Nic Compton

Adam Fishwick

Katie Huston

Daniel Mackie

(back cover) Ever wondered what futures and derivatives are, or puzzled over the difference between fiscal policies and monetary policies? What is the balance of trade, and what are A"sticky pricesA"? This entertaining, handy little guide reveals all, in refreshingly simple bite-size tweets. Presents 140 money-spinning terms and intriguing ideas in no more than 20 tweets, each of 140 characters or less. Profiles the most important economists of the past 150 years and the thinking behind the economic strategies of political parties and governments. Includes an informative glossary of essential economic terms in an innovative format that is easy to read and assimilate. (front flap) We hear a lot about economics in the news these days, but how much do we really understand? All too often experts assume their audience knows as much about the subject as they do. For instance, what is a balance of trade deficit? Why do interest rates affect the amount of cash in circulation? Who sets interest rates? " Tweetonomics " pecks a hole in the jargon and explains the 140 most important economic terms and concepts in 20 A"tweetsA" or less. The book is divided into nine chapters covering such issues as globalization, boom and bust, A"GreenA" economics, and the everyday workings of national economies. It also gives an overview of the past 150 years and the people who shaped them. (back flap) Nic Compton has been a journalist for 16 years, contributing to a variety of publications. He completed an M.A. in Global Political Economy at Sussex University, U.K. in 2007A-09 and is the author or co-author of nine books. Adam Fishwick is currently a D. Phil. researcher at the University of Sussex, U.K., studying Latin American political economy. He works for the Centre for Global Political Economy and has a MasterA's degree in Global Political Economy. Katie Huston holds a MasterA's degree in global political economy and a B.A. in journalism. She has worked as a consultant for the Economic Policy Research Institute of South Africa and written for publications that include The "Boston Globe" and The "Cape Town Globalist. " "

Everything You Need to Know about Economics in 140 Characters Or Less

Tweetonomics

Donald Marron

Keynesian Economics, Free Market Capitalism, Monetarism, Game Theory and the Invisible Hand. Sure, you know what they mean. That is, you've certainly heard of them. But do you know enough about these economic theories to join a dinner party debate or dazzle the bar with your financial knowledge? 30 Second Economics takes the top 50 economic theories, and explains them to the general reader in half a minute, using nothing more than two pages, 300 words and one picture. Economics will suddenly seem a lot more fun than the economy, and make a lot more sense, and along the way you'll meet founding fathers of modern economics such as Adam Smith, David Ricardo and Alfred Marshall. From Marxism to Mercantilism, plus everything in between, this is the ultimate 'crash' course in economic theory.

The 50 Most Thought-provoking Economic Theories, Each Explained in Half a Minute

30-second Economics

Anita Hammer

Part of the Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment series, this edited collection brings together contributions from leading international scholars to initiate an important dialogue between labour process analysis and scholarship on work in the Global South. This book characterises the forms of work and labour process that characterise globalising capitalism today and addresses core analytical concerns within Labour Process Theory and research on work in the South. It explores how a wide range of production relations in the Global South, ranging from formal to informal employment and self-employment, are embedded in wider social relations of gender, caste, religion and ethnicity, and are related to wider patterns of commodification and resistance. Drawing on cutting-edge research, the book's chapters consider a diverse range of working situations, covering migrant workers in the Middle East, commercial surrogacy work in India and cooperative garment workers in Argentina. In offering a novel reading of the political economy of work in the Global South and shedding light on lesser-considered fields of work and worker organization, this volume will provide new insights for making sense of the changing world of work for students, scholars, labour activists and practitioners alike.

The Political Economy of Work in the Global South

Heather Connolly

A guide for students and academics looking for a critical and comprehensive collection dealing with contemporary and global cases of protest and resistance.

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