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Jean Dreze, Amartya Sen · 448 pages
When India became independent in 1947 after two centuries of colonial rule, it immediately adopted a firmly democratic political system, with multiple parties, freedom of speech, and extensive political rights. Maintaining rapid as well as environmentally sustainable growth remains an important and achievable goal for India. Two of India's leading economists argue that the country's main problems
1991: How P. V. Narasimha Rao Made History
Sanjaya Baru · 216 pages
Political biography of P.V. Narasimha Rao, 1921-2004, former prime minister of India.
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
Naomi Klein · 576 pages
The most important book yet from the author of the international bestseller The Shock Doctrine, a brilliant explanation of why the climate crisis challenges us to abandon the core “free market” ideology of our time, restructure the global economy, and remake our political systems. In short, either we embrace radical change ourselves or radical changes will be visited upon our physical world. The
The FairTax Book: Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS
Neal Boortz, John Linder · 188 pages
Wouldn't you love to abolish the IRS ...Keep all the money in your paycheck ...Pay taxes on what you spend, not what you earn ...And eliminate all the fraud, hassle, and waste of our current system?Then the FairTax is for you. In the face of the outlandish American tax burden, talk-radio firebrand Neal Boortz and Congressman John Linder are leading the charge to phase out our current, unfair syste
Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America
Matt Taibbi · 262 pages
The financial crisis that exploded in 2008 was only a prologue. The rise, fall, and rescue of Wall Street in the bubble-and-bailout era was the coming-out party for the network of looters who sit at the nexus of American political and economic power. The grifter class--made up of the largest players in the financial industry and the politicians who do their bidding--has been growing in power for a
In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays
Bertrand Russell · 176 pages
This is a collection of essays by Bertrand Russell first published in 1935. In the 1932 essay which gives the title to the volume, Russell propose people work for a maximum of 4 hours-per-day to think, socialise, etc. Other essays treat about sociology, philosophy and economy and also technical architectural problems are discussed in a social frame proposing solutions. **CONTENTS (original edit
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
John Perkins · 301 pages
Sinhalese translation of a controversial book on the economic policies of U.S. government with respect to developing countries.
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
Daniel Yergin · 885 pages
Chronicles the history of the oil industry and the forces that have shaped the modern world.
The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America--and What We Can Do to Stop It
Thom Hartmann · 291 pages
Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations
Thomas L. Friedman · 528 pages
Friedman discusses how the key to understanding the 21st century is understanding that the planet's three largest forces -- Moore's law (technology), the market (globalization) and Mother Nature (climate change and biodiversity loos) -- are accelerating all at once. And these accelerations are transforming the five key realms: the workplace, politics, geopolitics, ethics, and community. Friedman p
Bailout: An Inside Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street
Neil Barofsky · 279 pages
In this account of his stranger-than-fiction baptism into the corrupted ways of Washington, Neil Barofsky offers an irrefutable indictment, from an insider of the Bush and Obama administrations, of the mishandling of the $700 billion TARP bailout fund. In behind-the-scenes detail, he reveals proof of the extreme degree to which our government officials bent over backward to serve the interests of
The Great Degeneration
Niall Ferguson · 174 pages
"What causes rich countries to lose their way? Symptoms of decline are all around us today: slowing growth, crushing debts, increasing inequality, aging populations, antisocial behavior. But what exactly has gone wrong? The answer, Niall Ferguson argues ... is that our institutions--the intricate frameworks within which a society can flourish or fail--are degenerating"--Dust cover flap.
Selected Writings
Karl Marx · 625 pages
Kenneth Winkler's deft abridgment of Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding includes generous selections from the Essay, topically arranged passages from the replies to Stillingfleet, a chronology, a bibliography, a glossary, and an index based on the entries that Locke himself devised. His insightful introduction provides the reader with both a historical and a philosophical context in whic
Globalization: A Very Short Introduction
Manfred B. Steger · 176 pages
Wealth and Democracy: A Political History of the American Rich
Kevin Phillips · 496 pages
"For more than thirty years, Kevin Phillips' insight into American politics and economics has helped to make history as well as record it. Now he turns his attention to the United States' history of great wealth and power, a sweeping cavalcade from the American Revolution to what he calls "the Second Gilded Age" at the turn of the twenty-first century.". "The Second Gilded Age has been staggering
Dealing with China: An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower
Henry M. Paulson Jr., Michael Carroll
FairTax: The Truth: Answering the Critics
Neal Boortz, John Linder, Bob Woodall · 272 pages
A follow-up to The FairTax Book answers critics who have misrepresented the plan's principles, which involve the abolishment of the IRS in favor of a twenty-three-percent retail sales tax on all new goods and services.
More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws
John R. Lott Jr. · 321 pages
Exodus: Immigration and Multiculturalism in the 21st Century
Paul Collier · 318 pages
In Exodus, Paul Collier, the world-renowned economist and bestselling author of The Bottom Billion, clearly and concisely lays out the effects of encouraging or restricting migration. Drawing on original research and case studies, he explores this volatile issue from three perspectives: that of the migrants tmeselves, that of the people they leave behind, and that of the host societies where they
Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense
David Cay Johnston · 344 pages
The bestselling author of Perfectly Legal returns with a powerful new exposeHow does a strong and growing economy lend itself to job uncertainty, debt, bankruptcy, and economic fear for a vast number of Americans? Free Lunch provides answers to this great economic mystery of our time, revealing how today's government policies and spending reach deep into the wallets of the many for the benefit of
The End of the Free Market: Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations?
Ian Bremmer · 231 pages
This work details the growing phenomenon of state capitalism, a system in which governments drive local economies through ownership of market-dominant companies. This trend, Bremmer argues, threatens America's competitive edge and the conduct of free markets everywhere.