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Mats Benners bok The Politics of Growth är en insiktsfull granskning av de ekonomiska tillväxtstrategier som gällt i svensk politik sedan introduktionen av den svenska modellen på 1930-talet och fram till inträdet i EU. Benner analyserar den ekonomiska tillväxtpolitik som möjliggjort och kompletterat både socialpolitiska strävanden i fördelningsfrågor och utvecklingen av en väl fungerande och relativt konfliktfri arbetsmarknad. Författaren belyser vilka aktörer som utformat olika tillväxtstrategier och förklarar varför vissa strategier genomförts medan andra blockerats. Ett centralt tema i boken är att ekonomisk utveckling är sammanbunden med institutionell reglering. En avgörande faktor för förståelsen av modern svensk historia är därför hur sociala krafter försökt påverka institutionerna, deras utformning och effekter.

"A remarkable historical, political, and economic<br/>examination of the dollar." -Booklist<br/><br/>Craig Karmin's in-depth "biography" of the dollar examines the power of the Federal Reserve, the inner sanctums of foreign central banks that stockpile currency, and the little-known circles of foreign exchange traders who determine a currency's worth. It's "a surprisingly entertaining and informative social history of the currency that makes the world economy go round," says Kirkus Reviews.<br/><br/>"An incredible book that should be required reading for anyone whose future depends on understanding how the dollar is valued and manipulated." -Timothy Ferriss, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The 4-Hour Workweek<br/><br/>"An indispensible guide to understanding the way both the U.S. and the world economies work and the dollar's role in keeping the economic skids greased." -Ram Charan, coauthor of Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done and The Game-Changer<br/><br/>"It's hard to imagine a more entertaining book on such a vital subject." -Bloomberg.com<br/><br/>"Craig Karmin's fortuitously timed Biography of the Dollar argues that the greenback's recent plunge is more than just a market tumble." -Portfolio

Decent Capitalism - A Blueprint For Reforming Our Economies [Bok / Häftad]

<p>Public procurement is a complex activity that while respecting legal requirements can be performed poorly or well. Public buyers need to identify and explicitly formulate their needs, balance risks and incentives in the contract, as well as monitor the contractor and manage the contract during the execution phase, which is often long and paved with unforeseen events. If handled badly, public procurement can lead to substantial cost overrun, as well as deficits in the quality of the goods and services provided, some of which are crucial to long-term economic growth.</p><p>This report aims at informing the policy debate on what economic research suggests are the most likely causes and most effective remedies for public procurement failures.  The author, <b>Giancarlo Spagnolo</b>, professor in economics at Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), concludes by offering practical recommendations on how to improve and sustain the level of procurement competence in Sweden.   </p><p>Cost Overrun and Procurement Competence in Sweden is published as part of SNS research project Sustainable Urban and Rural Planning.</p>

<p>Jim Simons is the greatest moneymaker in modern financial history. His record bests those of legendary investors, including Warren Buffett, George Soros and Ray Dalio. Yet Simons and his strategies are shrouded in mystery. The financial industry has long craved a look inside Simons&apos;s secretive hedge fund, Renaissance Technologies and veteran Wall Street Journal reporter Gregory Zuckerman delivers the goods. After a legendary career as a mathematician and a stint breaking Soviet codes, Simons set out to conquer financial markets with a radical approach. Simons hired physicists, mathematicians and computer scientists - most of whom knew little about finance - to amass piles of data and build algorithms hunting for the deeply hidden patterns in global markets. Experts scoffed, but Simons and his colleagues became some of the richest in the world, their strategy of creating mathematical models and crunching data embraced by almost every industry today. As Renaissance became a major player in the financial world, its executives began exerting influence on other areas. Simons became a major force in scientific research, education and Democratic politics, funding Hilary Clinton&apos;s presidential campaign. While senior executive Robert Mercer is more responsible than anyone else for the Trump presidency - he placed Steve Bannon in the campaign, funded Trump&apos;s victorious 2016 effort and backed alt-right publication Breitbart. Mercer also impacted the success of the Brexit campaign as he made significant investments in Cambridge Anatlytica. For all his prescience, Simons failed to anticipate how Mercer&apos;s activity would impact his firm and the world. In this fast-paced narrative, Zuckerman examines how Simons launched a quantitative revolution on Wall Street, and reveals the impact that Simons, the quiet billionaire king of the quants, has had on worlds well beyond finance.</p>

<p>In this revolutionary book, prize-winning economists Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo show how economics, when done right, can help us solve the thorniest social and political problems of our day. From immigration to inequality, slowing growth to accelerating climate change, we have the resources to address the challenges we face but we are so often blinded by ideology. Original, provocative and urgent, Good Economics for Hard Times offers the new thinking that we need. It builds on cutting-edge research in economics - and years of exploring the most effective solutions to alleviate extreme poverty - to make a persuasive case for an intelligent interventionism and a society built on compassion and respect. A much-needed antidote to polarized discourse, this book shines a light to help us appreciate and understand our precariously balanced world.</p>

The story of the Sackler Dynasty, Purdue Pharma, and their involvement in the opioid crisis that has created millions of addicts, even as it generated billions of dollars in profit.