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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time

The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time more books like this

by Jeffrey D Sachs

Economist Jeffrey Sachs brings a lifetime of scholarship and experience to the complex problem of the wealth and poverty of nations. He reviews two centuries of history, explaining the reasons behind the uneven dispersal of wealth, and provides a holistic way to assess a nation's resources. Sachs is no ivory-tower thinker; he has been to the ...

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Framework for Understanding Poverty more books like this

by Ruby K Payne, PhD

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Irrational Exuberance

Irrational Exuberance more books like this

by Robert J Shiller

Drawn from investor surveys and research, "Irrational Exuberance" synthesizes a broad range of information into a detailed picture of the market today. Written in a clear, engaging style for individual investors and financial professionals, the book contains essential wisdom for readers from Main Street to Wall Street.

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The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More

The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More more books like this

by Chris Anderson

In one of the most important business books since "The Tipping Point," Anderson shows how the future of commerce and culture isn't in hits, or the high-volume head of a traditional demand curve, but in what used to be regarded as misses--the endlessly long tail of that same curve.

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The affluent society

The affluent society more books like this

by John Kenneth Galbraith

In eloquent prose, Galbraith's AFFLUENT SOCIETY examines the gap between the rich and poor, arguing that within that space an ethical imperative exists to sustain all of humanity. Taking the largest view possible, Galbraith traces the influence of wealth in and out of its economic context, showing how valuable resources are controlled to ...

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The Coming Economic Collapse: How You Can Thrive When Oil Costs $200 a Barrel

The Coming Economic Collapse: How You Can Thrive When Oil Costs $200 a Barrel more books like this

by Stephen Leeb, Ph.D., Glen C Strathy

A renowned economist and author of "The Oil Factor" explains how surging oil prices will contribute to an economic collapse, but shows readers how savvy investing can turn these dire times into financial gain.

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Why We Want You to Be Rich: Two Men - One Message

Why We Want You to Be Rich: Two Men - One Message more books like this

by Robert T Kiyosaki, Donald J Trump, Meredith McIver

The world is facing many challenges and one of them is financial. The entitlement mentality is epidemic, creating people who expect their countries, employers, or families to take care of them. Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki, both successful businessmen, are natural teachers and have joined forces to address these challenges. They believe you ...

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Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream

Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream more books like this

by Barbara Ehrenreich

After writing about her dispiriting experiences as a member of the working poor in NICKEL AND DIMED, Barbara Ehrenreich sets out to get a job in the corporate world. What she gets is a job search, rather than a job, as she finds out that getting a job can be real work. "Barbara Alexander" (Ehrenreich's undercover name) spends months with all ...

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Economic Development

Economic Development more books like this

by Michael P. Todaro

"Economic Development, 10/e "is the leading textbook in this field, providing a complete and balanced introduction to the requisite theory, the driving policy issues, and the latest research. Principles and Concepts: Economics, Institutions, and Development: A Global Perspective; Comparative Economic Development; Classic Theories of Economic ...

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Richistan: A Journey Through the American Wealth Boom and the Lives of the New Rich

Richistan: A Journey Through the American Wealth Boom and the Lives of the New Rich more books like this

by Robert Frank

Full of captivating profiles and expert insights into the lives and lifestyles of the nouveau riche, "Richistan" looks beyond the glitz to find the real story behind new money and its impact on the richest nation in the world.

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The Elephant and the Dragon: The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us

The Elephant and the Dragon: The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us more books like this

by Robyn Meredith

Meredith offers a compelling look at the major changes in store as America faces increasing competition from India and China--two emerging economic giants.

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The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor more books like this

by David S Landes

An economic historian examines reasons for the economic success of some nations over others. While acknowledging the role of geography, he falls on the side of culture as a determining factor. Landes focuses on the Industrial Revolution and the primacy of the West in this study.

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The Economics of Public Issues more books like this

by Roger LeRoy Miller

A superb supplement to economic learning, The Economics of Public Issues features short chapters that provide application of economics to current issues in everyday life. The authors examine the principles of economic analysis; supply and demand; market structures; and labor and human capital, to contemporary issues such as "killer airbags", ...

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The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century more books like this

by Paul Krugman

Acclaimed economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman collects his columns, which detail in his famously lucid prose the ways in which the benefits of the boom economy of the 1990s were squandered in America, including a look at the corporate scandals, the California energy crisis, and what he sees as the end of fiscal responsibility in ...

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The making of economic society more books like this

by Robert L. Heilbroner

With its roots in history and eyes on the future, this book gives readers a balanced perspective of why our economic society is the way it is and where it may be headed by tracing its development from the Middles Ages to the present. Showing that today's economic problems cannot be understood unless we have an understanding of how they first arose ...

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In Defense of Globalization more books like this

by Jagdish N Bhagwati

In the passionate debate that currently rages over globalization, critics blame it for a host of ills afflicting poorer nations. Now Bhagwati, the internationally renowned economist, takes on the critics, revealing that globalization can be a powerful force for social good.

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Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent more books like this

by Eduardo Galeano, Cedric Belfrage (Translator)

"A superbly written, excellently translated, and powerfully persuasive exposA(c) which all students of Latin American and U.S. history must read." "--Choice" "Well written and passionately stated, this is an intellectually honest and valuable study." "--Library Journal" "A dazzling barrage of words and ideas." "--History"

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Financial Reckoning Day: Surviving the Soft Depression of the 21st Century more books like this

by William Bonner, Addison Wiggin

Looking into the trends of economic history, the authors foresee a "soft" Depression in the cards for the 21st century, and show investors how to stay ahead of financial disaster--and, in fact, to profit.

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Progress and Poverty more books like this

by Henry George

To those who, seeing the vice and misery that spring from the unequal distribution of wealth and privilege, feel the possibility of a higher social state, and would strive for its attainment. -Henry George, Progress and Poverty Why do we have ups and downs in the national economy? Why does poverty continue to exist while a minute number of ...

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Macroeconomics for Today more books like this

by Irvin B Tucker

Straightforward and engaging, MACROECONOMICS FOR TODAY, 5E uses a unique textual and visual learning system to present, reinforce and test students comprehension while teaching them the basic concepts of economic principles and giving them the context to apply them in their everyday lives. This concise text focuses on core concepts, providing an ...

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The New Industrial State more books like this

by John Kenneth Galbraith

Examines the economic system of the United States and presents theories concerning corporations, unions, supply and demand, unemployment, and other aspects of economics.

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The Coming Economic Earthquake more books like this

by Larry Burkett

This edition of Burkett's bestseller has been expanded to include the Clinton agenda, and discusses the President's new budget package, the NAFTA proposal, and the national health care issue. Burkett is the bestselling author of The Complete Financial Guide for Couples.

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The great transformation more books like this

by Karl Polanyi

One of the twentieth century's most thorough and discerning historians, Karl Polanyi sheds "new illumination on . . . the social implications of a particular economic system, the market economy that grew into full stature in the nineteenth century." -R. M. MacIver

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The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age more books like this

by James Dale Davidson, Lord William Rees-Mogg Lord William, William Rees-Mogg

The authors identify both the likely disasters and the potential for prosperity inherent in the advent of the information age.

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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa more books like this

by Walter Rodney

This wide-reaching volume shows how Africa developed before the coming of the Europeans up to the 15th century, and shows Africa's contribution to European capitalist development in the pre-colonial period. Colonialism is then shown as a system for underdeveloping Africa.

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