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  • Greekonomics

    The Euro Crisis and Why Politicians Don't Get It

    de Vicky Pryce ...
    The eurozone is in crisis. Spiralling debts, defaulting banks, high unemployment - the European dream of a united union appears to be over. All fingers point to the corrupt and greedy PIIGs: Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain. Profligate governments have exploited the system, squandered the benefits and now beg for bail-outs from those that prosper. But is it really that simple? Economist ... Leer más

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  • Prisonomics

    Behind Bars in Britain's Failing Prisons

    de Vicky Pryce ...
    In March 2013, Vicky Pryce was sentenced to eight months in prison for accepting her ex-husband's penalty points on her driving licence some ten years earlier. After a very public trial, she was sent first to the notorious Holloway and then to East Sutton Park, an open prison in Kent. Inside, she kept a diary documenting her views and experiences; from this diary, Prisonomics was born. Faced with ... Leer más

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  • Mismanaged Decline

    What Politicians Won't Tell You About the Economy

    How did the UK transition from being the world's workshop to having the dependent, service-driven economy of today, prone to severe negative shocks and daunting economic challenges?In an urgent reality check that will embarrass politicians from all parties, hugely experienced economists Vicky Pryce and Andy Ross track the forces that have shaped the UK economy since the Industrial Revolution. ... Leer más

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  • Why Women Need Quotas

    (Provocations)

    de Vicky Pryce ...
    Vicky Pryce's motorbike-riding mother wanted to study physics at university, but her family told her it was impossible for a woman. She was determined that her daughter would have the opportunities she hadn't - and the young Vicky went on to forge a glittering career as an economist, with high-profile posts spanning business, academia and government. But despite her own success, Pryce is still ... Leer más

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  • It's The Economy, Stupid

    Economics for Voters

    de Vicky Pryce ...
    Pollsters are constantly worrying about our perceptions of politicians. What do their other halves look like? Who looks best when eating a bacon sandwich? Should they even be eating bacon sandwiches in the first place? For the voter, though, it all comes down to one thing: the economy. While good economic news can send popularity sky-rocketing, bad performance can blight a party's election chances ... Leer más

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  • Women vs. Capitalism

    Why We Can't Have It All in a Free Market Economy

    de Vicky Pryce ...
    The free market as we know it cannot produce gender equality. This is the bold but authoritative argument of Vicky Pryce, the government's former economics chief. Women vs Capitalism is a fresh and timely reminder that, although the #MeToo movement has been hugely important, empowerment of the mind will not achieve full power for women while there remains economic inequality. Pryce urgently calls ... Leer más

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  • Green Business, Green Values, and Sustainability

    Series series Routledge Studies in Corporate Governance
    Today greenness is goodness; non-greenness is not an option. It is therefore critical to advance thinking on why and how business, consumers and policy makers can contribute to the goal of sustainable global wealth creation. This volume analyzes the strategic sustainability issues confronting contemporary business, and explores the transformation in values, strategies, and practices needed by ... Leer más

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    The Essential Guide for Teachers and Other Professionals whose Work Involves Children

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  • Dead Aid

    Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa

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    In the past fifty years, more than $1 trillion in development-related aid has been transferred from rich countries to Africa. Has this assistance improved the lives of Africans? No. In fact, across the continent, the recipients of this aid are not better off as a result of it, but worse—much worse.In Dead Aid, Dambisa Moyo describes the state of postwar development policy in Africa today and ... Leer más

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  • Baby P - It Must Never Happen Again

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    The tragic and violent death of 17-month old Baby P at the hands of those who were supposed to love and care for him has sickened the nation. That such unimaginable cruelty could be unleashed on an innocent child - and fail to be picked up on by the authorities - has led to a public outcry and a media storm.This is a comprehensive look at the events leading up to the death of Baby P. A recent ... Leer más

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  • Not Waving, Drowning

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  • Everybody's Hacked Off

    Why We Don't Have the Press we Deserve and What to Do About It

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