Economists by Mariana Cook; Robert M. Solow
$86.99 AUD
Category: economics politics business
A unique and illuminating portrait of economists and their work Providing illuminating profiles of ninety of the world's most prominent economists--from Nobel Prize winners and former Federal Reserve chairs to young scholars charting the future of the field--this stunning volume pairs full-page portrait ...Show more
The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality by Angus Deaton
$42.99 AUD
Category: economics politics business
The world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many has left gaping inequalities between people and nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton--one of the foremost experts on economic development and on poverty--te ...Show more
Oil Under Troubled Water by Bernard Collaery
$39.99 AUD
Category: economics politics business
In May 2018 Bernard Collaery, a former Attorney-General of the Australian Capital Territory and long-term legal counsel to the government of East Timor, was charged with conspiracy to breach the Intelligence Services Act 2001. He was forbidden from talking about the charges against him, but under parlia ...Show more
Just Mercy - A Story of Justice and Redemption (FTI edition) by Bryan Stevenson
$24.99 AUD
Category: economics politics business
A powerful, bold true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix America's broken system of justice - from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time. The US has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. The prison population has increased from ...Show more
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$24.99 AUD
Category: economics politics business
Fooled by Randomness is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don't understand. The other books in the series are The Black Swan, Antifragile, Skin in the Gam ...Show more
Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$27.99 AUD
Category: economics politics business
Antifragile is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don't understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, and The Bed of ...Show more
The Economics of Arrival: Ideas for a Grown-Up Economy by Katherine Trebeck, Jeremy Williams
$34.99 AUD
Category: economics politics business
In this ground-breaking book, Trebeck and Williams challenge us to make ourselves at home with economic wealth, to ensure that everyone is included. They explore the possibility of Arrival (TM), urging us to move from enlarging the economy to improving it, and the benefits this would bring for all.
The Coddling of the American Mind - How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff; Jonathan Haidt
$24.99 AUD
Category: economics politics business
The New York Times bestseller Financial Times, TLS, Evening Standard, New Statesman Books of the Year'Excellent, their advice is sound . . . liberal parents, in particular, should read it' Financial TimesHave good intentions, over-parenting and the decline in unsupervised play led to the emergence of mo ...Show more
Plots and Prayers: Malcolm Turnbull's demise and Scott Morrison's ascension by Niki Savva
$35.00 AUD
Category: economics politics business | Series: The\Road to Ruin Trilogy Ser.
'How good is this book! So much intrigue. So many revelations. Such a brilliant read.’Laurie OakesIn an enthralling sequel to her bestselling The Road to Ruin, Niki Savva reveals the inside story of a bungled coup that overthrew the Liberal prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, and installed a surprise succ ...Show more
The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters by Tom Nichols
$31.95 AUD
Category: economics politics business
People are now exposed to more information than ever before, provided both by technology and by increasing access to every level of education. These societal gains, however, have also helped fuel a surge in narcissistic and misguided intellectual egalitarianism that has crippled informed debates on any ...Show more
How to Democratize Europe by Stéphanie Hennette; Thomas Piketty; Guillaume Sacriste; Antoine Vauchez
$48.99 AUD
Category: economics politics business
An all-star cast of scholars and politicians from Europe and America propose and debate the creation of a new European parliament with substantial budgetary and legislative power to solve the crisis of governance in the Eurozone and promote social and fiscal justice and public investment.The European Un ...Show more
It’s Your Money: How Banking Went Rogue, Where It Is Now and How To Protect and Grow Your Money by Alan Kohler
$36.99 AUD
Category: economics politics business | Series: Australian on ABC TV
Now, more than ever, we all need to invest wisely and prudently.Want to invest in shares but don't know where to start? Worried about how to make the most of your super? Need a financial adviser but don't know how to find someone reliable? In It's Your Money, Alan Kohler, one of Australia's most truste ...Show more