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"The apparent success of a 'new' variant of social democracy has created considerable interest in the Third Way. This book synthesises a core economic strategy from the most significant Third Way administrations. It explores the theoretical foundations to Third Way economics, before evaluating its economic strategy against conclusions drawn from contemporary economics literature and the relative performance of contemporary left-of-centre governments....

"More than 630 million Chinese have escaped poverty since the 1980s, reducing the fraction remaining from 82 to 10 percent of the population. This astonishing decline in poverty, the largest in history, coincided with the rapid growth of a private enterprise economy. Yet private enterprise in China emerged in spite of impediments set up by the Chinese government. How did private enterprise overcome these initial obstacles to become the engine of China's...

"Before 2007, economists thought that financial crises would never happen again in the United States, that such upheavals were a thing of the past. Gary B. Gorton, a prominent expert on financial crises, argues that economists fundamentally misunderstand what they are, why they occur, and why there were none in the U.S. from 1934 to 2007. Misunderstanding Financial Crises offers a back-to-basics overview of financial crises, and shows that they are...

How can the American social welfare system be repaired so that workers and families receive adequate protection and, if necessary, provision from the ravages of the market? This book addresses this fundamental problem and analyses how the 'privatization of risk' has increased hardships for American families and increased inequality. It also proposes a series of solutions that would distribute the burdens of risks more broadly and expand the social...

The income gap in America has been blamed on everything from computers to immigration, but its causes and consequences call for a patient, non-partisan exploration. Noah explains not only how this "Great Divergence" has come about, but why it threatens American democracy--and most important, how we can begin to reverse it.

An introduction to the economic and policy aspects of climate change that assumes no prior knowledge, this title covers the main policies needed to control climate change including carbon taxes, renewable energy subsidies and demand management.

"In the ongoing battle against global poverty, the countries of Africa continue to present the greatest challenge. African Development offers a comprehensive yet highly accessible introduction to the issues, actors, and institutions involved across the diverse continent."--Jacket.

Two-time Pulitzer finalist Jon Jeter reports on the freemarket reforms of the IMF and the World Bank, which in a single generation created a transnational underclass by imbibing a risky cocktail of deindustrialization, privatization, and anti-inflationary monetary policy that have led to the subprime mortgage scandal, the food crisis, and the fraying of traditional social bonds (marriage).

This integrated, analytic text presents a comprehensive analysis of the transformation of the political economy of development in the contemporary Middle East over the past several decades. Extensively rewritten and revised, this third edition retains a focus on the interaction of economic development processes, state systems, and social actors even as it also: documents the many changes in demography, education, labor markets, urbanization, water...

"The G8 has become a central actor in global governance, with a steadily expanding role and agenda, incremental growth of membership and broadening network of associated states. The leaders' summits remain at the apex, but the G8 system also comprises expanding and intensifying networks of ministerial fora, task forces and expert groups. Hajnal pays close attention to these entities as well as to the increasing involvement of non-state actors with...