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Paper Money Collapse

The Folly of Elastic Money and the Coming Monetary Breakdown

Reviewer: Dave Birch, Consult Hyperion

Drawing upon novel new research, Paper Money Collapse conclusively illustrates why paper money systems—those based on an elastic and constantly expanding supply of money as opposed to a system of commodity money of essentially fixed supply—are inherently unstable and why they must lead to economic disintegration.

Exceptional People

How Migration Shaped Our World and Will Define Our Future

Reviewer: Chola Mukanga, The Zambian Economist

In Exceptional People, the authors carry out an even-handed assessment of the costs and benefits of international migration. They find that all involved - the countries that receive immigrants, those that send them, and immigrants most of all - prosper when movement across borders is allowed without hindrance.

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.

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