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The economic crisis has placed the business cycle back in the spotlight, but as individual investors and financial professionals start the arduous task of portfolio building and rebuilding, the greatest danger they face is relying too much on the past for guidance when the future may look very different. No one can say for certain what our economic future will look like. What investors can do is prepare.

Las estrategias de cambio son un requisito indispensable para competir en el siglo XXI. Sin embargo, las fórmulas no bastan por sí solas si descuidamos el papel determinante de un liderazgo eficaz para coordinarlas. La prueba está en el elevado índice de fracasos que se asocia a las transformaciones dentro del ámbito de la empresa. John P. Kotter, con su bagaje de veinticinco años de experiencia, nos muestra los errores básicos que surgen en todo proceso de cambio y qué podemos hacer para corregirlos.

At a time when debate is raging about how to create jobs and revive the American economy, veteran business writer William J. Holstein argues that the best way for us to recover our economic footing is to do what Americans do best - innovate and create new industries. Contrary to the perception that the American economy has run out of inspiration and new ideas, Holstein uses compelling case studies to celebrate the innovation and business success being experienced in many industries....

Winner of the 2021 Hayek Book Prize A leading conservative intellectual defends charter schools against the teachers' unions, politicians, and liberal educators who threaten to dismantle their success. The black-white educational achievement gap -- so much discussed for so many years -- has...

Central Banking in Turbulent Times examines fundamental questions about the central banking system, asking whether the model of an independent central bank devoted to price stability is the final resting point of a complex development that started centuries ago. It dissects the hypothesis that the Great Recession has prompted a reassessment of that model; a renewed emphasis on financial stability has emerged, possibly vying for first rank in the hierarchy of objectives of central banks.   

Economic theories and models shape our everyday lives. They are relied on by politicians when tax rises or cuts are being considered. They inform debates about everything from bonuses for CEOs to minimum wage rates, to the level of job protection enshrined in law. They determine what levels of tobacco or petrol duty are charged and influence government approaches to issues as diverse as obesity and climate change. But are policy makers right to be so slavishly reliant on them? Tom Bergin is sceptical, and he subjects eight of the most prevalent economic mantras to close scrutiny.

In his new book, economist Dean Baker debunks the myth that conservatives favor the market over government intervention. In fact, conservatives rely on a range of "nanny state" policies that ensure the rich get richer while leaving most Americans worse off. It's time for the rules to change. Sound economic policy should harness the market in ways that produce desirable social outcomes: decent wages, good jobs, and affordable health care.

Solving the world’s biggest problems - from climate catastrophe and pandemics to wildfires and corporate malfeasance - requires, more than anything else, coming up with new ways to manage the powerful interactions that surround us. In The Spirit of Green, Nobel Prize-winning economist William Nordhaus describes a new way of green thinking that would help us overcome our biggest challenges without sacrificing economic prosperity, in large part by accounting for the spillover costs of economic collisions.

Since the early days of the American republic, political thinkers have maintained that a grossly unequal division of property, wealth, and power would lead to the erosion of democratic life. Yet over the past thirty-five years, neoconservatives and neoliberals alike have redrawn the tenets of American liberalism. Nowhere is this more evident than in our current mainstream political discourse, in which the politics of economic inequality are rarely discussed.

Capitalism For All by John Hope Bryant presents a revolutionary framework for rebuilding American prosperity through economic inclusion rather than division. As the founder and CEO of Operation HOPE, America's first nonprofit social investment banking organization, and a former vice-chairman of...

Una revisión de la ciencia económica para recuperar su fundamento olvidado Tras su paso por el prestigioso Instituto Tecnológico de Massachussets, Arnold Kling asumió que el enfoque convencional de la economía estaba mal planteado. Los libros de texto nos aseguran que es una gran máquina...

L'ampleur démesurée de la dette publique menace-t-elle notre bien-être collectif? Jusqu'où ira-t-elle? Existe-t-il seulement une limite? Un grand pays, émetteur d'une monnaie de réserve importante comme les États-Unis, peut-il réellement faire faillite? Et si oui, à quoi cela ressemblerait-il? Depuis des décennies, responsables politiques, décideurs publics et investisseurs débattent de ces questions… sans parvenir à trouver de réponses claires.

Le grandi dinamiche economiche sono tanto affascinanti quanto impressionanti e, allo stesso tempo, comprensibili per chiunque – e inoltre, come cittadino medio, puoi trarre enormi benefici da questa conoscenza nella vita quotidiana. Che si tratti della struttura del sistema economico e finanziario tedesco, delle teorie fondamentali o dei temi più attuali dell'economia mondiale, grazie a un'introduzione sistematica ti orienterai con facilità nella giungla economica.

Las grandes relaciones económicas son tan fascinantes como impresionantes y, aun así, comprensibles para todos; además, como ciudadano medio, puedes beneficiarte enormemente de este conocimiento en tu vida cotidiana. Ya sea la estructura del sistema económico y financiero alemán, las teorías fundamentales o los temas más actuales de la economía mundial, con esta introducción sistemática te orientarás fácilmente en la jungla económica.

De stora ekonomiska sammanhangen är lika fascinerande som imponerande och ändå begripliga för alla – och dessutom kan du som vanlig medborgare dra stor nytta av denna förståelse i vardagen. Oavsett om det handlar om uppbyggnaden av det tyska ekonomiska och finansiella systemet, grundläggande teorier eller högaktuella frågor inom världsekonomin, hjälper denna systematiska introduktion dig att enkelt hitta rätt i ekonomins djungel.

Economist Richard Holden examines the virtues and risks of low interest rates, mobile money, and cryptocurrencies and explains how these three elemental forces will continue to play out—in our wallets, on the blockchain, and throughout major economies—in the decades to come. Holden weaves in the stories of three people who have exerted massive influence over the future of modern money: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin, and Raghuram Rajan, chief economist at the International Monetary Fund.

Neste livro que percorre realidades extremas de um país desigual, o economista Pedro Fernando Nery traça um panorama esclarecedor e solidamente embasado que ajuda a entender nossas desigualdades e seu reflexo no crescimento econômico. Do distrito paulistano de Pinheiros, o lugar com o mais alto índice de desenvolvimento, à amazonense Ipixuna, a cidade com pior colocação; passando por onde se vive menos e também por onde se vive mais; pela unidade mais rica da Federação e pelo estado mais pobre.

In The Price of Money, the Bloomberg Economics team explain the evolution of the natural rate, the forces driving it, where it is headed, and what that means for everything from government debt to saving for retirement.

Una guía práctica para afrontar el futuro basada en las lecciones aprendidas del pasado ¿Existen límites para el crecimiento de la deuda? ¿Amenazan las grandes deudas públicas nuestro bienestar colectivo? ¿Puede llegar a quebrar un país como Estados Unidos, con una moneda de reserva tan...

From an award-winning professor of economics, an accessible and comprehensive introduction to what causes, and what can address, increases in the cost of living.