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Adam Smith: A Very Short Introduction
Christopher J. Berry
In 1776, Adam Smith (1723–90) wrote The Wealth of Nations, the foundational book that led to him being called the ‘father of economics’. However, Adam Smith was far more than an economist. ...
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Banking: A Very Short Introduction
John Goddard and John O. S. Wilson
Banks are of central importance for economic growth, the allocation of capital, competitiveness, and financial stability. Propelled by technological advances in financial analysis and ...
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Behavioural Economics: A Very Short Introduction
Michelle Baddeley
Behavioural Economics: A Very Short Introduction introduces the field of behavioural economics, analysing the motivations behind economic decisions and showing the relevance of ...
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Choice Theory: A Very Short Introduction
Michael Allingham
We make choices all the time — about trivial matters, about how to spend our money, about how to spend our time, about what to do with our lives. Choice Theory: A Very Short Introduction ...
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Development: A Very Short Introduction
Ian Goldin
What do we mean by development? How can citizens, governments, and the international community foster development? The process by which nations escape poverty and achieve economic and ...
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Economics: A Very Short Introduction
Partha Dasgupta
Economics: A Very Short Introduction describes the lives of two children who live very different lives in different parts of the world: in the Mid-West USA and in Ethiopia. It ...
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Environmental Economics: A Very Short Introduction
Stephen Smith
Environmental economics looks at how economic activity and policy affect the environment in which we live. Environmental Economics: A Very Short Introduction discusses environmental issues ...
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Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction
Ken Binmore
Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction provides insights into the games that are all around us. Game theory is about how to play such games in a rational way. Game theory has ...
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Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction
Robert C. Allen
Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction considers the wealth and economic history of countries worldwide. Why are some countries rich and others poor? The various ...
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Globalization: A Very Short Introduction (4th edn)
Manfred B. Steger
‘Globalization’ has become one of the defining buzzwords of our time—a term that describes a variety of accelerating economic, political, cultural, ideological, and environmental processes ...
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Keynes: A Very Short Introduction
Robert Skidelsky
Keynes: A Very Short Introduction provides an insight into hils life and works, and explores Keynes's ethical and practical philosophy, and his monetary thought. John Maynard ...
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Microeconomics: A Very Short Introduction
Avinash Dixit
Microeconomics — individuals' choices of where to live and work, how much to save, what to buy, and firms' decisions about location, hiring, firing, and investment — involves issues that ...
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Poverty: A Very Short Introduction
Philip N. Jefferson
Millions of people worldwide live in poverty. Why is that? What has been done about it in the past? And what is being done about it now? Poverty: A Very Short Introduction explores how the ...
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Taxation: A Very Short Introduction
Stephen Smith
Taxation is crucial to the functioning of the modern state. Tax revenues pay for public services—roads, the courts, defence, welfare assistance, and in many countries much of health care ...
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The Welfare State: A Very Short Introduction
David Garland
The programmes that make up the welfare state vary from nation to nation and from time to time, and the balance between markets and government, and free enterprise and social protection, is ...
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The World Trade Organization: A Very Short Introduction
Amrita Narlikar
The World Trade Organization: A Very Short Introduction explanation of what the WTO is, what it does, and how it goes about executing its tasks. The World Trade Organization ...
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