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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.

Publikace Prostory pro gastronomii reaguje na proměny v oblasti stravovacích zařízení za posledních třicet let. Zrušení přísných zařizovacích i ostatních regulací otevřelo v této oblasti nejen široké možnosti různým kuchyním, ale i racionalizaci uspořádání výrobních prostorů. Zároveň uplynulo již kolem padesáti let od stanovení ergonomických zásad při stolování. Důstojná gastronomie, jejíž tradici uchovávalo malé množství výběrových restaurací, se mohla rozšířit do dalších, aspirujících na zvýšenou úroveň služeb. Rovněž požadavky na pohodlnost místa u stolu se zvýšily, to odpovídá i antropometrickým výzkumům provedeným před rokem 2010 v Brně. Na jejich základě bylo možno v této publikaci stanovit novou, upřesněnou škálu rozměrů při stolování podle poskytovaného pohodlí a způsobu prostření stolu. Zpřesnění plošných nároků kuchyňských prostorů a jejich používané technologie v současnosti vychází z mnohaleté praxe spoluautora publikace. Vzorové programy pak umožňují dimenzovat stravovací střediska podle typu, kvality služeb a dalších hledisek.

From a leading economic historian, this is the history of the institutions and individuals who have managed the global economy, from the World Monetary and Economic Conference in the wake of the Great Depression to the present Since the Second World War, organisations created at Bretton Woods - the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development - and afterwards - the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - have left an indelible mark on our contemporary world. Martin Daunton examines the swings of the pendulum over ninety years between the forces of democracy, national determination and globalization. He shows that the structures of economic government have been overwhelmingly shaped by 'first world' powers, often to the dismay of developing countries. He argues that whilst structures cannot be separated from the politics of and between the biggest economies, future global recovery rests on the reduction of inequality and that multilateral institutions are fundamental in fostering inclusive growth.

The instant Sunday Times #1 bestseller and New York Times bestseller, from the author of The Psychology of Money and Same as Ever, with lessons on harnessing the power of money to live a happier life. Can money buy happiness? Yes. Can spending it make you happier? Absolutely. Yet, many of us struggle to unlock its full potential - either by spending on things that don't bring as much joy as they should, or by avoiding investments that would truly enhance our mental well-being. In The Art of Spending Money, award-winning and global bestselling author Morgan Housel offers a refreshingly practical approach to managing wealth while finding deeper meaning and contentment. Instead of cookie-cutter financial advice, Housel provides you with psychological tools to navigate your personal relationship between money and optimise for happiness. Discover why people often mistake envy for admiration, how to align your expectations with your income, and ways to invest in future happiness while avoiding regret. Learn about the dangers of social debt and embrace the radical idea that the fastest way to build wealth is by going slow. The Art of Spending Money delves into the complexities that surround money - envy, social aspirations, identity, and insecurity - crucial aspects often missed in traditional financial books. Armed with new insights into money and wealth, you'll learn to sidestep common spending traps, make smarter investing choices, and wield money to its fullest potential to enhance your enjoyment of life.

'Imagine a football team which measures its success only on the basis of the goals it scores and doesn't count the goals it concedes. That football team could be losing right through without recognising it…' For as long as they have existed, our economic models have served us an incomplete picture. The models and metrics tells us that our economies are healthy because they are growing. However, this doesn't account for the fact that our growth is driven by a resource that we take for free and treat as infinite: nature. For centuries we have been using it as if it were both, but we know now, more than ever, that our demand on the natural world is unsustainable. It's no longer sufficient to only see part of the picture; it's time that our economic models show us the whole thing. In On Natural Capital, renowned Cambridge economist Sir Partha Dasgupta lays out a seminal and groundbreaking new approach to economics. Challenging everything that has come before, he asks, what if we were to put a value on nature just as we value everything else? An urgent call to transform the focus and structures of global economics, On Natural Capital is a bold and groundbreaking book that could, truly, change everything.

An insider's guide to our broken economy and how it fails to serve us. Did you know that while we think of money as notes issued by the government, the truth is that the overwhelming majority of money today is credit created by private banks? Did you know that the reason housing keeps getting less accessible is because we haven't found a way to separate houses from land in our policies? And did you know that far from globalisation being a mystical force, certain countries and currencies have dominated the way it has played out - to their own advantage? Whilst economics is at the heart of the society we live in, governing so many functions from our taxes to where we live to the price of our shopping, few of us have a strong grasp on the subject. This book is here to help. Why We're Getting Poorer delves into the key topics in economics - money, globalisation, inequality, climate change and growth - showing that what we think we know about these things is wrong, and teaching us what we really need to know. Deciphering the jargon and complexity of economic thinking, with examples ranging from the Simpsons to the German football league to The Inbetweeners, Cahal Moran shows us why our economy set us up to fail, and offers suggestions for how we can make positive changes. Written by an award-winning economist and the YouTuber responsible for 'Unlearning Economics', Why We're Getting Poorer is a thrilling, iconoclastic guide to how the world really works.

Druhé vydání knihy, jejímž záměrem je seznámit čtenáře s oblastí teorie i praktického využití analýzy finančního zdraví obchodních korporací. Témata jsou zpracována do dostatečné teoretické hloubky, ze které není složité vyhlédnout na praktické využití. Kniha bude užitečná pro všechny odborníky či poučené laiky, kteří se zaobírají či chtějí zaobírat hodnocením finančního zdraví či finanční výkonnosti obchodních korporací. Předpokladem je, že čtenář má určité znalosti v oblasti základních teorií financí podniku a má znalosti z oblasti účetnictví. Na těchto základech je postaven výklad.

When a pseudonymous programmer introduced "a new electronic cash system that's fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party" to a small online mailing list in 2008, very few people paid attention. Ten years later, and against all odds, this upstart autonomous decentralized software offers an unstoppable and globally accessible hard money alternative to modern central banks. The Bitcoin Standard analyzes the historical context to the rise of Bitcoin, the economic properties that have allowed it to grow quickly, and its likely economic, political, and social implications. While Bitcoin is an invention of the digital age, the problem it purports to solve is as old as human society itself: transferring value across time and space. Author Saifedean Ammous takes the reader on an engaging journey through the history of technologies performing the functions of money, from primitive systems of trading limestones and seashells, to metals, coins, the gold standard, and modern government debt. Exploring what gave these technologies their monetary role, and how most lost it, provides the reader with a good idea of what makes for sound money, and sets the stage for an economic discussion of its consequences for individual and societal future-orientation, capital accumulation, trade, peace, culture, and art. Compellingly, Ammous shows that it is no coincidence that the loftiest achievements of humanity have come in societies enjoying the benefits of sound monetary regimes, nor is it coincidental that monetary collapse has usually accompanied civilizational collapse. With this background in place, the book moves on to explain the operation of Bitcoin in a functional and intuitive way. Bitcoin is a decentralized, distributed piece of software that converts electricity and processing power into indisputably accurate records, thus allowing its users to utilize the Internet to perform the traditional functions of money without having to rely on, or trust, any authorities or infrastructure in the physical world. Bitcoin is thus best understood as the first successfully implemented form of digital cash and digital hard money. With an automated and perfectly predictable monetary policy, and the ability to perform final settlement of large sums across the world in a matter of minutes, Bitcoin's real competitive edge might just be as a store of value and network for the final settlement of large payments a digital form of gold with a built-in settlement infrastructure. Ammous' firm grasp of the technological possibilities as well as the historical realities of monetary evolution provides for a fascinating exploration of the ramifications of voluntary free market money. As it challenges the most sacred of government monopolies, Bitcoin shifts the pendulum of sovereignty away from governments in favor of individuals, offering us the tantalizing possibility of a world where money is fully extricated from politics and unrestrained by borders. The final chapter of the book explores some of the most common questions surrounding Bitcoin: Is Bitcoin mining a waste of energy? Is Bitcoin for criminals? Who controls Bitcoin, and can they change it if they please? How can Bitcoin be killed? And what to make of all the thousands of Bitcoin knockoffs, and the many supposed applications of Bitcoin's 'block chain technology'? The Bitcoin Standard is the essential resource for a clear understanding of the rise of the Internet's decentralized, apolitical, free-market alternative to national central banks.

Why Politicians Lie About Trade - and What You Need to Know About It is your clear, witty crash-course in how global trade really works - and how leaders weaponise it to win votes, wage culture wars and spin economic fairy tales. Written by former trade negotiator Dmitry Grozoubinski, this smart, highly readable book explains trade policy, not trade economics - no graphs, no jargon, just sharp stories, plain English and a built-in "bullshit detector" for every grand promise about tariffs, trade deals and jobs. What this book shows you: Across two parts - How Trade Works and Trade and the Things You Actually Care About - you'll discover: • How modern trade policy works in practice - from goods trade and services trade to customs unions, single markets, free trade agreements (FTAs), trade facilitation and the World Trade Organization (WTO). • Why protectionism is so tempting - and how tariffs, quotas, sanctions, trade embargoes and "keeping out foreign junk" are sold as painless fixes, even when they quietly destroy jobs, growth and innovation. • What "trading on WTO terms" really means - and why it's usually code for accepting the bare-minimum market access on the same terms as the country your partners trust least. • How trade agreements are really negotiated - secrecy, leaks, horse-trading, rules of origin, regulatory standards, dispute settlement and why no deal is ever truly "win-win for everyone". • Trade and jobs - how trade policy is endlessly blamed or praised for employment figures, how politicians on all sides massage the numbers, and why press releases about "hundreds of thousands of jobs created" should make you sceptical. • Trade and national security, climate change and peace - from sanctions and export controls to green trade rules, economic interdependence and "trade for peace". Along the way, Grozoubinski dissects Trump, Brexit, trade wars, culture-war soundbites, populist protectionism and media myths that turn complex tradeoffs into easy slogans.

From the literary agent behind some of today's most successful authors comes a narrative guide geared specifically to the needs of aspiring and working nonfiction writers, demystifying the world of publishing and offering a practical roadmap to getting your book published. "An invaluable resource."-Clint Smith, author of How the Word is Passed "I really, really wish I had this book when I was starting out."-Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road Alia Hanna Habib remembers what it was like to be on the outside of the publishing world, looking in. Arriving in New York, a first-generation college student with a love of reading and loads of ambition, she had no idea how to break into the business of books. Now, years later, in her career as an agent, she hears from prospective clients who, whether they're experts at the top of their fields or wholly new to the writing game, consider finding success in publishing to be a mysterious and daunting endeavor. Ever determined to flout the stereotype of agent as gatekeeper, however, Habib is prepared to hand emerging writers the key. Drawing on wisdom from her star-studded list of clients, including Hanif Abdurraqib, Judy Batalion, Merve Emre, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and Clint Smith, Habib provides context and clarity to each step of the publishing process, from the germination of a book idea to finding an agent to represent it, from crafting an engaging proposal to navigating the perils of publicity. Readers will find real-life samples of her authors' pitch letters and book proposals, as well as templates writers can use when querying agents or promoting their work on social media. She also incorporates the advice of trusted industry colleagues-attorneys, accountants, editors, publishers, publicists, and more-gifting readers with a full team of experts to answer all the questions they've had about the publishing world, but were too afraid, or didn't know, to ask. Essential for both the aspiring novice and the seasoned professional, Take It from Me is a guidebook writers will return to again and again. At times laugh-out-loud funny, at others brutally honest about her own experiences in publishing and in life, Habib offers a clear-eyed look at the challenges facing today's aspiring nonfiction writers and then gives them the comprehensive, expert guidance they need to put those roadblocks in the rearview mirror.

Hogyan teremthetünk kapcsolatot pár perc alatt ott, ahol évekig falakba ütköztünk? Miként derítsük ki a másik fél rejtett motivációit? Milyen eszközökkel győzhetjük meg úgy a tárgyalópartnerünket, hogy közben ő is nyertesnek érezze magát? És vajon mit tanulhatunk minderről a titkos ügynököktől? A titkos ügynököknek a legkülönfélébb célpontokkal kell jó kapcsolatot kialakítaniuk – akárcsak az értékesítőknek. Sikerük kulcsa a bizalom megteremtése, a másik motivációjának megértése és az információszerzés, legyen szó túszok kiszabadításáról vagy egy üzlet megkötéséről. Jeremy Hurewitz vállalati biztonsági és külpolitikai tanácsadó,kapcsolatépítési szakértő könyvében a profi információszerzés, a gyors bizalomépítés és a célzott befolyásolás kulisszái mögé enged betekintést. Lebilincselő könyvében tapasztalt ügynökökkel készített mélyinterjúk, meghökkentő kémtörténetek és a viselkedéstudomány eredményei alapján kipróbált technikákat és módszereket mutat be. Legyünk akár értékesítő, tanácsadó, üzletfejlesztő vagy bármilyen szintű döntéshozó pozícióban, merőben egyedi szemléletmódja segítségével tökéletesíthetjük a kapcsolatépítési készségeinket, könnyedén meggyőzhetünk másokat és valódi befolyást érhetünk el.

There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today which must change. Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington show that our economies' reliance on companies such as McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY stunts innovation, obfuscates corporate and political accountability and impedes our collective mission of halting climate breakdown. The 'Big Con' describes the confidence trick the consulting industry performs in contracts with hollowed-out and risk-averse governments and shareholder value-maximizing firms. It grew from the 1980s and 1990s in the wake of reforms by both the neoliberal right and Third Way progressives, and it thrives on the ills of modern capitalism, from financialization and privatization to the climate crisis. It is possible because of the unique power that big consultancies wield through extensive contracts and networks - as advisors, legitimators and outsourcers - and the illusion that they are objective sources of expertise and capacity. To make matters worse, our best and brightest graduates are often redirected away from public service into consulting. In all these ways, the Big Con weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments and warps our economies. Mazzucato and Collington expertly debunk the myth that consultancies always add value to the economy. With a wealth of original research, they argue brilliantly for investment and collective intelligence within all organizations and communities, and for a new system in which public and private sectors work innovatively for the common good. We must recalibrate the role of consultants and rebuild economies and governments that are fit for purpose.

Publikácia ,,Finančný systém,, predstavuje dôkladne spracovanú učebnicu zameranú na poskytovanie základných vedomostí o fungovaní finančného systému v rámci ekonomického prostredia. Autori sa zaoberajú analýzou vzťahov vo finančnom systéme, cieľom ktorého je umožniť čitateľom hlbšie porozumieť zložitému prostrediu financií ako neoddeliteľnej súčasti finančnej vedy. Kolektív autorov si kladie za úlohu prezentovať túto náročnú problematiku jasne a zrozumiteľne nielen pre študentov ekonomických odborov, ale aj pre záujemcov z rôznych študijných programov a odborníkov z praxe, ktorí sa chcú oboznámiť s kľúčovými aspektmi finančných systémov.

Tato odborná publikace nabízí aktuální pohled na teorii a praxi regionálního rozvoje v České republice. Zaměřuje se na prostorovou dimenzi, organizaci a podporu ekonomického a sociálního rozvoje, a to jak z hlediska regionální politiky, tak výuky regionální ekonomie a správy jako samostatného oboru. Výsledky výzkumu jsou využitelné i v oblasti projektového managementu na ekonomicky zaměřených vysokých školách. Autor představuje přehled vybraných teorií regionálního rozvoje, které navazují na makroekonomické koncepty a rozvíjejí jejich praktickou aplikaci. Úvodní kapitola nabízí stručné komentáře k teoretickým východiskům a k problematice přípravy a realizace projektů v oblasti regionálního rozvoje.

Realizácia a prípadové štúdie. Je treťou knihou trilógie o symbióze ekonomickej diplomacie a podnikateľskej praxe. Mapuje tridsaťročnú cestu budovania nadnárodnej korporácie I.D.C. Holding, a.s. pred privatizáciou a po privatizácii. Obsahuje autentické dobové materiály od vzniku Pečivární Sereď a Figaro Trnava. Profesor Kassay opisuje skúmaný podnik I.D.C. Holding, a.s. v kontexte spoločensko-ekonomickej diplomacie a podnikateľskej praxe. Dlhodobou stratégiou je vyrábať kvalitné výrobky za prijateľnú cenu, pričom sa stavia na tradične kvalitných produktoch s históriou výroby presahujúcej polstoročie. Využitím najmodernejších poznatkov v odbore a aplikácií moderných technológií pri zachovaní tradičných receptúr je vyrábať kvalitné výrobky pod silnými vlastnými značkami, tak aj voľné kapacity využívať na výrobu produktov pre významné obchodné reťazce. Zvyšovaním výkonnosti integráciou vedeckých poznatkov v produkčnej praxi autor predstavuje prípadovú štúdiu o reinžinieringu v skúmanej nadnárodnej korporácii. Autor detailne opisuje modernizáciu a optimalizáciu výrobných procesov pečenia a balenia, inovácie výrobných liniek, paletizáciu a automatizáciu skladových priestorov. Prípadové štúdie predstavujú systémy MES a SCADA v praxi, investície v rokoch 1993 – 2020, spoluprácu v oblasti školstva a vzdelávania v rokoch 2017 – 2020, vývoj informačných systémov vo výrobe v roku 2020, budovanie podnikových predajní v Seredi a Trnave. Víziám do budúcnosti nadnárodnej korporácie sa venujú štúdie o zachovaní tradície a kvality súčasne s požiadavkami budúcnosti, najväčší výrobca cukroviniek a trvanlivého pečiva na Slovensku, kde sú predstavené excelentné produkty podniku a tlačová správa o zmene majiteľa nadnárodnej korporácie. V druhej kapitole autor analyzuje konferencie a prezentácie zamerané na riešenia protirečení medzi decíznou sférou a podnikateľmi. Predostrie pätnásť rokov aktívnej činnosti v oblasti ekonomickej diplomacie a spolupráce s Ministerstvom zahraničných vecí a európskych záležitostí. Uvedie svoj vklad v súvislosti s historicky prvým predsedníctvom Slovenskej republiky v Rade Európskej únie – konferenciu Nová Európa 2016. Ekonomicko-diplomatická misia profesora Štefana Kassaya na Islande mapuje aktivity počas troch týždňov strávených s honorárnym konzulom Islandu na Slovensku – Runólfurom Oddssonom. Stretáva sa s podnikateľmi, veľvyslancami, kandidátom na prezidenta a poslancami parlamentu. Ekonomicko-diplomatická misia profesora Štefana Kassaya vo Fínsku a Estónsku prináša vnímateľom cenné skúsenosti a metodiky fínskeho vzdelávacieho systému i možnosti spolupráce s významnými fínskimi inštitúciami. Autor navštívi vďaka spolupráci so zastupiteľským úradom v Helsinkách svetoznáme univerzity ako Aalto, Hanken, Laurea, TAMK, TalTech, fínsku akadémiu vied, federáciu fínskych podnikov, obchodný veľtrh v Tampere a Estónsku obchodnú a priemyselnú komoru. Ďalšia kapitola prináša cenné skúsenosti z realizácie ekonomickej diplomacie v spolupráci s decíznou sférou. Idey, predpoklady, pilotný projekt a zásady spolupráce s Európskou investičnou bankou. Ekonomickú diplomaciu a šírenie dobrého mena Slovenskej republiky v rámci rozvojovej pomoci Slovenska Gruzínsku zapojením sa do podnikateľskej aktivity. 16+1: Spoločný projekt štátov Európskej únie, Slovenskej republiky a Čínskej ľudovej republiky. Dôležitou súčasťou medializácie sú prezentácie duševných a materiálnych produktov v kooperácii so zastupiteľskými úradmi Slovenskej republiky v zahraničí. Prípadová štúdia sa venuje prezentácii duševných a materiálnych produktov v Poľsku, Spoločnej európskej produkčnej platforme ako daru Ruskej Federácií a Ekonomickej diplomacii v centrálnej Ázii. Je pre mňa a môj podnik veľkým vyznamenaním, ak na zasadnutí Rady ministrov padol návrh, že by bolo zaujímavé v rámci výjazdového rokovania ministrov práce členských štátov európskej únie sa o tom všetkom presvedčiť priamo na mieste, v produkčnom podniku, konštatuje autor pri príprave na návštevu 27 ministrov práce krajín Európskej únie v prevádzkarni Pečivárne Sereď. Spätná väzba východiskových formulácií uvažovaných téz o ekonomickej diplomacii je predpokladom rozvinutia zásadných myšlienok a hľadaním progresu. Kapitola prezentuje odpovede ekonomických diplomatov zo zastupiteľských úradov v zahraničí na deväť téz autora, ktoré boli diskutované na porade ekonomických diplomatov. Kapitola o medializácii praktickej ekonomickej diplomacie prostredníctvom multimediálneho portálu kassay bodka eu prináša vnímateľom komplexný monitoring tlačových správ a udalostí za desaťročie intenzívneho pôsobenia profesora Štefana Kassaya na poli ekonomickej diplomacie. Záver tretej knihy je venovaný perspektívam budúcnosti medzinárodného centra vzdelávania – INTERCEDU a Inštitútu profesora Štefana Kassaya pre rozvoj socioekonomických štúdií.

Ve své nové knize nás chce autor naučit, jak rozpoznávat pravdivé informace od těch lživých a vymyšlených, které často nekriticky přijímáme kvůli své slabé finanční gramotnosti a stáváme se tak snadnou obětí různých institucí. Často naletíme na nabídky, kterých poté litujeme, když už není cesty zpět. Vaše základní finanční gramotnost začíná v této knize od úplných základů a naučí vás přemýšlet o penězích tak, že se již nenecháte zbytečně napálit podvodným telefonátem nebo nesmyslnými akcemi v obchodech. Kniha je také kritikou současného globálního rozdělování peněz, které je podle autora ve velké míře okrádáním běžného člověka.

Adam Smith and Karl Marx recognized that the best way to understand the economy is to study the most advanced practice of production. Today that practice is no longer conventional manufacturing: it is the radically innovative vanguard known as the knowledge economy. This book explores the hidden nature of the knowledge economy and its possible futures. In every part of the production system, the knowledge economy remains a fringe excluding the vast majority of workers and businesses. This confinement has become a driver of economic stagnation and inequality throughout the world. Traditional mass production has stopped working as a shortcut to economic growth. But the alternative?a deepened and socially inclusive form of the knowledge economy?continues to lie beyond reach in even the richest countries. Unger sets out the route to a knowledge economy for the many: changes not just in economic institutions but also in education, culture, and politics. Just as Smith and Marx did in their time, he uses an understanding of the most advanced practice of production to rethink both economics and the economy as a whole.

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.