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Décodez le krach de 1873, une crise historique fondatrice révélant les failles de notre capitalisme mondialisé actuel. Idéal pour enrichir un trajet quotidien, ce récit captivant démontre comment la spéculation effrénée et l'essor des chemins de fer ont bouleversé l'économie mondiale...

Erlebe die gefährliche Marktpsychologie der Spekulationsblase und lerne, wie grenzenlose Gier in Panik umschlägt. Egal, ob beim täglichen Pendeln oder zum gezielten Aufbau deiner Finanzbildung, diese packende Wirtschaftsgeschichte zieht dich direkt in ihren Bann. Entdecke, wie in den goldenen...

Uncover the fascinating microhistory of an everyday mineral that silently engineered the rise and fall of global empires. Perfect for your daily commute or a deep-focus learning session, this immersive historical journey reveals how a biological craving drove human evolution. Discover the hidden...

Trace the suspenseful financial history of market crashes, where human emotion builds fragile empires of sudden wealth. Perfect for a focused morning commute, this captivating narrative transports you from seventeenth-century coffeehouses to modern algorithmic server farms. You will witness the...

Following a remarkable epoch of greater dispersion of wealth and opportunity, we are inexorably returning towards a more feudal era marked by greater concentration of wealth and property, reduced upward mobility, demographic stagnation, and increased dogmatism. If the last 70 years saw a massive expansion of the middle class, not only in America but in much of the developed world, today that class is declining and a new, more hierarchical society is emerging. The new class structure resembles that of Medieval times. 

Uncover the fascinating history of finance and see how ancient trust evolved into today’s high-speed digital wealth. Perfect for your morning commute, this captivating economic journey transforms complex global markets into accessible narratives. You will finally understand the invisible...

Runaway consumer prices and mounting national deficits are historical forces that consistently destroy global empires. Perfect for your morning commute, this eye-opening macroeconomic deep dive strips away confusing financial jargon to reveal the human emotions—fear, hope, and trust—driving...

Uncover the harrowing economic history of the everyday fabric that fueled global capitalism and built ruthless empires. Perfect for a thought-provoking daily commute, this eye-opening narrative traces a wild shrub's evolution into a dominant economic engine. You will never view the garments you...

A stimulating and inviting tour of modern economics centered on the story of one of its most important breakthroughs. In 1980, the twenty-four-year-old graduate student Paul Romer tackled one of the oldest puzzles in economics. Eight years later he solved it. 

Brought to you by Penguin. Liberal democracy is in recession and authoritarianism is on the rise. The ties that ought to bind open markets to free and fair elections are being strained and spurned, even in democracy's notional heartlands. Around the world, powerful voices argue that capitalism...

Economic sanctions dominate the landscape of world politics today. First developed in the early twentieth century as a way of exploiting the flows of globalization to defend liberal internationalism, their appeal is that they function as an alternative to war. This view, however, ignores the dark paradox at their core: designed to prevent war, economic sanctions are modeled on devastating techniques of warfare.

The never-before-told inside story of how the Premier League became the wildest, richest, most popular entertainment business on the planet. How did English football - once known for its stale pies, bad book-keeping and hooligans - become a commercial powerhouse and the world's premium popular...

New York Times Bestseller Washington Post Bestseller Los Angeles Times Bestseller Stress Test is the story of Tim Geithner’s education in financial crises. As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and then as President Barack Obama’s secretary of the Treasury, Timothy F. Geithner...

'Essential reading to understand today's challenges' MERVYN KING 'This extraordinary tour de force confirms Goodspeed as one of the most brilliant economic minds of his generation' NIALL FERGUSON 'Revolutionary and stimulating' MARTIN WOLF, FINANCIAL TIMES What causes a recession? Do recessions...

Did Wall Street cause the mess we are in? Should Washington place stronger regulations on the financial industry? Can we lower unemployment rates by controlling the free market? Answer: no. Not only is free-market capitalism good for the economy, it is our only hope for recovery. As the nation’s longest-serving CEO of one of the top 25 financial institutions, John Allison has had a unique inside view of the events leading up to the financial crisis.

Brought to you by Penguin. Although the Second World War was still a long way from being won, even by early 1941, US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was already planning for peace. America’s entry of the war may still have been almost a year away, but he could already see the new world...

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...

The unique historical relationship between capitalism and the Jews is crucial to understanding modern European and Jewish history. But the subject has been addressed less often by mainstream historians than by anti-Semites or apologists. In this book Jerry Muller, a leading historian of capitalism, separates myth from reality to explain why the Jewish experience with capitalism has been so important and complex - and so ambivalent.

Doubts about the international dominance of the dollar are only growing amid worries about tariffs, political dysfunction, and fraying international alliances. Will the dollar continue to reign supreme? In Money Beyond Borders, the leading authority on international currencies, Barry Eichengreen, puts the dollar’s prospects in deep historical perspective by chronicling the entire history of cross-border currencies, from the invention of coins in the seventh century BCE to the cryptocurrencies of today and the central bank digital currencies of tomorrow.

America cannot remain a global economic leader without a modern, lawful way to attract, legalize, and retain the workers it clearly needs.In a construction market short on skilled labor, a local contractor may have jobs ready to start but no lawful, reliable way to hire and retain the workers to...