A comprehensive new edition of Economics for the IB Diploma This lively textbook available in both print & e-book formats offers comprehensive coverage of the Economics syllabus for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma at both Standard & Higher Levels This new edition is written by a highly experienced author & former IB Economics Chief Examiner & has been extensively revised to meet the requirements of the new syllabus (effective 2011) The print book

Includes:: a CD-ROM of supplementary materials including a chapter on quantitative techniques & extensive exam practice These supplementary materials are also included in the e-book version for an all-in-one solution

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Our economy is rigged in favour of a wealthy elite We need a new approach an economics for the many 256 pages Mc Donnell John ...

Economics in Minutes condenses key economics concepts into 200 short & easily digested essays Featuring not only fundamental ideas such as the role of money & how the stock market works but also subjects that are increasingly important to us today
- unemployment government debt & corporate tax avoidance for example
- it is the ideal introduction to a complex contemporary field Key topics are succinctly described & accompanied by illustrations making them simple to read & easy to remember This convenient little reference guide will allow readers to understand the theories underpinning a subject that affects our lives on a daily basis Chapters include Supply & demand Globalization Market failure GDP & happiness Risk & uncertainty Living standards & productivity Game theory Economics & culture

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This classic bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of development economics The tenth edition of Tony Thirlwall's book now co-written with Penelope Pacheco-Lopez provides a clear comprehensive & rigorous introduction to the theory of development economics & the experience of developing countries Balancing a historic approach with current data & references it provides a wide-ranging analysis of the subject This all-inclusive methodology succeeds at representing different schools of thought with a balance of micro & macro topics An ideal textbook for undergraduate students of economics & other social sciences it is also suitable for upper undergraduate & master's level modules on development economics as an option on a non-economics degree ...

Tomas Sedlacek has shaken the study of economics as few ever have Named one of the Young Guns & one of the five hot minds in economics by the Yale Economic Review he serves on the National Economic Council in Prague where his provocative writing has achieved bestseller status How has he done it? By arguing a simple almost heretical proposition economics is ultimately about good & evil In The Economics of Good & Evil Sedlacek radically rethinks his field challenging our assumptions about the world Economics is touted as a science a value-free mathematical inquiry he writes but it's actually a cultural phenomenon a product of our civilization It began within philosophy-Adam Smith himself not only wrote The Wealth of Nations but also The Theory of Moral Sentiments-and economics as Sedlacek shows is woven out of history myth religion & ethics Even the most sophisticated mathematical model Sedlacek writes is de facto a story a parable our effort to (rationally) grasp the world around us Economics not only describes the world but establishes normative standards identifying ideal conditions Science he claims is a system of beliefs to which we are committed To grasp the beliefs underlying economics he breaks out of the field's confines with a tour de force exploration of economic thinking broadly defined over the millennia He ranges from the epic of Gilgamesh & the Old Testament to the emergence of Christianity from Descartes & Adam Smith to the consumerism in Fight Club Throughout he asks searching meta-economic questions What is the meaning & the point of economics? Can we do ethically all that we can do technically? Does it pay to be good? Placing the wisdom of philosophers & poets over strict mathematical models of human behavior Sedlacek's groundbreaking work promises to change the way we calculate economic value ...

Now firmly established as one of the leading economics principles texts in the UK & Europe this exciting new fourth edition of Economics by N Gregory Mankiw (Harvard University) & Mark P Taylor (Washington University) has been fully updated New topics have been added in including theories on for example Marxist & Feminist theories on labour giving wider context to economic issues A new chapter on Issues in Financial markets has been added covering the financial crisis & its causes & the final chapter has been updated to reflect the post-crisis world & how theories of the crisis have emerged ...

Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life & offer solutions to them too Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life Partha Dasgupta describes the lives of two children who live very different lives in different parts of the world in the Mid-West USA & in Ethiopia He compares the obstacles facing them & the processes that shape their lives their families & their futures He shows how economics uncovers these processes finds explanations for them & how it forms policies & solutions Along the way Dasgupta provides an intelligent & accessible introduction to key economic factors & concepts such as individual choices national policies efficiency equity development sustainability dynamic equilibrium property rights markets & public goods ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

What is economics? What can
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- it explain about the world? Why does it matter? Ha-Joon Chang teaches economics at Cambridge

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How are the rise of design & neoliberalism connected? How does design change the way we operate as economic beings? What is the economic significance of design? Historically design has been promoted for its for its capacity to add value to products & services In contemporary capitalism however it assumes a more central & more complex role Design today is both influenced by & actively shapes our economic systems This ground-breaking book shines a spotlight on how design has become embedded in political economies It reveals the multiple ways in which design has emerged as a vital feature of neoliberal economic systems from urban strategies to commercial processes to government policy-making Drawing on a range of global examples Guy Julier explains the economic processes of designexplores the relationship between design & intellectual propertydiscusses the role of design in the public sectorhighlights the impact of design in informal & alternative economiesbrings theory to life with case studies on home improvements fast fashion shopping centres & more Economies of Design provides a thought-provoking new way of understanding & talking about the meanings of design in contemporary capitalism It is an essential companion for students of design & the creative industries across the arts humanities & social sciences ...

Published posthumously in the early 1920's Max Weber's Economy & Society has since become recognized as one of the greatest sociological treatises of the 20th century as well as a foundational text of the modern sociological imagination The first strictly empirical comparison of social structures & normative orders conducted in world-historical depth this two volume set of Economy & Society--now with new introductory material contextualizing Weber's work for 21st century audiences--looks at social action religion law bureaucracy charisma the city & the political community Meant as a broad introduction for an educated general public in its own way Economy & Society is the most demanding textbook yet written by a sociologist The precision of its definitions the complexity of its typologies & the wealth of its historical content make the work an important challenge to our sociological thought for the advanced undergraduate who gropes for her sense of society for the graduate student who must develop his own analytical skills & for the scholar who must match wits with Weber ...