Sovereign states on a leash
Foreign investment: Rick Rowden recounts the tale of who’s wagging the dog. When Mexico adopted a tax on high-fructose corn syrup as part of an effort to address the …
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The economics of corruption and the corruption of economics
The true meaning of corruption has been distorted, leaving research, policy and the public to allow it to continue unchecked. Geoffrey M. Hodgson explains. Some authors – particularly economists – …
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The World for Sale
From the publisher: The modern world is built on commodities – from the oil that fuels our cars to the metals that power our smartphones. We rarely stop to consider …
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Don’t Be Evil
From the publisher: Google and Facebook receive 90% of the world’s news advertising spend. Amazon takes half of all e-commerce in the US. Google and Apple operating systems run on …
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Competition is Killing Us
From the publisher: We live in the age of big companies where rising levels of power are concentrated in the hands of a few. Yet no government or organisation has …
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Levers of Power
From the publisher: Understanding the power of the corporations and how to take the struggle directly to them. It’s no secret that “the 1%” – the business elite that commands …
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