“an excellent new book” — Paul Krugman, The New York TimesHistory, not ideology, holds the key to growth.Brilliantly written and argued, Concrete Economics shows how government has repeatedly reshaped the American economy ever since Alexander Hamilton’s first, foundational redesign.This book does not rehash the sturdy and long-accepted arguments that to thrive, entrepreneurial economies need a broad range of ...
Издание представляет собой уникальное, фундаментальное исследование диалектики капитала (в контексте марксовой критики политической экономии), не имеющее аналогов ни в зарубежной, ни в отечественной литературе. В концептуальном плане оно базируется на «Капитале» К. Маркса. В соответствии со структурой первого тома данного труда издание состоит из 2-х частей, включающих в себя восемь разделов. Первый посвящен товару, деньгам и рынку, второй – тео ...
Издание представляет собой уникальное, фундаментальное исследование диалектики капитала (в контексте марксовой критики политической экономии), не имеющее аналогов ни в зарубежной, ни в отечественной литературе. В концептуальном плане оно базируется на «Капитале» К. Маркса. В соответствии со структурой первого тома данного труда издание состоит из 2-х частей, включающих в себя восемь разделов. Первый посвящен товару, деньгам и рынку, второй – тео ...
The Protestant ethic — a moral code stressing hard work, rigorous self-discipline, and the organization of one's life in the service of God — was made famous by sociologist and political economist Max Weber. In this brilliant study (his best-known and most controversial), he opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and its view that change takes place through «the struggle of opposites.» Instead, he relates ...
In the 1960s, Canada began a seismic shift away from the core policies and values upon which the country had been built. A nation of "makers" transformed itself into a nation of "takers". Crowley argues that the time has come for the pendulum to swing back – back to a time when Canadians were less willing to rely on the state for support; when people went where the work was rather than waiting for the work to ...
One hundred years ago a great Canadian, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, predicted that the twentieth century would belong to Canada. He had a plan to make it so. What happened? Canada lost sight of Laurier's plan and failed to claim its century, dwelling instead in the long shadow of the United States. <br><br>No more! Co-authors Brian Crowley, Jason Clemens and Niels Veldhuis envision Canada's emergence as an economic and socia ...
On every front, 24 hours a day, you and your wealth face threats of an intensity that would have been unimaginable only a few short years ago. A sinister marriage of law and technology has made the pervasive and continuous surveillance that George Orwell warned of a reality. Identity thieves, greedy lawyers and the government have been quick to exploit this fast-evolving global surveillance network:<br><br>¥Data thieves can ...
Lowest down on the Failed State Index for five years running, Somalia has been described as 'destroyed', 'stateless' and 'ravaged'. Yet is also a place of promise… In this concise and compelling book, three internationally recognised experts on Africa examine the Somalian crisis. Comparing Somalia to neighbouring Somaliland, from the historical background up to the present, and looking into the effect of internation ...
