Skip to main content

Handlekurv

Du får VIP-behandlingen!

Titlene er ikke tilgjengelige for kjøp
Se gjennom handlekurven din. Du kan fjerne titlene som ikke er tilgjengelige nå eller vi fjerner dem automatisk ved kassen.
titlertittel
titlertittel

Anbefalt for deg

Loading...


Reflections e-Bøker Serie

Viser 112 av 12 resultater resultater
Skip side bar filters
  • Corruption

    Brief Books about Big Ideas

    Serie serien Reflections
    A short but engaging look at what makes Denmark one of the least corrupt countries in the world.Corruption is a profoundly destructive force around the world, but why does its extent vary so drastically among countries? In Corruption, Mette Frisk Jensen closely links the level of corruption in a country to its wealth, the happiness of its citizens, and the level of trust citizens have in their ... Les mer

    82,90 kr

Folk som leste denne likte også

  • A History of South Africa: Revised Edition

    A leading scholar of South Africa provides a fresh and penetrating exploration of that country’s history, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present. Focusing primarily on the experiences of its black inhabitants, this richly illustrated book is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the historical patterns behind the conflicts that rage in this troubled ... Les mer

    166,26 kr

  • Dark Age Ahead

    av Jane Jacobs ...
    In this indispensable book, urban visionary Jane Jacobs argues that as agrarianism gives way to a technology-based future, we’re at risk of cultural collapse. Jacobs—renowned author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities and The Economy of Cities—pinpoints five pillars of our culture that are in serious decay: community and family; higher education; the effective practice of science; ... Les mer

    108,00 kr

  • The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism

    A History of Capitalism

    av Joyce Appleby ...
    "Splendid: the global history of capitalism in all its creative—and destructive—glory.”—The New York Times Book ReviewWith its deep roots and global scope, the capitalist system seems universal and timeless. The framework for our lives, it is a source of constant change, sometimes measured and predictable, sometimes drastic, out of control. Yet what is now ubiquitous was not always so. Capitalism ... Les mer

    195,69 kr

  • False Economy

    A Surprising Economic History of the World

    av Alan Beattie ...
    *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*Why do some countries succeed while others fail? What causes boom or bust? The World Trade Editor of the FT explains how the world really works.'A thorough examination of economies from the age of empire to the age of the IMF' The Washington PostWhy do oil and diamonds lead to economic disaster more often than boom? Why doesn't Africa gr... ... Les mer

    124,21 kr

  • The Making of the Greek Crisis

    New Revised Edition: 2015

    Serie serien Penguin Specials
    Penguin Specials are designed to fill a gap. Written to be read over a long commute or a short journey, they are original and exclusively in digital form.The financial and social crisis in Greece has deep roots in the country's society and history. In this newly revised edition James Pettifer, the leading Balkan commentator and Oxford University historian brings us up to date with recent events in ... Les mer

    37,18 kr

  • Greekonomics

    The Euro Crisis and Why Politicians Don't Get It

    av Vicky Pryce ...
    The eurozone is in crisis. Spiralling debts, defaulting banks, high unemployment - the European dream of a united union appears to be over. All fingers point to the corrupt and greedy PIIGs: Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain. Profligate governments have exploited the system, squandered the benefits and now beg for bail-outs from those that prosper. But is it really that simple? Economist ... Les mer

    69,96 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Rebellion, Rascals, and Revenue

    Tax Follies and Wisdom through the Ages

    An engaging and enlightening account of taxation told through lively, dramatic, and sometimes ludicrous stories drawn from around the world and across the agesGovernments have always struggled to tax in ways that are effective and tolerably fair. Sometimes they fail grotesquely, as when, in 1898, the British ignited a rebellion in Sierra Leone by imposing a tax on huts—and, in repressing it, ended ... Les mer

    162,69 kr

  • Austerity

    Vintage Minis

    Serie serien Vintage Minis
    VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.How do we choose between what is fair and just, and what our debtors demand of us? Yanis Varoufakis was put in such a dilemma in 2015 when he became the finance minister of Greece. In this rousing book, he charts the absurdities that underpin calls for austerity, as well as his own battles with a bureaucracy bent on ignoring the human cost of its ... Les mer

    74,48 kr

  • Why Empires Fall

    Rome, America and the Future of the West

    What can the fall of Rome teach us about the decline of the West today? A historian and a political economist, both experts in their field, investigateOver the last three centuries, the West rose to dominate the planet. Then, suddenly, around the turn of the millennium, history reversed. Faced with economic stagnation and internal political division, the West has found itself in rapid decline.This ... Les mer

    161,51 kr

  • Apartheid In South Africa - Origins And Impact

    This book was first published in 1987 when South African Apartheid policy generated much public discussion all over the world. This book, “Apartheid in South Africa: Origins and Impact", is a book which can serve the dual purpose of informing the general reader, of the historical background to Apartheid; and of placing a textbook at the disposal of students preparing for various examinations on ... Les mer

    9,17 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • D.R. Congo: the Darkness of the Heart

    How the Congolese Have Survived 500 Years of History

    Book Synopsis: This book recounts from the perspective of a Congolese native the five-hundred-year journey of the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It analyzes dispassionately the facts of the turbulent history of the country and its continuing impact on the life of the modern-day Congolese. In the book, we set out to begin the search for the Congolese answers to the DR Congos historical ... Les mer

    89,00 kr