Assessing the potential benefits and risks of a currency union. This book, by two leading experts on economics and Africa, makes a significant analytical contribution to the debates now under way about how Economic Community of West African States could achieve and manage its currency union, andthe ramifications for the African continent.
This book surveys the history of the idea of capital and offers a tool to its understanding. It uses philosophy, social ontology, legal theory, and economic reasoning, particularly macroeconomic concepts from financial theory, to create an integrated concept of capital. Such concept is then applied to wealth creation and individuals' wellbeing.
This book is the definitive scholarly work on money, credit and macroeconomics for the twenty-first century. Nine decades ago Keynes claimed to be writing a work that would "largely revolutionize the way the world thinks about economic problems". This is a modern day attempt with the same purpose.
This book argues for the virtues of diversity in cities, organizations, development assistance, and human discourse. Much of the material is based on the author's decade in the World Bank whose policies were based on a narrow ideological vision that did not tolerate a diversity of approaches or even the open contestation of alternatives.
This book provides an introduction to the development of economics from the time of the early Greeks to the mid-twentieth century. It covers the contributions of the major writers to the development of economic thought.
Global Economics: A Holistic Approach integrates real world examples and case studies with economic analysis to examine the emerging global economy. It covers topics not typically considered by international economics, such as migration, in addition to taking a fresh approach to traditional topics.
Tells the important story of how microfinance developed, how it has met the needs of hundreds of millions of people, and addresses key questions about how it can continue to meet those needs in the future.
A metaphysical investigation of money and monetary value, exploring money as a social phenomenon, the metaphysics of financial value, materialism and measurement.
Examines business opportunities in the eight sectors with the highest potential returns on private investment in Africa - the same sectors that will foster economic growth and diversification, job creation, and improved welfare. The book's analysis is based on case studies that identify specific opportunities for investment and growth.
