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Property carries a great promise: that it will make you rich and set you free. But it is also a weapon, an agent of displacement and exploitation, the currency of kleptocrats and oligarchs. Property is a vivid, far-reaching analysis of our concept of property ownership, from 16th-century feudalism to the present day. Above all, Property asks how we have come to view our homes not as a natural human right, but as investments—and it offers hope for how things could be better, with reform that might enable the social wealth of property to be returned to society.

Political gridlock in Washington…the lingering effects of the financial crisis…structural problems such as unemployment and the skills gap of our work force…the mediocre K-12 educational system. Are our best days behind us? Joel Kurtzman persuasively shows why all the talk about America's decline is not only baseless but dead wrong. Our best days, are, in fact, ahead of us.

Prestigious newspaper editor George Melloan, who worked for the Wall Street Journal for more than half a century, is no stranger to the wild ups and downs of the American and world economies. Using detailed examples from the Crash of 1929 and from the Carter era, this brilliantly argued book explains how government intervention actually prevents the economy from recovering its natural balance.

In a world where wealth and power are increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few, Who Controls the Money delves into the generational divide that shapes our economic reality. From the Baby Boomers who built their fortunes in an era of prosperity to the Millennials and Gen Z struggling under the weight of student debt, stagnant wages, and unaffordable housing, this book uncovers the systemic forces that keep wealth and power in the hands of the elite.

Many developed countries have to deal with low female labor market participation. Within (OECD) countries, only 61 % of women of working age actively participated in the labor market in 2008, whereas the ratio is 80%for men. This gap is particularly alarming as women recently tend to be higher educated on average, with better school degrees and higher shares of university graduates. Hence, activating this untapped skilled labor resource is a key issue in the current policy debate. Supporting self-employment among unemployed women might be more promising in this regard, given that women ...

You're about to discover crucial information about Litecoin. Millions of people have made the jump into the cryptocurrency world, and it is only growing each and every day. It can be overwhelming if you are looking into taking the plunge because of all the various options and misinformation out there. You also need to understand the risks and benefits of using Litecoin because people begin without even considering many of the important factors.

With 1.1 billion residents, the world's largest democracy is poised to dominate the world stage. One of India's wealthiest men gives an insider's view into his country's dynamic transformation, revealing the forces and unique characteristics behind India's meteoric rise.

"Economics" may not have been written by Aristotle. The author provides examples of methods used by the state to raise money including debt, currency devaluation, commodity controls, tariffs, sales tax, fines, violence and sacrilege.

It is no secret; housing has reached unprecedented levels of unaffordability. Anybody participating in or paying attention to this market has likely been taken aback by the current state of affairs. Why is this happening? Who is to blame? Can we expect it to settle down? These are but a few of the questions answered in this exciting book about the current state of the housing market. Filled with both analytical data and anecdotes alike, you can come away with a new depth of understanding into the differing aspects affecting our housing market.

Written over ten chapters tackling the most important issues (Brexit, debt, the City, immigration, manufacturing, levelling up, public services) Wallace asks in clear, jargon-free prose what the problems are, and what we can do to solve them. He offers a ten-point plan to get our economy back and track, building on its most resilient aspects. Part-primer, part passionate argument, Tanked is the perfect book for anyone who wants to know their quantitative easing from their bond market, and to understand the how Britain devalued itself.

Bitcoin has already changed the world of finance and continues to grow in popularity, impacting other industries and areas of life.

Bitcoin is not only a new currency, but an entirely new technology that is causing a revolution as big as the internet once did.

While people have dismissed bitcoin as a fad that will pass, the internet was also dismissed in its early days with Bill Gates stating Microsoft had no interest in the internet.

Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency may seem like technical jargon that only computer or finance experts can understand.

Twenty-five Sunbury Press authors contributed 27 sections about the possible impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on society. Based on their experiences in a variety of fields, they provide their projections about the changes facing us, many of which have already been underway for some time.

The industrial civilization, which began roughly 150 years ago, is entering a decisive phase as the resources needed to satisfy its ravenous appetite are running scarce. Human societies living an industrialized life have used up resources that took nature millions of years to create. How long we can continue to support this reckless behavior is a question that concerns each one of us who lives anywhere upon the planet today, as the crumbling of this colossal system is becoming more apparent with each passing day.

An unforgettable portrait of the emerging world's entrepreneurial dynamos Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky is the story about that top one percent of people who do more to change their worlds through greed and ambition than politicians, NGOs, and nonprofits ever can.

La democracia y el capitalismo pueden ser dolorosos, y no siempre te gustan los resultados. Algunos días se gana, pero la mayoría de los días se pierde. Bajo una dictadura, la vida puede ser buena por un tiempo, pero tus antepasados eventualmente morirán de hambre y terminarán en una balsa rumbo a un país capitalista cercano. El marxismo tiene mucho sentido en teoría, pero en la práctica, cada vez que se ha intentado ha fracasado. Esto puede llevar un par de décadas, y el éxito del comunismo requiere una relación parasitaria con un sistema capitalista, ya que tiene que venderse ...

“மீண்டும் சிறப்பாக கட்டியெழுப்புவதற்காக” — மேலும் எதிர்வரும் காலத்தில் ஏற்படவிருக்கும் நான்காம் ரீஹ்ஹில் இருந்து நம்மை காப்பாற்றிக் கொள்வதற்காக ரூஸ்வெல்ட் ஆண்டுகளின் சிந்தனைகள், வெற்றிகள் மற்றும் உத்வேகங்களைப் பின்பற்றி, “அமைப்பை மீண்டும் மகத்தானதாக ஆக்குதல்” முதலாளித்துவத்தின் அஸ்திவாரங்களைத் தோண்டி எடுக்கிறது.

You're about to discover crucial information about Bitcoin. Millions of people have made the jump into the cryptocurrency world, and it is only growing each and every day. It can be overwhelming if you are looking into taking the plunge because of all the various options and misinformation out there. You also need to understand the risks and benefits of using Bitcoin because people begin without even considering many of the important factors.

Generation Y faces the bleakest economic landscape in modern history. The recent spikes in unemployment and debt, alongside a drop in marriage, home-buying, and childbearing rates, will have long-term consequences for a group that had no hand in creating the financial crisis. For these young adults, the American Dream is moving farther out of reach. Worse still, leaders aren't doing anything about it.

"The Poverty of Philosophy" is a book by Karl Marx published in Paris and Brussels in 1847, where he lived in exile from 1843 until 1849. This work is a scathing criticism of the economic and philosophical arguments of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's "The Philosophy of Poverty".

The future breaks down into threats and opportunities. Meta-Trends motivate you to plan better so that not only will you survive, you will thrive over the next 15 years. Change is happening so rapidly in society that the need for reliable forecasts is paramount. It turns out that demographics are the single most powerful ingredient in forecasting what the future will look like. Readers will take away tactical strategies to improve their net worth and to find the motivation to do so today. Most importantly, they will know how to protect their wealth and the health of their businesses in the ...