Títulos em Economia

In this important work, Georges Bataille uses his novel economic theory as the basis for an incisive inquiry into the very nature of civilization. He introduces here his concept of the accursed share, the surplus energy that any system, natural or cultural, must expend; it is this expenditure, according to Bataille, that most clearly defines a society. His examples include sacrifice among the Aztecs, potlatch among the Northwest Coast Indians, military conquest in Islam, and Buddhist monasticism in Tibet.

From a top economist, the real explanation for why recessions start, how long they last, and how to avoid them in the first place What causes a recession? Do recessions end on their own, or do they require external intervention? Does a recession in one country mean the rest of the world will...

**Narrated by Stephen J. Dubner** The legendary bestseller that made millions look at the world in a radically different way returns in a beautiful 20th anniversary edition featuring a new foreword Which is more dangerous: a gun or a swimming pool? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?...

「自己肯定感」育て、「成長」の希求、「ウェルビーイング」や自発的「リスキリング」の勧め、「自立」の推進、「自分の機嫌」のとり方、「つぶしが利く」能力……。

Is humanity ready to give up knowledge to machines?

Sociologist Ruth Glass coined the term gentrification in the 1960s to mark the displacement of working-class residents in London neighborhoods by the professional classes. The Death and Life of Gentrification traces how the word has far outgrown Glass's meaning, becoming a socially charged metaphor for cultural appropriation, upscaling, and the loss of authenticity.

A staggering examination of how America's wealthiest infiltrated the government and allied with dictators, transforming the U.S. from democracy to oligarchy. For years, a small group of billionaires has amassed increasing power, steering American politics for their own benefit. Many of these...

The convention and business events industry is a powerful economic engine, creating millions of jobs, billions in tax revenues, and hundreds of billions in business sales. Written by two industry veterans, this book tells the untold story of how an "invisible" industry grew into a trillion-dollar global powerhouse fueling business success across America.

Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows that inequality never dies peacefully. Inequality declines when carnage and disaster strike and increases when peace and stability return. The Great Leveler is the first book to chart the crucial role of violent shocks in reducing inequality over the full sweep of human history around the world.

You're a professional watching endless money printing erode your savings, pensions, and purchasing power. Central banks demand perpetual inflation to service ballooning debt—but free markets thrive on deflation, savings, and innovation. aBundance exposes this deadly paradox and reveals Bitcoin as the fix: its 21-million cap, proof-of-work, and peer-to-peer network deliver sustainable abundance for savers and builders.

The world of business runs on trust, but that trust is routinely broken. From stock market manipulation to accounting fraud, corporate executives and Wall Street insiders find endless, creative ways to cheat the system. With engaging stories and compelling data analysis, Erik Lie reveals how these schemes work and how to catch them.

In Consequences: The Rise of a Fractured World Order, William Priest, David Roche, and Alex Michailoff deliver an engaging, timely, and insightful analysis of identifying the sources and challenges facing liberal democracies and their ability to confront autocracies and autocratic behavior. The authors identify and address structural flaws present in both democracies and autocracies.

Drawing on a vast array of archival sources from around the hemisphere and world, The Fate of the Americas demonstrates that even at the brink of destruction, Latin Americans played active roles in global politics and inter-American relations.

When in their lives are innovators most creative, and why? This book summarizes more than two decades of research prompted by this question. The result is an authoritative statement of a new unified theory of creativity, that overturns both popular and scholarly beliefs about the sources of human inventiveness. David Galenson shows that there are two distinctly different kinds of creativity in virtually every discipline.

Fighting climate change, saving democracy, and eradicating poverty are urgent global challenges, yet the world's leaders continue to pursue outdated policies that focus on one while worsening the tradeoffs between each of them. Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World shows how the nations of the world can achieve all three objectives.

In the 1980s, Phil Bellfy pondered the question: Why does Sault, Ontario, appear to be so prosperous, while the "Sault" on the American side has fallen into such a deplorable state? Could the answer be that the "American side" was little more than a "resource colony"--or to use the academic jargon of "Conflict and Change" Sociology--an "Internal Colony."

Ahmed Elidrisy is a visionary leader and pioneer in the fields of Sustainability, ESG, and Impact Investing. With a distinguished career spanning over 28 years, he has seamlessly integrated strategy, sustainability, and QHSE to drive transformational change. As a Chief Sustainability Officer with qualifications from MIT, Elidrisy has championed the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into business operations, setting new benchmarks for ethical and sustainable practices.

Niko Paech forderte 2012 in »Befreiung vom Überfluss« eine radikale Abkehr von diesem Weg. Er warnte vor den falschen Versprechen »grünen« Wachstums und prognostizierte, dass trotz aller Klimagipfel und »nachhaltigen« Produkte die Zerstörung der Umwelt weiter voranschreiten würde. Und er behielt recht. Sein legendäres Manifest prägte die Debatte über den Kapitalismus. Nun liegt es in einer aktualisierten Auflage vor, die von Fridays for Future über Pandemie bis zur wachsenden Politikverdrossenheit neue Entwicklungen einbezieht. Paechs Gedanken sind heute aktueller denn je.

From $5 workdays and assembly lines to failed jungle utopias and antisemitic newspapers, Ford traces how one man’s obsession with control rewired labor, society, and even ideology. Henry Ford didn’t just manufacture vehicles — he mass-produced a system where people became parts, mobility became dependence, and efficiency became the highest virtue. Along the way, he inspired nations, built empires, and — whether he meant to or not — lit sparks that helped fuel one of history’s darkest regimes.

The dollar is everywhere. In your wallet. In your bank account. In your debt, your paycheck, your rent, your retirement — even your dreams. But what is it, really? This isn’t just a history of American money. It’s a story of belief. From revolution to global empire, In Green We Trust traces the rise of the dollar — not just as currency, but as mythology. Gold. Oil. Paper. Wars. Crashes. Promises. Lies. Every chapter unpacks how a piece of green paper became the most powerful object on Earth — and what happens when the world starts questioning what it’s really worth.