Economía

John Maynard Keynes is the 20th century’s greatest economist. He sparked an intellectual revolution that transformed economic theory and policymaking. This book, written in plain English with minimal …

Winner of the 2014 European Book Prize. A ‘United States of Europe’, Winston Churchill proposed in 1946, could ‘as if by a miracle transform’ that ‘turbulent and mighty continent’. ‘In this way only’ …

Not so long ago, people thought that a ten-hour, six-day week was normal; now, it’s the eight-hour, five-day week. Will that soon be history too? In this book, three leading experts argue why it shou …

There is still no consensus on who or what caused the financial crisis which engulfed the world, beginning in the summer of 2007. A huge number of suspects have been identified, from greedy investmen …

Discover how the global financial plague is poised to return, and what can be done to stop it This is not your father’s financial system. Jimmy Stewart, the trustworthy, honest banker in the movie, I …

Austerity has been at the center of political controversy following the 2008 financial crisis, invoked by politicians and academics across the political spectrum as the answer to, or cause of, our po …

‘Governments should spend no more than their tax income.’ Most people in Europe and North America accept this statement as simple common sense. It resonates with the deeply engrained economic metapho …

This collection of critical surveys provides readers with a range of up-to-date work from leading scholars in the area, writing on some of the key issues facing China, as they survey the present and …

Let’s face it, economics can be boring…but we all need a decent understanding of the basics if we want to survive in these difficult and uncertain times. Let’s make it more interesting. Easy Econom …

The economies of the eurozone countries are plagued by multiple crises, which cast major doubts over the future of the euro. In this engaging new book, leading economist Malcolm Sawyer argues that th …