Libros de Historia de la economía, página 8 de 40

What makes the modern world work The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four grand transitions of civilization in populations agriculture energy and economics which have transformed the way we live Now a fifth transition is underway the environmental changes that will determine the success or eventual failure of the preceding transitions that have made the world we inhabit today

John Maynard Keynes is perhaps the foremost economic thinker of the 20th century He ranks with Adam Smith and Karl Marx and his impact on how economics was practiced from the Great Depression to t

Economics and the Left presents interviews with 24 leading progressive economists whose life work has been dedicated to both interpreting the world and changing it for the better They all deploy the technical tools of their trade the dismal science in various ways Much more importantly they are all people dedicated to the principles of egalitarianism democracy and ecological sanity The result is a combustible brew of ideas commitments and reflections on major historical events including the COVID 19 pandemic and resulting global economic recession Interviewed are Michael Ash Nelson Henrique Barbosa Filho James K Boyce Ha Joon Chang Jane D Arista Diane Elson Gerald Epstein Nancy Folbre James K Galbraith Teresa Ghilarducci Jayati Ghosh Ilene Grabel Costas Lapavitsas Zhongjin Li William Milberg Leonce Ndikumana Ozlem Onaran Robert Pollin Malcolm Sawyer Juliet Schor Anwar Shaikh William Spriggs Fiona Tregenna Thomas Weisskopf

Behavioral Finance What Everyone Needs to Know provides an overview of common shortcuts and mistakes people make in managing their finances

Instant Economics pulls together all the pivotal economic knowledge and thought into one concise volume

This easy to understand and fully illustrated handbook teaches essential economic concepts so you can confidently apply economic reasoning in daily situations and discussions Economics may seem inaccessible and complicated but in reality we live in an economy all the time and use economic principles every day Economic insight and knowledge can easily and quickly solve a curiosity or problem avoid a minor catastrophe or even help provide support for your own economic hunch or theory With Everyday Economics Made Easy economics comes down from the ivory tower and into the real world You ll review the most important basic economic concepts history debates areas and ways of thinking about economic issues all while helping you apply these ideas in your everyday life This book will introduce you to The tools and theoretical approaches economists use The rich history of economic thought and its continued relevance today The contributions of notable economists The areas of microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis Complete with colorful graphics intriguing sidebars and easy to follow examples Everyday Economics Made Easy is a calm and patient tutor to help you appreciate the how and why of economic thinking and analysis its importance and its application to c

A tale of cloak and dagger intrigue intense rivalries and political machinations you d expect in a spy thriller Engineering & TechnologyGross Domestic Product is failing For decades it has rewarded environmental destruction and obscured inequality Its formula can be and has been gamed to the detriment of developing countries In this powerfully argued book now updated with a new chapter science writer Ehsan Masood shows how GDP fell from the path envisaged by its architects and how its long term misapplication has kept large parts of the world in poverty while helping accelerate global warming and biodiversity loss As the world rebuilds after the coronavirus pandemic and the accompanying global recession our need for a more sustainable and inclusive measure of economic growth has never been greater Change must come if we are to break the cycle With clarity and passion Masood shows how we can update GDP for a better future previously published as The Great Invention in North America

An introduction to the lives and works of the most influential economists of modern times

TODO LO QUE SIEMPRE QUISISTE SABER SOBRE ECONOMÍA EN UNA PEQUEÑA GUÍA PARA PRINCIPIANTES El pequeño libro de la economía es un breve manual que te ayudará a despejar todas tus dudas y confusiones sobre la economia, y mas en un mundo en el que cada dia todo parece volverse mas caro (y sin que la mayoria de nosotros nos volvamos mas ricos). Si crees que ha llegado la hora de aprender como funciona la inflacion, que provoca las recesiones y por que el mercado de valores es tan impredecible, no busques mas. El pequeño libro de la economia te pondra al dia sobre los conceptos basicos de la microeconomia y de la macroeconomia y desmitificara el mundo de los impuestos, el comercio, las inversiones y las finanzas, en un lenguaje sencillo y con ejemplos faciles de entender. En este pequeño gran libro hallaras informacion relacionada con todos los terminos, conceptos y teorias esenciales que necesitas saber para comprender el capitalismo y los mercados modernos. Y tambien obtendras respuesta a preguntas como: ¿Puede la inflacion ser algo bueno?, ¿como funciona la oferta y la demanda?, ¿la inmigracion es buena para la economia?, ¿como se puede prevenir otra crisis financiera global?, ¿que es el PIB y cuales son las alternativas?, o ¿por que no podemos simplemente imprimir mas dinero? La microeconomia examina los aspectos mas pequeños de la economia y estudia las decisiones que toman las personas y las empresas en relacion con la asignacion de recursos escasos y como esto afecta a los p

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

Este libro resume de forma clara y concisa el pensamiento que subyace en la literatura económica, en aquella que contenía propuestas y recomendaciones y que se escribió en Europa desde mediados del siglo XVI hasta mediados del siglo XVIII. Se ofrece una vision historiografica del termino mercantilisimo y un analisis de las distintas manifestaciones nacionales del fenomeno.

El análisis «clásico» del crecimiento económico ha privilegiado una perspectiva europeísta muy concreta: la de la Revolución Industrial. Sin embargo, el estancamiento económico que aparentemente ha p

Este libro contiene textos fundamentales, no traducidos hasta ahora, de una veintena de los economistas más importantes de los últimos dos siglos; está dirigido a personas interesadas en las fuentes de la ciencia economica y viene a llenar un vacio en la bibliografia relativa a esta disciplina. Incluye fichas bibliograficas de los autores y un resumen de los editores sobre los problemas teoricos analizados en cada parte.Segura, Julio

Esta es la 1ª edición, de 382 páginas en idioma Castellano, con encuadernación Rústica Gestión de empresa