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Seeking the Best Master : State Ownership in the Varieties of Capitalism / / edited by Miklós Szanyi
| Seeking the Best Master : State Ownership in the Varieties of Capitalism / / edited by Miklós Szanyi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Central European University Press, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (388 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.6/2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Capitalism
Government ownership |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Soggetto non controllato | Capitalism, Economic policy, Central and Eastern Europe, Ownership, Poland, Political economy |
| ISBN | 963-386-322-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: The Revival of the State -- Chapter 1: Crisis Management in Europe: Nationalizations and Privatizations -- Chapter 2: The Changing Role of the State in France: from Crisis to Crisis -- Chapter 3: The Involvement of the State in the German Economy -- Chapter 4: The Relationship between State and Private Enterprise in the Austrian Economy -- Chapter 5: Some Aspects of State Ownership in East-Central European Transition -- Chapter 6: Listed Companies with State Ownership: The Case of Poland -- Chapter 7: The Changing Role of the State in Slovenia: Privatizations and Banks’ consolidations -- Chapter 8: The Role of State Ownership in and after Hungary’s Transition to Market Economy -- Chapter 9: The Changing Role of the State in Development in Emerging Economies: The Developmental State Perspective -- Chapter 10: A Successful Model of State Capitalism: Singapore -- Chapter 11: The Changing Role of the State in Turkish Economy -- Chapter 12: Strong State Influence in the Brazilian Economy: Continuity or Change? -- Concluding Remarks and Further Research Agenda -- List of Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996483170903316 |
| New York : , : Central European University Press, , [2019] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Selected essays of Nigel Harris : from national liberation to globalization / / by Nigel Harris ; edited by Ahmed Shawki
| Selected essays of Nigel Harris : from national liberation to globalization / / by Nigel Harris ; edited by Ahmed Shawki |
| Autore | Harris Nigel <1935-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (532 pages) |
| Disciplina | 330 |
| Collana | Historical Materialism Book Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development
Capitalism Socialism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 90-04-29133-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- An Interview with Nigel Harris / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Imperialism Today / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- How Should We Characterise the World Order? Reflections on Callinicos’s Imperialism and Global Political Economy / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Can the West Survive? / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- On Economic Globalisation, Neo-liberalism and the Nature of the Period / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The ‘Scissors Crisis’ in India and China / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Agriculture, Peasants and Accumulation / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The Revolutionary Role of the Peasantry / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- China: Decentralisation and Development / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- New Bourgeoisies? / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Nationalism and Development / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The War-Making State and Privatisation / Nigel Harris and David Lockwood -- The Rise and Fall of the Concept of ‘National Economic Development’ / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Food, Development and Crisis / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Deindustrialisation / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The Road from 1910 / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Trade in Early India: Themes in Indian History / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The New Untouchables: The International Migration of Labour / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The Economics and Politics of the Free Movement of People / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Immigration and State Power / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The Freedom to Move / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Japan: From the Other Side of the Hill / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Nicaragua 1979 / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Vietnam: Old Men Remember / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Teheran Diary / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Churchill: A Ruling-Class Militant / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Two Notes on a Visit to the United States (January 1976) / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Rip Van Winkle in China / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Apartheid is Dead! Long Live Apartheid! / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Korea’s New Revolution / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Structural Adjustment in Romania / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Forms of Compulsion / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Economic Fusion, Political Fission / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Mexico’s Tiananmen Square / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Peru: Emerging from Crisis / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Vietnam: Back at the Beginning / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Lebanon: There is Life after Death / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Moscow’s Migrants / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Indonesia’s Year of Anniversaries / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The First Commonwealth Immigration Act 1962: Fifty Years On / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Bibliography of Nigel Harris’s Writings / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- References / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Index / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511657403321 |
Harris Nigel <1935->
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| Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2018 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Selected essays of Nigel Harris : from national liberation to globalization / / by Nigel Harris ; edited by Ahmed Shawki
| Selected essays of Nigel Harris : from national liberation to globalization / / by Nigel Harris ; edited by Ahmed Shawki |
| Autore | Harris Nigel <1935-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (532 pages) |
| Disciplina | 330 |
| Collana | Historical Materialism Book Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development
Capitalism Socialism |
| ISBN | 90-04-29133-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- An Interview with Nigel Harris / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Imperialism Today / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- How Should We Characterise the World Order? Reflections on Callinicos’s Imperialism and Global Political Economy / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Can the West Survive? / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- On Economic Globalisation, Neo-liberalism and the Nature of the Period / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The ‘Scissors Crisis’ in India and China / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Agriculture, Peasants and Accumulation / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The Revolutionary Role of the Peasantry / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- China: Decentralisation and Development / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- New Bourgeoisies? / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Nationalism and Development / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The War-Making State and Privatisation / Nigel Harris and David Lockwood -- The Rise and Fall of the Concept of ‘National Economic Development’ / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Food, Development and Crisis / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Deindustrialisation / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The Road from 1910 / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Trade in Early India: Themes in Indian History / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The New Untouchables: The International Migration of Labour / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The Economics and Politics of the Free Movement of People / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Immigration and State Power / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The Freedom to Move / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Japan: From the Other Side of the Hill / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Nicaragua 1979 / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Vietnam: Old Men Remember / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Teheran Diary / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Churchill: A Ruling-Class Militant / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Two Notes on a Visit to the United States (January 1976) / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Rip Van Winkle in China / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Apartheid is Dead! Long Live Apartheid! / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Korea’s New Revolution / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Structural Adjustment in Romania / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Forms of Compulsion / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Economic Fusion, Political Fission / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Mexico’s Tiananmen Square / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Peru: Emerging from Crisis / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Vietnam: Back at the Beginning / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Lebanon: There is Life after Death / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Moscow’s Migrants / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Indonesia’s Year of Anniversaries / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The First Commonwealth Immigration Act 1962: Fifty Years On / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Bibliography of Nigel Harris’s Writings / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- References / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Index / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796555203321 |
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Harris Nigel <1935->
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| Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2018 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Selected essays of Nigel Harris : from national liberation to globalization / / by Nigel Harris ; edited by Ahmed Shawki
| Selected essays of Nigel Harris : from national liberation to globalization / / by Nigel Harris ; edited by Ahmed Shawki |
| Autore | Harris Nigel <1935-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (532 pages) |
| Disciplina | 330 |
| Collana | Historical Materialism Book Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development
Capitalism Socialism |
| ISBN | 90-04-29133-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- An Interview with Nigel Harris / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Imperialism Today / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- How Should We Characterise the World Order? Reflections on Callinicos’s Imperialism and Global Political Economy / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Can the West Survive? / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- On Economic Globalisation, Neo-liberalism and the Nature of the Period / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The ‘Scissors Crisis’ in India and China / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Agriculture, Peasants and Accumulation / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The Revolutionary Role of the Peasantry / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- China: Decentralisation and Development / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- New Bourgeoisies? / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Nationalism and Development / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The War-Making State and Privatisation / Nigel Harris and David Lockwood -- The Rise and Fall of the Concept of ‘National Economic Development’ / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Food, Development and Crisis / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Deindustrialisation / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The Road from 1910 / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Trade in Early India: Themes in Indian History / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The New Untouchables: The International Migration of Labour / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The Economics and Politics of the Free Movement of People / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Immigration and State Power / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The Freedom to Move / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Japan: From the Other Side of the Hill / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Nicaragua 1979 / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Vietnam: Old Men Remember / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Teheran Diary / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Churchill: A Ruling-Class Militant / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Two Notes on a Visit to the United States (January 1976) / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Rip Van Winkle in China / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Apartheid is Dead! Long Live Apartheid! / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Korea’s New Revolution / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Structural Adjustment in Romania / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Forms of Compulsion / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Economic Fusion, Political Fission / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Mexico’s Tiananmen Square / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Peru: Emerging from Crisis / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Vietnam: Back at the Beginning / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Lebanon: There is Life after Death / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Moscow’s Migrants / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Indonesia’s Year of Anniversaries / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- The First Commonwealth Immigration Act 1962: Fifty Years On / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Bibliography of Nigel Harris’s Writings / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- References / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris -- Index / Ahmed Shawki and Nigel Harris. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825574103321 |
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Harris Nigel <1935->
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| Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2018 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Selfishness, greed and capitalism : debunking myths about the free market / / Christopher Snowdon
| Selfishness, greed and capitalism : debunking myths about the free market / / Christopher Snowdon |
| Autore | Snowdon Christopher |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : The Institute of Economic Affairs, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (233 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174 |
| Collana | Hobart Paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Economics - Moral and ethical aspects
Capitalism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-255-36678-7
0-255-36679-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
The author; Foreword; Preface; Summary; Figures and tables; Part 1; The Straw Men; 1Capitalism relies on greed and selfishness; Incentives and the invisible hand; _GoBack; The parable of the steel company; Is greed good?; Conclusion; 2Economists believe people are perfectly rational; Some models are useful; Rational choice and behavioural economics; Have we found angels to govern us?; Rational consumers and irrational voters; Conclusion; 3Economists think GDP is all that matters; A blind obsession?; Figure 1Public spending in 2013/14 prices (UK); No design for life; Conclusion
4Economists think we live in a free marketA free market is not anarchy; Capitalists don't like free markets; Planning, private and public; Conclusion; PART 2; The Myths; 5The rich get richer and the poor get poorer; Higher wages for all; Figure 2Disposable income (solid line) and GDP (dotted line); Figure 3Real-terms increases in disposable income by quintile; Figure 4Disposable income growth for bottom two quintiles; The progress of the poor relative to the rich; Conclusion; 6We are working ever longer hours; Figure 5Annual working hours in the developed world, 1992-2012 Figure 6UK average hours worked per weekConclusion; 7Rich countries will not benefit from more economic growth; Figure 7Global real GDP per capita; Growth scepticism; In defence of growth; Conclusion; 8There is a paradox of prosperity; Other people's consumerism; Ferraris, Porsches and other preferences; Conclusion; 9Inequality is rising in Britain; Figure 8Inequality as measured by the Gini coefficient; Figure 9Inequality as measured by the difference between the 90th and 10th percentile; Why inequality rose in the 1980s; Taxes, benefits and inequality; Inequality and recession Figure 10Incomes of retired and non-retired householdsThe one per cent; 10Inequality is the cause of health and social problems; Selection bias; Figure 11Gross national income and self-reported happiness; Figure 12Inequality and life expectancy (Spirit Level countries); Figure 13Inequality and life expectancy (with missing countries included); Ignoring outliers; Figure 14Inequality and homicides per 100,000; Dismissal of economic growth as a factor; Figure 15Inequality and self-reported trust; Figure 16Gross national income and self-reported happiness; Ignoring history; Mechanisms Selective criteriaFigure 17Inequality and heart disease mortality (per 100,000); Figure 18Inequality and per capita cinema attendance; Figure 19Inequality and faith in God; Figure 20Inequality and The Economist's Quality of Life index; Consensus?; The panacea temptation; Why inequality?; Conclusion; 11If you're born poor, you die poor; Absolute and relative mobility; Table 1Relative mobility in the UK; Towards a meritocracy; Conclusion; References; Blank Page; About the IEA |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463406603321 |
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Snowdon Christopher
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| London, England : , : The Institute of Economic Affairs, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Selfishness, greed and capitalism : debunking myths about the free market / / Christopher Snowdon
| Selfishness, greed and capitalism : debunking myths about the free market / / Christopher Snowdon |
| Autore | Snowdon Christopher |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : The Institute of Economic Affairs, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (233 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174 |
| Collana | Hobart Paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Economics - Moral and ethical aspects
Capitalism |
| ISBN |
0-255-36678-7
0-255-36679-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
The author; Foreword; Preface; Summary; Figures and tables; Part 1; The Straw Men; 1Capitalism relies on greed and selfishness; Incentives and the invisible hand; _GoBack; The parable of the steel company; Is greed good?; Conclusion; 2Economists believe people are perfectly rational; Some models are useful; Rational choice and behavioural economics; Have we found angels to govern us?; Rational consumers and irrational voters; Conclusion; 3Economists think GDP is all that matters; A blind obsession?; Figure 1Public spending in 2013/14 prices (UK); No design for life; Conclusion
4Economists think we live in a free marketA free market is not anarchy; Capitalists don't like free markets; Planning, private and public; Conclusion; PART 2; The Myths; 5The rich get richer and the poor get poorer; Higher wages for all; Figure 2Disposable income (solid line) and GDP (dotted line); Figure 3Real-terms increases in disposable income by quintile; Figure 4Disposable income growth for bottom two quintiles; The progress of the poor relative to the rich; Conclusion; 6We are working ever longer hours; Figure 5Annual working hours in the developed world, 1992-2012 Figure 6UK average hours worked per weekConclusion; 7Rich countries will not benefit from more economic growth; Figure 7Global real GDP per capita; Growth scepticism; In defence of growth; Conclusion; 8There is a paradox of prosperity; Other people's consumerism; Ferraris, Porsches and other preferences; Conclusion; 9Inequality is rising in Britain; Figure 8Inequality as measured by the Gini coefficient; Figure 9Inequality as measured by the difference between the 90th and 10th percentile; Why inequality rose in the 1980s; Taxes, benefits and inequality; Inequality and recession Figure 10Incomes of retired and non-retired householdsThe one per cent; 10Inequality is the cause of health and social problems; Selection bias; Figure 11Gross national income and self-reported happiness; Figure 12Inequality and life expectancy (Spirit Level countries); Figure 13Inequality and life expectancy (with missing countries included); Ignoring outliers; Figure 14Inequality and homicides per 100,000; Dismissal of economic growth as a factor; Figure 15Inequality and self-reported trust; Figure 16Gross national income and self-reported happiness; Ignoring history; Mechanisms Selective criteriaFigure 17Inequality and heart disease mortality (per 100,000); Figure 18Inequality and per capita cinema attendance; Figure 19Inequality and faith in God; Figure 20Inequality and The Economist's Quality of Life index; Consensus?; The panacea temptation; Why inequality?; Conclusion; 11If you're born poor, you die poor; Absolute and relative mobility; Table 1Relative mobility in the UK; Towards a meritocracy; Conclusion; References; Blank Page; About the IEA |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788046003321 |
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Snowdon Christopher
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| London, England : , : The Institute of Economic Affairs, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Selfishness, greed and capitalism : debunking myths about the free market / / Christopher Snowdon
| Selfishness, greed and capitalism : debunking myths about the free market / / Christopher Snowdon |
| Autore | Snowdon Christopher |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : The Institute of Economic Affairs, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (233 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174 |
| Collana | Hobart Paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Economics - Moral and ethical aspects
Capitalism |
| ISBN |
0-255-36678-7
0-255-36679-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
The author; Foreword; Preface; Summary; Figures and tables; Part 1; The Straw Men; 1Capitalism relies on greed and selfishness; Incentives and the invisible hand; _GoBack; The parable of the steel company; Is greed good?; Conclusion; 2Economists believe people are perfectly rational; Some models are useful; Rational choice and behavioural economics; Have we found angels to govern us?; Rational consumers and irrational voters; Conclusion; 3Economists think GDP is all that matters; A blind obsession?; Figure 1Public spending in 2013/14 prices (UK); No design for life; Conclusion
4Economists think we live in a free marketA free market is not anarchy; Capitalists don't like free markets; Planning, private and public; Conclusion; PART 2; The Myths; 5The rich get richer and the poor get poorer; Higher wages for all; Figure 2Disposable income (solid line) and GDP (dotted line); Figure 3Real-terms increases in disposable income by quintile; Figure 4Disposable income growth for bottom two quintiles; The progress of the poor relative to the rich; Conclusion; 6We are working ever longer hours; Figure 5Annual working hours in the developed world, 1992-2012 Figure 6UK average hours worked per weekConclusion; 7Rich countries will not benefit from more economic growth; Figure 7Global real GDP per capita; Growth scepticism; In defence of growth; Conclusion; 8There is a paradox of prosperity; Other people's consumerism; Ferraris, Porsches and other preferences; Conclusion; 9Inequality is rising in Britain; Figure 8Inequality as measured by the Gini coefficient; Figure 9Inequality as measured by the difference between the 90th and 10th percentile; Why inequality rose in the 1980s; Taxes, benefits and inequality; Inequality and recession Figure 10Incomes of retired and non-retired householdsThe one per cent; 10Inequality is the cause of health and social problems; Selection bias; Figure 11Gross national income and self-reported happiness; Figure 12Inequality and life expectancy (Spirit Level countries); Figure 13Inequality and life expectancy (with missing countries included); Ignoring outliers; Figure 14Inequality and homicides per 100,000; Dismissal of economic growth as a factor; Figure 15Inequality and self-reported trust; Figure 16Gross national income and self-reported happiness; Ignoring history; Mechanisms Selective criteriaFigure 17Inequality and heart disease mortality (per 100,000); Figure 18Inequality and per capita cinema attendance; Figure 19Inequality and faith in God; Figure 20Inequality and The Economist's Quality of Life index; Consensus?; The panacea temptation; Why inequality?; Conclusion; 11If you're born poor, you die poor; Absolute and relative mobility; Table 1Relative mobility in the UK; Towards a meritocracy; Conclusion; References; Blank Page; About the IEA |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812910103321 |
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Snowdon Christopher
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| London, England : , : The Institute of Economic Affairs, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Selling Spirituality [[electronic resource] ] : The Silent Takeover of Religion
| Selling Spirituality [[electronic resource] ] : The Silent Takeover of Religion |
| Autore | Carrette Jeremy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina |
201.73
204 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | KingRichard |
| Soggetto topico |
Capitalism
Globalization Religious aspects Spiritual life Religion - General Religion Philosophy & Religion |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-134-41598-2
1-283-96173-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Selling Spirituality: The silent takeover of religion; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Spirituality and the Rebranding of Religion; One: A Brief History of Spirituality; Two: Western Psychology and the Politics of Spirituality; Three: Spirituality and the Privatisation of Asian Wisdom Traditions; Four: Selling the Soul: The business of spirituality; Conclusion: Spirituality and Resistance: Challenging the corporate takeover; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462588003321 |
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Carrette Jeremy
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| Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Selling Spirituality [[electronic resource] ] : The Silent Takeover of Religion
| Selling Spirituality [[electronic resource] ] : The Silent Takeover of Religion |
| Autore | Carrette Jeremy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina |
201.73
204 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | KingRichard |
| Soggetto topico |
Capitalism
Globalization Religious aspects Spiritual life Religion - General Religion Philosophy & Religion |
| ISBN |
1-280-05422-0
9786610054220 1-134-41597-4 0-203-49487-3 0-203-60104-1 1-134-41598-2 1-283-96173-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Selling Spirituality: The silent takeover of religion; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Spirituality and the Rebranding of Religion; One: A Brief History of Spirituality; Two: Western Psychology and the Politics of Spirituality; Three: Spirituality and the Privatisation of Asian Wisdom Traditions; Four: Selling the Soul: The business of spirituality; Conclusion: Spirituality and Resistance: Challenging the corporate takeover; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786053003321 |
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Carrette Jeremy
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| Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Selling Spirituality : The Silent Takeover of Religion
| Selling Spirituality : The Silent Takeover of Religion |
| Autore | Carrette Jeremy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina |
201.73
204 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | KingRichard |
| Soggetto topico |
Capitalism
Globalization Religious aspects Spiritual life Religion - General Religion Philosophy & Religion |
| ISBN |
1-280-05422-0
9786610054220 1-134-41597-4 0-203-49487-3 0-203-60104-1 1-134-41598-2 1-283-96173-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Selling Spirituality: The silent takeover of religion; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Spirituality and the Rebranding of Religion; One: A Brief History of Spirituality; Two: Western Psychology and the Politics of Spirituality; Three: Spirituality and the Privatisation of Asian Wisdom Traditions; Four: Selling the Soul: The business of spirituality; Conclusion: Spirituality and Resistance: Challenging the corporate takeover; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821338303321 |
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Carrette Jeremy
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| Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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