This comprehensive introduction to the ancient Greek economy revolutionizes our understanding of the subject and its possibilities. Alain Bresson is one of the world's leading authorities in the field, and he is helping to redefine it. Here he combines a thorough knowledge of ancient sources with innovative new approaches grounded in recent economic historiography to provide a ...(展开全部)

Conventional wisdom argues that welfare state builders in the US and Sweden in the 1930s took their cues from labor and labor movements. "Capitalists Against Markets" makes the startling argument that pragmatic social reformers looked for support not only from below but also from above, taking into account capitalist interests and preferences. Juxtaposing two widely recognized ...(展开全部)

The conditions for sustainable growth and development are among the most debated topics in economics, and the consensus is that institutions matter greatly in explaining why some economies are more successful than others over time. "Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth" explores the relationship between economic conditions, growth, and inequality, with a focus on how the mono...(展开全部)

Kathleen Thelen explains the historical origins of important cross-national differences in four countries (Germany, Britain, the United States and Japan), and also provides a theory of institutional change over time. The latter is considered a frontier issue in institutionalist analysis, of which there are several varieties emerging from economics, political science, and sociol...(展开全部)

Kathleen Thelen explains the historical origins of important cross-national differences in four countries (Germany, Britain, the United States and Japan), and also provides a theory of institutional change over time. The latter is considered a frontier issue in institutionalist analysis, of which there are several varieties emerging from economics, political science, and sociol...(展开全部)

An authoritative introduction to the development and character of the global political economy. Critically acclaimed in its previous editions, it offers unique depth and breadth of analysis. New for the 3rd edition; substantial coverage of Asia, a re-vamp of the core theoretical framework and analysis of the global financial crisis. This important text covers historical and geo...(展开全部)

Who really creates wealth in our world? And how do we decide the value of what they do? At the heart of today's financial and economic crisis is a problem hiding in plain sight. In modern capitalism, value-extraction - the siphoning off of profits, from shareholders' dividends to bankers' bonuses - is rewarded more highly than value-creation: the productive process that drives ...(展开全部)

玛丽安娜·马祖卡托（Mariana Mazzucato），经济学家，伦敦大学学院（UCL）创新与公共价值经济学教授，创新与公共目的研究所创始人兼所长。 她被美国《新共和》杂志评为“三位最重要的创新经济学家”之一；2014 年，获《新政治家》颁发的政治经济学斯佩里奖；2018年，获列昂季耶夫奖。 她也为世界各地的决策者提供有关创新和可持续增长的建议。2015年9月起，马祖卡托任英国工党七人经济顾问委员会委员，其他委员还包括明星经济学家托马斯·皮凯蒂和诺奖得主约瑟夫·斯蒂格利茨。2018年起，担任经济合作与发展组织（OCDE）安赫尔·古里亚的特别顾问，2019年加入联合国发展政策委员会。