Odborná kniha týmu předních domácích odborníků v oblastech měnové politiky, bankovnictví a peněžních a kapitálových trhů. V šesti částech se autoři zabývají teorií peněz a úrokové míry, komerčním bankovnictvím... Zobraziť viac
In this Freak 'how-to' guide, the mavericks behind the Freakonomics phenomenon teach you their secrets: how to challenge conventional wisdom, unravel life's secret codes and think differently – that is, think like a Freak. Levitt and Dubner see the world Zobraziť viac
There are 17 ingredients in a typical tube of toothpaste, from titanium dioxide to xanthum gum, and that's not counting the tube. Everything had to come from somewhere and someone had to bring it all together... Zobraziť viac
What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy helpful, or harmful? The word ‘economics’ might sound a bit dry, but it’s really about getting to the bottom of urgent questions like these... Zobraziť viac
Over the past decade, the blogs of Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have entertained us and changed the way we understand the world. Now the very best of these have been carefully curated into a book... Zobraziť viac
This 13-step program helps students assess their desires and abilities, teaches them to use their minds to their fullest capacities, and arms them with tools to achieve riches... Zobraziť viac
We all define ourselves by our profession. But what if our job was demeaning, poorly paid, and tedious? Cracking open Britain's divisions journalist James Bloodworth spends six months living and working across Britain, ... Zobraziť viac
According to conventional wisdom, innovation is best left to the dynamic entrepreneurs of the private sector, and government should get out of the way. But what if all this was wrong? What if, from Silicon Valley to medical breakthroughs, ... Zobraziť viac
Who thought up paper money? How did the contraceptive pill change the face of the legal profession? Why was the horse collar as important for human progress as the steam engine? ... Zobraziť viac
________________As seen on Sky News All Out Politics'There's no understanding global inequality without understanding its history. In The Divide, Jason Hickel brilliantly lays it out, layer upon layer, until you are left reeling with the outrage of it... Zobraziť viac
Undeterred by eight years of timid US sanctions, Vladimir Putin ordered his full-scale assault on Ukraine on 24 February 2022. In the hours that followed, Western leaders weaponized economic tools in a world-changing financial experiment... Zobraziť viac
An insightful exploration of the nature of inequality by the internationally bestselling author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century. In his newest work, Thomas Piketty explores how social inequality manifests itself very differently depending on... Zobraziť viac
Golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth: Ancient Greece gave us democracy and the rule of the law; out of Abbasid Baghdad came algebra and modern... Zobraziť viac
Chy vvazhaiete vy sebe dostatno uspishnym? Chy mozhlyvo vzahali pochuvatysia dostatno uspishnym u suchasnomu sviti, i shcho my mozhemo zrobyty, aby ne lyshe dosiahty vershyny, a y rozpochaty vpevnenu podorozh do nastupnoi? U kozhnoho iz nas svoia meta... Zobraziť viac
A celebrated international bestseller that exposes the ticking time-bomb underneath our new technological order. The resources race is on. Powering our digital lives and green technologies are some of the Earth's most precious metals... Zobraziť viac
It's not a future scenario any more. We've been taught that to compete with automation and AI, we'll have to become more like the machines themselves, building up technical skills like... Zobraziť viac
This short primer distils Ruchir Sharma's decades of global analytic experience into ten rules for identifying nations that are poised to take off or crash. A wake-up call to economists who failed to foresee every recent crisis, including the ... Zobraziť viac
How did Britain become the servant of the world's most powerful and corrupt men? ... Zobraziť viac
When a plane crashes, a bomb explodes, a city floods or a pandemic begins, Lucy Easthope's phone starts to ring... Zobraziť viac
We all sense it: something big is going on. Life is speeding up, and it is dizzying. Here Thomas L. Friedman reveals the tectonic movements that are reshaping our world, how to adapt to this new age and why, sometimes, we all need to be late. Zobraziť viac
