Economics category: 26433 books
Potato Chip Economics
Everything You Need to Know About Business Clearly and Concisely Explained
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2013
The only way to learn to hit a baseball is to go out and hit a baseball. So this book is not based on lectures or obscure wisdom found in economic departments. This book is based on the real world of business and is designed to show you how the economy really works. How supply and demand sometimes have...
Nations and Firms in the Global Economy
An Introduction to International Economics and Business
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2006
This accessible introduction to the world economy and to the theory and practice of globalization argues that key topics in international economics cannot be understood without knowledge of international business, and vice versa. It reviews and combines insights from both literatures and applies them...
by Sam Dobin
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2016
Exam Board: OCR
Level: AS/A-level
Subject: Economics
First Teaching: September 2015
First Exam: Summer 2016
Reinforce students' understanding throughout the course. Clear topic summaries with sample questions and answers will help to improve exam technique to achieve higher grades.
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by Geoff Davies
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Mainstream economists completely failed to anticipate the financial market crash of 2007-8. They then called it an unforeseeable event. This is a clear admission that they don’t understand how economies work. Yet many non-mainstream, marginalised economists gave clear warning of the approaching crash....
The Economics of John Kenneth Galbraith
Introduction, Persuasion, and Rehabilitation
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2010
The recent financial crisis has once again seen John Kenneth Galbraith return to the bestseller lists. Yet, despite the continued popular success of his works, Galbraith's contribution to economic theory is rarely recognized by today's economists. This book redresses the balance by providing an introductory...
by Steve Stoddard, David Horner
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2017
Exam Board: AQA
Level: AS/A-level
Subject: Economics
First Teaching: September 2015
First Exam: June 2016
Target success in AQA A-Level Economics with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create...
by David Horner, Steve Stoddard
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2018
Exam board: AQA
Level: A-level
Subject: Economics
First teaching: September 2015
First exams: Summer 2017 (A-level)
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Culture in Economics
History, Methodological Reflections and Contemporary Applications
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2010
Many economists now accept that informal institutions and culture play a crucial role in economic outcomes. Driven by the work of economists like Nobel laureates Douglass North and Gary Becker, there is an important body of work that invokes cultural and institutional factors to build a more comprehensive...
by John Keynes
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
The book has an active table of contents for easy access to each chapter of the following titles:
1. The Economic Consequences of the Peace – John Keynes
2. ...
The Economics of Trade Unions
A Study of a Research Field and Its Findings
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
Richard B. Freeman and James L. Medoff’s now classic 1984 book What Do Unions Do? stimulated an enormous theoretical and empirical literature on the economicimpact of trade unions. Trade unions continue to be a significant feature of many labormarkets, particularly in developing countries, and issues...
The Econocracy
On the Perils of Leaving Economics to the Experts
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
A century ago, the idea of 'the economy' didn't exist. Now economics is the supreme ideology of our time, with its own rules and language. The trouble is, most of us can't speak it.
This is damaging democracy. Dangerous agendas are hidden inside mathematical wrappers; controversial policies are presented...
Beyond Western Economics
Remembering Other Economic Cultures
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2009
This book combines intellectual history with contemporary events to offer a critique of mainstream economic thought and its neoliberal policy incarnation in global capitalism. The critique operates both theoretically, at the level of metaphysics and the philosophy of science, and concretely, in case...
Consumer Economics
Issues and Behaviors
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
From identity theft to product recalls, from what we once thought of as unshakeable institutions to increasing concerns about sustainability, consumer issues are an integral part of modern life. This fully updated third edition of Consumer Economics offers students an accessible and thorough guide...
Finance Masters
A Brief History of International Financial Centers in the Last Millennium
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2016
One thousand years ago, a handful of dynamic medieval city states developed trade at the frontier of capitalism. Their unique commercial ambition led to the emergence of finance capitals of international significance: Finance Masters. From the 11th century onward, international financial hubs, led...