"The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life" by Paul Seabright is an engaging and informative book that explores the complex relationship between economic behavior and human instincts. Seabright uses real-world examples to present complex ideas in a clear and accessible way. The author argues that the market is not only a place for exchanging goods and services but also relies on trust, cooperation, and social norms.

2010

Level: początkujący

The Company of Strangers

Paul Seabright

Princeton University Press

How did the rich countries really become rich? In this provocative study, Ha-Joon Chang examines the great pressure on developing countries from the developed world to adopt certain 'good policies' and 'good institutions', seen today as necessary for economic development.

2002

Level: zaawansowane

Kicking Away the Ladder

Ha-Joon Chang

Anthem Press

Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, there has been an unprecedented move towards 'rethinking economics' due to the damages generated by the global financial crisis that burst in 2007-2008. Almost a decade after this crisis, policy is still unable to provide all citizens greater wellbeing or at least an encouraging economic future.

2017

Level: zaawansowane

A Modern Guide to Rethinking Economics

Louis-Philippe Rochon, Sergio Rossi

Edward Elgar Publishing

Transition from central planning to a market economy, involving large-scale institutional change and reforms at all levels, is often described as the greatest social science experiment in modern times.

2013

Level: zaawansowane

Handbook of the Economics and Political Economy of Transition

Paul Hare, Gerard Turley

Routledge

Anwar Shaikh seeks in his lectures for alternative explanations for empirically observed macro and microeconomic patterns of economic fluctuations, price volatility, and economic development.

Level: zaawansowane

Capitalism: Competition, Conflict, Crisis

Anwar Shaikh

The New School

In this clear and accessible book, an eminent political scientist offers a jargon-free introduction to the market system for all readers, with or without a background in economics

2002

Level: zaawansowane

The Market System

Charles Edward Lindblom

Yale University Press

This brief views the environment through diverse lenses – those of standard economics, institutional economics, political science, environmental science and ecology.

2013

Level: zaawansowane

The Environment in Economics and Development

Vikram Dayal

Springer Science & Business Media