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Bankruptcy, bubbles and bailouts
The inside history of the Treasury since 1976
By Aeron Davis
The Treasury is one of Britain's oldest, most powerful and most secretive institutions. It has played a central role in shaping the country's economic system, yet all too often it has escaped ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-7746-9
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Buy NowCulture is not an industry
Reclaiming art and culture for the common good
By Justin O'Connor
Culture is at the heart of what it means to be human. But twenty-five years ago, the British government rebranded art and culture as 'creative industries', valued for their economic contribution, ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-7126-9
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Buy NowWhen nothing works
From cost of living to foundational liveability
By Luca Calafati, Julie Froud, Colin Haslam, Sukhdev Johal and Karel Williams
It's hard to escape the feeling that in Britain today nothing works. In the face of mounting inflation and widespread industrial action, this book offers an incisive analysis of the UK's problems ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-7371-3
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Buy NowDerailed
How to fix Britain's broken railways
By Tom Haines-Doran
Why don't trains run on time? Why are fares so expensive? Why are there so many strikes? Few would disagree that Britain's railways are broken, and have been for a long time. This insightful ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-6405-6
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Buy NowFoundational Economy
The infrastructure of everyday life, new edition
By The Foundational Economy Research
The foundational economy is everywhere: from clean water to care homes, schools to hospitals, these vital services were established between 1880 and 1980 to be collectively paid for, collectively ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-6468-1
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Buy NowReclaiming economics for future generations
By Lucy Ambler, Joe Earle and Nicola Scott
Today's economies fail to recognise that we are in a rapidly worsening crisis, reproducing and often worsening vast and harmful inequalities between people and countries. The current models are ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-5986-1
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£30.00
Buy NowThe pound and the fury
Why anger and confusion reign in an economy paralysed by myth
By Jack Mosse
What's wrong with the UK economy? Everyone has an opinion. But no one has an answer. Why?For decades, our economy has failed to work for ordinary citizens: stagnant wages have been combined with ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-5880-2
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Buy NowThe spatial contract
A new politics of provision for an urbanized planet
By Alex Schafran, Matthew Noah Smith and Stephen Hall
Housing. Water. Energy. Transport. Food. Education. Health care. These are the core systems which make human life possible in the 21st century. Few of us are truly self-sufficient - we rely on ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-4337-2
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Buy NowSafe as houses
Private greed, political negligence and housing policy after Grenfell
By Stuart Hodkinson
As the tragedy of the Grenfell tower fire has slowly revealed a shadowy background of outsourcing, private finance initiatives and a council turning a blind eye to health and safety concerns, ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-2998-7
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Buy NowReckless opportunists
Elites at the end of the Establishment
By Aeron Davis
Aeron Davis takes a close look at the state of elites today. He argues that the Brexit vote and 2017 election outcome are signs of a deeper leadership crisis that has been developing over ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-2728-0
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