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  • The Individual Vs. The Public Interest

    Political Ideology And National Forest Policy

    de Richard M. Alston ...
    Central to the controversy surrounding U. S. natural resources policy is the conflict between environmentalists and proponents of development. Examining the evolution of the philosophies underlying that conflict, Dr. Alston traces the failure to achieve a unified resources policy to the seemingly incompatible ideological positions held by resource specialists, interest groups, policymakers, econo ... Leer más

    $62.99 USD

  • The Effects of Farm and Food Policy on Obesity in the United States

    de Julian M. Alston, Abigail M. Okrent ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book uses an economic framework to examine the consequences of U.S. farm and food policies for obesity, its social costs, and the implications for government policy. Drawing on evidence from economics, public health, nutrition, and medicine, the authors evaluate past and potential future roles of policies such as farm subsidies, public agricultural R&D, food assistance programs, taxes on ... Leer más

    $134.09 USD

  • Women, Political Struggles and Gender Equality in South Asia

    Edición de M. Alston ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    A brutal gang-rape of a young woman in India in 2012 caused a global outcry against rising brutal violence against women. In response to the young woman's death and the protests that followed, the contributors analyze the position of women in South Asia, the issue of violence, women's political activism and gender inequalities. ... Leer más

    $49.99 USD

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  • Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism

    de David Harvey ...
    "What I am seeking here is a better understanding of the contradictions of capital, not of capitalism. I want to know how the economic engine of capitalism works the way it does, and why it might stutter and stall and sometimes appear to be on the verge of collapse. I also want to show why this economic engine should be replaced, and with what." --from the Introduction To modern Western society, ... Leer más

    $13.29 USD

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • A History of Economic Thought

    de William J. Barber ...
    This critical study of the development of systematic economic ideas explores them in both historical and contemporary contexts.Many of the issues that faced economists in the past are still with us. The theories and methods of such men as Adam Smith, T. R. Malthus, David Ricardo, J.S. Mill, Karl Marx, Alfred Marshall, and J. M. Keynes are often relevant to us today. As the Great Recession taught ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Marx, Capital, and the Madness of Economic Reason

    de David Harvey ...
    Karl Marx's Capital is one of the most important texts written in the modern era. Since 1867, when the first of its three volumes was published, it has had a profound effect on politics and economics in theory and practice throughout the world. But Marx wrote in the context of capitalism in the second half of the nineteenth century, and his assumptions and analysis need to be updated in order to ... Leer más

    $13.29 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Unconscious Civilization

    de John Ralston Saul ...
    From the author of Voltaire's Bastards comes a philosophical examination of how corporatism has become so deeply ingrained into our society, how it's destroying democracy, and how we can fight against it.In this intellectual tour de force John Ralston Saul argues that our society is only superficially based on the individual and democracy, and the West now toils unconsciously in the grip of a ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • How to Think Seriously About the Planet

    The Case for an Environmental Conservatism

    de Roger Scruton ...
    The environment has long been the undisputed territory of the political Left, which casts international capitalism, consumerism, and the over-exploitation of natural resources as the principle threats to the planet, and sees top-down interventions as the most effective solution. In How to Think Seriously About the Planet, Roger Scruton rejects this view and offers a fresh approach to tackling the ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Social Reproduction Theory

    Remapping Class, Recentering Oppression

    Edición de Tithi Bhattacharya ...
    Series series Mapping Social Reproduction Theory
    This groundbreaking collection explores the profound power of Social Reproduction Theory to deepen our understanding of everyday life under capitalism. While many Marxists tend to focus on the productive economy, this book focuses on issues such as child care, health care, education, family life and the roles of gender, race and sexuality, all of which are central to understanding the relationship ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Readings in Planning Theory

    Edición de Susan S. Fainstein, James DeFilippis ...
    Featuring updates and revisions to reflect rapid changes in an increasingly globalized world, Readings in Planning Theory remains the definitive resource for the latest theoretical and practical debates within the field of planning theory.Represents the newest edition of the leading text in planning theory that brings together the essential classic and cutting-edge readingsFeatures 20 completely ... Leer más

    $54.00 USD

  • The History of Economic Ideas

    Economic Thought in Contemporary Context

    de Brandon Dupont ...
    The global financial crisis has drawn attention to the importance of understanding historical ideas and learning lessons from the past. However, it can sometimes be difficult to trace the connections between old ideas and modern day issues. This textbook traces the evolution of economic ideas from the ancient to the modern world by examining the contributions of the most important scholars to some ... Leer más

    $99.99 USD

  • Karl Polanyi

    The Limits of the Market

    de Gareth Dale ...
    Series series Key Contemporary Thinkers
    Karl Polanyi's The Great Transformation is generally acclaimed as being among the most influential works of economic history in the twentieth century, and remains as vital in the current historical conjuncture as it was in his own. In its critique of nineteenth-century "market fundamentalism" it reads as a warning to our own neoliberal age, and is widely touted as a prophetic guidebook for those ... Leer más

    $21.00 USD