Economics

A revealing account of what we feed our citizens in schools, hospitals and prisons. Access to good food is the litmus test of a society’s commitment to social justice and sustainable development. Thi …

Racist Logic tackles how racist thinking can be found in surprising—and often overlooked—places. In the forum’s lead essay, historian Donna Murch traces the origins of the opioid epidemic to Big Phar …

Mexico is the sixteenth largest economy in the world and Latin America’s biggest exporter and importer. Despite the country’s relative macroeconomic stability, there are two Mexicos: one more prosper …

False profits of ethical capital is a thought-provoking approach to understanding stakeholder capitalism. Rather than focusing on the inadequacies of corporate responsibility, sustainable investment …

This title is part of UC Press’s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impa …

How the world’s largest e-commerce market highlights a digital path to development How do states build vital institutions for market development? Too often, governments confront technical or politica …

Book Synopsis: Out of Many One is a production that intrinsically triggers unprecedented economic, social, and political awareness in the United States and abroad, as well as in Haiti. It is about a …

An exposé of fragmented trading platforms, poor governance, and exploitative practices in today’s capital markets Capital markets have undergone a dramatic transformation in the past two decades. Alg …

In The Banker’s Blacklist , Julia C. Morse demonstrates how the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has enlisted global banks in the effort to keep ‘bad money’ out of the financial system, in the proc …

In an era of post-globalization, the global political economy needs restructuring. This textbook examines the challenges facing the world economy as a result of climate change and social and economic …