Lorenzo Fioramonti: 7 books
The World After GDP
Politics, Business and Society in the Post Growth Era
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
GDP is much more than a simple statistic. It has become the overarching benchmark of success and a powerful ordering principle at the heart of the global economy. But the convergence of major economic, social and environmental crises has exposed the flaws of our economic system which values GDP above...
Wellbeing Economy
Success in a World Without Growth
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017
Economic growth is a constant mantra of politicians, economists and the media. Few understand what it is, but they love and follow it blindly. The reality is that since the global financial crisis, growth has vanished in the more industrialised economies and in the so-called developing countries. Politicians...
How Numbers Rule the World
The Use and Abuse of Statistics in Global Politics
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
Numbers dominate global politics and, as a result, our everyday lives. Credit ratings steer financial markets and can make or break the future of entire nations. GDP drives our economies. Stock market indices flood our media and national debates. Statistical calculations define how we deal with climate...
Gross Domestic Problem
The Politics Behind the World's Most Powerful Number
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
Gross domestic product is arguably the best-known statistic in the contemporary world, and certainly amongst the most powerful. It drives government policy and sets priorities in a variety of vital social fields - from schooling to healthcare. Yet for perhaps the first time since it was invented in...
Great Recession and its Implications for Human Values
Lessons for Africa
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
The earth has enough for everyone's need, but not everyone's greed. — Mahatma GandhiThe Great Recession, which started around 2007, stands out as the most significant crisis of global capitalism since the 1930s, both in scope and intensity. Although it was triggered by developments in the financial...
Regions and Crises
New Challenges for Contemporary Regionalisms
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2012
Investigates the intimate relationship between regional governance processes and global crises. Analysing the current turmoil in the European Union, it also looks at regional cooperation and integration in the Arab world, Africa, Asia and Latin America through topical case studies.
European Union Democracy Aid
Supporting civil society in post-apartheid South Africa
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2010
Since the end of the Cold War, the promotion of democracy has occupied centre stage in global politics and in the academic debate on international relations. Governments, intergovernmental agencies, and international donors have invested significant resources to support the democratic consolidation...