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  • Crisis in Korea

    America, China and the Risk of War

    by Tim Beal ...
    The South Korean warship Cheonan was sunk in mysterious circumstances on 26 March 2010. The remarkable events that followed are analysed by Tim Beal and woven into a larger study of the increasingly volatile relations between North and South Korea and US concern about the rise of China.South Korea's stance towards the North has hardened significantly since the new conservative government came to ... Read more

    $14.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • China, New Zealand, and the Complexities of Globalization

    Asymmetry, Complementarity, and Competition

    by Tim Beal, Yuanfei Kang ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The book examines the expansion of investment and trade between China and New Zealand, and its changing composition within the political framework, especially the 2008 Free Trade Agreement. Particular attention is paid to China’s volatile agrifood market, where New Zealand dairy products play an important role for both countries. The New Zealand-China economic relationship – asymmetrical and ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • How Asia Works

    Success and Failure In the World's Most Dynamic Region

    by Joe Studwell ...
    "A good read for anyone who wants to understand what actually determines whether a developing economy will succeed." —Bill Gates, "Top 5 Books of the Year"An Economist Best Book of the Year from a reporter who has spent two decades in the region, and who the Financial Times said "should be named chief myth-buster for Asian business."In How Asia Works, Joe Studwell distills his extensive research ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Bad Samaritans

    The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism

    by Ha-Joon Chang ...
    "Lucid, deeply informed, and enlivened with striking illustrations." -Noam ChomskyOne economist has called Ha-Joon Chang "the most exciting thinker our profession has turned out in the past fifteen years." With Bad Samaritans, this provocative scholar bursts into the debate on globalization and economic justice.Using irreverent wit, an engagingly personal style, and a battery of examples, Chang ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • No Silly Questions

    The Daily Aus explains how the world works (and why you should care)

    by Zara Seidler, Sam Koslowski ...
    Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the news cycle and a bit lost without the background to everything that’s going on?You care what’s happening in the world – but you can’t help feeling you missed the part where the key stuff got explained. What’s a budget deficit? How does voting actually work? What’s the deal with the UN? And what does net zero mean again?Thankfully, No Silly Questions is here to ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

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  • Quarterly Essay 78 The Coal Curse

    Resources, Climate and Australia’s Future

    by Judith Brett ...
    Series Book 78 - Quarterly Essay
    Australia is a wealthy nation with the economic profile of a developing country – heavy on raw materials, and low on innovation and skilled manufacturing. Once we rode on the sheep’s back for our overseas trade; today we rely on cartloads of coal and tankers of LNG. So must we double down on fossil fuels, now that COVID-19 has halted the flow of international students and tourists? Or is there a ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The World in 2050

    How to Think About the Future

    by Hamish McRae ...
    'A dazzling history of the future – Hamish McRae has given us a tour de force' - Tim Harford_______________A bold and illuminating vision of the future, from one of Europe's foremost speakers on global trends in economics, business and societyWhat will the world look like in 2050? How will complex forces of change – demography, the environment, finance, technology and ideas about governance – ... Read more

    $12.49 USD

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  • The Dragon's Gift:The Real Story of China in Africa

    The Real Story of China in Africa

    by Deborah Brautigam ...
    Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as the Chinese claim? In the last few years, China's aid program has leapt out of the shadows. Media reports about huge aid packages, support for pariah regimes, regiments of Chinese labor, and the ruthless exploitation of workers and natural resources in some of the ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

  • Dick Smith's Population Crisis

    The dangers of unsustainable growth for Australia

    by Dick Smith ...
    Dick Smith takes on the hot topic of our times, arguing that Australian and global population growth carries enormous risks, dangers that none of our political parties is prepared to address.In 2011 the world's population exceeded 7 billion. Each year we add nearly 80 million people and by mid-century we will require twice as much food and double the energy we use today. Australia will be deeply ... Read more

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  • The Economist: State Capitalism

    The Visible Hand

    by The Economist Publications (PUK Rights) ...
    Series series Penguin Specials
    The Penguin Economist Special reports delve into the most pressing economic issues of the day: from national and global economies, to the impact of trade, industry and jobs. Written to be read on a long commute or in your lunch hour - be better informed in under an hour.As Western liberalist capitalism flounders in the wake of global recession, state backed companies are slowly taking over.The ... Read more

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  • The Poverty of Corrupt Nations

    by Roy Cullen ...
    The fight to eliminate world poverty is being severely hampered by corrupt leaders in developing countries. According to the African Union, some $150 billion is lost every year to corruption in Africa. In China, it is estimated corruption diminishes the annual value of gross domestic product by 15%. The pattern repeats itself elsewhere.This bleak situation compounds the poverty problem even more ... Read more

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  • A Time Traveller's Guide to Our Next Ten Years

    by Frans Cronje ...
    Picture South Africa ten years from now: Are the angry poor rising up and seizing land and businesses? Or has economic reform created jobs and growth? Is an increasingly desperate government clamping down on freedoms? Or do the middle classes still braai in suburban bliss? South Africa is at a tipping point, and small shifts in political and economic conditions can bring about dramatic changes. ... Read more

    $14.69 USD