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The Basics eBook Series

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  • New York City

    The Basics

    by Katrin B. Anacker ...
    Series series The Basics
    New York City: The Basics offers an accessible look at the dynamic and diverse hub of New York City. Written in a clear, engaging style, the book discusses geographic, historic, demographic, socioeconomic, housing, and governmental aspects of the Big Apple.Since the mid-20th century, New York City has been competing against other global and major cities, including London and Tokyo, primarily ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Housing in the United States

    The Basics

    by Katrin B. Anacker ...
    Series series The Basics
    Housing matters to people, be they owner, renter, housing provider, homeless individual, housing professional, or policymaker. Housing in the United States: The Basics offers an accessible introduction to key concepts and issues in housing—and a concise overview of the programs that affect housing choices, affordability, and access in the United States today. Part I covers the fundamentals of ... Read more

    Was $31.99 USD Now $27.99 USD

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    A Citizen's Guide to the Debate over Taxes

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    The new edition of a popular guide to the key issues in tax reform, presented in a clear, nontechnical, and unbiased way.To follow the debate over tax reform, the interested citizen is often forced to choose between misleading sound bites and academic treatises. Taxing Ourselves bridges the gap between the oversimplified and the arcane, presenting the key issues clearly and without a political ... Read more

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  • Hot Property

    The Housing Market in Major Cities

    Edited by Rob Nijskens, Melanie Lohuis, Paul Hilbers, Willem Heeringa ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This open access book discusses booming housing markets in cities around the globe, and the resulting challenges for policymakers and central banks. Cities are booming everywhere, leading to a growing demand for urban housing. In many cities this demand is out-pacing supply, which causes house prices to soar and increases the pressure on rental markets. These developments are posing major ... Read more

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  • Sovereign Debt

    A Guide for Economists and Practitioners

    Edited by S. Ali Abbas, Alex Pienkowski, Kenneth Rogoff ...
    The last time global sovereign debt reached the level seen today was at the end of the Second World War, and this shaped a generation of economic policymaking. International institutions were transformed, country policies were often draconian and distortive, and many crises ensued. By the early 1970s, when debt fell back to pre-war levels, the world was radically different. It is likely that ... Read more

    $35.09 USD

  • The Predictable Surprise

    The Unraveling of the U.S. Retirement System

    by Sylvester J. Schieber ...
    Social Security is in jeopardy, private pension systems have fallen apart, and workers are trying to save on their own for retirement with the stock market in the worst shape since the Great Depression. In The Predictable Surprise, Sylvester J. Schieber shows that forewarnings of the coming retirement crisis have been apparent for decades, but we have never mustered the political will to address ... Read more

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  • Housing Policy in the United States

    by Alex F. Schwartz ...
    The fourth edition of Housing Policy in the United States refreshes its classic, foundational coverage of the field with new data, analysis, and comparative focus.This landmark volume offers a broad overview that synthesizes a wide range of material to highlight the significant problems, concepts, programs and debates that all defi ne the aims, challenges, and milestones within and involving ... Read more

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  • Introduction to Housing

    by Jorge Atiles, Sarah D. Kirby, Mira Ahn, Akin S. Akinyemi, Julia O. Beamish, Marilyn J. Bruin0, Christine C. Cook1, Dennis Culhane2, Petra Doan3, Rosa Elena Donoso4, Rachel Bogardus Drew5, Marja Elsinga6, Heidi Ewen7, Rosemary Carucci Goss8, Annie Hardison-Moody9, Kathryn L. Howell0, Suk-Kyung Kim Kim1, Joseph Laquatra2, Kirk McClure3, Jean Memken4, Deborah Mitchell5, Ann Elizabeth Montgomery6, Elizabeth Mueller7, Shirley Niemeyer8, Kathleen Parrott9, Deirdre Pfeiffer0, Corianne Payton Scally1, Martin Seay2, Cherie Stueve3, Daniel Treglia4, Becky L. Yust5 ...
    This foundational text for understanding housing, housing design, homeownership, housing policy, special topics in housing, and housing in a global context has been comprehensively revised to reflect the changed housing situation in the United States during and after the Great Recession and its subsequent movements toward recovery. The book focuses on the complexities of housing and housing ... Read more

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  • Achieving Financial Stability and Growth in Africa

    Edited by Stephany Griffith-Jones, Ricardo Gottschalk ...
    Series series Routledge Critical Studies in Finance and Stability
    This book explores how the financial system should be regulated and structured to achieve the twin goals of inclusive growth and financial stability, with a focus on African low-income countries (LICs). The subject and content of this book is original in that it attempts to draw on the lessons and radical rethinking on the financial sector in developed and middle income countries, arising in the ... Read more

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  • Brother, Can You Spare a Billion?

    The United States, the IMF, and the International Lender of Last Resort

    by Daniel McDowell ...
    Conventional wisdom says that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) functions as the de facto international lender of last resort (ILLR) for the global financial system. However, that premise is incomplete. Brother, Can You Spare a Billion? explores how the U.S. has for decades regularly complemented the Fund's ILLR role by selectively providing billions of dollars in emergency loans to foreign ... Read more

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  • The Political Economy of Food and Finance

    by Ted P. Schmidt ...
    Series series Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
    The financialization, globalization and industrialization of our food systems make it increasingly difficult to access quality fresh food. In fact, the industrialized global food system is creating products that are less food-like, engendering growing questions about the health and safety of our food supply. In addition, the bio-engineering of food commodities is another factor influencing the ... Read more

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  • Populism and the Future of the Fed

    Edited by James A. Dorn ...
    "This book brings together some of the greatest thought leaders and monetary policy scholars to examine how the Fed is being politicized and what that means for our economy." -Jeb Hensarling, Former Chairman, House Financial Services CommitteeThe 2008 financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic greatly expanded the Fed's scope and power. Populism and the Future of the Fed features highly readable ... Read more

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