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From an award-winning professor of economics, an accessible and comprehensive introduction to what causes, and what can address, increases in the cost of living.

Outraged by the downward spiral of intellect and culture, Michael LeGault offers the flip side of Malcolm Gladwell's bestselling phenomenon, Blink, which theorized that our best decision-making is done on impulse, without factual knowledge or critical analysis. If bestselling books are advising...

Sheila Ramos’s story mirrors the lives of millions of Americans who have lost their homes since the beginning of the housing crisis in 2007. The Great American Foreclosure Story details with clarity and empathy the road that led Ramos and so many like her toward financial ruin. Alongside Ramos’s story are additional investigations documenting the systematic failures at banks, mortgage servicers, and government watchdogs that have exacerbated the country’s most severe foreclosure crisis since the Great Depression.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The ⁠OpenStax Principles of Microeconomics 3e audiobook⁠ is produced by ⁠Audileo⁠, an official OpenStax Technology Partner. Principles of Microeconomics 3e covers the scope and sequence of most one semester introductory microeconomics courses...

You've built a successful business but now you're stuck. The days are getting longer, not shorter. You're working harder but seeing fewer results. Most business advice isn't designed for family-owned businesses like yours. Performance coach Shawn Shepheard shares lessons from twenty-six years of working with business owners across North America.

A comprehensive and illustrated 21st-century primer on the basics of economics—if you think “monopsonies” is just the way a drunk person says “monopolies,” that subsidies are cities beneath a city, or that gross domestic product refers to the manure market, then you need The Cartoon...

The major economic relationships are as fascinating as they are impressive, and yet understandable for everyone – and what's more, as an average citizen you can benefit enormously from this understanding in everyday life. With a systematic introduction, you'll find your way through the jungle of economics with ease. Entertaining and informative at the same time, this book provides you with the perfect overview of all economic topics and ensures that you'll be able to join discussions on monetary policy at any time.

Le grandi dinamiche economiche sono tanto affascinanti quanto impressionanti e, allo stesso tempo, comprensibili per chiunque – e inoltre, come cittadino medio, puoi trarre enormi benefici da questa conoscenza nella vita quotidiana. Che si tratti della struttura del sistema economico e finanziario tedesco, delle teorie fondamentali o dei temi più attuali dell'economia mondiale, grazie a un'introduzione sistematica ti orienterai con facilità nella giungla economica.

A creative and surprising exploration of economics through the lens of the food and global cuisine―from the bestselling author of Economics. For decades, a single, free-market philosophy has dominated global economics. But this intellectual monoculture is bland and unhealthy. Ha-Joon Chang...

Bestselling author and economist Jay W. Richards makes the definitive case for how the free market and individual responsibility can save the American Dream in an age of automation and mass disruption. For two and a half centuries, America has been held together by the belief that if you work...

The intimate, fly-on-the wall tale of the decline and fall of an America icon With one notable exception, the firms that make up what we know as Wall Street have always been part of an inbred, insular culture that most people only vaguely understand. The exception was Merrill Lynch, a firm...

Una revisión de la ciencia económica para recuperar su fundamento olvidado Tras su paso por el prestigioso Instituto Tecnológico de Massachussets, Arnold Kling asumió que el enfoque convencional de la economía estaba mal planteado. Los libros de texto nos aseguran que es una gran máquina...

La pregunta que más me hacen—ya sea inversores, responsables políticos o estudiantes—es simple e imposible: "¿Finalmente alcanzará Latino-América. Refleja tanto esperanza como escepticismo, ambición y cansancio. Mi respuesta ha evolucionado con los años, pero hoy puedo decir con confianza: sí, pero no de la manera que la mayoría imagina.

For years, Vickers thought he was studying a financial crisis. The deeper he looked, the less the story seemed to be about money. What began as an attempt to understand debt, bubbles, and financial instability gradually became something much larger. He started looking for a financial bubble. What he found was a civilizational one.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A roadmap to what lies ahead and the decisions we must make now to stave off the next global economic and financial crisis, from one of the world’s most influential economic thinkers and the author of When Markets Collide “The one economic book you must read...

The bestselling author of The Death of Money and Currency Wars reveals the global elites' dark effort to hide a coming catastrophe from investors in The Road to Ruin, now a National Bestseller. A drumbeat is sounding among the global elites. The signs of a worldwide financial meltdown are...

Embark on a captivating journey through time with "From Serf to Citizen" as author Benjamin Miller, armed with a unique blend of business acumen and legal expertise, delves into the fascinating interplay between medieval structures and contemporary society. Unveiling the historical tapestry of serfdom, Miller skillfully navigates through the annals of time to provide a rich understanding of the roots that have shaped our modern world.

Forget GDP, and focus instead on living standards, people’s ability to get what they want. When you do that you’ll see why, contrary to universal belief, capitalism helps the living standards of the less well-off much more than those of the rich. You’ll also see why no matter who or what the government taxes, or even if it taxes nobody, nearly the entire cost of government is paid for in the form of reduced living standards for the poor or anyone else on a tight budget.

Dieser Band versammelt einige der klügsten und engagiertesten Köpfe aus den gesellschaftlichen Bereichen, über die sie schreiben. Jeder Beitrag zeichnet nach, welche Spuren die neoliberale Spielart des Kapitalismus dort hinterlassen hat, aber auch die Stellschrauben, die uns zur Verfügung stehen, um mit dieser Logik zu brechen.

In this passionate manifesto for Canadian renewal, business leaders Assaf, Hejazi, and Manget draw on interviews with over 100 thought leaders, politicians, CEOs, and union leaders to craft a new way of thinking about our national opportunities. Now that technology has democratized the tools of modern productivity, they argue, we need to shift our focus from tired old industrial strategies and protectionist policies to nurturing individual talent.