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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “jonathan portes”
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  • 50 Capitalism Ideas You Really Need to Know

    by Jonathan Portes ...
    Series series 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series
    In a series of 50 accessible essays, Jonathan Portes demystifies the fundamental concepts of capitalism - from its history, core theories and key institutions to its current-day political power and social impact.From stock markets to banks, globalization to Marxism, 50 Capitalism Ideas is a complete introduction to the most the world's dominant economic system. ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Immigration?

    by Jonathan Portes ...
    Series series What Do We Know and What Should We Do About
    "A short, sharp and compelling book." The ObserverAt a time when immigration has once again become a deeply contentious political issue, Jonathan Portes provides some much-needed clarity, taking on misinformation and inaccurate reporting to reveal the true economic and social impact of immigration to the UK.This important book covers a short history of immigration to the UK, uses the latest ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

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    by Will Hutton ...
    A wake-up call to Britain, and the global economyTHE STATE WE'RE IN, Will Hutton's explosive analysis of British society, was the biggest selling politico-economic work since the Second World War. Now, as the world realigns itself in the wake of September 11, Hutton turns his attention to the global picture, and the ways in which the new world should be ordered.To understand the global economy, ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Maximum Canada

    Toward a Country of 100 Million

    by Doug Saunders ...
    To face the future, Canada needs more Canadians. But why and how many?Canada’s population has always grown slowly, when it has grown at all. That wasn’t by accident. For centuries before Confederation and a century after, colonial economic policies and an inward-facing world view isolated this country, attracting few of the people and building few of the institutions needed to sustain a sovereign ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Economics: The User's Guide

    A Pelican Introduction

    by Ha-Joon Chang ...
    Series series Pelican Books
    What is economics?What can - and can't - it explain about the world?Why does it matter?Ha-Joon Chang teaches economics at Cambridge University, and writes a column for the Guardian. The Observer called his book 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism, which was a no.1 bestseller, 'a witty and timely debunking of some of the biggest myths surrounding the global economy.' He won the W... ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • The Road to Somewhere

    The Populist Revolt and the Future of Politics

    by David Goodhart ...
    A robust and timely investigation into the political and moral fault-lines that divide Brexit Britain and Trump's America -- and how a new settlement may be achieved. Several decades of greater economic and cultural openness in the West have not benefited all our citizens. Among those who have been left behind, a populist politics of culture and identity has successfully challenged the traditional ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • 23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism

    by Ha-Joon Chang ...
    INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER"For anyone who wants to understand capitalism not as economists or politicians have pictured it but as it actually operates, this book will be invaluable."-Observer (UK)If you've wondered how we did not see the economic collapse coming, Ha-Joon Chang knows the answer: We didn't ask what they didn't tell us about capitalism. This is a lighthearted book with a serious ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • The Fourth Revolution

    The Global Race to Reinvent the State

    by John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge ...
    From the bestselling authors of The Right Nation, a visionary argument that our current crisis in government is nothing less than the fourth radical transition in the history of the nation-stateDysfunctional government: It’s become a cliché, and most of us are resigned to the fact that nothing is ever going to change. As John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge show us, that is a seriously limited ... Read more

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  • A People's Guide to Capitalism

    An Introduction to Marxist Economics

    by Hadas Thier ...
    A lively, accessible, and timely guide to Marxist economics for those who want to understand and dismantle the world of the 1%.Economists regularly promote Capitalism as the greatest system ever to grace the planet. With the same breath, they implore us to leave the job of understanding the magical powers of the market to the "experts."Despite the efforts of these mainstream commentators to ... Read more

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  • The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History

    Third Edition

    by Craig Heron ...
    In The Canadian Labour Movement, historian Craig Heron tells the story of Canada's workers from the mid-nineteenth century through to today, painting a vivid picture of key developments such as the birth of craft unionism, the breakthroughs of the fifties and sixties, and the setbacks of the early twenty-first century.This new edition has been completely updated, including a substantial new ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Democracy at Work

    A Cure for Capitalism

    by Richard Wolff ...
    What, and who, are we working for? A thoughtful assessment on our current society from "probably America's most prominent Marxist economist" ( The New York Times).Capitalism as a system has spawned deepening economic crisis alongside its bought-and-paid-for political establishment. Neither serves the needs of our society. Whether it is secure, well-paid, and meaningful jobs or a sustainable ... Read more

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  • 50 Economics Classics

    Your shortcut to the most important ideas on capitalism, finance, and the global economy

    by Tom Butler-Bowdon ...
    Explore the ideas of some of the greatest thinkers in economics. Gain the insights and research of contemporary economists and commentators.WINNER - SILVER MEDAL, AXIOM BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2018Economics drives the modern world and shapes our lives, but few of us feel we have time to engage with the breadth of ideas in the subject. 50 Economics Classics is the smart person's guide to two centuries ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD