R Hannesson: 2 books
Debt, Democracy and the Welfare State
Are Modern Democracies Living on Borrowed Time and Money?
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2015
Why is it that government debt in the developed world has risen to world war proportions in a time of peace? This can largely be attributed to governments maintaining welfare expenditures beyond what tax revenues allow. But will these governments refrain from doing what is necessary for economic growth for fear of losing their electorate?
Ecofundamentalism
A Critique of Extreme Environmentalism
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2014
Everyone has heard of environmentalism, but what is it? Is it ideology or religion? Like socialism, environmentalism is a political program, but even more diffuse. Environmentalists hold diverse opinions, from wanting to take care of nature in human interest to putting nature above man. The latter...