Polity Press, 2014. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked text. A thought-provoking analysis, with many examples, that argues homo economicus, instead of bringing happiness, traps human beings in a world devoid of any ideals. 155p. Measures 5.75x8.75 inches.
Dacca: Bangladesh Books International Limited, 1978. Paperback. Good. Unmarked text. Faded Ford Foundation stamp on cover. Foreword by Nurul Islam. Contributors: A.M.A Rahim, M. Sohrab Uddin, M. Taheruddin, and A.K.M. Nozmul Haque. Tables. References. 246p.
Princeton University Press, 1934. Hardcover. Good. Unmarked text. Fabric frayed at top edge. Topics range from twentieth century economic planning and the effects of price fixing to social progress and a realistic theory of reform. Index. Appendices. Bumped corner. 331p.
Bureau of Railway Economics, Association of American Railroads?, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. Ex-library. Appears unmarked. Worn boards. Tables, charts. Topics include organization of railroad employees, wages of railroad employees and workers in other industries. 155p. Index. Appendices.
MIT Press, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Unmarked text. Previous owner's name on front end page. References. 98p. Tears and bends on dust jacket. Details a statement of reform policy based on the authors' experience with stabilization policies. Authors include Olivier Blanchard, Rudiger Dornbushch, Paul Krugman, Richard Layard and Larry Summers.
Hoover Institution, 1991. Pamphlet. Very Good. Unmarked. Some marks on cover. 18p. Bibliography. Author summarizes recommendations as a part of team advising the Supreme Economic Council of the Russian Republic, chaired by Mikhail Botcharov, on policies for transition to a market economy. Book 23 in the Essays in Public Policy series.
See Sharp Press, 2007. Pamphlet. Very Good. Unmarked. 32p. Measures 5.5x8.5 inches. Two classic essays by German-American anarcho-communist Johann Most (1846-1906) on the evils of capitalism. The Social Monster is a paper on communism and anarchism. The Beast of Property examines the "curse of the world which defeats the people's emancipation." He is credited with popularizing the concept of "Propaganda of the deed".
W W Norton & Co Inc (Np), 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked text. Crease on inner front flap of dust jacket. This book looks at events that have shaken the stock market, the dollar and the national economy. Robert L. Heilbroner (1919-2005) was an American economist and historian of economic thought.
Modern Reader Paperbacks, 1968. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. Translated by Mary Klopper. Investigates whether, despite the termination of old colonial ties, the metropolitan areas of the word do not continue to exploit the underdeveloped countries by virtue of long-established economic relationships. 115p.
Gower Publishing Company, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good. Unmarked text. 820p. Preface by Glenn L. Johnson. Contributors include Pedro Sisnando Leite, Mancur Olson, Alain de Janvry, Carl K. Eicher and others. Index.
International Finance Section, Dept. of Economics, Princeton University, 1961. Paperback. Good. Revised and enlarged edition. A few small marks in book and age tanning on edges. Topics include Modern Developments of the Pure Theory, The Balance of Payments Mechanism, etc. Bibliography. 78p.
US Department of Agriculture, 1988. Paperback. Good. Unmarked text. Some edge wear. Contributions include "Choosing a Rural Policy for the 1980's and '90's" by Kenneth L. Deavers, "The Significance of Community Development to Rural Economic Development Initiatives" by Vernon D. Ryan, "Public Infrastructure and Economic Development" by William F. Fox and others. 395p.
The Brookings Institution, 1966. Hardcover. Good. Ex-library. Text appears unmarked. Bumped edges. Index. Topics include the feasibility of budget projections, method of budget projections, problems in projecting the federal budget and more. 36 text tables. 3 charts. 20 Appendices tables.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1951. Hardcover. Good. Unmarked text. A mid-20th century view of the corporation income tax on national income and employment, on wages and on prices, and treating broad political aspects of tax policy. Index. 242p.
Harper & Brothers, 1959. Hardcover. Good/good. Signed. Unmarked text. Inscribed to previous owner. Ex-library, with an International House Library stamp on front end page. Unclipped dust jacket with chipping. A critical review of classical and neo-Keynesian theories of the mechanism of adjustment of the balance of payments with the author's own generalization of classical theory. Bibliography. Indices. 378p.
Routledge, 1991. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. 248p. Bibliography. Index. The first work to seriously and successfully bridge twentieth century economics and philosophy. Subroto Roy draws these two disciplines together and examines the intellectual roots of economics. Raises questions central to modern economics. Subrata Roy (b. 1948) is an Indian businessman and the founder and chairman of the Sahara India, an Indian conglomerate with diversified ownership
University of Chicago Press, 1955. Hardcover. Acceptable. Ex-library. A few marks in book. Index. Bibliography.Reveals how economic theories from Adam Smith to Alfred Marshall, though apparently constructed by the pure glimmering of reason alone, were actually concocted by fears and desires old as mankind and hidden in the unconscious. 266p.
Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 1980. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Authors include James C. Abegglen, Tadao Kato, Louis J. Mulkern, Keiske Yawata, Walter E. Hoadley, and Koei Narusawa. 57p.
The World Bank, 1989. Paperback. Good. White label on cover. Unmarked text. Working Paper WPS-305. Topics include the public-private continuum, the bank's role in facilitating government-NGO relationships and more. Tables and charts. 96p.
Melbourne, VIC: The Commonwealth of Australia, 2003. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. Bumped spine. 134p. References. Illustrated. Media and Publications Productivity Committee publication. Provides an economic framework within which to consider the effectiveness and limitations of auction markets. The paper looks at the use of auctions as a policy instrument and the effects of auction design on consumer interests, the efficient allocation of resources, and industry competitiveness.
