Capitalism in America
Reviewer: Christine Shields
In Capitalism in America, Alan Greenspan, legendary Chair of the Federal Reserve, distils a lifetime of grappling with these questions into a profound assessment of the decisive drivers of the US economy over the course of its history. In partnership with Economist journalist and historian Adrian Wooldridge, he unfolds a tale of vast landscapes, titanic figures and triumphant breakthroughs as well as terrible moral failings.
The AI Economy:
Work, Wealth and Welfare in the Robot Age
Reviewer: Vicky Pryce, CEBR
Tackling the implications of Artificial Intelligence on growth, productivity, inflation and the distribution of wealth and power, THE AI ECONOMY also examines coming changes to the the way we educate, work and spend our leisure time.
Nine Crises:
50 years of covering the British economy - from devaluation to Brexit
Reviewer: Dr Rebecca Harding, CEO, Coriolis Technologies
Veteran financial journalist William Keegan has seen it all, from the 1967 devaluation to the three-day week, from Black Wednesday to the global financial crash of 2007 08. In a career that has seen him hop from Fleet Street to the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street and back again, he has nurtured connections with Chancellors of the Exchequer, Governors of the Bank of England, influential economists and Fleet Street legends.
A Good time to be a Girl:
A Guide to Thriving at Work and Living Well
Reviewer: Ian Bright, ING
From the founder of the worldwide 30% Club campaign comes a career book for women in a transforming world who don't just want to lean in, but instead, shatter the paradigm as we know it.
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Evolution or revolution:
Rethinking macroeconomic policy after the Great Recession
Speaker: James Smith, Resolution Foundation
Leading economists discuss post-financial crisis policy dilemmas, including the dangers of complacency in a period of relative stability. The Great Depression led to the Keynesian revolution and dramatic shifts in macroeconomic theory and macroeconomic policy. Similarly, the stagflation of the 1970s led to the adoption of the natural rate hypothesis and to a major reassessment of the role of macroeconomic policy. Should the financial crisis and the Great Recession lead to yet another major reassessment, to another intellectual revolution? Will it? If so, what form should it, or will it, take? These are the questions taken up in this book, in a series of contributions by policymakers and academics.
Heroes or Villains?
The Blair Government reconsidered
Reviewer: Mario Pisani
Tony Blair was the political colossus in Britain for thirteen years, winning three elections in a row for New Labour, two of them by huge majorities. However, since leaving office he has been disowned by many in his own party, with the term 'Blairite' becoming an insult. The election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Party leader in 2015 seemed to be, if not an equal, at least an opposite reaction to Blair's long dominance of the centre and left of British politics.
Crashed: how a Decade of Financial Crisis changed the World
Reviewer: Ian Harwood
Crashed is a brilliantly original and assured analysis of what happened and how we were rescued from something even worse - but at a price which continues to undermine democracy across Europe and the United States.
People, Power and Profits:
Progressive Capitalism for an age of Discontent
Reviewer: Rosemary Connell
From Nobel Prize-winning economist and bestselling author Joseph Stiglitz, this account of the dangers of free market fundamentalism reveals what has gone so wrong, but also shows us a way out.
Inequalities in the UK:
New Discourses, Evolutions and Actions
Reviewer: Kevin Gardiner, member, Cardiff Capital Region City Deal Growth Partnership
The Bank of England and the Government Debt:
Operations in the Gilt‑Edged Market, 1928‑1972
Reviewer: John Shepperd, previously Economist, Mullens & Co
Drawing heavily on archival research, William A. Allen sheds light on little-known aspects of central-banking and monetary policy.