Economics and Society - All titles
From Poverty to Well-Being and Human Flourishing (Volume 1)
Integrated Conceptualisation and Measurement of Economic Poverty
This book offers a holistic view of Julio Boltvinik’s vast and important work on poverty conceptualisation and measurement. It provides the foundations, application and empirical examples of Boltvinik’s Integrated Poverty Measurement Method, which could potentially transform poverty narratives globally as it has done in Mexico.
- AvailableHardbackGBP 80.00 Add to basket
- AvailableEPUBGBP 27.99 Add to basket
Contemporary Economic Geographies
Inspiring, Critical and Plural Perspectives
Economic geography has a long and varied history, and recent work has pushed the field to diversify even further. This collection takes this agenda forward by showcasing inspiring, critical and plural perspectives. With sections on thought leaders, and future research agendas, it calls for greater openness and inclusivity.
- AvailableHardbackGBP 95.99 Add to basket
- AvailableEPUBGBP 28.99 Add to basket
The New Political Economy of Teacher Education
The Enterprise Narrative and the Shadow State
Adopting a political economy perspective, Viv Ellis, Lauren Gatti and Warwick Mansell present a unique and international analysis of teacher education policy in the US, England and Norway after the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.
- AvailableHardbackGBP 47.99 Add to basket
- AvailableEPUBGBP 16.99 Add to basket
Luxury and Corruption
Challenging the Anti-Corruption Consensus
Why do anti-corruption efforts routinely fail? What kind of world are they creating? Looking at luxury art, antiquities, superyachts and populist politics, this book explores the connection between luxury and corruption, and offers an alternative to the received wisdom of how we tackle corruption.
- AvailablePaperbackGBP 16.99 Add to basket
- AvailableHardbackGBP 85.00 Add to basket
- AvailableEPUBGBP 9.99 Add to basket
Job Insecurity and Life Courses
Drawing from interviews and survey data across the EU and the UK, this in-depth study explores how worker instability is perceived and experienced, and how this “perception” in turn affects individuals’ economic and social situation. Using intersectional analysis, the authors identify groups who are more prone to labour market risks.
- AvailableHardbackGBP 80.00 Add to basket
- AvailableEPUBGBP 27.99 Add to basket
Thriving beyond Debt
The Lived Experience of Bankruptcy and Redemption
Capitalism only celebrates success, and it can be difficult to know what to do when it is confronted with failure. This book explores what happens when people go broke, and what the experience of bankruptcy and insolvency is like up close.
- AvailableHardbackGBP 80.00 Add to basket
- AvailableEPUBGBP 27.99 Add to basket
Trafficking Chains
Modern Slavery in Society
This book offers a theory of trafficking and modern slavery with implications for policy. Going beyond polarised debates on the sex trade, this book shows the importance of coercion and the societal complexities that perpetuate modern slavery.
- AvailablePaperbackGBP 27.99 Add to basket
- AvailablePDF Add to basket
Slow Planning?
Timescapes, Power and Democracy
A deep exploration on how questions of time and its organisation affect planning practice, this book questions ‘project speed’: where time to think, deliberate and plan has been squeezed. The authors demonstrate the many benefits of slow planning for the key participants, multiple interests and planning system overall.
- AvailableHardbackGBP 100.00 Add to basket
- AvailableEPUBGBP 24.99 Add to basket
Remaking Money for a Sustainable Future
Money Commons
Engaging imaginatively with the future of money, this book examines the real-life efforts of grassroots movements and activists from across the world who are reclaiming power by designing, organising and implementing complementary currencies. It will be of interest to all who are interested in constructing a more sustainable and just world.
- AvailableHardbackGBP 90.99 Add to basket
- AvailablePDF Add to basket
Uncomfortably Off
Why Addressing Inequality Matters, Even for High Earners
Uncomfortably Off reveals that those generally considered to be the most affluent feel anxious about the future and struggle to keep up, or even to stay put., but reducing income inequality will benefit everyone, even those quite near the top.
- ForthcomingPaperbackGBP 12.99 Pre-order
- AvailableHardbackGBP 19.99 Add to basket
- AvailableEPUBGBP 12.99 Add to basket
Inside Thatcher’s Monetarism Experiment
The Promise, the Failure, the Legacy
In 1979, Margaret Thatcher’s new government pursued a monetarist economic policy in response to double-digit inflation, rising unemployment and flatlining economic growth. Tim Lankester's insider’s account offers fascinating insights into one of Britain's most unsuccessful economic episodes and also examines monetarism's legacy today.
- ForthcomingHardbackGBP 19.99 Pre-order
- Currently not availableEPUBGBP 9.99
The Great Decline
From the Era of Hope and Progress to the Age of Fear and Rage
Drawing on modern history, politics, economics, psychology, sociology and neuroscience, John Bone argues that our current turmoil leaves us ill prepared to deal with two of the greatest challenges that are confronting humanity: the rise of AI and automation and how we deal with climate change.