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First published in 1776, the book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth. A fundamental work in classical economics. The book touches upon such broad topics as the division of labour, productivity, and free markets.

As individuals, companies, and countries struggle to recover from the economic crisis, many are narrowly focused on forecasts for the next week, month, or quarter. Yet they should be asking what the global economy will look like in the years to come—where will the long-term risks and opportunities arise? These are the questions that Daniel Altman confronts in his provocative and indispensable book.

H. G. Wells, one of the 20th Century’s greatest writers—author of The Time Machine, War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man—wrote The Open Conspiracy to express his ideas about how a peaceful and cooperative world community could bring happiness and prosperity to all the inhabitants of the earth. Wars would no longer be fought and hunger would not rear its ugly head. Writing shortly after World War One, he writes of the horrible waste of life and immense suffering that extreme nationalism brought to Europe.

In today's dynamic business landscape, understanding the economic roles of accounting is essential: more than simply measuring change in value, accounting information plays a vital role facilitating exchanges, whether within an organization itself or in capital markets. In The Economics of Accounting, Richard M. Frankel, S. P. Kothari, and Luo Zuo take the view that earnings and other accounting outputs help firms function more efficiently by making contracts more effective, aiding decision-making, bridging information gaps, enabling price discovery, and reducing trading costs.

Recognize profitable trading opportunities. Gain a better understanding of the different types of options. Learn long-term and short-term strategies. Tried-and-true trading options for any market. Increase your profit potential while reducing risk of losses. Earn in rising, falling, or sideways markets. Design strategies to profit from future events. Determine and manage your risk. What stock options are in simple terms! The various types of options and the common terms used in options trading. And much more!

Corporations have a huge influence on the life of every citizen. This book offers a visionary but practical plan to give every citizen a say in how corporations are run while also gaining some supplemental income. It lays out a clear approach that uses the mechanisms of the private market to hold corporations accountable to the public. This would happen through the creation of what the authors call the Universal Fund, a kind of national, democratic, mega mutual fund. Every American over 18 would be entitled to a share and would participate in directing its share voting choices.

Politicians, economists, and Wall Street would have us believe that limitless economic expansion is the Holy Grail, and that there is no conflict between growing the economy and protecting the environment. Supply Shock debunks these widely accepted myths and demonstrates that we are in fact navigating the end of the era of economic growth, and that the only sustainable alternative is the development of a steady state economy.

We are in the midst of a startup revolution. The growth and proliferation of innovation-driven startup activity is profound, unprecedented, and global in scope. Today, it is understood that communities of support and knowledge-sharing go along with other resources. The importance of collaboration and a long-term commitment has gained wider acceptance. The Startup Community Way explores what makes startup communities thrive and how to improve collaboration in these rapidly evolving, complex environments.

Pulitzer Prize-winning economic journalist Steven Pearlstein argues that our thirty year experiment in unfettered markets has undermined core values required to make capitalism and democracy work. Thirty years ago, “greed is good” and “maximizing shareholder value” became the new mantras...

Following books by Malcolm Gladwell and Dan Ariely, noted economics professor William L. Silber explores the Hail Mary effect, from its origins in sports to its applications to history, nature, politics, and business. A quarterback like Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers gambles with a Hail Mary pass...

In Meaningful Economics, Bart J. Wilson challenges economics to directly engage human beings as we really are, not as economists ideally assume. Wilson argues that economic science is as much about purposes and human values as it is about incentives. Moreover, he shows how the outcomes of our decisions (costs and benefits) and the origins of our decisions (motives and goals) can be understood in an integrated way.

Uno de los más clásicos e influyentes alegatos a favor del libre mercado La libertad económica es un requisito esencial para la libertad política. Esta es la tesis central de Libertad para elegir, escrito a cuatro manos por Milton y Rose Friedman. Al permitir a los individuos cooperar...

Un alegato a favor del libre mercado y del capitalismo laissez faire, por uno de los mayores teóricos del liberalismo de la historia En una época de nuevas tentaciones iliberales, cobran aún más relevancia aquellas voces que alertaron prontamente de los peligros que entraña la coacción...

Un relato único para entender el capitalismo como nunca te lo han contado No es fácil describir el capitalismo. Podría decirse, simplemente, que es un sistema en el cual se invierte dinero para conseguir un beneficio. Pero quienes han intentado definirlo —de Karl Marx a Adam Smith, de los...

El capitalismo es un ideal moral En esta colección de ensayos, Ayn Rand y sus colegas definen una nueva visión del significado del capitalismo, su historia y sus bases filosóficas, y se proponen demoler muchos de los mitos que lo rodean. ¿Nos conduce irremediablemente el capitalismo a...

This book dives deep into the world of Bitcoin and its potential to revolutionize money and solve humanity's pressing financial issues. It explores the concept of "energy money," the underlying principles of Bitcoin, and the belief of its zealous proponents.

La Riqueza de las Naciones es un tratado extenso sobre cómo se produce, distribuye y acumula la riqueza en una sociedad. Adam Smith examina los principios del trabajo, el comercio, los impuestos y el papel del Estado. Propone que la búsqueda individual del beneficio propio, guiada por principios de libertad y competencia, puede generar bienestar colectivo.

Les grandes relations économiques sont aussi passionnantes qu'impressionnantes et restent pourtant accessibles à tous – et de plus, en tant que citoyen moyen, vous pouvez tirer d'énormes bénéfices de cette compréhension dans la vie quotidienne. Qu'il s'agisse de la structure du système économique et financier allemand, des théories fondamentales ou de sujets très actuels de l'économie mondiale, cette introduction systématique vous permet de vous orienter facilement dans la jungle économique.

This book argues that many financial failures are not technical, but conceptual. Markets are not mechanical systems governed solely by numbers. They are human systems—shaped by consciousness, confidence, narrative, trust, and time. Wealth, in this view, is not accumulation. It is the ability to direct resources.

Political journalist Michael Tomasky tracks an exciting change among progressive economists who are overturning decades of conservative dogma and offering an alternative version of capitalism that can serve broadly shared prosperity to all. "Engaging, briskly paced ... On balance, history...