Economics: The User's Guide

Economics: The User's Guide
Author: Ha-Joon Chang
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2015-10-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1620408147

From the internationally bestselling author and prizewinning economist--a highly original guide to the global economy. In his bestselling 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism, Cambridge economist Ha-Joon Chang brilliantly debunked many of the predominant myths of neoclassical economics. Now, in an entertaining and accessible primer, he explains how the global economy actually works--in real-world terms. Writing with irreverent wit, a deep knowledge of history, and a disregard for conventional economic pieties, Chang offers insights that will never be found in the textbooks. Unlike many economists, who present only one view of their discipline, Chang introduces a wide range of economic theories, from classical to Keynesian, revealing how each has its strengths and weaknesses, and why there is no one way to explain economic behavior. Instead, by ignoring the received wisdom and exposing the myriad forces that shape our financial world, Chang gives us the tools we need to understand our increasingly global and interconnected world often driven by economics. From the future of the Euro, inequality in China, or the condition of the American manufacturing industry here in the United States--Economics: The User’s Guide is a concise and expertly crafted guide to economic fundamentals that offers a clear and accurate picture of the global economy and how and why it affects our daily lives.

The Circular Economy

The Circular Economy
Author: Walter R Stahel
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2019-06-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0429534914

A Circular Economy seeks to rebuild capital, whether this is financial, manufactured, human, social or natural, and offers opportunities and solutions for all organisations. This book, written by Walter Stahel, who is widely recognised as one of the key people who formulated the concept of the Circular Economy, is the perfect introduction for anyone wanting to quickly get up to speed with this vitally important topic for ensuring sustainable development. It sets out a new framework that refines the concept of a Circular Economy and how it can be applied at industrial levels. This concise book presents the key themes for busy managers and policymakers and some of the newest thinking on the topic of the Circular Economy from one of the leading thinkers in the field. Practical examples and case studies with real-life data are used to elucidate the ideas presented within the book.

23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism

23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism
Author: Ha-Joon Chang
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2011-01-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1608193586

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "For anyone who wants to understand capitalism not as economists or politicians have pictured it but as it actually operates, this book will be invaluable."-Observer (UK) If you've wondered how we did not see the economic collapse coming, Ha-Joon Chang knows the answer: We didn't ask what they didn't tell us about capitalism. This is a lighthearted book with a serious purpose: to question the assumptions behind the dogma and sheer hype that the dominant school of neoliberal economists-the apostles of the freemarket-have spun since the Age of Reagan. Chang, the author of the international bestseller Bad Samaritans, is one of the world's most respected economists, a voice of sanity-and wit-in the tradition of John Kenneth Galbraith and Joseph Stiglitz. 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism equips readers with an understanding of how global capitalism works-and doesn't. In his final chapter, "How to Rebuild the World," Chang offers a vision of how we can shape capitalism to humane ends, instead of becoming slaves of the market.

Everyday Economics

Everyday Economics
Author: Steve Coulter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2017
Genre: Economics
ISBN: 9781911116363

This book explores the role played by the individual in the economy, in particular, how the individual experiences the economy. It shows the role of government, markets, and welfare in shaping our lives, providing an overview of the workings of the economy that takes as its starting point the interface between the individual and the system.

Teachings from the Worldly Philosophy

Teachings from the Worldly Philosophy
Author: Robert L. Heilbroner
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 370
Release: 1997-04-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0393316076

Presents an overview of economic thought through the writings of twenty philosophers representative of the historical development of economic theory.

Worldchanging

Worldchanging
Author: Alex Steffen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 604
Release: 2008-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Building a better future locally and globally is the topic of this user's guide written by a diverse collaborative of innovators. "Worldchanging" demonstrates that the means for making a difference lie all around.

The Economics of Information

The Economics of Information
Author: Bruce R. Kingma
Publisher:
Total Pages: 226
Release: 1996
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Focuses on the economics of information goods and services, which are sufficiently different from other types of goods and services that a complete understanding of their differences is important to information managers and policymakers.

Open Space Technology

Open Space Technology
Author: Harrison Owen
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2008-04-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1576757757

A revised and updated edition of an acknowledged classic of the Organizational Development literature. Over 30,000 of first and second editions sold.

Shift

Shift
Author: Haydn Shaughnessy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2015-01-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781941420034

"Shift is a powerful work full of insight stemming from Haydn Shaughnessy's formidable powers of observation and research." -Patrick Reynolds, Chief Strategy Officer, Triton Digital There is a new economy growing all around us. Whether you own a business or lead one, are a freelancer or employee, are beginning a career or working your way up the ladder, Shift provides a guide to the major changes that are reshaping the economy and our lives. Haydn Shaughnessy spells out why the current economic transformation is different from anything that preceded it. The digital economy is not just about new technology. Dramatic changes are taking place in how people work together, how they think about society and wealth, and the risks and options they face in employment and business. Haydn draws a detailed picture of new power groups that are driving this new economy-turning rapid innovation into real-time disruption. These power groups are rendering governments increasingly irrelevant in their traditional job creation and economic growth roles, and putting more demands on companies, online communities, and individuals. Shift is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the digital revolution that is changing economic policy, work, and prosperity for the vast majority of people. It is a survival guide for the 21st-century economy.

Economics: The User's Guide

Economics: The User's Guide
Author: Ha-Joon Chang
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2014-08-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1620408139

From the internationally bestselling author and prizewinning economist--a highly original guide to the global economy. In his bestselling 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism, Cambridge economist Ha-Joon Chang brilliantly debunked many of the predominant myths of neoclassical economics. Now, in an entertaining and accessible primer, he explains how the global economy actually works-in real-world terms. Writing with irreverent wit, a deep knowledge of history, and a disregard for conventional economic pieties, Chang offers insights that will never be found in the textbooks. Unlike many economists, who present only one view of their discipline, Chang introduces a wide range of economic theories, from classical to Keynesian, revealing how each has its strengths and weaknesses, and why there is no one way to explain economic behavior. Instead, by ignoring the received wisdom and exposing the myriad forces that shape our financial world, Chang gives us the tools we need to understand our increasingly global and interconnected world often driven by economics. From the future of the Euro, inequality in China, or the condition of the American manufacturing industry here in the United States-Economics: The User's Guide is a concise and expertly crafted guide to economic fundamentals that offers a clear and accurate picture of the global economy and how and why it affects our daily lives.