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This article reviews the book "The Affluent Society and Other Writings 1952-1967" edited by John Kenneth Galbraith.

Nicky Pouw's I Wellbeing Economics: How and Why Economics Needs to Change i is a welcome challenge to mainstream economics. Wellbeing (or at least, the material basis for achieving wellbeing) is closely intertwined with economics. Chapters 3 and 4 contain the outline of two research programmes, one on evaluating wellbeing (chapter 3), and another one on reshaping economics (chapter 4). [Extracted from the article]

How China Escaped the Poverty Trap: By Yuen Yuen Ang Ithaca, USA: Cornell University Press, 2016, pp. 344. Yuen Yuen Ang situates the discussion on poverty reduction strictly in the context of the two-way relationship between growth and governance by challenging the linear interpretation of the underlying causal relationship. The state apparatus China inherited from Deng's rule "hardly fit the description of a strong state" (p. 5). [Extracted from the article]

A wide-ranging business study showing how low prices can sometimes mean high costs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article reviews the book "The Right to Earn a Living: Economic Freedom and the Law" by Timothy Sandefur.

Indeed, Keupp does not limit the economics literature he mobilises to defence economics. Keupp points out an issue that is scarcely dealt with and even less assessed in economics: Do we need to preserve the status quo on the ways and means through which national defence and armed forces are structured? Even though one could criticize how Keupp applies the Austrian and public choice theories to defence matters and more particularly to military forces, this book identifies important topics and issues. [Extracted from the article]

Reviews the book "The Globalizing Learning Economy," by Danielle Archibugi and Bengt-åke Lundvall.

Reviews the book "Sourcebook in Late-Scholastic Monetary Theory: The Contributions of Matín de Azpilcueta, Luis de Molina, S.J., and Juan de Mariana, S.J.," edited by Stephen J. Grabill.

Reviews several books related to the economy. Includes 'The Keynesian Revolution and Its Economic Consequences,' by Peter Clarke; 'The Wealth and Poverty of Nations. Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor,' by David S. Landes; 'Transnational Classes and International Relations,' by Kees van der Pijl.

The article reviews the book "From Political Economy to Economics: Method, the Social and the Historical in the Evolution of Economic Theory," by Dimitris Milonakis and Ben Fine.

The article reviews several books on economics including "It's Not About the Coffee: Leadership Principles from a Life at Starbucks," by Howard Behar with Janet Goldstein, "The Secret Language of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire Action Through Narrative," by Stephen Denning, and "The Big Five for Life: Leadership's Greatest Secret," by John P. Strelecky.

The article reviews the book "Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Like, Why Is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar?" by Dave Barry.

The article reviews the book "Knowledge and the Wealth of Nations: A Story of Economic Discovery," by David Warsh.

Now that the tide of outsourcing employment has begun to turn, the time has come to think about how to reverse chronic unemployment among youth in the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the book "Il pensiero economico nei ducati emiliani e negli stati pontific, dalle origini al 1848," by Andrea Balletti, edited by Manuela Mosca.

The article reviews the book "Depression, War and Cold War: Studies in Political Economy," by Robert Higgs.

Reviews the book "The Economic Literature of Latin America: A Tentative Bibliography," vol.2.

Reviews the book "The Economic Literature of Latin America: A Tentative Bibliography."

Provides an overview of "Economic Atlas of Szechuan (Ssu-ch'uan)". Atlas and text based on reports of government agencies, books and publications, and field studied made by members of the China Institute of Geography.

The article reviews the book "Money for Minors: A Student's Guide to Economics," by Marie Bussing-Burks.

The article reviews the book "Aristotle and Hamilton: On Commerce and Statesmanship," by Michael D. Chan.

The article lists five books about business and economics. The list includes: "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything," by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, "The Martha Rules," by Martha Stewart, "Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap & Others Don't," by Jim Collins, "Confessions of Shameless Self-Promoters: 68 Marketing Gurus Share Secrets, Tools, Tips and Unique Ideas That Will Take You to the Next Level of Success," by Debbie Allen, and others.

Reviews the book 'The European Revenge,' by Robert Heller and Norris Willatt.

Reviews the book "Illegal Immigration and the Colonization of the American Labor Market," by Philip L. Martin. Overview of the book; Contents; Effects of the availability of illegal aliens to major industries on investment, employment and competitive trends; Axioms of the pro-immigration side; Immigration reform.