Yale University Press: 2009 books
by Niall Kishtainy
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and the ideas of great thinkers in the field
What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy a helpful approach or a disastrous...
Cool Cities
Urban Sovereignty and the Fix for Global Warming
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2017
A pointed argument that cities—not nation-states—can and must take the lead in fighting climate change Climate change is the most urgent challenge we face in an interdependent world where independent nations have grown increasingly unable to cooperate effectively on sustainability. In this book,...
Brazil
The Troubled Rise of a Global Power
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
Experts believe that Brazil, the world’s fifth largest country and its seventh largest economy, will be one of the most important global powers by the year 2030. Yet far more attention has been paid to the other rising behemoths Russia, India, and China. Often ignored and underappreciated, Brazil,...
Other People's Houses
How Decades of Bailouts, Captive Regulators, and Toxic Bankers Made Home Mortgages a Thrilling Business
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2014
In the wake of the financial meltdown in 2008, many claimed that it had been inevitable, that no one saw it coming, and that subprime borrowers were to blame. This accessible, thoroughly researched book is Jennifer Taub’s response to such unfounded claims. Drawing on wide-ranging experience as a corporate...
Money and Government
The Past and Future of Economics
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
A critical examination of economics' past and future, and how it needs to change, by one of the most eminent political economists of our time
The dominant view in economics is that money and government should play only minor roles in economic life. Economic outcomes, it is claimed, are best...
by Alissa Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
Close to three quarters of U.S. households buy orange juice. Its popularity crosses class, cultural, racial, and regional divides. Why do so many of us drink orange juice? How did it turn from a luxury into a staple in just a few years? More important, how is it that we don’t know the real reasons...
by Steve Striffler
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Anthropologist Steve Striffler begins this book in a poultry processing plant, drawing on his own experiences there as a worker. He also reports on the way chickens are raised today and how they are consumed. What he discovers about America’s favorite meat is not just unpleasant but a powerful indictment...
Spaceflight in the Shuttle Era and Beyond
Redefining Humanity's Purpose in Space
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
An exploration of the changing conceptions of the iconic Space Shuttle and a call for a new vision of spaceflight The thirty years of Space Shuttle flights saw contrary changes in American visions of space. Valerie Neal, who has spent much of her career examining the Space Shuttle program, uses this...
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Kati Suominen
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2010
Japan
The Paradox of Harmony
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
Following a crushing defeat in World War II, Japan rose like a phoenix from the literal ashes to become a model of modernity and success, for decades Asia’s premier economic giant. Yet it remains a nation hobbled by rigid gender roles, protectionist policies, and a defensive, inflexible corporate...
High and Dry
Meeting the Challenges of the World's Growing Dependence on Groundwater
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
An engaging call to understand and protect groundwater, the primary source of drinking water for almost half of the world’s population Groundwater is essential for drinking water and food security. It provides enormous environmental benefits by keeping streams and rivers flowing. But a growing global...
by Yochai Benkler
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
With the radical changes in information production that the Internet has introduced, we stand at an important moment of transition, says Yochai Benkler in this thought-provoking book. The phenomenon he describes as social production is reshaping markets, while at the same time offering new opportunities...
Austerity
The Great Failure
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2014
Austerity is at the center of political debates today. Its defenders praise it as a panacea that will prepare the ground for future growth and stability. Critics insist it will precipitate a vicious cycle of economic decline, possibly leading to political collapse. But the notion that abstinence from...
When Crime Pays
Money and Muscle in Indian Politics
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
The first thorough study of the co-existence of crime and democratic processes in Indian politics In India, the world’s largest democracy, the symbiotic relationship between crime and politics raises complex questions. For instance, how can free and fair democratic processes exist alongside rampant...