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From the New York Times global economics correspondent, a rollicking and revelatory expose of the global billionaire class who increasingly control the world.
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The extraordinary efforts that took mankind to the moon 50 years ago were more than a scientific feat of aeronautics. They required new forms of collaboration between the public sector (notably, NASA) and private companies. This book asks- what if the same level of boldness - the... boldness that set inspirational goals, took risks and explicitly recognized that this requires large spending but will be worthwhile in terms of long-term growth - was applied to the biggest problems of our time, climate change, disease and inequality, to name only a few? Mariana Mazzucato argues that applying innovation to societal goals and structuring government budgets more explicitly to the long-term, as the moon programme did, we can do government differently.
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Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century explains the historical origins of the political shocks of the past decade: why politics has been so difficult, why energy and debt are such a large part of these difficulties, and how two rather different kinds of democratic crises exist ...in Europe and the United States.
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Investigates why, when all the tools to avert a catastrophe were available, the world failed to prevent the Covid-19 disaster. Examining the business opportunities and pressures that helped shape the world's failed response, Stephen Gowans concludes that the novel coronavirus had... a helper in bringing about the calamity: capitalism.
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A young entrepreneur makes the case that politics has no place in business, and sets out a new vision for the future of capitalism.
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While the birth of global economic governance is conventionally dated to the end of World War II, Jamie Martin shows how its roots lie in World War I and its aftermath. The Meddlers explores the intense political struggles about sovereignty and self-governance provoked by the fir...st attempts to govern global capitalism.
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Vollrath challenges our long-held assumption that growth is the best indicator of an economy's health. Most economists would agree that a thriving economy is synonymous with GDP growth. The more we produce and consume, the higher our living standard and the more resources availab...le to the public. This means that our current era, in which growth has slowed substantially from its postwar highs, has raised alarm bells. But should it? Is growth actually the best way to measure economic success-and does our slowdown indicate economic problems? The counterintuitive answer Dietrich Vollrath offers is: No. Looking at the same facts as other economists, he offers a radically different interpretation. Rather than a sign of economic failure, he argues, our current slowdown is, in fact, a sign of our widespread economic success. Our powerful economy has already supplied so much of the necessary stuff of modern life, brought us so much comfort, security, and luxury, that we have turned to new forms of production and consumption that increase our well-being but do not contribute to growth in GDP. In Fully Grown, Vollrath offers a powerful case to support that argument. He explores a number of important trends in the US economy: including a decrease in the number of workers relative to the population, a shift from a goods-driven economy to a services-driven one, and a decline in geographic mobility. In each case, he shows how their economic effects could be read as a sign of success, even though they each act as a brake of GDP growth. He also reveals what growth measurement can and cannot tell us-which factors are rightly correlated with economic success, which tell us nothing about significant changes in the economy, and which fall into a conspicuously gray area. Sure to be controversial, Fully Grown will reset the terms of economic debate and help us think anew about what a successful economy looks like.
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'Law, Legislation and Liberty' is Hayek's major statement of political philosophy and one of the most ambitious yet subtle defences of a free market society ever written. A robust defence of individual liberty, it is also crucial for understanding Hayek's influential views concer...ning the role of the state.
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In the tradition of Sapiens and Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: why did the West become the most powerful civilization in the world?
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Are you looking to learn how you can cash in on the Bitcoin revolution? Have you been hearing about Bitcoin lately in the news and can't seem to wrap your head around what Bitcoin is? Do you wonder how you can start investing in Bitcoin but don't really know what it is and have h...esitations around investing in something you don't understand? Do you wish you were able to understand Bitcoin but are afraid that it is too complex and complicated? Have you been searching for a resource to help you understand Bitcoin so you can start investing in cryptocurrencies without fear? If this sounds like you, then keep reading! Bitcoin is a fascinating new-age decenteralized currency that is only available online and allows the user to be somewhat anonymous. It is a digital currency that can be used by anyone linked to the Internet and is independent of any region. You keep Bitcoin in a electronic wallet , much like how you put your money in your wallet or a bank. This is all operated electronically and there is no fiat (paper) money involved. Regardless of who you are and what you want to accomplish, the basis of Bitcoin is the same for everyone. This book will help you understand everything you need to know about Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrencies including the benefits and challenges of the new technology, and I will provide you with a step by step guide for achieving a higher level of understanding so you can feel comfortable getting involved with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Never before has there been a book so gentle in its approach and so effective at understanding Bitcoin from a beginners level. Within these pages, you will discover: -What is Bitcoin In Depth -Why Bitcoin is Important -Comparision of Bitcoin to Fiat currencies -Bitcoin Features -Bitcoin Background / History / Main Highlights -Everything You Need to Know About Blockchain -Blockchain History -Blockchain Application -How Blockchain Works -Bitcoin Versus Blockchain -Bitcoin Mining: How It Works a
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