern world. Yet its prospects have become bleak, with crashes following booms in an endless cycle. In the United States, eighty percent of the population has seen no increase in purchasing power over the last thirty years and the situation is not much ... Leer más

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Why society’s expectation of economic growth is no longer realisticEconomic growth--and the hope of better things to come—is the religion of the modern world. Yet its prospects have become bleak, with crashes following booms in an endless cycle. In the United States, eighty percent of the population has seen no increase in purchasing power over the last thirty years and the situation is not much
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The Privatization of Everything

How the Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We Can Fight Back

de Donald Cohen, Allen Mikaelian ...

The book the American Prospect calls “an essential resource for future reformers on how not to govern,” by America’s leading defender of the public interest and a bestselling historian“An essential read for those who want to fight the assault on public goods and the commons.” —Naomi KleinA sweeping exposé of the ways in which private interests strip public goods of their power and diminish ... Leer más

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The book the American Prospect calls “an essential resource for future reformers on how not to govern,” by America’s leading defender of the public interest and a bestselling historian“An essential read for those who want to fight the assault on public goods and the commons.” —Naomi KleinA sweeping exposé of the ways in which private interests strip public goods of their power and diminish
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century

de Thomas Piketty ...

Traducido por Arthur Goldhammer ...

A New York Times #1 BestsellerA Wall Street Journal #1 BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerA Sunday Times BestsellerA Guardian Best Book of the 21st CenturyWinner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardWinner of the British Academy MedalFinalist, National Book Critics Circle Award“It seems safe to say that Capital in the Twenty-First Ce... ... Leer más

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A New York Times #1 BestsellerA Wall Street Journal #1 BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerA Sunday Times BestsellerA Guardian Best Book of the 21st CenturyWinner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardWinner of the British Academy MedalFinalist, National Book Critics Circle Award“It seems safe to say that Capital in the Twenty-First Ce...
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A Consumers' Republic

The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America

de Lizabeth Cohen ...

In this signal work of history, Bancroft Prize winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Lizabeth Cohen shows how the pursuit of prosperity after World War II fueled our pervasive consumer mentality and transformed American life.Trumpeted as a means to promote the general welfare, mass consumption quickly outgrew its economic objectives and became synonymous with patriotism, social equality, and the ... Leer más

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In this signal work of history, Bancroft Prize winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Lizabeth Cohen shows how the pursuit of prosperity after World War II fueled our pervasive consumer mentality and transformed American life.Trumpeted as a means to promote the general welfare, mass consumption quickly outgrew its economic objectives and became synonymous with patriotism, social equality, and the
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International Migration and Development in East Asia and the Pacific

de Ahmad Ahsan, Manolo Abella, Andrew Beath, Yukon Huang, Manjula Luthria, Trang Van Nguyen ...

The East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region has an international emigrant population of more than 21 million people who remitted US$112 billion to their home countries in 2013. The region also hosts more than 7 million migrant workers, mostly from other Asian countries. These migrant workers account for 20 percent or more of the labor force in economies such as Malaysia and Singapore and thus play a ... Leer más

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The East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region has an international emigrant population of more than 21 million people who remitted US$112 billion to their home countries in 2013. The region also hosts more than 7 million migrant workers, mostly from other Asian countries. These migrant workers account for 20 percent or more of the labor force in economies such as Malaysia and Singapore and thus play a
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The Bottom Billion : Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It

Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It

de Paul Collier ...

Global poverty Paul Collier points out is actually falling quite rapidly for about eighty percent of the world. The real crisis lies in a group of about 50 failing states the bottom billion whose problems defy traditional approaches to alleviating poverty. In The Bottom Billion Collier contends that these fifty failed states pose the central challenge of the developing world in the twenty-first ... Leer más

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Global poverty Paul Collier points out is actually falling quite rapidly for about eighty percent of the world. The real crisis lies in a group of about 50 failing states the bottom billion whose problems defy traditional approaches to alleviating poverty. In The Bottom Billion Collier contends that these fifty failed states pose the central challenge of the developing world in the twenty-first
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Bootstrapped

Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream

de Alissa Quart ...

An unsparing, incisive, yet ultimately hopeful look at how we can shed the American obsession with self-reliance that has made us less healthy, less secure, and less fulfilledThe promise that you can “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” is central to the story of the American Dream. It’s the belief that if you work hard and rely on your own resources, you will eventually succeed. However, time ... Leer más

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An unsparing, incisive, yet ultimately hopeful look at how we can shed the American obsession with self-reliance that has made us less healthy, less secure, and less fulfilledThe promise that you can “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” is central to the story of the American Dream. It’s the belief that if you work hard and rely on your own resources, you will eventually succeed. However, time
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Marketing al desnudo

Rompe las barreras limitantes que impiden la Excelencia en tu vida personal y laboral

de Nacho Muñoz Campano ...

Un sencillo modelo de marketing en 9 pasos.El libro que tienes en las manos es más que un libro… Es el caso de éxito de un emprendedor que en tan sólo cuatro meses transformó su pasión en un lucrativo negocio, gracias a un sencillo modelo de marketing en 9 pasos. En poco tiempo su método revolucionó internet, convirtiendo a Nacho Muñoz en un nuevo icono de estudio dentro del panorama del marketing ... Leer más

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Un sencillo modelo de marketing en 9 pasos.El libro que tienes en las manos es más que un libro… Es el caso de éxito de un emprendedor que en tan sólo cuatro meses transformó su pasión en un lucrativo negocio, gracias a un sencillo modelo de marketing en 9 pasos. En poco tiempo su método revolucionó internet, convirtiendo a Nacho Muñoz en un nuevo icono de estudio dentro del panorama del marketing
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Au Revoir, Europe

What if Britain left the EU?

de David Charter ...

Forty years ago, Britain joined the club of European nations. The idea was to guarantee peace and prosperity on the continent through 'ever closer union' following centuries of terrible wars. But after four decades of membership, costing the UK more than ?200 billion, public disenchantment with the European Union has never been so great. In Au Revoir, Europe David Charter, Europe Correspondent for ... Leer más

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Forty years ago, Britain joined the club of European nations. The idea was to guarantee peace and prosperity on the continent through 'ever closer union' following centuries of terrible wars. But after four decades of membership, costing the UK more than ?200 billion, public disenchantment with the European Union has never been so great. In Au Revoir, Europe David Charter, Europe Correspondent for
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Family Life in China

de William R. Jankowiak, Robert L. Moore ...

Series series China Today
The family has long been viewed as both a microcosm of the state and a barometer of social change in China. It is no surprise, therefore, that the dramatic changes experienced by Chinese society over the past century have produced a wide array of new family systems.Where a widely accepted Confucian-based ideology once offered a standard framework for family life, current ideas offer no such ... Leer más

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The family has long been viewed as both a microcosm of the state and a barometer of social change in China. It is no surprise, therefore, that the dramatic changes experienced by Chinese society over the past century have produced a wide array of new family systems.Where a widely accepted Confucian-based ideology once offered a standard framework for family life, current ideas offer no such
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Emerging Africa

How the Global Economy's 'Last Frontier' Can Prosper and Matter

de Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu ...

A rare and timely intervention from Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, on development in Africa.To many, Africa is the new frontier. As the West lies battered by financial crisis, Africa is seen as offering limitless opportunities for wealth creation in the march of globalization. But what is Africa to today's Africans? Are its economies truly on the rise? And ... Leer más

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A rare and timely intervention from Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, on development in Africa.To many, Africa is the new frontier. As the West lies battered by financial crisis, Africa is seen as offering limitless opportunities for wealth creation in the march of globalization. But what is Africa to today's Africans? Are its economies truly on the rise? And
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American Flannel

How a Band of Entrepreneurs Are Bringing the Art and Business of Making Clothes Back Home

de Steven Kurutz ...

**“I can confidently say this will be one of my favorite books of 2024.” —Stephen King, bestselling author (and onetime millworker)“American Flannel is a wonderful book--surprising, entertaining, vivid and personal, but also enlightening on the largest questions of America's economic and social future.” —James Fallows, co-author of Our Towns**The little-engine-that-could story of how a band of ... Leer más

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**“I can confidently say this will be one of my favorite books of 2024.” —Stephen King, bestselling author (and onetime millworker)“American Flannel is a wonderful book--surprising, entertaining, vivid and personal, but also enlightening on the largest questions of America's economic and social future.” —James Fallows, co-author of Our Towns**The little-engine-that-could story of how a band of
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13 Ways to Kill Your Community

de Doug Griffiths ...

13 Ways to Kill Your Community is lively, full of personality, conversational, breezy, succinct, and fun. One can imagine readers seeking out information on boosting their local community sighing dutifully as they seek out material and then being relieved and delighted when what they find turns out to be as entertaining as it is informative. The information provided is sometimes startling and ... Leer más

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13 Ways to Kill Your Community is lively, full of personality, conversational, breezy, succinct, and fun. One can imagine readers seeking out information on boosting their local community sighing dutifully as they seek out material and then being relieved and delighted when what they find turns out to be as entertaining as it is informative. The information provided is sometimes startling and
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Think Like a Freak

The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain

de Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner ...

The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics changed the way we see the world, exposing the hidden side of just about everything. Then came SuperFreakonomics, a documentary film, an award-winning podcast, and more.Now, with Think Like a Freak, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have written their most revolutionary book yet. With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and ... Leer más

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The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics changed the way we see the world, exposing the hidden side of just about everything. Then came SuperFreakonomics, a documentary film, an award-winning podcast, and more.Now, with Think Like a Freak, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have written their most revolutionary book yet. With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and
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