Economic Development
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The Lords of Poverty: The Power, Prestige, and Corruption of the International Aid Business
$17.00 Add to cartLords of Poverty is a case study in betrayals of a public trust. The shortcomings of aid are numerous, and serious enough to raise questions about the viability of the practice at its most fundamental… [more below]
- Author: Hancock, Graham
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 10 1994
- ISBN10: 0871134691
- Language: English
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The Great Global Transformation: The United States, China, and the Remaking of the World Economic Order
$30.00 Read moreFrom the essential chronicler of the world economy, a portrait of the Great Powers in transition.
The world’s two great economic powers are on opposite trajectories. In the United States, decades of- Author: Milanovic, Branko
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: March 23 2026
- ISBN10: 0226846415
- Language: English
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The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power: Deconstructing Indian ACT Economics
$24.99 Add to cartIndigenomics in action–moving beyond Indian Act economics towards Indigenous economic sovereignty
In this groundbreaking new work, Carol Anne Hilton, author of the bestselling Indigenomics, explores
- Author: Hilton, Carol Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1774060159
- Language: English
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How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World’s Last Developmental Frontier
$32.00 Add to cart“Challenges outdated narratives and makes a compelling case for the continent’s economic potential.”–Bill Gates
The acclaimed author of How Asia Works brings his “pithy, well-written and intellectuall
- Author: Studwell, Joe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: February 17 2026
- ISBN10: 0802158439
- Language: English
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Strong Floor, No Ceiling: Building a New Foundation for the American Dream
$19.99 Read moreA Bold Plan to Rebuild the American Dream–for Everyone
We’re not just divided–we’re adrift. Strong Floor, No Ceiling presents a bold, radically moderate blueprint to reconnect our fractured country a
- Author: Libby, Oliver B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: November 11 2025
- ISBN10: 164225701X
- Language: English
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The Invention of Infinite Growth: How Economists Came to Believe a Dangerous Delusion
$32.50 Add to cartA history of how the pursuit of growth has kept us from creating a more sustainable and just world.
Most economists believe that growth is the surest path to better lives. This has proven to be one o- Author: Jones, Christopher F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: October 14 2025
- ISBN10: 022672204X
- Language: English
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The Civic Brand: The Power & Responsibility of Place
$28.00 Add to cartThe Civic Brand: The Power & Responsibility of Place is a bold and practical book that challenges conventional thinking about city-building, tourism, economic development, and community engagement. Au
- Author: Short, Ryan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 30 2025
- ISBN10: 9798999480705
- Language: English
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The Civic Brand: The Power & Responsibility of Place
$17.99 Add to cartThe Civic Brand: The Power & Responsibility of Place is a bold and practical book that challenges conventional thinking about city-building, tourism, economic development, and community engagement. Au
- Author: Short, Ryan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 30 2025
- ISBN10: 9798999480712
- Language: English
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Startup Campus: How Uc Berkeley Became an Unexpected Leader in Entrepreneurship and Startups
$19.95 Add to cartHow did the University of California, Berkeley–once skeptical of involvement with corporate activities–become a leader in entrepreneurship and startups? And how did the campus manage that transforma… [more below]
- Author: Alvarez Cohen, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 214
- Publish Date: August 19 2025
- ISBN10: 9798348700027
- Language: English
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Crossing the Cactus: A Blueprint for Tech Commercialization Success Outside Silicon Valley
$24.95 Add to cartIn Crossing the Cactus, veteran venture capitalist Dave Blivin tackles one of the most persistent challenges in economic development: how to build successful technology ecosystems in regions outside e
- Author: Blivin, David C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 9798897010332
- Language: English
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Startup Campus: How Uc Berkeley Became an Unexpected Leader in Entrepreneurship and Startups
$29.95 Add to cartHow did the University of California, Berkeley–once skeptical of involvement with corporate activities–become a leader in entrepreneurship and startups? And how did the campus manage that transforma… [more below]
- Author: Alvarez Cohen, Mike
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 214
- Publish Date: August 19 2025
- ISBN10: 9798348700010
- Language: English
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Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
$19.99 Add to cartIn this new edition of their classic work, the winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics upend the most common assumptions about how economics works, providing a “rich and humane” (Financial Times) exam… [more below]
- Author: Banerjee, Abhijit V.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1541706188
- Language: English
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The Price of Our Values: The Economic Limits of Moral Life
$25.00 Read moreThe economic case for self-interest at the outer limits of being morally good.
Modern life is an exercise in discomfort. In the face of endless injustice, how much selfishness is permissible? How do w
- Author: Landier, Augustin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0226827089
- Language: English
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Tools for Conviviality
$23.67 Add to cartIvan Illich argues for individual personal control over life, the tools and energy we use. A work of seminal importance.
The conviviality for which noted social philosopher Ivan Illich is arguing is o- Author: Illich, Ivan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 30 2021
- ISBN10: 1842300113
- Language: English
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Reinventing the Heartland: How One City’s Inclusive Approach to Innovation and Growth Can Revive the American Dream
$29.99 Add to cartA blueprint for the bottom-up revival that is so sorely needed in cities across America.
To thrive in this day and age, cities must create innovation economies of their own. Tech jobs, venture capital
- Author: Lalla, Nicholas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1400249007
- Language: English
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Uncertainty and Enterprise: Venturing Beyond the Known
$34.95 Add to cart- Author: Bhid?, Amar
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: December 06 2024
- ISBN10: 197688357
- Language: English
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The Enduring Enterprise: How Family Businesses Thrive in Turbulent Conditions
$32.00 Add to cartFamily businesses thrive in some of the world’s toughest environments, providing vital lessons for businesses everywhere.
The bulk of the world’s growth in population and economic activity in the f… [more below]- Author: Deciantis, Devin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1541703650
- Language: English
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Prosperity in the Age of Decline: How to Lead Your Business and Preserve Wealth Through the Coming Business Cycles
$32.00 Read moreA guide for protecting your wealth in an age of turbulent business cycles
In Prosperity in the Age of Decline, Brian and Alan Beaulieu–the CEO and President of the Institute for Trend Research(R) (IT
- Author: Beaulieu, Brian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 30 2014
- ISBN10: 1118809890
- Language: English
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Fully Automated Luxury Communism: A Manifesto
$19.95 Read moreA different kind of politics for a new kind of society–beyond work, scarcity and capitalism
In the twenty-first century, new technologies should liberate us from work. Automation, rather than undermi- Author: Bastani, Aaron
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 16 2020
- ISBN10: 1786632632
- Language: English
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Signals: The 27 Trends Defining the Future of the Global Economy
$35.00 Read moreDiscover the trends shaping our world, and explore the data underlying them, in this fascinating, visual journey.
In Signals, Visual Capitalist founder and editor-in-chief Jeff Desjardins and his team
- Author: Desjardins, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: December 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1119853176
- Language: English
