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Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xvi, 237 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
Outlines a deconstruction of the framework for understanding the world of classroom economics, clarifying assumptions and misleading teachings while sharing historical insights into how economism became a prevalent influence in the U.S.
3) Understanding the UK: a short guide to British culture, politics, geography, economics, and history
Author
Publisher
Hippocrene Books
Pub. Date
c1987
Physical Desc
265 p. : 2 maps ; 22 cm.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xiv, 289 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Political journalist Michael Tomasky tracks an exciting change among progressive economists who are overturning decades of conservative dogma and offering an alternative version of capitalism that can serve broadly shared prosperity to all"--
Publisher
Connecting the Dots Productions
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (76, 22 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A groundbreaking documentary about the roots of the American economic crisis, and the continuing assault on working and middle class people in the United States. Heist unflinchingly reveals the crumbling structure of the U.S. economy, the result of four decades of deregulation, massive job outsourcing, and tax policies favoring mega-corporations and wealthy elites, implemented by both the Republican and Democratic parties. Heist offers a robust take...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Reveal the secrets behind the remarkable transformations of the "Asian Tiger" countries of South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore from poor countries to high-income economies in the span of 50 years. Starting with their shared features, trace their progression from authoritarian regimes to more democratic governments and compare and contrast their concentrated efforts to shape their economies.
Author
Publisher
Sentinel
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 224 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"...In this book you?ll meet an over-regulated small-businessman, a struggling single mother, an out-of-work and in-debt college graduate, and others who want nothing more than their own shot at the American Dream. Their stories are our stories; their challenges are our challenges."--Amazon.com.
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Series
Publisher
Adlard Coles Nautical
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
140 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
Not every potential or existing boat owner wants to spend their last cent getting or staying afloat. In this new title, the author brings a wealth of first-hand experience to the topic, showing where sensible economies can be made in order to cap costs and extend your options.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
254 pages ; 22 cm
Description
The author of the widely praised Age of Greed now gives us a bold indictment of some of our most accepted economic theories-- why they're wrong, the harm they've done, and the theories that would vastly improve on them. Jeff Madrick-- former New York Times business columnist and now Harper's economics columnist-- mounts a comprehensive case against prevailing mainstream economic thinking, illustrating how it has damaged markets, infrastructure, and...
Author
Publisher
All Points Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"In Trumponomics, conservative economists Stephen Moore and Arthur B. Laffer offer a well-informed defense of the president's approach to trade, taxes, employment, infrastructure, and other economic policies. Moore and Laffer worked as senior economic advisors to Donald Trump in 2016. They traveled with him, frequently met with his political and economic teams, worked on his speeches, and represented him as surrogates. They are currently members of...
19) Style guide
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
vi, 280 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
An expanded and updated manual of style used in-house at The Economist provides guidance on using correct grammar, punctuation, abbreviation, and capitalization and on the overall promotion of writing with clarity and precision.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xi, 308 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Links multi-national organized crime syndicates and local warlords to current threats in national security and the War on Terror, and reveals the role of piracy in environmental hazards, economic problems, and jihad activities.
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