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| Jaron Lanier Shows how the new power paradigm operates, how it is conceived and controlled, and why it is leading to a collapse in living standards. Arguing that the 'information economy' ruins... |
Ha-Joon Chang Turns received economic wisdom on its head to show you how the world really works. In this book, the author destroys the biggest myths of our times and shows us... | Niall Ferguson Reveals the 'killer applications' that did it: competition - How Europe's small, piratical states built modern capitalism; science - How innovation gave the West the military edge; property rights -... |
John Lanchester We are, to use a technical economic term, screwed. The cowboy capitalists had a party with everyone's money and now we're all paying for it. What went wrong? And will... | Gordon Brown The much-anticipated book from former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown about the global economic crisis and the way forward |
Nouriel Roubini Financial crises are not unpredictable 'black swans', but an inherent part of capitalism. Only by remaking our financial systems to acknowledge this, can we get out of the mess we're... | Dambisa Moyo We think we know what's coming. But is it already too late? This title explores how the 'first world' has its wasted inheritance with flawed economic policy - and what... |
Andrew Smith The story of the dotcom bubble, its tumultuous crash, and the visionary pioneer at its epicentre | Tim Wu Apple and Google over the soul of the Internet. With their conflicting vision of information democracy versus corporate autocracy, it is a titanic clash: only one brand will survive, and... |
Nicholas Phillipson Adam Smith is celebrated all over the world as the author of The Wealth of Nations and the founder of modern economics. A few of his ideas - such as... | Daniel Yergin Shows us how energy is the ultimate engine of global political and economic change, in a story that spans the old energies on which our civilization has been built, the... |
Joseph Stiglitz When world economy went into freefall, so too did our unquestioning faith in markets. But what happens now? Are bailouts and stern lectures enough, or do we need a rethink... | Robert Skidelsky When unbridled capitalism falters, is there an alternative? This title shows how the great economist's ideas not only explain why the current financial crisis occurred - but are our best... |
Robert Greene Around the globe, people are facing the same problem - that we are born as individuals but are forced to conform to the rules of society if we want to... | Karren Brady Karren Brady is an inspiration to women everywhere, and her incredible success is borne of her passion, impressive business instinct, ambition, and her very genuine, honest, down-to-earth outlook. |