Principios de economía

Una introducción a los fundamentos económicos

Una introducción accesible y exhaustiva a los fundamentos económicos desde la perspectiva de la escuela austriacaPrincipios de economía ofrece una visión general y clara de los conceptos fundamentales de la economía, lo que hace que sea ideal para estudiantes universitarios, economistas profesionales y el público ...

10 y 1/2 lecciones basadas en la experiencia

Perspectivas sobre la gestión de fondos

En 10 y 1/2 lecciones basadas en la experiencia, Paul Marshall resume su experiencia de 35 años de inversión, incluidos más de 20 años en Marshall Wace, la sociedad de hedge funds de valores global. Describe la desconexión entre la teoría académica y la ...

Azúcar

Una historia de la civilización humana

La irresistible crónica de cómo, durante más de 2.500 años, lo dulce ha transformado nuestra geopolítica, salud y medioambiente.La historia mundial del azúcar y la historia mundial del capitalismo esetán estrechamente vinculadas entre sí. Ulbe Bosma, en este primer relato verdaderamente global de ...

Camino de libertad

La economía y la buena sociedad

El nuevo libro de Joseph Stiglitz, Premio Nobel de Economía «Un argumento sólido a favor de un capitalismo progresista basado en la cooperación para el bien común».Kirkus La libertad es la idea que subyace a las sociedades occidentales, pero de un tiempo a esta ...

Vertedero

¿Qué ocurre realmente con lo que tiramos? Tras esta simple pregunta el galardonado periodista de investigación Franklin-Wallis se sumerge de lleno en la crisis mundial de los residuos y saca a la luz el mundo oculto que sustenta nuestra economía moderna. En la India conoce ...

Financial valuation

applications and models

A comprehensive guide to the theory and application of valuation, along with useful models, tools, and tips for analysts Financial Valuation: Applications and Models provides authoritative reference and practical guidance on the appropriate, defensible way to prepare and present business valuations. With contributions by 30 ...

Banking as a service

opportunities, challenges and risks of new banking business models

This book provides a comprehensive look at banking-as-a-service (Baas), equipping readers with an understanding of the origins, evolution, future and applications of BaaS and the key differences across global markets. BaaS is a game changer in the financial services sector, radically transforming both how consumers ...

Offshore

stealth wealth and the new colonialism

This engrossing deep dive exposes how the shadowy global system of offshore finance fuels economic crises and austerity while also undermining democracy and the rule of law. Sociologist Brooke Harrington trained as an offshore wealth manager then spent years immersed in tax havens around the ...

Floor rules

insider culture in financial markets

A compelling account of how markets really govern themselves, and why they often baffle and outrage outsiders One of the reasons many people believe financial markets are lawless and irrational-and rigged-is that they follow two sets of rules. The official rules, set by law or ...

Long problems

climate change and the challenge of governing across time

Political strategies for tackling climate change and other "long problems" that span generations Climate change and its consequences unfold over many generations. Past emissions affect our climate today, just as our actions shape the climate of tomorrow, while the effects of global warming will last ...

The divine economy

how religions compete for wealth, power and people

Longlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award A novel economic interpretation of how religions have become so powerful in the modern world Religion in the twenty-first century is alive and well across the world, despite its apparent decline in ...

Spiderweb Capitalism

how global elites exploit frontier markets

A behind-the-scenes look at how the rich and powerful use offshore shell corporations to conceal their wealth and make themselves richer In 2015, the anonymous leak of the Panama Papers brought to light millions of financial and legal documents exposing how the superrich hide their ...

A monetary and fiscal history of the United States, 1961-2021

From the New York Times bestselling author, the fascinating story of U.S. economic policy from Kennedy to Biden-filled with lessons for today In this book, Alan Blinder, one of the world's most influential economists and one of the field's best writers, draws ...

Money Capital

New Monetary Principles for a More Prosperous Society

A novel perspective on monetary and fiscal policy that views money as the equity capital of a nation A conventional economic theory, monetarism, holds that inflation is a monetary phenomenon driven by changes in the supply of money. Yet recent experience-including the aftermath of the ...

Shocks, crises, and false alarms

how to assess true macroeconomic risk

An essential new guide to navigating macroeconomic risk. The shocks and crises of recent years-pandemic, recession, inflation, war-have forced executives and investors to recognize that the macroeconomy is now a risk to be actively managed. Yet unreliable forecasting, pervasive doomsaying, and whipsawing data severely hamper ...

Que sea sencillo no significa que sea fácil

Una guía práctica sobre el arte de la inversión

Todo lo que debes saber para hacer fácil lo difícil en el mundo de las inversionesHay cosas que son complicadas y a la vez extremadamente fáciles: invertir es una de ellas. Desde fuera parece un mundo excitante pero inaccesible, con su jerga y sus vaivenes ...

Cómo pensar como un economista

Lo que nos enseñan los grandes economistas que moldearon el mundo

Entender la economía es observar el mundo de una manera completamente nueva. El profesor Robbie Mochrie nos acerca esa mirada distinta a través de sus más destacados representantes.Capturando la esencia de los economistas más influyentes de la historia en esbozos biográficos amenos e iluminadores ...

Shipping lords and coolie stokers

class, race, and maritime capitalism in the early 20th century

When eighty-seven passengers and crew died in the shipwreck of the Royal Mail ship Egypt in 1922, the accident gave rise to a racist international press campaign against the employment of Indian seafarers, such as those who made up most of the ship's crew ...

Claves para crear un patrimonio desde cero

Como crear tu propia fortuna en el sector inmobiliario

Este es el libro que deberías leer para saber cómo invertir en inmuebles y evitar errores que te pueden dejar en fuera de juego como inversor; también te va a permitir ahorrar miles de euros y te brinda una información real que no encontrarás fácilmente ...

The conscience of the Party

Hu Yaobang, China's communist reformer

The definitive story of a top Chinese politician's ill-fated quest to reform the Communist Party. When Hu Yaobang died in April 1989, throngs of mourners converged on the Martyrs' Monument in Tiananmen Square to pay their respects. Following Hu's 1987 ouster by party ...