The financial crisis of 2008 made Americans keenly aware of the impact Wall Street has on the economic well-being of the nation and its citizenry. Ott shows how the government, corporations, and financial institutions transformed stock investment from an elite to a mass practice at the beginning of the twentieth century.

A brilliantly illuminating and darkly comic tale of the ongoing financial and political crisis in America.The financial crisis that exploded in 2008 isn’t past but prologue. The grifter class—made up of the largest players in the financial industry and the politicians who do their bidding—has been growing in power, and the crisis was only one terrifying manifestation of how they’ve hijacked America’s political and economic life.Matt Taibbi has combined deep...

A renowned economist argues for the importance of property rights in "the most intelligent book yet written about the current challenge of establishing capitalism in the developing world" (Economist)"The hour of capitalism's greatest triumph," writes Hernando de Soto, "is, in the eyes of four-fifths of humanity, its hour of crisis." In The Mystery of Capital, the world-famous Peruvian economist takes up one of the...

Leading economist John B. Taylor’s straightforward plan to rebuild America’s economic future by returning to its founding principles.Mired in a crippling economic slump and hamstrung by partisan political debates, America faces substantial economic challenges, from widespread unemployment to the government’s ballooning debt. These assaults on our prosperity reflect the unintended consequences of more than a decade of government intervention in virtually all areas o...

Your Go-to Resource for Government Contract Source Selection!From planning to protest and all the steps in between, Understanding Government Contract Source Selection is the one reference all government acquisition professionals and contractors should keep close at hand. This valuable resource provides straightforward guidance to ensure you develop a firm foundation in government contract source selection.Government acquisition professionals can reference this book for guidan...

Positioning your Company To WIN Government Contracts is a zero fluff guide on how companies can increase their chances of winning federal government contracts.Learn how to...-Find Government Solicitations-How to write winning proposals-How to bid on the coveted GSA Schedule-Gather Business Intelligence-Who really makes procurement decisions-How federal funds are allocated-How to negotiate GSA rates and contracts-Lastly, how to ...

This book is a, brief but critical, historical account of economists' failed attempts to derive a theory for interest rate. The consequence of this failure and the blind-driving of policies guided by defunct GPS is the ordeal, previously experienced by many countries in the world and now torturing the smaller European people, which, the author proves, is a centuries old conspiracy.

The Affordable Care Act will have a dangerous effect on the American economy. That may sound like a political stance, but it’s a conclusion directly borne out by economic forecasts. In Side Effects and Complications, preeminent labor economist Casey B. Mulligan brings to light the dire economic realities that have been lost in the ideological debate over the ACA, and he offers an eye-opening, accessible look at the price American citizens will pay because of it.Looking spe...

This thoroughly revised and updated third edition of The Ethics Challenge in Public Service is the classic ethics text used in public management programs nationwide. It also serves as a valuable tool for public managers who work in a world that presents more ethical challenges every day. It contains a wealth of practical tools and strategies that public managers can use when making ethical choices in the ambiguous pressured world of public service. The book contains new material o...

Learn everything you need to about the Republic of Lebanon! The Key Facts on Lebanon provides readers with essential statistical and business information on the Middle Eastern nation , including:   -Background of Lebanon -Geography of Lebanon -People and Society of Lebanon -Government and Key Leaders of Lebanon -Economy of Lebanon -Energy Resources of Lebanon -Communications in Lebanon -Transportation in Lebanon

Learn everything you need to about the North American country of Canada! The Key Facts on Canada provides readers with essential statistical and business information on the world’s second largest country, including:-Background of Canada-Geography of Canada-People and Society of Canada-Government and Key Leaders of Canada-Economy of Canada-Energy Resources of Canada-Communications in Canada-Transportation in Canada-Mili...

This book is specially meant to change the world order by removing poverty, debts of the state by collecting much more revenue than the annual budget without taxes within the shortest period of time of thirty days, reduce inflation, create industrial revolution, reduce the cost of living by at least half, start of interest free banking, kick start of ailing economics, end of terrorism, eradication of drug abuse and improvement in the law and order situation. This seems to be an illusion bu...