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  • The Seven Virtues

    An Introduction to Catholic Life

    by Jean Donovan ...
    Where do you begin a conversation about faith today? This book is a starting point to approach Christianity as a way of life, using the classic teachings on: faith, hope, love, prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude. ... Read more

    $27.16 CAD

  • Medicaid and the Costs of Federalism, 1984-1992

    by Jean Donovan Gilman ...
    Series series Health Care Policy in the United States
    Rapid growth in health care expenditures has plagued America since 1965 when Congress first created medicare (health care insurance for the elderly) and medicaid (health care assistance for the poor). This study looks into developments since. ... Read more

    $50.83 CAD

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  • 13 Bankers

    The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown

    by Simon Johnson, James Kwak ...
    In spite of its key role in creating the ruinous financial crisis of 2008, the American banking industry has grown bigger, more profitable, and more resistant to regulation than ever. Anchored by six megabanks whose assets amount to more than 60 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, this oligarchy proved it could first hold the global economy hostage and then use its political muscle to ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

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  • The Second Great Contraction

    From "This Time Is Different"

    by Carmen M. Reinhart, Kenneth Rogoff ...
    Series series Princeton Shorts
    We've been assured that the recession is over, but the country and the economy continue to feel the effects of the 2008 financial crisis, and people are still searching for answers about what caused it, what it has wrought, and how we can recover. This selection from the best-selling book This Time Is Different--the definitive history of financial crises, including the recent subprime meltdown- ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Contemporary U.S. Tax Policy

    by C. Eugene Steuerle ...
    Series series Urban Institute Press
    C. Eugene Steuerle, one of the country's most influential economists, offers an insider's look at tax policy based on a quarter century of working with officials of all political stripes. Steuerle outlines the principles of taxation and the early postwar period before proceeding to the tax policy battles that began with the Reagan revolution and continue today. Those expecting a simple story of ... Read more

    $45.99 CAD

  • Chipping Away at Public Debt

    Sources of Failure and Keys to Success in Fiscal Adjustment

    by Paolo Mauro ...
    Path-breaking research on one of the most important macroeconomic policy challenges in the post-crisis world, presented in accessible languageWritten and researched by a team of experts from the International Monetary Fund, other policy-making institutions, and academia, this timely book looks at fiscal adjustment plans in advanced economies, comparing the planned or projected reductions in debts ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Money

    Free and Unfree

    by George Selgin ...
    Why has the United States experienced so many crippling financial crises? The popular answer: U.S. banks have long been poorly regulated, subjecting the economy to the whims of selfish interest, which must be tempered by more government regulation and centralization. George Selgin turns this conventional wisdom on its head. In essays covering U.S. monetary policy since before the Civil War, he ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Housing Policy in the United States

    by Alex F. Schwartz ...
    The fourth edition of Housing Policy in the United States refreshes its classic, foundational coverage of the field with new data, analysis, and comparative focus.This landmark volume offers a broad overview that synthesizes a wide range of material to highlight the significant problems, concepts, programs and debates that all defi ne the aims, challenges, and milestones within and involving ... Read more

    $141.99 CAD

  • Ghana: Adjustment and Growth, 1983-91

    by Ishan Mr. Kapur, Jerald Mr. Schiff, Michael Mr. Hadjimichael, Philippe Mr. Szymczak, Paul Mr. Hilbers ...
    Series Book 86 - Occasional Papers
    The first sub-Saharan African country to pursue broad economic and structural reform - aided by external finance and technical aid - Ghana is an example of adjustment with growth. Ghana's experience, discussed in this paper, illustrates the need for complementary policy actions and the right sequencing and speed of reforms. ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Aging and Social Expenditure in the Major Industrial Countries, 1980-2025

    by Edgardo Mr. Ruggiero, Peter Mr. Heller, Menachem Mr. Katz, Robert Mr. Feldman, Richard Mr. Hemming, Peter Mr. Kohnert, Ziba Farhadian, Donogh Mr. McDonald, Ahsan Mansur, Bernard Mr. Nivollet ...
    Series Book 47 - Occasional Papers
    Most of the seven major industrial countries are now experiencing significant changes in their demographic structure. A persistent pattern of declining fertility and improving life expectancy has created major segments of the population that are already relatively aged or will become so in the near future. This paper examines the impact of prospective demographic trends on the level and structure ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Bailouts

    Public Money, Private Profit

    Edited by Robert Wright ...
    Series series A Columbia / SSRC Book (Privatization of Risk)
    Today's financial crisis is the result of dismal failures on the part of regulators, market analysts, and corporate executives. Yet the response of the American government has been to bail out the very institutions and individuals that have wrought such havoc upon the nation. Are such massive bailouts really called for? Can they succeed?Robert E. Wright and his colleagues provide an unbiased ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Fiscal Policy Rules

    by George Mr. Kopits, Steven Mr. Symansky ...
    Series Book 162 - Occasional Papers
    What are fiscal policy rules? What are the principal benefits and drawbacks associated with various fiscal rules, particularly compared with alternative approaches to fiscal adjustment? Can fiscal rules contribute to long-run sustainability and welfare without sacrificing short-run stabilization? If so, what characteristics of fiscal rules make this contribution most effective? And in what ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD