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Investing in Peace

Aid and Conditionality after Civil Wars

by James K. Boyce ...

Series series Adelphi series
This book analyzes the provision of aid to countries that have undergone negotiated settlements to civil wars, drawing on recent experiences in Bosnia, Cambodia, El Salvador, and Guatemala. It focuses on the potential for peace conditionality, linking aid to steps to implement accords and consolidate the peace. The book explores how aid can encourage domestic investment in peace-related needs; the ... Read more

$47.99 USD

This book analyzes the provision of aid to countries that have undergone negotiated settlements to civil wars, drawing on recent experiences in Bosnia, Cambodia, El Salvador, and Guatemala. It focuses on the potential for peace conditionality, linking aid to steps to implement accords and consolidate the peace. The book explores how aid can encourage domestic investment in peace-related needs; the
... Read more
The Case for Carbon Dividends

by James K. Boyce ...

The supreme challenge of our time is tackling climate change. We urgently need to curtail our use of fossil fuels – but how can we do so in a just and feasible way?In this compelling book, leading economist James Boyce shows that the key to solving this conundrum is to put a limit on carbon emissions, thereby raising the price of fossil fuels and generating strong incentives for clean energy. But ... Read more

$10.00 USD

The supreme challenge of our time is tackling climate change. We urgently need to curtail our use of fossil fuels – but how can we do so in a just and feasible way?In this compelling book, leading economist James Boyce shows that the key to solving this conundrum is to put a limit on carbon emissions, thereby raising the price of fossil fuels and generating strong incentives for clean energy. But
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Africa's Odious Debts

How Foreign Loans and Capital Flight Bled a Continent

by Professor Léonce Ndikumana, James K. Boyce ...

Series series African Arguments
In Africa's Odious Debts, Boyce and Ndikumana reveal the shocking fact that, contrary to the popular perception of Africa being a drain on the financial resources of the West, the continent is actually a net creditor to the rest of the world. The extent of capital flight from sub-Saharan Africa is remarkable: more than $700 billion in the past four decades. But Africa's foreign assets remain ... Read more

$22.19 USD

In Africa's Odious Debts, Boyce and Ndikumana reveal the shocking fact that, contrary to the popular perception of Africa being a drain on the financial resources of the West, the continent is actually a net creditor to the rest of the world. The extent of capital flight from sub-Saharan Africa is remarkable: more than $700 billion in the past four decades. But Africa's foreign assets remain
... Read more
Born Bad

Original Sin and the Making of the Western World

by James Boyce ...

Explore the history of original sin—and how it shapes our view of human nature—in “one of the best books on the history of the evolution of Christianity and its ideology” (Washington Book Review).Original sin is the Western world’s creation story.According to the Christian doctrine of original sin, humans are born inherently bad, and only through God’s grace can they achieve salvation. In this ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Explore the history of original sin—and how it shapes our view of human nature—in “one of the best books on the history of the evolution of Christianity and its ideology” (Washington Book Review).Original sin is the Western world’s creation story.According to the Christian doctrine of original sin, humans are born inherently bad, and only through God’s grace can they achieve salvation. In this
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Van Diemen's Land

by James Boyce ...

The acclaimed history of colonial Tasmania'A brilliant book and a must-read for anyone interested in how land shapes people' —Tim FlanneryAlmost half of the convicts who came to Australia came to Van Diemen's Land. There they found a land of bounty and a penal society, a kangaroo economy and a new way of life.In this multi-award-winning history of colonial Tasmania, James Boyce shows how the ... Read more

$11.99 USD

The acclaimed history of colonial Tasmania'A brilliant book and a must-read for anyone interested in how land shapes people' —Tim FlanneryAlmost half of the convicts who came to Australia came to Van Diemen's Land. There they found a land of bounty and a penal society, a kangaroo economy and a new way of life.In this multi-award-winning history of colonial Tasmania, James Boyce shows how the
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1835

The Founding of Melbourne and the Conquest of Australia

by James Boyce ...

The Award-Winning History of Colonial Melbourne'James Boyce tells the true history of this country with rare clarity and an eye for the essential that never fails.' —David MarrWith the founding of Melbourne in 1835, a flood of settlers began spreading out across the Australian continent. In three years more land – and more people – was conquered than in the preceding fifty.In 1835 James Boyce ... Read more

$10.99 USD

The Award-Winning History of Colonial Melbourne'James Boyce tells the true history of this country with rare clarity and an eye for the essential that never fails.' —David MarrWith the founding of Melbourne in 1835, a flood of settlers began spreading out across the Australian continent. In three years more land – and more people – was conquered than in the preceding fifty.In 1835 James Boyce
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Economics for People and the Planet

Inequality in the Era of Climate Change

by James Boyce ...

Narrated by James Boyce ...

Unabridged

4 hours 28 min

Economics for People and the Planet, a collection of essays by James K. Boyce on the environment, inequality and the economy, argues that there is not an inexorable trade-off between advancing human well-being and having a clean and safe environment. The audiobook version of Economics for People and the Planet features new chapters on the Green New Deal and the environmental costs of inequality ... Read more

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Economics for People and the Planet, a collection of essays by James K. Boyce on the environment, inequality and the economy, argues that there is not an inexorable trade-off between advancing human well-being and having a clean and safe environment. The audiobook version of Economics for People and the Planet features new chapters on the Green New Deal and the environmental costs of inequality
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Origins

The Making of Australia, 1788–1825

by James Boyce ...

A remarkable new account of Australia's colonial beginningsThis fascinating book sets aside the clichés of Australian history and asks us to look again.What really happened when exiled criminals made a home in an occupied and defended country? How were they changed by this new world? What can the first years of settlement tell us about Australia today?The First Fleet left Britain at the height of ... Read more

$11.99 USD

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A remarkable new account of Australia's colonial beginningsThis fascinating book sets aside the clichés of Australian history and asks us to look again.What really happened when exiled criminals made a home in an occupied and defended country? How were they changed by this new world? What can the first years of settlement tell us about Australia today?The First Fleet left Britain at the height of
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Stuffology 101

Get Your Mind out of the Clutter

by Eric M. Riddle, Brenda Avadian MA ...

Narrated by Susan Boyce, Lloyd James ...

Unabridged

2 hours 47 min

Stuffology 101 is for those of us who want to get the clutter out of our lives without being featured on reality TV. We can still use our bathroom, bedroom, and kitchen, but we harbor secrets.Do you race around to pick up piles when someone's at the door?Do you close the door to hide your stuff in the spare room?Do you still have boxes to unpack from your last move a dozen years ago?Are you unable ... Read more

$13.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Stuffology 101 is for those of us who want to get the clutter out of our lives without being featured on reality TV. We can still use our bathroom, bedroom, and kitchen, but we harbor secrets.Do you race around to pick up piles when someone's at the door?Do you close the door to hide your stuff in the spare room?Do you still have boxes to unpack from your last move a dozen years ago?Are you unable
... Read more
The Tutor

My journey as an adult volunteer literacy tutor

by David James Boyce ...

This work, entitled The Tutor, chronicles my path helping adult non readers become more independent after learning reading, writing and life skills. As a volunteer, teaching non reading adults is the one thing that can only be paid forward and the benefits last a lifetime. ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This work, entitled The Tutor, chronicles my path helping adult non readers become more independent after learning reading, writing and life skills. As a volunteer, teaching non reading adults is the one thing that can only be paid forward and the benefits last a lifetime.
... Read more
Audiobook

Economics for People and the Planet

Inequality in the Era of Climate Change

by James Boyce ...

Narrated by James Boyce ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Anthem Frontiers of Global Political Economy and Development
Unabridged

4 hours 28 min

Economics for People and the Planet, a collection of essays by James K. Boyce on the environment, inequality and the economy, argues that there is not an inexorable trade-off between advancing human well-being and having a clean and safe environment. The goal of economic policy should be to grow the good things that improve our well-being and environmental quality and reduce the bad things that ... Read more

$30.36 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBooks

Economics for People and the Planet, a collection of essays by James K. Boyce on the environment, inequality and the economy, argues that there is not an inexorable trade-off between advancing human well-being and having a clean and safe environment. The goal of economic policy should be to grow the good things that improve our well-being and environmental quality and reduce the bad things that
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks
Economics for People and the Planet

Inequality in the Era of Climate Change

by James Boyce ...

'Economics for People and the Planet' brings together recent essays by James K. Boyce on the environment, inequality, and the economy.Part One, Rethinking Economics and the Environment, challenges some common assumptions, including the beliefs that economic growth is incompatible with environmental sustainability, capitalist firms single-mindedly pursue profits, and human beings are inherently bad ... Read more

$21.89 USD

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'Economics for People and the Planet' brings together recent essays by James K. Boyce on the environment, inequality, and the economy.Part One, Rethinking Economics and the Environment, challenges some common assumptions, including the beliefs that economic growth is incompatible with environmental sustainability, capitalist firms single-mindedly pursue profits, and human beings are inherently bad
... Read more

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