The Truth About Markets - Why Some Nations Are Rich, But Most Remain Poor

Informationen zum Autor John Kay is one of Britain's leading economists and a fellow of St John's College Oxford. His career has spanned academia, business, finance and public policy. He was the founding head of the Oxford Said Business School and the Institute for Fiscal Studies - Britain's most respected think tank. He is the author of The Truth About Markets , Obliquity , Other People's Money and other books and for twenty years contributed a regular column to the Financial Times . Klappentext John Kay is one of Britain's leading economists. He was the first (controversial) head of the Oxford Said Business School and for many years headed Europe's largest private firm, providing economic advice to companies and governments. He has a regular column in the Financial Times . Zusammenfassung Unravels the truth about markets, from Wall Street to Switzerland, from Russia to Mumbai, examining why some nations are rich and some poor, why 'one-size-fits-all' globalization hurts developing countries and why markets can work - but only in a humane social and cultural context. This title offers a radical blueprint for the future.

Product details

• Authors: John Kay
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.04.2004
• EAN: 9780140296723
• ISBN: 978-0-14-029672-3
• No. of pages: 478
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Economics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, International Economics, Economic systems and structures