London Publishing imprint: 71 books
by Mike Emmerich
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017
Britain invented the modern industrial city in the nineteenth century. But by the late 20th century most British cities had become basket cases. Today London overshadows the rest of the country, as the UK's only 'world city'. No other large country is anything like as economically and politically...
Bad Habits, Hard Choices
Using the Tax System to Make Us Healthier
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2016
Consumers in Britain face a curious mix of taxes and duties that are messy, opaque and out of date. They are also unfair: the poorer you are, the more of your income goes on paying these taxes. At the same time, we are ceaselessly bombarded by marketing information that is very one-sided. The foods...
Scandinavian Unexceptionalism
Culture, Markets and the Failure of Third-Way Socialism
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
This book is important to help an international audience understand the cultural peculiarities behind the Scandinavian “success story”. It is also vital that Scandinavians themselves read this book to help them understand the market reforms that are essential for a successful future.
In Focus: The Case for Privatising the BBC
The Case for Privatising the BBC
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016
The BBC holds a special place in the world of broadcasting. It derives its funding from a compulsory levy on people who may not even use the service. The protection it receives is justified on the grounds that it contributes to national welfare because of its role in ‘public service broadcasting’....
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Britain and Europe’s Dysfunctional Relationship
Britain and Europe’s Dysfunctional Relationship
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016
In the noise of the debate about the EU, it is rare for fundamental questions to be asked. For example, for what purposes should we have international institutions at all? Does the EU meet those purposes and, if not, is reform possible? This book considers these questions. An international team of...
Are Trams Socialist?
Why Britain Has No Transport Policy
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2016
Transport is key to our daily lives. The transport system is essential to ensure the movement of people and goods, and most of us will use the roads or public transport every day. Vast sums are tied up in it and are spent on trying to resolve the problems of congestion and delays. And yet it is a...
Digital Transformation at Scale: Why the Strategy Is Delivery
Why the Strategy Is Delivery
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
This book is a guide to building a digital institution. It explains how a growing band of reformers in businesses and governments around the world have helped their organisations pivot to a new way of working, and what lessons others can learn from their experience.
Ayn Rand: An Introduction
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Few 20th century intellectuals have been as influential – and controversial – as the novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand. Her thinking still has a profound impact, particularly on those who come to it through her novels, Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead – with their core messages of individualism,...
The Economics of International Development: Foreign Aid versus Freedom for the World's Poor
Foreign Aid versus Freedom for the World's Poor
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Foreign aid and overseas military intervention have been important and controversial political topics for over a decade. The government’s controversial target to spend 0.7 per cent of national income on foreign aid has been widely welcomed by some, but strongly criticised by others. Furthermore,...
by Jim O'Neill
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2013
The idea that Brazil, Russia, India and China (the "BRICs") are the rising stars of the world economy is now widely accepted. However, the "old" developed nations have not adjusted to the new world order as they struggle with the legacy of the financial crisis. The BRICs and others...
Rediscovering Growth
After the Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2013
The difficult economic climate in Europe and the United States since the financial crisis is set to continue as the New Normal, despite frantic efforts to stimulate growth. The long phase of expansion that lasted from the 1980s until 2008 was driven by easy money, cheap imports and confidence –...
Before Babylon, Beyond Bitcoin
From Money that We Understand to Money that Understands Us
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Technology is changing money: it has been transformed from physical objects to intangible information. With the arrival of smart cards, mobile phones and Bitcoin it has become easier than ever to create new forms of money. Crucially, money is also inextricably connected with our identities. Your card...
by George Selgin, Kevin Dowd, Mathieu Bédard
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2018
George Selgin is one of the world's foremost monetary historians. In this book, based on the 2016 Hayek Memorial Lecture, he shows how a system of private banks without a central bank can bring about financial stability through self-regulation. If one bank stretches credit too far, it will be reined...
A U-Turn on the Road to Serfdom
Prospects for Reducing the Size of the State
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
This book suggests that drastic reforms are required to reverse the ever-increasing size of the state, a trend experienced in most western nations. The report proposes a reassessment of the scale of government to achieve a reduction in taxation and spending.