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23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism

In "23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism" one of today's most iconoclastic thinkers destroys the biggest myths about the world we live in. There's no such thing as a 'free' market. Globalization isn't making the world richer. We don't live in a digital world - the washing machine has changed lives more than the internet. Poor countries are more entrepreneurial than rich ones. Higher paid managers don't produce better results. This galvanizing, fact-packed book about money, equality, freedom and greed proves that the free market isn't just bad for people - it's an inefficient way of running economies too. Here Chang lays out the alternatives, and shows there's a better way.

From Third World To First

Few gave tiny Singapore much chance of survival when it was granted independence in 1965. How is it, then, that today the former British colonial trading post is a thriving Asian metropolis with not only the world's number one airline, best airport, and busiest port of trade, but also the world's fourth–highest per capita real income? The story of that transformation is told here by Singapore's charismatic, controversial founding father, Lee Kuan Yew. Rising from a legacy of divisive colonialism, the devastation of the Second World War, and general poverty and disorder following the withdrawal of foreign forces, Singapore now is hailed as a city of the future. This miraculous history is dramatically recounted by the man who not only lived through it all but who fearlessly forged ahead and brought about most of these changes. Delving deep into his own meticulous notes, as well as previously unpublished government papers and official records, Lee details the extraordinary efforts it took for an island city–state in Southeast Asia to survive at that time.

Global Political Economy: Understanding the International Economic

This book is the eagerly awaited successor to Robert Gilpin's 1987 The Political Economy of International Relations, the classic statement of the field of international political economy that continues to command the attention of students, researchers, and policymakers. The world economy and political system have changed dramatically since the 1987 book was published. The end of the Cold War has unleashed new economic and political forces, and new regionalisms have emerged. Computing power is increasingly an impetus to the world economy, and technological developments have changed and are changing almost every aspect of contemporary economic affairs. Gilpin's Global Political Economy considers each of these developments. Reflecting a lifetime of scholarship, it offers a masterful survey of the approaches that have been used to understand international economic relations and the problems faced in the new economy.

Why Nations Fail:The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty

A provocative bestseller that explains why the world is divided into nations with wildly differing levels of prosperity. Why are some nations more prosperous than others? Why Nations Fail sets out to answer this question, with a compelling and elegantly argued new theory: that it is not down to climate, geography or culture, but because of institutions. Drawing on an extraordinary range of contemporary and historical examples, from ancient Rome through the Tudors to modern-day China, leading academics Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson show that to invest and prosper, people need to know that if they work hard, they can make money and actually keep it - and this means sound institutions that allow virtuous circles of innovation, expansion and peace.

Economic Development. 5TH ED.

Economic Development (5th Edition) by Michael P. Todaro is a widely used textbook that introduces students to the key concepts, theories, and challenges of economic development. It examines why some countries grow while others remain poor, and explores issues such as poverty, population growth, income inequality, unemployment, agricultural transformation, and international trade. Todaro emphasizes a human-centered approach, arguing that development is not just about increasing income but improving quality of life. The book combines economic theory with real-world examples, making it a foundational text for understanding development economics.

The international monetary system.

Urban agglomeration and Economic growth.

155 Legal dos for the small business.

European monetary integration.

Finance.

Distributed information systems in business.

Mathematical statistics for economics and business.

Poperty Rights in a Social and Ecological Context.

Funds for Development Multilateral Channels of Concessional Financing

The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), its Board of Governors, its Board of Directors, or the governments they represent, nor the views and policies of any other organization referred to herein, or their governing bodies and the governments that these represent.