Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde describing disordered relationship between science and the … Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde describing disordered relationship between science and the … Robert Louis Stevenson,Dr. Andrej Poleev A conceptual book of metascience OL15374185W
How the economy works How the economy works Roger E. A. Farmer ""Of All the Economic Bubbles that have been pricked," the editors of the Economist recently observed, "few have burst more spectacularly than the reputation of economics itself." Indeed, the financi… OL15517790W
The trouble with markets The trouble with markets R. P. Bootle Examines the current financial crisis in an historical context, addressing the deficiencies of a free market and questioning the premise that markets can be left unregulated. OL16140252W
Illusions of prosperity Illusions of prosperity Joel Blau "In Illusions of Prosperity, Blau launches a far-reaching assault on the idea that "the market" knows best. Blau writes that while the share of the national income held by the bottom four-fifths of t… OL1927051W
Seeverkehrswirtschaft Seeverkehrswirtschaft Thomas Pawlik Die internationale Seeverkehrswirtschaft umfasst zahlreiche Teilmärkte. Thomas Pawlik konzentriert sich exemplarisch auf den zunehmend expandierenden Markt der internationalen Containerlinienschifffa… OL19901322W
Phishing for phools Phishing for phools George A. Akerlof Akerlof and Shiller argue that markets harm as well as help us. As long as there is profit to be made, sellers will systematically exploit our psychological weaknesses and our ignorance through manip… OL20013157W
New rich, new poor, new Russia New rich, new poor, new Russia Bertram Silverman,Murray Yanowitch Now expanded to cover Russia's 1998 financial collapse, this text examines the unequal distribution of the costs and benefits of Russia's leap into capitalism, and its social consequences, presenting… OL20905351W
The development of capitalism in Russia The development of capitalism in Russia Clarke, Simon This book provides a broad and comprehensive survey of the development of capitalism in Russia from the collapse of the Soviet economic system to the present, and includes the results of substantial … OL3747210W
World on Fire World on Fire Amy Chua The New York Times bestseller. In the current affairs/globalisation tradition of Naomi Klein and Noreena Hertz; the most original contribution to the globalisation debate in years.Amy Chua's remarkab… OL5746292W
Against intellectual monopoly Against intellectual monopoly Michele Boldrin 'Intellectual property' — patents and copyrights — have become controversial. We witness teenagers being sued for 'pirating' music — and we observe AIDS patients in Africa dying due to lack of abilit… OL5812186W