Economics

Economics is the mother tongue of public policy.

Few writers have had a more demonstrable impact on the development of the modern world than has Karl Marx (1818-1883). Born in Trier into a middle-class Jewish family in 1818,...

In a series of 50 accessible essays, Jonathan Portes demystifies the fundamental concepts of capitalism - from its history, core theories and key institutions to its current-day political power and...

John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) is perhaps the foremost economic thinker of the twentieth century. On economic theory, he ranks with Adam Smith and Karl Marx; and his impact on how...

Discover the vital relationship that will take your company from "What's next?" to "We have liftoff!" Visionaries have groundbreaking ideas. Integrators make those ideas a reality. This explosive combination is...

Bitcoin, the digital currency, was introduced in 2009 with little fanfare; five years later, shocking the world, it was worth $14 billion. This book explores the cyber currency by focusing...

In a series of 50 accessible essays, Ed Conway introduces and explains the essential economic concepts needed to understand booms and busts, bulls and bears, and how economics influences every...

The Economics Book by Dk Learn about trade and global economic crises in The Economics Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes...

In this controversial book, Anatole Kaletsky puts the upheavals of 2007-2009 in historical and ideological perspective. He shows how the forces that precipitated the financial meltdown are now creating a...

Adam Smith (1723-1790) was one of the brightest stars of the eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment.An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nationswas his most important book.First published...