"Examines effects of the 2008-09 financial downturn on all workers with particular attention to low-income older workers who stand to suffer the most, often retiring early because of lack of work; discusses the real effects of the stock market decline, falling house prices, and …
Report forecasting possible economic recession in the UK by 1980 - examines britain's trade performance, balance of payments, gross national product, standard of living, dependence of North sea petroleum resources, etc., criticises the educational system and regional planning an…
Propose les voies d'une démondialisation pensée et ordonnée par une nouvelle organisation du commerce et des relations financières internationales.
Economic analysis of the emergence of capitalist production relations and the impact of capitalism on economic development in Africa South of Sahara - examines the economic implications of trade with developed countries during colonialism, particularly for land tenure, and the e…
Two public health researchers prove that the recent economic crises around the world have had calamitous effects on people's health, citing increases in suicide rates, HIV transmissions, and heart disease during times of bad fiscal policy.
""What I am seeking here is a better understanding of the contradictions of capital, not of capitalism. I want to know how the economic engine of capitalism works the way it does, and why it might stutter and stall and sometimes appear to be on the verge of collapse. I also want…
Study of economic development, politics and steady state economy in Africa - discusses the disappointments of independence, democracy and the economic recession; explains the failure of capitalism and the post- colonialism economic implications; looks at political systems and th…
When the global financial crisis hit in 2007, many commentators thought it heralded the end of neoliberalism. Several years later, neoliberalism continues to dominate policy making. This book sets out why such commentators got it so wrong, and why neoliberalism remains so durabl…
Explores economic, social and political developments in Brazil from the 1950s to the 1990s and discusses whether the country is ready to assume a place among first world nations. Identifies key policy changes to be addressed.
"The crisis of global capitalism that has unfolded since 2008 is more than an economic crisis. It is structural and multidimensional. The sequence of events that have taken place in its aftermath show that we are entering a world that is very different from the social and econom…
"The crisis of global capitalism that has unfolded since 2008 is more than an economic crisis. It is structural and multidimensional. The sequence of events that have taken place in its aftermath show that we are entering a world that is very different from the social and econom…
The emerging consensus that institutions shape political and economic outcomes has produced few theories of institutional change and no defensible theory of institutional origination. Kiren Aziz Chaudhry shows how state and market institutions are created and transformed in Saud…
Discusses the causes of inequality, including unjust and irresponsible economic policies and misguided priorities, and offers suggestions to help the United States become a more fair and equitable society.--Publisher information.
Essay on living conditions of retired workers and retirement issues in France - discusses effects of economic recession on the standard of living and life styles of retired workers; examines financial difficulties of pension schemes (as a result of the recession and low fertilit…
Monograph arguing for market economy and democracy in relation to economic development and human rights, particularly in the USA - gives examples of expansion of government control relating to the 1929 economic recession, tariff policy, inflation monetary policy and price policy…
Taking a comparative and transnational perspective in its exploration of East and Western Europe, this volume analyses the history of industrial policy after the Second World War. It investigates differences and similarities, looks at transfers across national borders and locate…
