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Beyond Outrageby Robert B. Reich
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2012; US$ 2.99In this eBook exclusive, Robert B. Reich urges Americans to get beyond mere outrage about the nation’s increasingly concentrated wealth and corrupt politics in order to mobilize and to take back our economy and democracy. Americans can’t rely only on getting good people elected, Reich argues, because nothing positive happens in Washington unless good people outside Washington are organized to help make those things happen after the election. But in order to be effectively mobilized, we need to see the big picture. Reich connects the dots for us, showing why the increasing share of income and wealth going to the top has hobbled jobs and growth for everyone else, while undermining our democracy; has caused Americans to become... more...
Governments, Markets and Globalisationby Quentin Beresford
Allen & Unwin 2000; US$ 31.81A comprehensive introductory analysis to the ideas, institutions and processes behind Australia's social and economic transformation which examine how the rise of free market ideology and globalization has changed the role of government in modern society. Drawing on a range of contemporary case studies and research in social, economic and environmental policy areas, Quentin Beresford identifies and explains the key institutions and processes involved in policy-making in an accessible way. With opportunities for active learning, the text aims to shed new light on the complex business of government decision-making in tomorrow's society more...
On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxationby David Ricardo
Electric Book Company 1998; US$ 4.95Written in 1817, this famous treatise lays the groundwork for the principles of the market economy. It established the guiding ideas behind the economic concepts of diminishing returns and economic rent. As a leading master of economic principles of his time, Ricardo developed the theories now identified as distribution theory and international trade theory, or comparative advantage. more...
Entrepreneurial State in Chinaby Jane Duckett
RoutledgeCurzon 1998; US$ 195.00This book describes in detail the new state business activities explaining why they have appeared. This entrepreneurialism is an important new dimension of state activity with implications for our understanding of the Chinese state. more...
Government and Economies in the Postwar Worldby Andrew Graham; Anthony Seldon
Routledge 1991; US$ 54.95Beginning with an overview of the system of international trade and payments since the war, it includes country studies of all the major industrialised nations and addresses key themes from a comparative perspective. more...
Human Firmby John Tomer
Routledge 1999; US$ 210.00This book argues that in the age of globalisation and rapid technological change, an understanding of business behaviour and government policy towards business requires an appreciation of the firm's human dimension. more...
Housing Policy and Economic Powerby Michael Ball
Routledge 1983; US$ 72.95Michael Ball has contributed to Housing Policy and Economic Power: The Political Economy of Owner Occupation as an author.Michael Ball is a designer and craftsperson currently specializing in glasswork. His work has been published in several magazines and craft books. Working both on his own and in cooperation with other artists, he has developed work in various media, including rocaille beadwork, illustration, silversmithing and fabric painting. more...
Housing Management, Consumers and Citizensby Liz Caincross; Robina Goodlad; David Clapham
Routledge 1996; US$ 71.95The growth of tenant participation is examined in the context of changes in the role of local authorities and their relationship with their electorates and questions raised about the nature of power in the tenant-landlord relationship. more...
Internationalism and the State in the Twentieth Centuryby Cornelia Navari
Routledge 2000; US$ 59.95This book describes the major changes in state relations which have occurred this century and the sources from which they emerged. An invaluable introduction to the structures of modern international relations. more...
Information Technology in Governmentby Helen Margetts
Routledge 1998; US$ 170.00This book explores the huge impact of information technology on the governments of the UK and US over the last 20 years, examining computerization as a tool of government and major policy implications. more...









