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Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
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"In order to illuminate [what he believes to be] the fallacies of economism, James Kwak first offers a primer on supply and demand, market equilibrium, and social welfare: the underpinnings of most popular economic arguments. Then he provides a historical account of how economism became a prevalent mode of thought in the United States, focusing on the people who packaged Econ 101 into sound bites that were then repeated until they took on the aura...
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Portfolio/Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
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"We are only just beginning to reckon with our post-pandemic future. As political extremism intensifies, the great resignation affects businesses everywhere, and supply chain issues crush bottom lines, we're faced with daunting questions--is our democracy under threat? How will Big Tech change our lives? What does job security look like for me? America is on the brink of massive change--change that will disrupt the workings of our economy and drastically...
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Liveright Pub. Corporation
Pub. Date
2012
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The author explains how Texas politicians Bush, Cheney, Rove, & Perry created a conservative political agenda based on banking deregulation, lax environmental standards, draconian tax cuts, states rights, gun ownership, and sexual abstinence that is now sweeping the country and defining our national identity.
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"From healthcare to workplace conduct, the federal government is taking on ever more responsibility for managing our lives. At the same time, Americans have never been more disaffected with Washington, seeing it as an intrusive, incompetent, wasteful giant. The most alarming consequence of ineffective policies, in addition to unrealized social goals, is the growing threat to the government's democratic legitimacy. Understanding why government fails...
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"A history of three economic and social thinkers and their impact on the American economy"--
"A history of three economic and social thinkers and their impact on the American economy"-- Over the last generation, the United States has undergone seismic changes. Stable institutions have given way to frictionless transactions, which are celebrated no matter what collateral damage they generate. The concentration of great wealth has coincided with the...
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"Whenever you go to your local public library, send mail via the post office, or visit Yosemite, you are taking advantage of a longstanding American tradition: the public option. Some of the most useful and beloved institutions in American life, from public schools to museums, are public options--yet they are seldom celebrated as such. These government-supported opportunities co-exist peaceably alongside private options, ensuring equal access and...
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Crown
Pub. Date
[2023]
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The U.S. senator and former presidential candidate offers a progressive takedown of the uber-capitalist status quo that has enriched millionaires and billionaires at the expense of the working class, and presents a blueprint for what transformational change would actually look like.
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"A book by Marco Rubio about what America needs to change in order to have a prosperous future"--
Rubio exposes the elites' attacks on the four key elements of American strength: good local jobs, stable families, geographical communities, and a sovereign nation that serves as a beacon of freedom and prosperity. These have been eroded not only by globalization, but by the lies we tell ourselves. By building on timeless truths ingrained in the very...
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Center Street
Pub. Date
2021.
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"There's a new invisible force at work in our economic and cultural lives. It affects every advertisement we see and every product we buy, from our morning coffee to a new pair of shoes. "Stakeholder capitalism" makes rosy promises of a better, more diverse, environmentally-friendly world, but in reality this ideology championed by America's business and political leaders robs us of our money, our voice, and our identity. Vivek Ramaswamy is a traitor...
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Many cities have struggled with the decline of key industries, from Philadelphia's shipyards to New York's textile industry, but Detroit-which is now in bankruptcy-is both a victim of the decline of the Michigan automobile industry and a cause of it. A city with a history of civil disorder-it is the only American city occupied on three separate occasions by federal troops-its poisonous blend of race-based politics and union domination has left it...
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¿Cómo se puede explicar la fascinación que muchos sintieron con el macrismo? ¿Cuándo te diste cuenta de que eras peronista? ¿Te agarraste a piñas por política? ¿Hay que mantener la relación con el Fondo Monetario? ¿Cuánto de la política económica de Macri fue planeado y cuánto fue un error? ¿Cómo se aborda la cuestión de la corrupción? ¿No hizo mal el kirchnerismo en pelearse con el campo? ¿Qué nivel de reforma política requieren...
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Domestic and international development strategies often focus on private ownership as a crucial anchor for long-term investment; the security of property rights provides a foundation for capitalist expansion. In recent years, Thailand's policies have been hailed as a prime example of how granting formal land rights to poor farmers in low-income countries can result in economic benefits. But the country provides a puzzle: Thailand faced major security...
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