The Evolution of Great World Cities
Reviewer: Professor Henry Overman, London School of Economics
The Evolution of Great World Cities unfolds through the tales of several urban centres - including Venice, Amsterdam, London, and New York City - at key junctures in their histories.
Environmental Economics
A Very Short Introduction
Reviewer: Benedikt Koehler
In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen Smith discusses environmental issues including pollution control, reducing environmental damage, and global climate change policies.
Paper Promises
Money Debt and the New World Order
Reviewer: John Whitley, Senior Global Economist, Unilever
In this fascinating look at money through the ages - including our own unstable future - award-winning financial journalist Philip Coggan examines the flawed structure of the global finance systems as they exist today, and asks, with deeper imbalances that the world is currently facing, what's actually at stake.
Beyond Our Means
Why America Spends While the Rest of the World Saves
Reviewer: Stephen King, Group Chief Economist, HSBC
Professor Garon offers brilliant scholarship, engaging reading, and some practical insights for dealing with our current financial crisis worldwide.
Keynes Hayek
The Clash That Defined Modern Economics
Reviewer: Diane Coyle, Enlightenment Economics
From their first face-to-face encounter to the heated arguments between their ardent disciples, Nicholas Wapshott unearths the contemporary relevance of Keynes and Hayek, as present-day arguments over the virtues of the free market and government intervention rage with the same ferocity as they did in the 1930s.
Safe as Houses?
A Historical Analysis of Property Prices
Reviewer: Ian Harwood, Global Economist, Redburn
Neil Monnery looks at house prices over the long term in several countries - including the UK, the US, France, Holland, Norway, Germany and Australia — to find out what has happened to house prices and why.
Expectations, Employment and Prices
Reviewer: Diane Coyle, Enlightenment Economics
The book fills in logical gaps that were missing from Keynes' General Theory of Employment Interest and Money by reconciling some of its key ideas with modern economic theory.
The Heart of Teaching Economics
Lessons from Leading Minds
Reviewer: Wayne Geerling, La Trobe University
This unique monograph comprises a collection of interviews conducted face-to-face with leading economists at universities throughout the United States.
The Fish Rots from the Head
Developing Effective Board Directors
Reviewer: Vicky Pryce
As a Chinese proverb says 'The fish rots from the head' and so it is with businesses and other organisations - the buck starts and stops in the boardroom. This third edition of Bob Garratt'sbestselling book that highlights the importance of effectivecorporate governance has been extensively updated following the corporate scandals of the early 2000s - Enron, WorldCom, Tyco - and the abysmal boardroom standards that the recent credit crunch and ensuing global financial crisis brought to light.
The Bank of England 1950s to 1979
Reviewer: Bill Allen, Formerly Deputy Director, Bank of England
This history of the Bank of England takes its story from the 1950s to the end of the 1970s.
