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'Thrilling, meticulous and wondrously original' PHILIPPE SANDS A jaw-dropping microhistory of the global economy over the last fifty years told through the many lives of a single ship. At 94 meters long and 9,500 deadweight tonnes, once called the Bibby Resolution, is an unremarkable hulk, crossing the oceans unnoticed. And yet, the astonishing journey of this boat can tell us the story of the modern world. First built as a Swedish offshore oil rig in the 1970s, it went on to become a barracks for British soldiers in the Falklands War in the 1980s, a jail off New York in the 1990s, a prison in Portland in the 2000s, and accommodation for Nigerian oil workers off the coast of Africa in the 2010s. It has been called Safe Esperia, HMP The Weare, even 'The Love Boat'. In each of its lives this empty vessel has been commanded by economic forces much larger than itself: private investment, war, mass incarceration, imperial interests, national sovereignty, inflation, booms, busts and greed. Through its encounters with a world of island tax havens, the English court system, exploited labour forces, free banking zones or immigration politics, the ordinary boat at the heart of this story reveals our complex modern economy to us, connecting the dots of a dramatically changing world in the making, and warning us of its dangerous consequences.

Golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth: Ancient Greece gave us democracy and the rule of the law; out of Abbasid Baghdad came algebra and modern medicine, and the Dutch Republic furnished us with Europe's greatest artistic movements. As such, each has unique lessons to teach us about the world we live in today. But, all previous golden ages have proven finite, whether through external pressures or internal fracturing. In Peak Human, acclaimed historian Johan Norberg examines seven of humanity's greatest civilizations - ancient Athens, the Roman Republic, Abbasid Baghdad, Song China, Renaissance Italy, the Dutch Republic and the Anglosphere - and asks: how do we ensure that our current golden age doesn't end?

Priestor a prostredie našej existencie. Prvá kniha z trilógie o symbióze ekonomickej diplomacie a podnikateľskej praxe profesora Štefana Kassaya, doktora ekonomických vied vnímateľom poskytuje komplexný rozbor priestoru podnikania a aktivít v oblasti ekonomickej diplomacie nadnárodnej korporácie. Autor vníma univerzum našej existencie ako priestor, ktorý je podmieneným predpokladom kvalitného života človeka. Približuje zmysel snaženia človeka voľbou stratégie prežitia v súčasnom svete a prípravou na zvládanie každodennej reality v podnikaní. Krátke filozofické artefakty obsiahnuté v prvej publikácii motivujú čitateľa k hlbšej úvahe nad prezentovanou problematikou. Prirodzené prelínanie štýlov vedeckej, filozofickej i novinárskej spisby vytvára jedinečné dielo, ktoré potvrdzuje potrebu rozsiahlych komunikačných znalostí pre realizáciu ekonomickej diplomacie. V súčasnom turbulentnom prostredí sú premeny existenčného prostredia aktuálnou témou. Prvá kapitola prezentuje päť nových perspektív existenčného prostredia podľa profesora Kassaya. V nich autor zdôrazňuje decentralizáciu administratívy, podnikovú reštrukturalizáciu, ale aj vzájomnú podmienenosť kvality a znalostí. „V honbe za úspechom, vysokou výkonnosťou a profitom sa nám stratil človek“, prízvukuje profesor Kassay. Spätosť diplomacie a ekonomickej diplomacie s podnikaním a inými súvisiacimi entitami je dôležitou súčasťou prostredia podnikateľa. Pred ľudstvom stojí dilema. Je dôležitá otázka maximalizácie zisku podnikov, a tiež súvisiaca maximalizácia spotreby, alebo je dôležitejšia otázka prežitia a existencie nie iba podnikov, ale ľudstva celej planéty?“ Prienik nových technológií do produkčných procesov sa zrýchľuje nebývalým tempom, čo má priamy dosah aj na ekonomickú diplomaciu a získavanie zamestnancov pre produkčné podniky aj v zahraničí. Autor samotné podnikanie vníma ako zdroj vytvárania nových hodnôt. Svoj život naplnil úsilím o niečo, čo bolo užitočné pre budúcnosť. V kontexte nových technológií a priemyselnej revolúcie 4.0 vyzdvihuje skutočnosť, kedy podnik bez vedy nemôže byť dlhodobo úspešný. Dôležitým faktorom adaptability na súčasné prostredie je kultúra podnikania a socio-psychologické nebezpečenstvá v reálnom spoločensko-ekonomickom priestore, ktoré profesor Kassay konfrontuje s prostredím produkčného podniku na Slovensku. Diplomaciu vníma ako osobitý nástroj komunikácie. Vyzdvihuje dialektický vzťah medzi diplomaciou a ekonomickou diplomaciou. Definuje nosnú úlohu ekonomickej diplomacie z pohľadu praxe a zároveň upozorňuje na potrebné premeny spoločného záujmu štátu a podnikateľov pri exportných aktivitách. Aktuálna geopolitická situácia mení poslanie a ciele ekonomickej diplomacie a má vplyv na medzinárodné vzťahy a podnikovú diplomaciu. Ako najdôležitejšie poslanie ekonomickej diplomacie autor prezentuje Šírenie dobrého mena Slovenska v zahraničí. Medzinárodné centrum vzdelávania INTERCEDU sa aktívne zapojilo do príprav výjazdového rokovania slovenskej delegácie na čele s premiérom slovenskej republiky, ôsmimi ministrami a viac ako päťdesiatimi podnikateľskými subjektami, ktorí navštívili Čínu v roku 2024 prípravou prezentačného videa o Slovenskej republike. Produkt ako predmet ekonomickej diplomacie je pre profesora Kassaya predpokladom dosiahnutia ekonomickej efektivity na vysokokonkurenčných trhoch. Poukazuje na význam tvorby materiálnych i duševných produktov, ktoré v harmonickej symbióze vedú k tvorbe exceletných produktov schopných konkurencie v medzinárodnom rámci. Formou prípadovej štúdie uvádza excelentný materiálny produkt Horalky a duševný produkt pentalógiu Podnik a podnikanie ako komplexný predmet ekonomickej diplomacie. Predpokladom k tvorbe excelentného produktu sú nové nápady a znalosti. Tie autor poníma ako najdôležitejšiu dimenziu edukačnej praxe a produkčnej praxe. Zdôrazňuje nevyhnutnosť reorganizácie investícii do vedy a výskumu, rovnako aj inovácie produktov, procesov a systémov v podnikoch v rámci globálnej dimenzie. Profesor Kassay prezentuje metodiky vedenia a riadenia korporácie s previazanosťou produkčných, inštitucionálnych a komunikačných systémov. V komplexnom pohľade na moderný produkčný podnik vníma expertné systémy umelej inteligencie v priemyselných procesoch ako prirodzený vývoj technológií. Systematickú modernizáciu autor vníma ako nutnosť a zároveň cestu k európskej reprezentácii a vzniku jednotnej európskej diplomacie. Rovnakú dôležitosť prikladá aj podpore obchodnej realizácie slovenských firiem v zahraničí, s dôrazom na slovenský export a na internacionalizáciu malých a stredných podnikov. Pripomína, že naša krajina má kreatívnych ľudí, ktorí sú konkurencieschopní aj v zahraničí. Európa je svetovým lídrom na medzinárodnom trhu cestovného ruchu pre rozmanitosť európskych štátov z pohľadu histórie. Historické dedičstvo autor vníma ako novodobý produkt prezentácie Slovenska. Profesor Kassay je presvedčený, že veda implikovaná v produkte podmieňuje diplomaciu, preto podporuje vzdelávanie diplomatov ako súčasť ekonomickej diplomacie.Záver prvej knihy patri reflexiám a recenziám významných osobností, ekonomických diplomatov a zástupcov decíznej sféry zo Slovenskej a Českej republiky.

The bestselling and internationally translated book 24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep explores some of the ruinous consequences of the expanding non-stop processes of twenty-first-century capitalism. The marketplace now operates through every hour of the clock, pushing us into constant activity and eroding forms of community and political expression, damaging the fabric of everyday life. Jonathan Crary examines how this interminable non-time blurs any separation between an intensified, ubiquitous consumerism and emerging strategies of control and surveillance.

A Financial Times Most Anticipated Book of 2025 A sweeping, dramatic history of capitalism as seen through the eyes of its fiercest critics. Capitalism has long been understood as a driving force behind the biggest political, economic, and social dislocations of our time. But in this sweeping, kaleidoscopic history of the economic system that has shaped our world, the Pulitzer Prize finalist John Cassidy adopts a bold new approach: he examines global capitalism through the eyes of its critics. From the English Luddites, who rebelled against early factory automation, to communists in Germany and Russia in the early twentieth century, Latin American dependistas, the international Wages for Housework campaign of the 1970s, and the modern degrowth movement, this absorbing narrative traverses the globe. It visits with familiar names?Smith, Carlyle, Marx, Luxemburg, Keynes, Polanyi?but also focuses on many lesser-known figures, including William Thompson, the Irish proto-socialist whose work influenced Marx; Flora Tristan, the French proponent of a universal labor union; John Hobson, the original theorist of imperialism; J.C. Kumarappa, the Indian exponent of Gandhian economics; Eric Williams, the Trinidadian author of a famous thesis on slavery and capitalism; and Joan Robinson, the Cambridge economist and critic of the Cold War. Blending rich biography, panoramic history, and lively exploration of economic theories, Capitalism and Its Critics tells an expansive story that illuminates the deep roots of many of the most urgent issues we face today, from widening inequality and the ecological crisis to technological transformation and resurgent authoritarian politics.

Doyne Farmer is the world's leading thinker on technological change. For decades he has focused on the question of how we can make sense of the data of today to see where the world is going tomorrow. This wonderful book applies these insights to economics, addressing the big global issues of environmental sustainability, and the well-being and prosperity of people around the world’ Max Roser, Founder of Our World in Data We live in an age of increasing complexity, where accelerating technology and global interconnection hold more promise – and more peril – than any other time in human history. As well as financial crises, issues around climate change, automation, growing inequality and polarization are all rooted in the economy, yet standard economic predictions fail us. Many books have been written about Doyne Farmer and his pioneering work in chaos and complexity theory. Making Sense of Chaos is the first in his own words, presenting a manifesto for doing economics better. In a tale of science and ideas, Farmer fuses his profound knowledge with stories from his life to explain how to harness a scientific revolution to address the economic conundrums facing society. Using big data and ever more powerful computers, we can for the first time apply complex systems science to economic activity, building realistic models of the global economy. The resulting simulations and the emergent behaviour we observe form the cornerstone of complexity economics. This new science, Farmer shows, will allow us to test ideas and make significantly better economic predictions – and, ultimately, create a better world.

It used to be that ravaging another country’s economy required blockading its ports and laying siege to its cities. Now all it takes is a statement posted online by the U.S. government. In Chokepoints, Edward Fishman, a former top State Department sanctions official, takes us deep into the back rooms of power to reveal the untold history of the last two decades of U.S. foreign policy, in which America renounced the gospel of globalization and waged a new kind of economic war. As Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Ayatollah Khamenei wreaked havoc on the world stage, mavericks within the U.S. government built a fearsome new arsenal of economic weapons, exploiting America’s dominance in global finance and technology. Successive U.S. presidents have relied on these unconventional weapons to address the most pressing national-security threats, for good and for ill. Chokepoints provides a thrilling account of one of the most critical geopolitical developments of our time, demystifying the complex strategies the U.S. government uses to harness the power of Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and Big Oil against America’s enemies. At the center of the narrative is an eclectic group of policy innovators: the diplomats, lawyers, and financial whizzes who’ve masterminded America’s escalating economic wars against Russia, China, and Iran. Economic warfare has become the primary way the United States confronts international crises and counters rivals. Sometimes it has achieved spectacular success; other times, bitter failure. The result we live with today is a new world order: an economic arms race among great powers and a fracturing global economy. Chokepoints is the definitive account of how America pioneered this new, hard-hitting style of economic war—and how it’s changing the world.

A major reappraisal, by the Nobel-prizewinning economist, of the relationship between capitalism and freedom Despite its manifest failures, the narrative of neoliberalism retains its grip on the public mind and the policies of governments all over the world. By this narrative, less regulation and more ‘animal spirits’ capitalism produces not only greater prosperity, but more freedom for individuals in society - and is therefore morally better. But, in The Road to Freedom Stiglitz asks, whose freedom are we – should we be – thinking about? What happens when one person’s freedom comes at the expense of another’s? Should the freedoms of corporations be allowed to impinge upon those of individuals in the ways they now do? Taking on giants of neoliberalism such as Hayek and Friedman and examining how public opinion is formed, Stiglitz reclaims the language of freedom from the right to show that far from ‘free’ – unregulated – markets promoting growth and enterprise, they in fact reduce it, lessening economic opportunities for majorities and siphoning wealth from the many to the few – both individuals and countries. He shows how neoliberal economics and its implied moral system have impacted our legal and social freedoms in surprising ways, from property and intellectual rights, to education and social media. Stiglitz’s eye, as always, is on how we might create the true human flourishing which should be the great aim of our economic and social system, and offers an alternative to that prevailing today. The Road to Freedom offers a powerful re-evaluation of democracy, economics and what constitutes a good society?and provides a roadmap of how we might achieve it.

A revelatory account of the past, present, and future of economic growth - and how we should rethink it Over the past two centuries, economic growth has freed billions from poverty and made our lives far healthier and longer. As a result, the unfettered pursuit of growth defines economic life around the world. Yet this prosperity has come at an enormous price: deepening inequalities, destabilizing technologies, environmental destruction and climate change. Resolving this growth dilemma, best-selling economist Daniel Susskind argues, is the urgent task of our age. For many, in our era of sluggish productivity, the worry is slowing growth?in the UK, Europe, China and elsewhere?and reversing this stagnation is the goal of every politician. Others understandably claim, given its social and environmental costs, that the only way forward is through 'degrowth', deliberating shrinking our economies. At this time of uncertainty about growth and its value, Susskind has written an essential reckoning. In a sweeping analysis full of historical insight, he explores what really drives growth, offering original ideas for combatting our economic slowdown. He argues that we cannot abandon growth but shows instead how we can redirect it, making it better reflect what we truly value. Lucid, thought-provoking and brilliantly researched, Growth: A Reckoning is a vital guide to one of our greatest challenges.

An accessible account of the history of economics through the ideas of great thinkers Economics explains the world. For example, the fact that you're holding this book in your hands puts you in a special position. To many people around the globe, spending money on a book and being able to read it would seem as likely as a trip to the moon. But why can some countries afford the buildings, books and teachers they need to educate their children - and others can't? The word 'economics' might sound a bit dry, but it's really about getting to the bottom of questions like these. This is a lively, bestselling account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and through the ideas of great thinkers in the field. From Adam Smith to Karl Marx and the invention of money to the Great Depression, this Little History illuminates the economic forces that shape our world. Little Histories - Inspiring Guides for Curious Minds

Everything you know about capitalism is wrong. Free markets aren't really free. Record corporate pro-fits don't trickle down to everyone else. And we aren't empowered to make our own choices - they're made for us every day. Taking on the world's most powerful figures and corporations - from JP Morgan to Boeing, Jeff Bezos to Donald Trump - Vulture Capitalism uncovers the causes of our modern crisis to reveal the true motives of our capitalist system. Because it isn't broken: it's working exactly as planned. This is the book you need to understand what is happening in the world around you - and what you can do to change it.

How do we manage to transition to a more sustainable world without the collapse of the economy? Capitalism has brought about many positive things. At the same time, however, it is ruining the climate and the environment, so that humanity’s very existence is now at risk. ‘Green growth’ is supposed to be the saviour, but economics expert and bestselling author Ulrike Herrmann disagrees. In this book, she explains in a clear and razor-sharp manner why we need ‘green shrinkage’ instead. Greenhouse gases are increasing dramatically and unchecked. This failure is no coincidence, because the climate crisis goes to the heart of capitalism. Prosperity and growth are only possible if technology is used and energy is utilised. Unfortunately, however, green energy from the sun and wind will never be enough to fuel global growth. The industrialised countries must therefore bid farewell to capitalism and strive for a circular economy in which only what can be recycled is consumed. Herrmann makes a convincing argument that we won’t get anywhere without personal restrictions and government planning. Her example for a solution is the British war economy of the 1940s. This is not a utopian scenario, but a comprehensive example of the restrictions and government-led plans needed now and in the future.

A leading expert on longevity calls for a revolution in the way we think about health, ageing, and the future . . . The last century saw a revolution in life expectancy. Whether you are male or female, born in the global south or north, the chances are that you can expect to live much longer than previous generations. But instead of seeing this as a precious gift of extra life, we see it as a burden, with ageing populations dogged by infirmity, dependent on an ever-decreasing number of young people to support them. Andrew J. Scott argues it doesn't have to be like that. Our longer lives can be a source of hope and fulfilment if we seize the opportunity to pursue the evergreen agenda, one in which we pursue a sustainable lifestyle both for ourselves as individuals - investing in our finances, health, skills and relationships to support a longer life - and for the planet.

Borders draw one map of the world; money draws another. A journalist's riveting account exposes a parallel universe exempt from the laws of the land, and how the wealthy and powerful benefit from it. The map of the globe shows the world we think we know: sovereign nations that grant and restrict their citizens' rights. Beneath, above, and tucked inside its neatly delineated borders, however, a parallel universe has been engineered into existence, consisting of thousands of extraterritorial zones that operate largely autonomously, increasingly for the benefit of the wealthy and powerful. Atossa Abrahamian traces the rise of the hidden globe to thirteenth-century Switzerland, where poor cantons marketed the commodity they had-bodies, in the form of mercenary fighters. Following its evolution around the world, she reveals how prize-winning economists, eccentric theorists, visionary statesmen, and consultants masterminded its export in the form of free trade zones, flags of convenience, offshore detention centers where immigrants languish in limbo, and charter cities controlled by by foreign governments and multinational foreign corporations-and even into outer space, where tiny Luxembourg aspires to mining rights on asteroids. By mapping the hidden geography that decides who wins and who loses in this new global order-and how it might be otherwise-The Hidden Globe fascinates, enrages, and inspires.

Tato kniha přináší praktický a komplexní pohled na sociální politiku jako klíčovou součást hospodářské politiky, která je nepostradatelná pro každého, kdo se zajímá o udržitelnou budoucnost. Nabízí čtenářům jasná a užitečná doporučení, jak efektivně nastavit výdaje, hledat úspory a zajistit spravedlivý přístup k sociálním službám a současně se zaměřuje na dlouhodobou stabilitu financování. Najdete zde praktické odpovědi na otázky, které formují současnou sociální politiku – od mandatorních výdajů přes důchodový systém až po základní nepodmíněný příjem. Provedeme vás nejen teoretickými koncepty a metodologií, ale nabídneme také inspirativní pohledy z různých oblastí – včetně historie, venkova, nebo dokonce výzkumu vesmíru. Kniha se zaměřuje i na aktuální trendy jako individualizace systému a efektivní regulace, čímž pomáhá identifikovat slabá místa a navrhovat řešení pro budoucí výzvy. Tato publikace je ideální nejen pro studenty a akademiky, ale i pro politiky, analytiky a všechny, kteří se zajímají o inovativní a dlouhodobě udržitelné přístupy v oblasti sociální politiky. Pomůže vám lépe pochopit klíčové principy, trendy a praktické dopady, a stane se cenným zdrojem nejen pro výzkum, ale i pro praktickou tvorbu politik.

Tato ojedinělá publikace představuje komplexní zdroj jak základních, tak pokročilých znalostí, zaměřených na mainstreamové i alternativní teoretické koncepty a nástroje používané při analýze hospodářského vývoje a tvorbě makroekonomických prognóz. Čtenářům usnadňuje práci s empirickými daty a jejich hodnocení, a tím přispívá k lepšímu porozumění ekonomických procesů v kontextu historickém, prostorovém, vnitřním i vnějším. Kniha se opírá o příklady z České republiky a zemí Evropské unie, případně i širšího mezinárodního srovnání. Publikace využívá systém národních účtů (ESA 2010) a navazující manuály, jako BMP6 pro platební bilanci nebo IMF GFSM 2014 pro vládní finance. Zabývá se klíčovými oblastmi, jako jsou výroba, spotřeba, ekonomický růst, veřejné finance, trh práce, investice či zahraniční obchod. Čtenář se naučí analyzovat ekonomické procesy a pochopí jejich příčiny a souvislosti na základě běžně dostupných statistických údajů. Kniha je určena studentům, ekonomickým výzkumníkům, analytikům, manažerům, novinářům i politikům, kteří se podílejí na rozhodování v oblasti hospodářské politiky.

Druhé, aktualizované vydanie praktika z makroekonómie predstavuje efektívny nástroj na precvičovanie a upevnenie znalostí z makroekonómie pre študentov bakalárskeho a inžinierskeho štúdia. Slúži ako doplnok k teoretickej učebnici Makroekonómia z roku 2024. Publikácia umožňuje študentom nielen porozumieť teórii, ale aj účinne aplikovať získané vedomosti. Pri každej téme v publikácii je uvedená odvolávka na kapitolu v učebnici Makroekonómia tak, aby si študent mohol priebežne upevňovať a prehlbovať svoje znalosti. Praktikum je štruktúrované do štyroch blokov, pokrýva širokú škálu tém od základných makroekonomických konceptov po aktuálne výzvy ekonomického rozvoja. Každá kapitola poskytuje teoretické základy, základné pojmy a kľúčové slová, príklady a grafické riešenia, úlohy na uvažovanie a testy na overenie poznatkov, doplnené o správne postupy a riešenia k úlohám. Učebný text je praktickou pomôckou pre študentov pri domácej príprave na semináre a na skúšku, ale aj pre vyučujúcich pri práci na seminároch a je cenným zdrojom pre širokú verejnosť zaujímajúcu sa o makroekonómiu.

Polányi művének központi témái a piacgazdaság kialakulásának nyomon követése, illetve a piacgazdaság kritikája. A szerző meggyőzően bizonyítja, hogy noha a piac intézményét már a kései kőkorszaktól kezdve jól ismerték, egészen a XIX. századig mellékes volt a szerepe az emberi társadalmak gazdasági életében; a cseréből szerzett nyereség és haszon nem volt központi eleme a gazdaságnak. A társadalom ellenőrzést gyakorolt a gazdaság felett, utóbbi nem uralkodhatott el az előbbin. A nagy átalakulás a XIX. század első felében következett be, amikor a piacgazdaság kialakulásával a gazdaság kikerült a társadalom ellenőrzése alól: a javak termelésének és elosztásának rendjét egyre inkább a piac önszabályozó mechanizmusaira bízták. Ehhez azonban mind a természetnek, mind pedig az embernek (fiktív) árucikké kellett válnia, ami katasztrofális következményekkel járt mindkettőre nézve. Polányi Károly még nemigen sejthette, hogy az általa már-már temetett piacgazdaság a második világháború után új erőre kap, és napjainkban még inkább virágozni fog, mint korábbi fénykorában, az első világháborút megelőző évtizedekben. A piac uralmának szörnyű ökológiai és társadalmi következményei közismertek. Ez teszi Polányi Károly könyvét napjainkban is kínosan aktuálissá.

China dominates manufacturing and is the world's largest retail market, but for companies outside of China, finding ways to do business in the country is increasingly uncertain in the face of rising US-China tension, combined with China's crackdowns on the tech and education sectors. Shaun Rein runs the China Market Research Group and has spent his career helping multinationals understand where the opportunities are in China. An American who's lived in Shanghai for 25 years, he has long been one of the biggest China bulls. He now argues that while China is not a must-go destination for all companies and investors, there are still many non-politically sensitive sectors where long-term opportunities can be sought. The Split analysis the geo-political split between the US and China, China's sharp turn towards socialism and how this will cut into fat margins in many sectors. It explains why corporations in sectors such as semiconductors and AI should stay clear of China and relocate to other countries like Vietnam, India and Mexico. Yet principally, Rein makes the case that that fears about China's shift are far overblown and that for most sectors it should remain the main growth driver for even the largest companies. Expert insights into China's national policy reforms, its rising middle class seeking to save and invest, and their focus on health and wellness, will inform the international strategic decisions for companies around the world in sectors such as finance, consumer goods and auto. China will soon eclipse the United States as the world's largest economy and companies will lose out if they do not know how to invest in China properly. No company has been able to get into China for 3 years. Shaun Rein hasn't left. He's therefore uniquely positioned to advise now that China is opening up again. The Split presents a unique and informed case for why the time is definitely now to capitalize on policy changes and trends in China that will support long-term opportunities for your business.