Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Development as Freedom Development as Freedom Amartya Sen **Development as Freedom** is a 1999 book about international development by Indian economist and philosopher Amartya Sen. The American edition of the book was published by Alfred A. Knopf. (So… OL116534W
In the river they swim In the river they swim Michael Fairbanks The sociologist Thomas Sowell writes, "We need to confront the most blatant fact that has persisted across centuries of social historyvast ddifferences in productivity among peoples, and the economic… OL15381141W
Labour in global production networks in India Labour in global production networks in India Anne Posthuma Contributed articles presented at an international workshop of "Global Production Networks and Decent Work: Recent Experience in India and Global Trends" held at the Institute for Social and Economic… OL15589245W
Ageing and development Ageing and development José Antonio Ocampo,Rob Vos,Ana Luiza Cortez That we all live longer is perhaps one of the greatest achievements of human progress. This book looks at how increasing numbers of older people across the globe are having a huge impact on the struc… OL16216488W
The conscience economy The conscience economy Steven Overman "The Conscience Economy will help international leaders, influencers, investors and decision-makers to manage, innovate and thrive in a new world where "doing good" matters as much as "doing well."-- OL19992782W
Inequality Inequality James K. Galbraith "Over the past thirty years, the issue of economic inequality has emerged from the backwaters of economics to claim center stage in the political discourse of America and beyond--a change prompted by… OL20027294W
Peace through entrepreneurship Peace through entrepreneurship Steven R. Koltai "Joblessness is the root cause of the global unrest threatening American security. Fostering entrepreneurship is the remedy. The combined weight of American diplomacy and military power cannot end un… OL20039912W
A nation without borders A nation without borders Steven Hahn "A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian's provocative reinterpretation of the eight decades surrounding the Civil War (and leading into the twentieth century); the next volume in the Penguin History of t… OL20040609W
New South's New Frontier New South's New Frontier Stephen Wallace Taylor "The New South's New Frontier explores the origins of exploitative development in the Great Smoky Mountains and finds some surprising similarities to developmental patterns in the rest of the South. … OL21222936W
MEMEnomics MEMEnomics Said Elias Dawlabani "Economist and founder of The Memenomics Group presents the emerging science of Memenomics that redefines cultural evolution by examining the long-term effects of economic policy on society through t… OL23287109W
The innovation matrix The innovation matrix Paul A. Herbig xiv, 311 p. : 25 cm OL2648831W