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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]

The article presents a review of the book "The Affluent Society," by John Kenneth Galbraith.

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]

Reviews the book "The Fiscal Crisis of the State," by James O'Connor.

The article presents a review of the book "Economic Dynamics," William J. Baumol.

The article presents a review of the book "Studies in Income and Wealth," Volume 13.

The article presents a review of the book "National Income Behavior," by Thomas C. Schelling.

The article presents a review of the book "What Happens During Business Cycles: A Progress Report," by Wesley C. Mitchell.

The article presents a review of the book "Taxing to Prevent Inflation."

The article presents a review of the book "International Trade and the National Income Multiplier," by Fritz Machlup.

The article presents a review of the book "Human Behavior in Economic Affairs," edited by George Katona, Burkhard Strumpel, James N. Morgan, and Ernest Zahn.

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

The article reviews the book "On Demand: Writing for the Market in Early Modern England," by David J. Baker.

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

The article reviews the book "Libertad de elegir," by Milton Friedman and Rose Friedman.

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]

Books reviewed:SANDRINE CAZES and ALENA NESPOROVA,Labour Markets in Transition: Balancing Flexibility&Security in Central and Eastern EuropeT. E. JOSLING and T. G. TAYLOR (eds),Banana Wars: The Anatomy of a Trade DisputePETER B. KENNEN, JEFFREY R. SHAFER, NIGEL L. WICKS and CHARLES WYPLOSZ,International Economic and Financial Cooperation: New Issues, New Actors, New ResponsesMICHAEL C. BORDO, ALAN M. TAYLOR and JEFFREY G. WILLIAMSON (eds),Globalization in Historical Perspective [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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

Books reviewed: John E. King, A History Of Post Keynesian Economics Since 1936 Christian Gourieroux And Joann Jasiak, Financial Econometrics: Problems, Models and Methods William Easterly, The Elusive Quest for Growth Mark Skousen, Making Modern Economics Alan D. Woodland, Economic Theory and International Trade Randall E. Parker, Reflections on the Great Depression Geoff C. Harcourt, 50 Years a Keynesian and Other Essays Yanrui Wu, The Macroeconomics of East Asian Growth Tim Rowse, Nugget Coombs: A Reforming Life [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the book "Motive des Börsengangs am Neuen Markt: Die Publikumsfinanzierung von Innovationen aus Theoretischer und Empirischer Sicht," by Christoph Fischer.

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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.

Reviews several books on economic history. Includes 'The Keynesian Revolution and Its Economic Consequences: Selected Essays,' by Peter F. Clarke; 'Religion and Economics: Normative Social Theory,' edited by James M. Dean and A.M.C. Waterman; 'Secret Origins of Modern Microeconomics: Dupuit and the Engineers,' by Robert B. Ekelund Jr. and Robert F. Hebert.

Reviews several books on economic reform in China. Inclusion of `The Entrepreneurial State in China: Real Estate and Commerce Departments in Reform Era Tianjin,' by Jane Duckett; `Market Communism: The Institutional Foundation of China's Post-Mao Hyper-Growth,' by Lance L. P. Gore; `Rural China Takes Off: Institutional Foundations of Economic Reform,' by Jean C. Oi.

Reviews the book "Economics and Methodology: Crossing Boundaries," edited by Roger E. Backhouse, Daniel M. Hausman and Uskali Maki.

Reviews the book "Austrian Economics in America: The Migration of a Tradition," by Karen I. Vaughn.

Reviews the book 'In Pursuit of Lakshmi: The Political Economy of the Indian State,' by Lloyd I. Rudolph and Suzanne Hoeber Rudolph.

Reviews the book "International Economic Papers," edited by Alan T. Peacock, Wolfgang F. Stolper, Ralph Turvey, and Elizabeth Henderson.

This book provides business school students with an understanding of the economics and operations of the financial markets, in the context of a finance education directed toward corporate financial decision making. Corporate finance books increasingly relate internal decision criterion to financial market requirements, but describe the financial markets only with broad models. While financial market models are clearly of value (and included in this book), they present an abstraction with very little of the detail needed for practical business decision making. Corporate financial managers need not only a theoretical understanding of the financial markets for making strategic decisions but also a basic knowledge of the securities and institutions related to corporate decisions and transactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a review of the book "Survey of Income and Program Participation: Sipp-Quality Profile," by Thomas B. Jabine, Karen E. King, and Rita J. Petroni.

Reviews the book "Small Is Beautiful: Economics As if People Mattered," by E.F. Schumacher.

The article presents a review of the book "The Soviet Price System," by Naum Jasny.

The article presents a review of the book "Konsumenfinanzierung in Der Schweiz," by Heinz Hinterkircher.

The article presents a review of the book "Index Numbers," by Bruce D. Mudgett.

The article presents a review of the book "Economics of Income and Consumption," by Helen G. Canoyer and Roland S. Vaile.

The article presents a review of the book "America's Economic Growth," 3rd edition, by Fred Albert Shannon.

The article presents a review of the book "Britain: A Case Study for Americans," by Clare E. Griffin.

The article presents a review of the book "Prices in a War Economy, Some Aspects of the Present Price Structure of the United States," by Frederick C. Mills.

The article presents a review of the book "War and Postwar Adjustment Policies," by Bernard M. Baruch and John M. Hancock.

The article presents a review of the book "Postwar Plans of the United Nations," by Lewis L. Lorwin.

The article presents a review of the book "Economics of Military Occupation," by Henry Simon Bloch and Bert F. Hoselitz.

The article presents a review of the book "The Economics of the Pacific Coast Petroleum Industry, Part I: Market Structure," by Joe S. Bain.