Development as Freedom offers an alternative to economic indicators as a measure of development In Development as Freedom, Amartya Sen sets out a new, broader approach to development, according to which economic indicators are only one factor among several. He argues that unfreedom inhibits people’s abilities to live the life they choose, and can still hold people back even when their country’s...
Read more
-
-
Globalization and Its Discontents provides insight into the most serious economic crises of recent years In Globalization and Its Discontents, Joseph Stiglitz argues that the policies set out by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have often hurt the very countries they were supposed to help, resulting in increased instability and heightened economic crises. This clear and detailed summary and...
Read more -
Learn about the ideas of Joseph Stiglitz in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize-winning economist and one of the best-known figures of New Keynesian economics. His work spans multiple domains of economics, including in particular political economics, development economics and econometrics. He is also a pioneer of information economics and an outspoken...
Read more -
Learn about the OECD and the challenges of globalisation in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is a body which aims to regulate international trade and encourage cooperation between countries. It also provides governments with analyses and recommendations in order to promote more effective social and economic policies. This book...
Read more -
With 193 member states, the United Nations (UN) is a key organisation on the global stage and plays a crucial role in international relations and diplomacy. It emerged in the aftermath of the Second World War, superseding the largely ineffectual League of Nations, and is now known for its many activities spanning areas such as peacekeeping, humanitarian aid and international development....
Read more -
Understand the essentials of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. The UNDP aims to eradicate poverty, reduce inequality, ensure democracy and the respect of human rights, and restore dignity to some of the world's most marginalized people. It is currently active in 77 countries, and bases its work on the concepts of partnership,...
Read more