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Inflación. El despertar del quinto jinete es un libro que se esfuerza por clarificar meticulosamente el fenómeno de la inflación y su impacto en la vida de los individuos a lo largo de la historia. A traves de un enfoque que entrelaza analisis economicos con narrativas historicas, hemos cread...

Las diez figuras más sobresalientes del pensamiento económico de los últimos dos siglos son la línea argumental de esta obra. Se agrupan en tres corrientes o escuelas: la clásica, la marginalista y neoclasica y la keynesiana.Los cinco primeros capitulos tratan de la economia clasica, que parte de Adam Smith, cuya Riqueza de las naciones, de 1776, marca el inicio convencional de la ciencia economica. Despues se continua con las principales figuras de la economia clasica que le sucedieron: David Ricardo, Thomas Robert Malthus y John Stuart Mill. El capitulo 5 se dedica a Karl Marx, que asume la tradicion clasica y sienta las bases de una nueva escuela de vasta influencia en el plano politico e intelectual.n torno al año 1870 se produce la llamada revolucion marginal, que comporto un golpe de timon en la ciencia economica dejando atras la etapa clasica e incorporando nuevos aspectos de la asignacion y del equilibrio con la utilizacion de tecnicas matematicas que los clasicos no habian empleado. Los capitulos 6, 7 y 8 se ocupan de los tres protagonistas de esa revolucion: William Stanley Jevons, Carl Menger y Leon Walras.En 1890 se publica un texto crucial: Principios de economia, de Alfred Marshall, autor tratado en el capitulo 9. Con el se inaugura una nueva ortodoxia: la economia neoclasica.Finalmente, en el capitulo 10 concluye la obra con el economista mas influyente del siglo XX: John Maynard Keynes, quien desafio las doctrinas anteriores y planteo problemas de teoria y politica economica que atrajeron una gran atencion y dieron lugar a vivos debates en las ultimas decadas.

The claims of economists about the successes and failures of markets have enormous influence in public debates yet the sources of those claims are often unclear Microeconomics in Words demystifies microeconomic analyses by showing how they depend on simplifying assumptions and ethical judgments that could be made differently As microeconomics is a model based discipline this book addresses what makes outcomes efficient in models of markets and it questions when market efficiency is desirable To make the material more accessible and to provide context for the ideas the book adopts a word based rather than mathematical approach and uses many examples from literary classics Starting with the basic model of supply and demand the book layers on complications of taxes market failures and their solutions limitations on correcting them and transaction costs and institutions It focuses on both the insights and the limitations of economic analyses not only what has been formally proven but also what is discussed less formally in seminars and articles The book then turns to the topics of free trade and controversial markets for cigarettes and transplant organs to show how the tools and concepts that have been developed are used and not used in practice

This book deals with myths about the market economy such as the idea that economists believe that everybody is greedy Christopher Snowdon carefully and entertainingly unpicks the misguided ideas that have taken hold Essential reading for all who wish to separate fact from fiction when it comes to understanding economic reasoning and evidence

What can prosperity possibly mean in a world of environmental and social limits The publication of Prosperity without Growth was a landmark in the sustainability debate Tim Jackson s piercing challenge to conventional economics openly questioned the most highly prized goal of politicians and economists alike the continued pursuit of exponential economic growth Its findings provoked controversy inspired debate and led to a new wave of research building on its arguments and conclusions This substantially revised and re written edition updates those arguments and considerably expands upon them Jackson demonstrates that building a post growth economy is a precise definable and meaningful task Starting from clear first principles he sets out the dimensions of that task the nature of enterprise the quality of our working lives the structure of investment and the role of the money supply He shows how the economy of tomorrow may be transformed in ways that protect employment facilitate social investment reduce inequality and deliver both ecological and financial stability Seven years after it was first published Prosperity without Growth is no longer a radical narrative whispered by a marginal fringe but an essential vision of social progress in a post cr

The Business of Less rewrites the book on business and the environment For the last thirty years corporate sustainability was synonymous with the pursuit of eco efficiency and win win opportunities The notion of eco efficiency gives us the illusion that we can achieve environmental sustainability without having to question the pursuit of never ending economic growth The win win paradigm is meant to assure us that companies can be protectors of the environment whilst also being profit maximizers It is abundantly clear that the state of the natural environment has further degraded instead of improved This book introduces a new paradigm designed to finally reconcile business and the environment It is called net green which means that in these times of ecological overshoot businesses need to reduce total environmental impact and not just improve the eco efficiency of their products The book also introduces and explains the four pollution prevention principles again different less and labor not materials Together net green and the four pollution prevention principles provide a road map for businesses and for every household to a world in which human prosperity and a healthy environment are no longer at odds The Business of Less is full

A particular narrow way of thinking about the economy is dominant in society today This book explores how this came to be why the system cannot continue and how to build a better future

Understanding economics has never been easier Want to learn more about Economics but simply don t know where to start Don t worry DK has got you covered Simply Economics is the perfect introduction to the subject for those who are short of time but hungry for knowledge Covering more than 120 key economic terms and ideas from scarcity to stocks and shares this excellent economics books explains the key concept more clearly than ever before Organized by major themes Foundations of economics Economies in action Choices and Consequences Markets International Trade and Finance entries demystify the groundbreaking ideas of famous economists from Adam Smith to John Maynard Keynes Joseph Schumpeter to Milton Friedman explaining the essentials of each key economics school and theory Dive straight in to discover All of the basic covering all of the different schools of economics Simple easy to understand graphics help to explain more than 120 key economics concepts An easy to read accessible approach to economics perfect for complete beginners A stylish addition to any bookshelf with playful designs and informative text this is is a must have volume for anyone interested in economics business finance or politics as well as economic students who

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Our democracy has gone profoundly wrong Economists have failed us Politicians have lied to us Things must change This fearless new book will help make it happen Owen Jones An explosive call for change packed with original research a case study for the question we should all be asking since the crash how have the elites in Westminster in the City in economics stayed in charge Aditya Chakrabortty Guardian Utterly compelling and sobering Ha Joon Chang A century ago the idea of the economy didn t exist Now economics is the supreme ideology of our time with its own rules and language The trouble is most of us can t speak it This is damaging democracy Dangerous agendas are hidden inside mathematical wrappers controversial policies are presented as proven by the models of economic science Government is being turned over to a publicly unaccountable technocratic elite The Econocracy reveals that economics is too important to be left to the economists and shows us what we can do about it A rousing wake up call from a collective of dissident graduate students technically assured well argued and informative Robert Skidelsky If war is too important to be left to the generals so is the economy too important to be

A passionate and informed critique of mainstream economics from one of the leading economic thinkers of our time This insightful book looks at how mainstream economics quest for scientific certainty has led to a narrowing of vision and a convergence on an orthodoxy that is unhealthy for the field not to mention the societies which base policy decisions on the advice of flawed economic models Noted economic thinker Robert Skidelsky explains the circumstances that have brought about this constriction and proposes an approach to economics which includes philosophy history sociology and politics Skidelsky s clearly written and compelling critique takes aim at the way that economics is taught in today s universities where a focus on modelling leaves students ill equipped to grapple with what is important and true about human life He argues for a return to the ideal set out by John Maynard Keynes that the economist must be a mathematician historian statesman and philosopher in equal measure

From the early barter system through the Industrial Revolution to the emergence of globalisation economics has defined our lives Think Like an Economist is a fun introduction to the main ideas of economics untangling its intricacies and revealing the ways in which individuals societies and nations allocate resources Using a Q&A format the book delves into questions such as Why don t we just print more money Is cash on the way out How does the stock market work Is the whole world capitalist now Written in an amusing and easy to understand style Anne Rooney investigates how economics can be used to improve living standards and make the world a better place

Perhaps no economist was more vindicated by the global financial crisis than Hyman P Minsky 1919 96 Although a handful of economists raised alarms as early as 2000 Minsky s warnings began a half century earlier with writings that set out a compelling theory of financial instability Yet even today he remains largely outside mainstream economi

Explore the key milestones in the field of economics broken down clearly and simply with The Economics Book Learn about economics in this overview guide to the subject which is brilliant for novices looking to learn more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format The Economics Book brings a fresh vibrant take on the topic breaking it down in a visual way through images and diagrams This book will broaden your understanding of Economics with Some of the greatest ideas in economics Facts charts timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts A visual approach to big subjects with illustrations and graphics throughout Easy to follow text making topics accessible for people at any level of understanding The Economics Book is a captivating introduction to historically important and emerging ideas in a field of science that often confuses newcomers aimed at adults interested in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview Discover some of the greatest ideas from the earliest development of private property to the cutting edge development of modern game theory

La obra presenta y valora críticamente las «teorías heterodoxas» más importantes del pensamiento económico situándolas en su contexto histórico, resaltando su contribución al debate científico y exig