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Of all wealth, man himself is a species. Like his horses or his cattle, he is himself a material object, and like them, he is owned: for if slave, he is owned by another, and if free, by himself. But though human beings may be considered as wealth, human qualities, such [...]
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“The Theory of Monetary Institutions is a thorough and insightful treatment of the emergence and evolution of money and banking regimes. Professor White’s brilliant exposition of alternative regimes is innovative and sheds a great deal of light upon the crucial features of contemporary money and [...]
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From Publishers Weekly
Fishman shops at Wal-Mart and has obvious affection for its price-cutting, hard-nosed ethos. He also understands that the story of Wal-Mart is really the story of the transformation of the American economy over the past 20 years. He’s careful to present the consumer [...]
This plain language book makes it easy to learn how you can get the most from Roth accounts, including Roth IRAs and Roth accounts in 401k and 403b plans. It helps you determine whether a Roth is your best choice, and takes you through all the rules and strategies for creating, maintaining, [...]
Risk and Business Cycles examines the causes of business cycles, a perennial topic of interest within economics. The author argues the case for the revival of an important role for monetary causes in business cycle theory, which challenges the current trend towards favouring purely real theories. The work also presents a critique of [...]
From Library Journal
Perelman (economics, California State Univ.) presents the position that intellectual property rights private ownership of patents, trademarks, and copyrights inhibit scientific development, constrain creativity, foster litigation, waste resources, and unfairly distribute power and money. Perelman relates illustrative incidents from universities, drug companies, publishing houses, technology [...]
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From AudioFile
In this rebuttal to FREAKONOMICS, John Lott examines both modern and historical economic theories to prove why the free market works and government-controlled programs and subsidies do not. Brian Emerson delivers this work as an enthusiastic and inspired economics professor might. It is lively and [...]
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From Booklist
With minimum use of jargon, the authors aim to provide concise and organized insight into economics. Targeting both beginners and experienced executives, they teach basic principles and also provide perspective on the influence of political rules and policies on people and nations. Employing the popular [...]
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From Publishers Weekly
Reisman’s ringing manifesto for laissez-faire capitalism free of all government intervention is at once a conservative polemic and a monumental treatise, brimming with original theories. that is remarkable for its depth, scope and rigorous argument. He rejects the Keynesian doctrine that government must adopt [...]
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“Successful investors are those who can pick the right investments for different economic conditions. It’s like matching wine with food. In this book, Victor Canto is both your star chef and sommelier. Don’t be afraid to put Cocktail Economics to work today. You’ll [...]
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