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No other phenomenon has shaped human history as decisively as capitalism. It structures how we live and work, how we think about ourselves and others, how we organise our politics. Sven Beckert situates the story of capitalism within the largest conceivable geographical and historical framework in this fascinating new book.Capitalism, argues Beckert, was born global. Emerging from merchant communities across Asia, Africa and Europe, capitalism’s radical recasting of economic life rooted itself only gradually. Then it burst onto the world scene, as European states and merchants built a powerful alliance that would propel them across the oceans. This epic drama corresponded at no point to an idealised dream of free markets. All along, state-backed institutions and imperial expansions shaped its dynamics.Capitalism decentres the European perspective, highlighting agency, resistance, innovation and ruthless coercion around the world through to the present with the rise of Asian economies, particularly China. Sven Beckert doesn’t merely add up capitalism’s debits and credits in this monumental book, but allows us to think afresh about the past to help us re-imagine the future.

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For decades we have known about the dangers of global warming. Nevertheless, greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase. How can we explain our failure to take the necessary measures to stop climate change? Why are societies, despite the mounting threat to ourselves and our children, so reluctant to take action?In this important new book, Jens Beckert provides an answer to these questions. Our apparent inability to implement basic measures to combat climate change is due to the nature of power and incentive structures affecting companies, politicians, voters, and consumers. Drawing on social science research, he argues that climate change is an inevitable product of the structures of capitalist modernity which have been developing for the past 500 years. Our institutional and cultural arrangements are operating at the cost of destroying the natural environment and attempts to address global warming are almost inevitably bound to fail. Temperatures will continue to rise and social and political conflicts will intensify. The tragic truth is: we are selling our future for the next quarterly figures, the upcoming election results, and today⠙s pleasure. Any realistic climate policy needs to focus on preparing societies for the consequences of escalating climate change and aim at strengthening social resilience to cope with the increasingly unstable natural world. Civil society is the only source of pressure that could build the necessary strength and support for climate protection. How We Sold Our Future is a crucial intervention into the most pressing issue of our time.

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From the author of The Shifts and the Shocks, and one of the most influential writers on economics, a reckoning with how and why the relationship between democracy and capitalism is coming undone We are living in an age when economic failings have shaken faith in global capitalism. Political failings have undermined trust in liberal democracy and in the very notion of truth. The ties that ought to bind open markets to free and fair elections are being strained and rejected, even in democracy s notional heartlands.Around the world, democratic capitalism, which depends on the determined separation of power from wealth, is in crisis. Some now argue that capitalism is better without democracy; others that democracy is better without capitalism. This book is a forceful rejoinder to both views.It analyses how the marriage between capitalism and democracy has become so fraught and yet insists that a divorce would be an almost unimaginable calamity. Martin Wolf, one of the wisest public voices on global affairs, argues that for all its recent failings - slowing growth, increasing inequality, widespread popular disillusion - democratic capitalism, though inherently fragile, remains the best system we know for human flourishing. Capitalism and democracy are complementary opposites: they need each other if either is to thrive.Wolf s superb exploration of their marriage shows us how citizenship and a shared faith in the common good are not romantic slogans but the essential foundation of our economic and political freedom.

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If anyone can save capitalism from the capitalists, it s Steven Pearlstein. This lucid, brilliant book refuses to abandon capitalism to those who believe morality and justice irrelevant to an economic system. -Ezra Klein, founder and editor-at-large, VoxPulitzer Prize-winning economics journalist Steven Pearlstein argues that our thirty year experiment in unfettered markets has undermined core values required to make capitalism and democracy work.With a New Introduction by the AuthorThirty years ago, greed is good and maximizing shareholder value became the new mantras woven into the fabric of our business culture, economy, and politics. Although, around the world, free market capitalism has lifted more than a billion people from poverty, in the United States most of the benefits of economic growth have been captured by the richest 10%, along with providing justification for squeezing workers, cheating customers, avoiding taxes, and leaving communities in the lurch. As a result, Americans are losing faith that a free market economy is the best system.In Moral Capitalism, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steven Pearlstein chronicles our descent and challenges the theories being taught in business schools and exercised in boardrooms around the country. We re missing a key tenet of Adam Smith s wealth of nations: without trust and social capital, democratic capitalism cannot survive. Further, equality of incomes and opportunity need not come at the expense of economic growth.Pearlstein lays out bold steps we can take as a country: a guaranteed minimum income paired with universal national service, tax incentives for companies to share profits with workers, ending class segregation in public education, and restoring competition to markets. He provides a path forward that will create the shared prosperity that will sustain capitalism over the long term.Previously published as Can American Capitalism Survive?

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What is capitalism? Is capitalism the same everywhere? Is there an alternative? The word capitalism is one that is heard and used frequently, but what is capitalism really all about, and what does it mean? This Very Short Introduction addresses questions such as what is capital? before discussing the history and development of capitalism through several detailed case studies, ranging from the tulipomania of 17th century Holland, the Great Depression of the 1930s, and in this new edition, the impact of the global financial crisis that started in 2007-8.James Fulcher looks at the different forms that capitalism takes in Britain, Japan, Sweden, and the United States, and explores whether capitalism has escaped the nation-state by going global. It ends by asking whether there is an alternative to capitalism, discussing socialism, communal and cooperative experiments, and the alternatives proposed by environmentalists.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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FARO SVEN R – Stropní kulaté svítidlo v bílé barvěStropní svítidlo FARO SVEN R je elegantním a moderním řešením pro všechny, kdo hledají minimalistické svítidlo s čistým designem. Jeho válcová forma, bílá povrchová úprava a materiál ze sádry jej předurčují k dokonalé integraci do každého interiéru – od domácností přes kanceláře až po komerční prostory. Díky jednoduchým liniím vynikne zejména ve skandinávském, moderním i industriálním stylu.Technické parametry a vlastnosti Rozměry: Výška 110 mm, průměr 67 mm Materiál: Sádra Barva: Bílá Patice: GU10 (možnost volby světelného zdroje dle potřeby) Příkon: 8W (doporučeno pro maximální úsporu LED světlo) Napětí: 220–240V Stupeň krytí: IP20 (vhodné do interiéru) Třída ochrany: I Hmotnost: 600 g Počet světelných zdrojů: 1 (žárovka není součástí balení)Proč zvolit FARO SVEN R? Minimalistický design, který neruší a podtrhuje styl místnosti Možnost individuálního výběru světelného zdroje dle intenzity a teploty barvy Sádrový povrch je možné přetírat a upravit dle vlastních představ Snadná instalace přímo na stropDoporučení architektaPro dosažení maximální světelné účinnosti a úspory doporučujeme použít kvalitní LED žárovku s paticí GU10, která zajistí dlouhou životnost a nízkou spotřebu energie. Svítidlo je ideální pro použití v chodbách, kuchyních, technických místnostech i v komerčních interiérech, kde oceníte jeho decentní vzhled a snadnou údržbu. Díky použití sádry je možné svítidlo barevně přizpůsobit okolí.Trust badges garance Certifikace: CE – splňuje evropské bezpečnostní normy Záruka: 2 roky Doporučená životnost žárovky: až 30 000 hodin (při použití LED)FAQ – Často kladené otázky Jakou žárovku zvolit pro maximální úsporu? Doporučujeme použít LED žárovku GU10 s příkonem do 8W. LED technologie nabízí vysokou účinnost, nízkou spotřebu a dlouhou životnost. Lze svítidlo přetírat? Ano, sádrové tělo svítidla je možné přetřít běžnými interiérovými barvami a barevně jej sladit s vaším interiérem. FARO SVEN R je ideální volbou pro ty, kdo hledají stylové, univerzální a nenápadné stropní svítidlo s možností vlastního přizpůsobení.

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FARO SVEN SQ – Moderní hranaté stropní svítidlo z bílého sádrového materiáluStropní svítidlo FARO SVEN SQ v hranatém designu je ideální volbou pro všechny, kdo hledají minimalistické, ale zároveň designově výrazné osvětlení do moderních interiérů. Jeho čisté linie a matně bílý povrch umožňují snadné začlenění do jakéhokoliv prostoru – od obývacích pokojů přes chodby až po pracovní prostory.Hlavní vlastnosti a technické parametry Tvar a rozměry: Hranaté těleso – výška 110 mm, šířka 70 mm, délka 70 mm Materiál: Sádra s možností přetření interiérovou barvou pro sladění s okolím Barva: Bílá, matná Patice: GU10 – široký výběr kompatibilních LED žárovek Příkon: 8 W (doporučená žárovka není součástí balení) Počet světelných zdrojů: 1 Napětí: 220-240 V Třída ochrany: I Stupeň krytí: IP20 – určeno do suchých vnitřních prostor Hmotnost: 600 gVyužití a doporučení architektaSvítidlo FARO SVEN SQ se perfektně hodí do minimalistických i industriálních interiérů. Je vhodné pro použití v obytných i komerčních prostorech, kde oceníte možnost individualizace barvy povrchu. Díky možnosti použít LED žárovky lze dosáhnout velmi úsporného provozu a dlouhé životnosti světelného zdroje.Doporučujeme kombinovat více těchto svítidel v řadě na chodbách nebo v kuchyni pro dosažení rovnoměrného a stylově čistého osvětlení.Trust badges garance Životnost LED žárovek: až 30 000 h (dle použitého světelného zdroje) Záruka: 2 roky Certifikace: CE – splňuje evropské bezpečnostní normyNejčastější dotazy (FAQ) Lze svítidlo natřít dle barvy stěny? Ano, svítidlo je vyrobeno ze sádry a lze jej snadno přetřít interiérovou barvou podle vašeho přání. Jakou žárovku zvolit pro maximální úsporu? Doporučujeme použít LED žárovku GU10 s příkonem 5–8 W a životností 30 000 h, která poskytne dostatek světla při minimální spotřebě energie. Vyberte si FARO SVEN SQ a dopřejte svému interiéru stylové a funkční osvětlení v moderním duchu!

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How medieval Dutch society laid the foundations for modern capitalismThe Netherlands was one of the pioneers of capitalism in the Middle Ages, giving rise to the spectacular Dutch Golden Age while ushering in an era of unprecedented, long-term economic growth. Pioneers of Capitalism examines the formal and informal institutions in the Netherlands that made this economic miracle possible, providing a groundbreaking new history of the emergence and early development of capitalism. Drawing on the latest quantitative theories in economic research, Maarten Prak and Jan Luiten van Zanden show how Dutch cities, corporations, guilds, commons, and other private and semipublic organizations provided safeguards for market transactions in the stateâ ™s absence. Informal institutions developed in the Netherlands long before the state created public safeguards for economic activity. Prak and van Zanden argue that, in the Netherlands itself, capitalism emerged within a robust civil society that constrained and counterbalanced its centrifugal forces, but that an unrestrained capitalism ruled in the overseas territories. Rather than collapsing under unrestricted greed, the Dutch economy flourished, but prosperity at home came at the price of slavery and other dire consequences for people outside Europe. Pioneers of Capitalism offers a panoramic account of the early history of capitalism, revealing how a small region of medieval Europe transformed itself into a powerhouse of sustained economic growth, and changed the world in the process.

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Plyšák Sven 25 cm – mazlivý kamarád z Ledového královstvíVydejte se s dětmi do kouzelného světa Arendelle s roztomilým plyšovým sobem Svenem z filmu Ledové království! Tento měkoučký kamarád měří 25 cm a je bezpečný už od narození, takže potěší i ty nejmenší fanoušky pohádek.Proč si ho zamilujete Oblíbená postavička z Disneyho Ledového království – ideální pro malé i větší děti. Měkký, příjemný materiál – perfektní na mazlení a usínání. Vhodný od narození – bezpečný i pro miminka. Kompaktní velikost 25 cm – snadno přenositelný kamarád na cesty i do postýlky. Obsah balení 1× plyšová hračka Sven, výška 25 cm Ideální dárek pro malé milovníky pohádek a přátelství. Plyšový Sven přinese radost, pohodlí a kousek pohádkového světa do každodenního života vašeho dítěte.

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USA Today BestsellerCreative and practical free-market solutions to climate change In Capitalism Created the Climate Crisis and Capitalism Will Solve It: The Market Forces Catalyzing a Climate Technology Renaissance, distinguished author Kentaro Kawamori delivers a fascinating and timely exploration of the interplay between capitalism and climate change. He explains how the capitalist system helped to contribute to the current crisis of global warming and how that same system will help to end it. In the book, the author discusses the enormous impact of the climate crisis and how the government, the modern finance industry, the fossil fuel industry, and others combined to accelerate the warming of the world. He then considers the roles those same players will play to reverse this effect in the coming years. Youâ ™ll also find: Discussions of how climate tech innovations will transform the economy and how technology disruptors will become involved in the processThe ways the energy industry will change to incorporate the realities and consequences of a warming climateExplorations of the incentives created by free market structures and how to include climate stakeholders in the discussion An engaging and exciting new resource for anyone interested in the intersection of economics, business, and the environment, Capitalism Created the Climate Crisis and Capitalism Will Solve It contains practical and thoughtful climate prescriptions for a world desperately in need of them.

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THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF BARACK OBAMA S TOP BOOKS OF THE YEARShortlisted for The Orwell Prize 2020Shortlisted for the FT Business Book of the Year Award 2019 Easily the most important book to be published this century. I find it hard to take any young activist seriously who hasn t at least familarised themselves with Zuboff s central ideas. - Zadie Smith, The GuardianThe challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called surveillance capitalism, and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control us.The heady optimism of the Internet s early days is gone. Technologies that were meant to liberate us have deepened inequality and stoked divisions. Tech companies gather our information online and sell it to the highest bidder, whether government or retailer. Profits now depend not only on predicting our behaviour but modifying it too. How will this fusion of capitalism and the digital shape our values and define our future?Shoshana Zuboff shows that we are at a crossroads. We still have the power to decide what kind of world we want to live in, and what we decide now will shape the rest of the century. Our choices: allow technology to enrich the few and impoverish the many, or harness it and distribute its benefits. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism is a deeply-reasoned examination of the threat of unprecedented power free from democratic oversight. As it explores this new capitalism s impact on society, politics, business, and technology, it exposes the struggles that will decide both the next chapter of capitalism and the meaning of information civilization. Most critically, it shows how we can protect ourselves and our communities and ensure we are the masters of the digital rather than its slaves.

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The world is encountering multiple crises - climate, droughts, floods, energy, food, and pandemics, to name a few. We have a problem, this is the solution.Capitalism and Crises is about how capitalism can fix them - how it can solve not cause them. The reason why it has caused them is that we have misconceived the nature of our capitalist system. We have failed to understand the key institution at the heart of it - business - and as a result we have allowed it to cause as well as solve problems. This book describes why this has happened and what needs to change to address it: it will take you through how the capitalist system operates, where it fails and why, and it will demonstrate that at the core of the problem is the key driver of capitalism and that is profit - the way in which we resource and reward those who run the system. Currently, profit comes from causing as well as solving problems. It must not, if we are to prevent the problems. Drawing on history, philosophy, psychology, and biology as well economics, law, and finance, Mayer describes what has gone wrong, what needs to change, and how to fix it. He sets out the big challenges that capitalism must address and how it should set about doing that, and discusses how financial institutions should be at the heart of this, and how the public sector can work with the private on a common purpose of solving problems and creating shared prosperity. Capitalism and Crises provides an inspiring and motivational roadmap of how we as practitioners, policymakers, consumers, employees, communities, students, and citizens of the world can together tackle the challenges of the 21st century - to flourish and survive.

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Learn the rules of the game of capitalism so you can play to win and build wealth Crash Course on Capitalism and Money: Lessons from the World s Most Expensive City is not your typical personal finance guide. Written by the founders of the top personal finance blog in Singapore, this book acknowledges the frustrations many young people feel as they enter the world of money, and it shows you how to develop the mindset necessary to thrive for the rest of your life. Through visual storytelling, Crash Course on Capitalism and Money melds personal finance, economics, sociology, and psychology to create a book that shows you the path to financial success. If you re ready to rise above discontentment, accept the reality you find yourself in, and put in the work it takes to survive, then thrive in today s worldâ ”then this is the book for you. In this book, you ll find a collection of the most popular comics by The Woke Salaryman. The stories are accompanied by commentaries that offer additional context on how each story fits within the bigger framework of approaching the daunting challenge of navigating money, life and purpose in these times. Why you should get the book: It s a guided tour from the perspective of the disillusioned youth who feel like the game is rigged and the odds are stacked against their favor. The comics and illustrated essays make the technical and boring aspects of personal finance more accessible and interesting. Actionable step-by-step tips on how to make your first steps after graduation. The point is not just to make as much money as possible, but rather to think about personal finance as an important strategic aspect in your life, from which you can then achieve your life goals. For young people just beginning their personal finance journeys, as well as anyone who wants to make better financial and life choices while navigating the rules of capitalism and wealth, Crash Course on Capitalism and Money is a fun and enlightening read.

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A fascinating study of the legal underpinnings of capitalism, reasons why the system must be transformed, and actions we can take  Even though capitalism has been conventionally described as an economic system, it is actually a deeply entrenched legal regime. Law provides the material for coding simple objects, promises, and ideas as capital assets. It also provides the means for avoiding the legal constraints that societies have frequently imposed on capitalism. Often lauded for creating levels of wealth unprecedented in human history, capitalism is also largely responsible for the two greatest problems now confronting humanity: the erosion of social and political cohesion, which undermines democratic self-governance, and the threats that emanate from climate change.  By exploring the ways that Western legal systems empower individuals to advance their interests against society, Katharina Pistor reveals how capitalism is an unsustainable system designed to foster inequity. She offers ideas for rethinking how the transformation of the law and the economy can help us create a more just system⠔before it is too late.

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As seen on Oprah’s Super Soul SundayThe bestselling book, now with a new preface by the authorsAt once a bold defense and reimagining of capitalism and a blueprint for a new system for doing business, Conscious Capitalism is for anyone hoping to build a more cooperative, humane, and positive future.Whole Foods Market cofounder John Mackey and professor and Conscious Capitalism, Inc. cofounder Raj Sisodia argue that both business and capitalism are inherently good, and they use some of today’s best-known and most successful companies to illustrate their point. From Southwest Airlines, UPS, and Tata to Costco, Panera, Google, the Container Store, and Amazon, today’s organizations are creating value for all stakeholders #151;including customers, employees, suppliers, investors, society, and the environment.Read this book and you’ll better understand how four specific tenets #151;higher purpose, stakeholder integration, conscious leadership, and conscious culture and management #151;can help build strong businesses, move capitalism closer to its highest potential, and foster a more positive environment for all of us.

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Plyšový Sven – sedící sob z Ledového království II, 20 cmKamarádský sob Sven z oblíbeného filmu Ledové království II teď může dělat radost i těm nejmenším. Tato 20 cm velká plyšová hračka v sedící pozici zaujme realistickým zpracováním a příjemným, hebkým materiálem, který je ideální i pro miminka.Proč si ho zamilujete Oficiální licence Disney – Frozen II Vhodné od narození – bezpečné i pro nejmenší děti Hebký plyš – ideální na mazlení i hraní Realistické detaily – roztomilý vzhled přesně podle filmové předlohy Technické údaje Výška: 20 cm Pozice: sedící Materiál: měkký plyš Věk: vhodné od narození Licence: Disney – Ledové království II Skvělý dárek pro všechny malé i větší fanoušky pohádkového světa Frozen – Sven bude věrným společníkem na každé dobrodružství i do postýlky.

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The must-have gift for every football fan this ChristmasLife is a beautiful game ⠓ but how should you play it?⠘To be a manager, you have to perform always. You cannot live in history. It s now and tomorrow that counts⠙---- A joyous and defiant portrait Daily Telegraph, Books of the YearFor Sven-Göran Eriksson, one of the world⠙s most revered and respected football managers, the game has come to an end.He leaves us with his parting reflections, looking back on what he has achieved, experienced and learned over a lifetime in service to the beautiful game. It is a journey that has taken him from a small club in his native Sweden, across every continent, to competing on the world⠙s stage.Before his death, he was able to impart the lessons he⠙s learned along the way ⠓ about life, leadership and love ⠓ and to speak candidly about his extraordinary successes, as well as overcoming his failures.On the field, he led some of the finest sportsmen on earth to great victories and heartbreaking defeats, and in the process left his indelible mark on the game. This is a story of lives touched and connections made in the dogged pursuit of excellence. But for Sven the true journey he wanted to share is the one he made on the inside ⠓ the man that he became.Because A Beautiful Game is far more than the tale of a successful football manager. It is the story of the biggest game of all ⠓ what makes a good life. A story that endures, long after the final whistle.---- No book could match the emotional heft of A Beautiful Game Daily TelegraphREMEMBERING SVEN-ÖRAN ERIKSSON Great manager and superb man-manager John Terry One of the very best and a man who will be sadly missed by everyone in the world of football Michael Owen I could play my best football under him Micah Richards

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Sven Hassel s iconic war novel about the Russian Front. An extraordinary book, which has captured the attention of all of Europe - NEW YORK TIMES LEGION OF THE DAMNED is an incredible picture of totalitarianism, of stupefying injustice ... He is graphic, at times brilliantly so, but never brutal or bitter. He is, too, a first-rate storyteller - WASHINGTON POSTConvicted of deserting the German army, Sven Hassel is sent to a penal regiment on the Russian Front. He and his comrades are regarded as expendable, cannon fodder in the battle against the implacable Red Army. Outnumbered and outgunned, they fight their way across the frozen steppe...This iconic anti-war novel is a testament to the atrocities suffered by the lone soldier in the fight for survival.Sven Hassel s unflinching narrative is based on his own experiences in the German Army. He began writing his first novel, LEGION OF THE DAMNED in a prisoner of war camp at the end of the Second World War.

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*A Financial Times and Wall Street Journal Book of the Year* My book of 2024 Aaron Bastani, Novara Media Brilliant ... deeply arresting Lewis Goodall, The News Agents PodcastA radical examination by a leading financial analyst, commentator and investor of the ills of capitalism and how they can be fixedWhat went wrong with capitalism? Ruchir Sharma⠙s explanation is unlike any you have heard before. Progressives are partly right when they mock modern capitalism as ⠜socialism for the rich,⠝ but what really happened in recent decades is that government in developed nations expanded in just about every measurable dimension, from spending and regulation to the sheer scale of its rescues each time the economy wobbled. The result, Sharma says, is ⠜socialized risk,⠝ expensive government guarantees, for everyone⠔welfare for the poor, entitlements for the middle class, and bailouts for the rich.Voters say they are disillusioned with capitalism, but a system so distorted by government interventions is a dysfunctional version of free market ideals. As a result, productivity and economic growth have slowed sharply, shrinking the pie for everyone and stoking popular anger. Since these flaws developed as the government expanded, building an even bigger state will only double down on what⠙s gone wrong. The answer Sharma offers is a series of seven fixes to restore the balance between state support and free markets and lay the path to a more prosperous and happier future.

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At a time when we are faced with fundamental questions about the sustainability and morality of the economic system, Capitalism and Its Critics provides a kaleidoscopic history of global capitalism, from colonialism and the Industrial Revolution to the ecological crisis and artificial intelligence. John Cassidy adopts a bold new approach: he tells the story through the eyes of the system’s critics. From eighteenth-century weavers who rebelled against early factory automation to Eric Williams s paradigm-changing work on slavery and capitalism, to the Latin American dependistas, the international Wages for Housework campaign of the 1970s, and the modern degrowth movement, this absorbing narrative traverses the globe.It looks at familiar figures – Smith, Marx, Luxemburg, Keynes, Polanyi – from a fresh perspective, but also focuses on many less familiar, including William Thompson, the Irish proto-socialist whose work influenced Marx; Flora Tristan, the French proponent of a universal labour union; John Hobson, the original theorist of imperialism; and J. C. Kumarappa, the Indian exponent of Gandhian economics.Blending biography, panoramic history, and lively exploration of economic theories, Capitalism and Its Critics illuminates the deep roots of many of the most urgent issues of our time.

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*A Financial Times and Wall Street Journal Book of the Year* My book of 2024 Alex Bastani, Novara Media Brilliant ... deeply arresting Lewis Goodall, The News Agents PodcastA radical examination by a leading financial analyst, commentator and investor of the ills of capitalism and how they can be fixedWhat went wrong with capitalism? Ruchir Sharma⠙s explanation is unlike any you have heard before. Progressives are partly right when they mock modern capitalism as ⠜socialism for the rich,⠝ but what really happened in recent decades is that government in developed nations expanded in just about every measurable dimension, from spending and regulation to the sheer scale of its rescues each time the economy wobbled. The result, Sharma says, is ⠜socialized risk,⠝ expensive government guarantees, for everyone⠔welfare for the poor, entitlements for the middle class, and bailouts for the rich.Voters say they are disillusioned with capitalism, but a system so distorted by government interventions is a dysfunctional version of free market ideals. As a result, productivity and economic growth have slowed sharply, shrinking the pie for everyone and stoking popular anger. Since these flaws developed as the government expanded, building an even bigger state will only double down on what⠙s gone wrong. The answer Sharma offers is a series of seven fixes to restore the balance between state support and free markets and lay the path to a more prosperous and happier future.

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***SHORTLISTED FOR FT MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020*** FT Best books of 2020: Business In a world on fire, status quo is not a great option. Henderson rightfully argues for the refoundation of capitalism and offers thought-provoking ideas on what needs to be done to address some of the world s greatest challenges. Hubert Joly, former chairman and CEO, BestBuy ________________­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ What if business could help solve the greatest problems of our time? Free market capitalism is one of humanity s greatest inventions, and the greatest source of prosperity the world has ever seen. But it s also on the verge of destroying the planet and destabilizing society in its single-minded pursuit of maximizing shareholder value. Rebecca Henderson, McArthur University Professor at Harvard University, argues for a new framework; one that can simultaneously make a positive societal impact by confronting the realities of the environment and the need to address social and economic inequality, while also delivering sustained financial performance to ensure economic growth that brings prosperity and wellbeing to society as a whole. Drawing on the lessons of companies from around the world who are acting on this responsibility - who are not only surviving but are thriving, becoming leaders in their industries and beginning to drive the wheels of change - Professor Henderson proves that this is not only a moral imperative for business but also the only way to remain competitive in our changing world. ________________ You need to read Rebecca Henderson s Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire. This is a book for the realist with a heart. Arthur C. Brooks, president emeritus, American Enterprise Institute; senior fellow, Harvard Business School; and author of Love Your Enemies Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire is a breath of fresh air. Written in lively prose, easily accessible to lay readers, and chock-full of interesting case studies, Henderson comprehensively surveys what we need to do to secure a workable future. Larry Kramer, president, Hewlett Foundation

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Capitalism shapes every aspect of our world, beyond just our economic structures; it moulds our values and influences the way we write laws, wage wars and even conduct personal relationships. From its beginnings to the present day, Capitalism: A Graphic Guide tells the story of capitalism s remarkable and often ruthless rise, evolving through strife and struggle as much as innovation and enterprise. This non-fiction graphic novel explores the key developments that have shaped our modern world, from early banking to the Opium Wars, financial crashes, the rise of service economies and concerns about sustainability. It also introduces us to the leading proponents and critics of capitalism, providing both a theoretical and practical understanding of this fascinating subject.

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After years of ill health, capitalism is now in a critical condition. Growth has given way to stagnation; inequality is leading to instability; and confidence in the money economy has all but evaporated.In How Will Capitalism End?, the acclaimed analyst of contemporary politics and economics Wolfgang Streeck argues that the world is about to change. The marriage between democracy and capitalism, ill-suited partners brought together in the shadow of World War Two, is coming to an end. The regulatory institutions that once restrained the financial sector’s excesses have collapsed and, after the final victory of capitalism at the end of the Cold War, there is no political agency capable of rolling back the liberalization of the markets.Ours has become a world defined by declining growth, oligarchic rule, a shrinking public sphere, institutional corruption and international anarchy, and no cure to these ills is at hand.

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Tito dva skřítci ušli dlouhou cestu. Zabalení do teplé plsti, s čepicemi staženými hluboko do obličeje, hledají teplý domov. Přijmete tyhle dva chlapíky? Kulatý Jürgen a dlouhý Sven nekladou velké nároky. Místo na stolku, komodě, okenním parapetu nebo v adventní dekoraci udělá oběma skřítkům radost. A nenechte se zmást nevrlým zevnějškem! Dva malí chlapíci s plnovousem jsou příjemní i, klidní a zaručeně mlčenliví. A kdo ví, jestli se za čepicí a vousy neskrývá spokojený úsměv... Dekorativní figurky skřítků Jürgen & Sven - Tělo tvoří kostra z kovu a oblek z plsti, naplněno pískem - zimní oblečení z vlny a plsti (100% polyester). - s legračními baňatými nosy, vousy a plyšovými čepicemi s umělými kožešinovými bambulkami. - Rozměry: cca 14 x 12 x 23 cm a 15 x 12,5 x 31 cm.

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Stropní svítidlo, plast bílý, plast opál, DxŠxV:172x172x35, včetně 1xLED 12W 230V, 1000lm, 3000K.Stropní svítidlo Svenja boduje jednoduchým vzhledem. Může být použity v různých místnostech. Vyrobeno je z bílého plastu. Svítidlo má šířku a délku 72x72 cm a je přibližně 4 cm vysoké. Díky LED zdroji s 12 watty svítidlo poskytuje světlo 1000 lumenů a teplotu světla 3000 Kelvinů.Výška: 35 mm, Šířka: 172 mm, Délka: 172 mm, Ochrana IP: IP20, Světelný tok: 1000lm, Barva světla: 3000K, Příkon sv. zdroje: 12W, Celkový příkon: 12W, Napětí: 230V, Patice: LED, Vč. světelného zdroje: ano, Materiál: hliník / plast, Barva: opál, Kolekce: SVENJA, Počet světelných zdrojů: 1

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How do we manage to transition to a more sustainable world without the collapse of the economy? Capitalism has brought about many positive things. At the same time, however, it is ruining the climate and the environment, so that humanityâ ™s very existence is now at risk. â ˜Green growthâ ™ is supposed to be the saviour, but economics expert and bestselling author Ulrike Herrmann disagrees. In this book, she explains in a clear and razor-sharp manner why we need â ˜green shrinkageâ ™ instead. Greenhouse gases are increasing dramatically and unchecked. This failure is no coincidence, because the climate crisis goes to the heart of capitalism. Prosperity and growth are only possible if technology is used and energy is utilised. Unfortunately, however, green energy from the sun and wind will never be enough to fuel global growth. The industrialised countries must therefore bid farewell to capitalism and strive for a circular economy in which only what can be recycled is consumed. Herrmann makes a convincing argument that we wonâ ™t get anywhere without personal restrictions and government planning. Her example for a solution is the British war economy of the 1940s. This is not a utopian scenario, but a comprehensive example of the restrictions and government-led plans needed now and in the future. The translation of this book was supported by a grant from the Goethe-Institut.

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A Financial Times What to read in 2025 Book Essential reading Françoise Vergès, author of A Decolonial Feminism Profound and compelling ... A book that I couldn t put down Adam Hanieh, author of Crude CapitalismWhether it s pumping oil, mining resources or shipping commodities across oceans, the global economy runs on extraction. Promises of frictionless trade and lucrative speculation are the hallmarks of our era, but the backbone of globalisation is still low-cost labour and rapacious corporate control. Extractive capitalism is what made - and is still making - our unequal world.Professor Laleh Khalili reflects on the hidden stories behind late capitalism, from seafarers abandoned on debt-ridden container ships to the nefarious reach of consultancy firms and the cronyism that drives record-breaking profits. Piercing, wry and constantly revealing, Extractive Capitalism brings vividly to light the dark truths behind the world s most voracious industries.

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Finance. Climate. Food. Class. How are the crises—and politics—of the twenty-first century connected? In Capitalism in the Web of Life, Jason W. Moore argues that the sources of today’s global turbulence have a common cause: capitalism as a way of organizing planetary life. Drawing on environmentalist, feminist, and Marxist thought, Moore offers a groundbreaking synthesis: capitalism as a world-ecology of power, profit, and life.

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In The Origin of Capitalism, a now-classic work of history, Ellen Meiksins Wood offers readers a clear and accessible introduction to the theories and debates concerning the birth of capitalism, imperialism, and the modern nation state. Capitalism is not a natural and inevitable consequence of human nature, nor simply an extension of age-old practices of trade and commerce. Rather, it is a late and localized product of very specific historical conditions, which required great transformations in social relations and in the relationship between humans and nature.

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We are at a watershed moment in human history. While capitalism is unreformable and set for burial, capitalists (owners of capital) can flourish, provided they embrace the inescapable truism that the primacy of profit must make way for the predominance of people and the planet. This demands a paradigm shift from capitalism to Peopleism—a new system of governance that will nurture true democracy rooted in equity, sustainability, transparency, and justice Our world faces multiple existential challenges. The ways of doing business and governing nations are now dysfunctional and we are traversing the abyss to extinction. This book identifies a credible path to bypass this disaster. It is anchored on a leadership leap from ‘knowledge’ to ‘wisdom’, driven by political and business leaders manifesting key traits of awareness, bridge-building, and compassion.Capitalism to Peopleism is not just a game-changer; it is a new game-creator. It evolves the essential features of ‘an economics that works for all’, emphasizing a growth strategy that discards the myth of ‘trickle-down’ policies to unveil a ‘surge-up’ development structure, not in incremental tweaks but through systemic transformation. The book invites you to ‘shape your future before it shapes you’. It is a book that inspires and empowers everyone who aspires to live in a safer, happier world.

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The Russian uses his machine pistol like a scythe. Feldwebel remains standing for a fraction of a second. The rain of bullets pours into him, making him twitch violently. He falls to the floor. The Russian grins. There is no doubt that he is enjoying himself.Sven Hassel and his comrades are ordered to take O.G.P.U. Prison in any way they can, even if it means killing the Russians with their bare hands. Armed with flame-throwers and heavy artillery, the 27th Penal Regiment plan their attack.O.G.P.U. PRISON is one of Sven Hassel s most compulsively readable novels, full of battle scenes, written in the gritty style that Hassel is renowned for.

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An essential primer on capitalism, politics and how the world works, based on the hugely popular undergraduate lecture series What is Politics? Is there an alternative to capitalism? In this landmark text Chomsky and Waterstone chart a critical map for a more just and sustainable society. Covid-19 has revealed glaring failures and monstrous brutalities in the current capitalist system. It represents both a crisis and an opportunity. Everything depends on the actions that people take into their own hands. How does politics shape our world, our lives and our perceptions? How much of common sense is actually driven by the ruling classes needs and interests? And how are we to challenge the capitalist structures that now threaten all life on the planet? Consequences of Capitalism exposes the deep, often unseen connections between neoliberal common sense and structural power. In making these linkages, we see how the current hegemony keeps social justice movements divided and marginalized. And, most importantly, we see how we can fight to overcome these divisions.

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Contemporary capitalism produces more and more money, debt, and inequality. These three trends have a common cause: the privilege of private banks to create money by means of accounting - by the stroke of a key. Why was this privilege not addressed politically for so long - and who benefited from it? At the heart of the answer lies the realization that the power to create money has been hidden by the way we commonly think and talk about capitalism. The book traces the omission of money creation from theories of capitalism and maps its consequences. By expanding the manoeuvring space for the banks to use their privilege, the capitalist countries have financed a transformation of the economy known as financialization. As a result, the real economy and private households became a debt supplier to a monetary system whose returns accumulate at the top. It is not simply the markets but money itself that transfers economic benefits from the masses to a minority. Increasing inequality of income and wealth can therefore only be combated if one does not only correct distributive results of markets—redistribution—, but addresses predistribution: the modalities of money creation.

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They beat me, whispers the artillery officer, Smashed my teeth in, sent an electric current through me. They want me to confess to something I never did. Sven Hassel and his comrades are fighting on the Finnish front, facing an arctic winter more ferocious than anything they ve ever known. But if they survive, they face shipment to Torgau Prison - the centre of Hitler s penal system - where deserters, convicts and anyone showing anti-Nazi sentiments are imprisoned and punished. This could mean arrest, court-martial and execution. Or it could mean torture and starvation.COURT MARTIAL is Sven Hassel s darkest novel and a shocking insight into the cruelty the Nazi regime inflicted on its own people.

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Look at a map of the world and you ll see a neat patchwork of nation-states. But this is not where power actually resides. From the 1990s onwards, globalization has shattered the map, leading to an explosion of new legal entities: tax havens, free ports, city-states, gated enclaves and special economic zones. These new spaces are freed from ordinary forms of regulation, taxation and mutual obligation - and with them, ultracapitalists believe that it is possible to escape the bonds of democratic government and oversight altogether. Historian Quinn Slobodian follows the most notorious radical libertarians - from Milton Friedman to Peter Thiel - around the globe as they search for the perfect home for their free market fantasy. The hunt leads from Hong Kong in the 1970s to South Africa in the late days of apartheid, from the neo-Confederate South to the medieval City of London, and finally into the world s oceans and war zones, charting the relentless quest for a blank slate where capitalism and democracy can be finally uncoupled. Crack-Up Capitalism is a propulsive history of the recent past, and an alarming view of our near future.

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Everything you know about capitalism is wrong. Free markets aren’t really free. Record corporate pro­fits don’t trickle down to everyone else.And we aren’t empowered to make our own choices – they’re made for us every day. Taking on the world’s most powerful figures and corporations – from JP Morgan to Boeing, Jeff Bezos to Donald Trump – Vulture Capitalism uncovers the causes of our modern crisis to reveal the true motives of our capitalist system. Because it isn’t broken: it’s working exactly as planned.This is the book you need to understand what is happening in the world around you – and what you can do to change it.

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The story of how the American South became the most incarcerated region in the worldâ ™s most incarcerated nation. Sunbelt Capitalism and the Making of the Carceral State examines the evolution of southern criminal punishment from Jim Crow to the dawn of mass incarceration, charting this definitive era of carceral transformation and expansion in the southern United States. The demise of the county chain gang, the professionalization of police, and the construction of large-scale prisons were among the sweeping changes that forever altered the southern landscape and bolstered the regionâ ™s capacity to punish. What prompted this southern revolution in criminal punishment? Kirstine Taylor argues that the crisis in the cotton fields and the arrival of Sunbelt capitalism in the southâ ™s rising metropolises prompted lawmakers to build expansive, modern criminal punishment systems in response to Brown v. Board of Education and the Black freedom movements of the 1960s and â ˜70s. Taking us inside industry-hunting expeditions, school desegregation battles, the sit-in movement, prisonersâ ™ labor unions, and policy commissions, Taylor tells the story of how a modernizing south became the most incarcerated region in the globeâ ™s most incarcerated nation.

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Congolese logging camps are places where mud, rain, fuel smugglers, and village roadblocks slow down multinational timber firms; where workers wage wars against trees while evading company surveillance deep in the forest; where labor compounds trigger disturbing colonial memories; and where blunt racism, logger machismo, and homoerotic desires reproduce violence. In Rainforest Capitalism Thomas Hendriks examines the rowdy world of industrial timber production in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to theorize racialized and gendered power dynamics in capitalist extraction. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork among Congolese workers and European company managers as well as traders, farmers, smugglers, and barkeepers, Hendriks shows how logging is deeply tied to feelings of existential vulnerability in the face of larger forces, structures, and histories. These feelings, Hendriks contends, reveal a precarious side of power in an environment where companies, workers, and local residents frequently find themselves out of control. An ethnography of complicity, ecstasis, and paranoia, Rainforest Capitalism queers assumptions of corporate strength and opens up new ways to understand the complexities and contradictions of capitalist extraction.

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A very good guide to the state we re in Paul Krugman, New York Review of Books A well-written, thought-provoking book by one of America s leading economic thinkers and progressive champions. Huffington PostDo you recall a time when the income of a single schoolteacher or baker or salesman or mechanic was enough to buy a home, have two cars, and raise a family?Robert Reich does - in the 1950s his father sold clothes to factory workers and the family earnt enough to live comfortably. Today, this middle class is rapidly shrinking: American income inequality and wealth disparity is the greatest it s been in eighty years.As Reich, who served in three US administrations, shows, the threat to capitalism is no longer communism or fascism but a steady undermining of the trust modern societies need for growth and stability.With an exclusive chapter for Icon s edition, Saving Capitalism is passionate yet practical, sweeping yet exactingly argued, a revelatory indictment of the economic status quo and an empowering call to action.

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One of TIME magazine s All-TIME 100 Best Nonfiction Books One of Times Literary Supplement s Hundred Most Influential Books Since the War One of National Review s 100 Best Nonfiction Books of the Century One of Intercollegiate Studies Institute s 50 Best Books of the 20th Century How can we benefit from the promise of government while avoiding the threat it poses to individual freedom? In this classic book, Milton Friedman provides the definitive statement of an immensely influential economic philosophy--one in which competitive capitalism serves as both a device for achieving economic freedom and a necessary condition for political freedom. First published in 1962, Friedman s Capitalism and Freedom is one of the most significant works of economic theory ever written. Enduring in its eminence and esteem, it has sold nearly a million copies in English, has been translated into eighteen languages, and continues to inform economic thinking and policymaking around the world. This new edition includes prefaces written by Friedman for both the 1982 and 2002 reissues of the book, as well as a new foreword by Binyamin Appelbaum, lead economics writer for the New York Times editorial board.

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From Chris Guillebeau, the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup, comes a captivating guide that explains how to create new income streams and thrive in today s turbulent economy. The nine-to-five is dead. This is Gonzo Capitalism. A must-read guide to the new economy. This book will help you navigate emerging paths to prosperity that you didnâ ™t even know existed! Ozan Varol, bestselling author of Think Like a Rocket ScientistBurdened with piling student debt, stagnant wages, and a rising cost of living, a growing number of enterprising individuals are abandoning the traditional nine-to-five model of modern work. Instead, theyâ ™re turning to an ecosystem of unregulated, decentralized platforms to build their own version of success.In Gonzo Capitalism, serial entrepreneur and self-help expert Chris Guillebeau explores this brave new world â “ from the tech workers working multiple jobs at once to the British teenager who earned $500,000 naming other peopleâ ™s babies, to the global community of online gamers getting â ˜paid to playâ ™. Along the way, he shows you how our turbulent economy really works, and how to come up with your own unconventional ways to turn your time and talents into a better way of living.

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This is an original, accessible book for scholars, students, activists, and the general public on the greatest crisis the world has faced. The authors challenge the widespread notion that a green and peaceful set of technological reforms in the current economic and political system – perhaps a “green capitalism” – can prevent disaster. Dying for Capitalism analyzes the “triangle of extinction” that links capitalism, environmental destruction, and militarism as a system that cannot sustain life on the planet. The authors analyze how the extinction triangle evolved historically, how it functions globally as integral to the world capitalist order, and how the United States has become the dominant “extinction nation.” They also show how recent anti-democratic and anti-scientific cultural and political forces intensify denial of the threat and subordinate health and survival to profit and extreme concentrated power.The book offers a “slender path” of social and political transformation that can prevent catastrophe. The path requires moving beyond current ruling systems. But possibilities of survival arise from action at local, state, regional, and global levels through multiple strategies and movements that already exist. The authors draw on the history of abolitionism and emancipation from slavery in the United States to show how a system that appears unchangeable can be transformed, while describing organizations, movements, and practices that are models of hope and a shift from the triangle of extinction to the “circle of creation.”

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Capitalism represents the greatest engine of material well-being that the world has ever seen. But scepticism about its viability has grown across the political spectrum, on the back of rising inequalities, climate change and digital disruptions. This book joins the debate about the crisis of capitalismâ ”not by blindly defending the system, but by advocating concrete proposals to put it on a more socially and environmentally sustainable path. Too often, conversations about the future of capitalism consider it as a homogeneous socio-economic system whose features vary little from one location to another; this commonly leads to one-size-fits-all recommendations to address capitalismâ ™s flaws. The contributors to this book, by contrast, look at the transition needed from the perspective of capitalismâ ™s multi-faceted nature, in response to challenges including the green transition, the digital revolution and spiralling inequalities. These present difficult trade-offs in terms of growth, efficiency and stability, which each capitalist model will solve differently.

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What s the point of a business without a purpose?James Reed, Chairman and CEO of Reed and author of Why You? 101 Interview Questions You ll Never Fear Again, is on a mission to reform capitalism. Corporations, he argues, are largely ignoring their employees, customers and wider community in the pursuit of short-term gain and profit, while charities suffer in the wake of the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis. However, there is an alternative.In his most important business book to date, James sets out his vision to encourage a whole new generation of PhilCos – philanthropic minded businesses with at least 10 per cent of shares owned by a charitable foundation. Inspired by his own company s commitment to charity, James shares how PhilCos are more likely to: Stay in business for 40 or more years Foster shareholders that work toward a lasting legacy Retain and motivate colleagues Improve lives through charity work Best of all, being a PhilCo isn t a different way of doing business. It is a different way of being a business. Based on his own experiences of running Reed as a PhilCo – and drawing on examples of other successes including IKEA, Lego and Rolex – James explains how to choose the right business model for your PhilCo, how to establish a charitable foundation and how to reinvest your profits to make the most impact in the shortest space of time.Part-manifesto, part-guide, Karma Capitalism is a compelling and accessible introduction to the PhilCo movement, proving that it s good business to be a good business.

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A New York Times BestsellerA Wall Street Journal BestsellerA New York Times Notable Book of 2020A New York Times Book Review Editorsâ ™ ChoiceShortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the YearA New Statesman Book to ReadFrom economist Anne Case and Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton, a groundbreaking account of how the flaws in capitalism are fatal for America s working classDeaths of despair from suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism are rising dramatically in the United States, claiming hundreds of thousands of American lives. Anne Case and Angus Deaton explain the overwhelming surge in these deaths and shed light on the social and economic forces that are making life harder for the working class. As the college educated become healthier and wealthier, adults without a degree are literally dying from pain and despair. Case and Deaton tie the crisis to the weakening position of labor, the growing power of corporations, and a rapacious health-care sector that redistributes working-class wages into the pockets of the wealthy. This critically important book paints a troubling portrait of the American dream in decline, and provides solutions that can rein in capitalism s excesses and make it work for everyone.

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With a distinctive theoretical framework combining Aristotle, Marx, and Alasdair MacIntyre, the essays in this volume ask how forms of artificial intelligence and technologies of automation in digital capitalism affect human flourishing, and what meaningful work looks like under these conditions. As technology advances, how do we decide what activities should be automated? Is the end of work through automation actually desirable? If a good life is the life of activity employing our rational, imaginative, and creative powers, what does it mean to say that future societies will be post-work societies? Rather than simply embracing the possibilities of automation to eliminate work, this collection considers that meaningful work is integral to the good life. Human Flourishing in the Age of Digital Capitalism contains eight essays from scholars in the UK, Europe and USA, reflecting on the philosophical and ethical dimensions of technology and political theory. Contributions cover topics such as algorithmic management, the feared â ˜superintelligenceâ ™ of machines, the concept of good work, and the alienating consequences of technology for workers. This timely and novel intervention in the automation debate will be of interest to anyone considering new technologies from the perspective of normative ethics and the critique of political economy.

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The first systematic Marxist account of the capitalist character of Atlantic slavery. Â Karl Marxâ ™s writings on enslavement and labor have fallen out of favor among historians, but David McNally injects new life into them. Slavery and Capitalism gives the first systematic Marxist account of the capitalist character of Atlantic slaveryâ ”using colonial travel literature, planter records and diaries, and slave narrativesâ ”to support the provocative claim for enslaved labor in the plantation system as capitalist commodity production. Â Weaving together history, political economy, and radical abolitionism, McNally demonstrates that plantation slaves formed a modern working class. Unlike those scholars who insist that enslaved people were too sensible to set their sights on liberty, he highlights the self-activity of enslaved people fighting for their freedom and reframes their resistance as labor struggles over production and reproduction, with significant implications for US and Atlantic history and for understanding the roots of racial capitalism. Â

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Pozorovat ptáky je skvělá zábava. Ať už žijete ve městě, nebo na venkově, vašimi sousedy jsou nejrůznější druhy nenápadných opeřených zpěváčků. Jakmile ráno vykoukne sluníčko nad obzor, začnou hlasitě štěbetat, trylkovat a cvrlikat. V tu dobu býváte ještě zalezlí v posteli a spokojeně spíte, ale ptáci už ohlašují nový den. Když poznáte jejich svět, bude ten váš mnohem zajímavější. Ptáky už nebudete pouze slyšet, ale naučíte se je i vidět a rozeznávat. Víte, podle čeho od sebe ptáky rozpoznáte? Všichni samozřejmě snášejí vajíčka a téměř všichni umějí létat. Liší se však velikostí, zbarvením peří a hlasovým projevem. A proč je dobré vědět, který ptáček se zahnízdil ve vašem živém plotě, kam na podzim odlétají čápi a kdo si to k vám v zimě chodí pro dobroty na krmítko? Protože pozorování ptáků je mnohem větší zábava, když znáte tajemství ptačího světa. Poznejte více než 40 našich ptáků a zjistěte, jak žijí, čím se živí, jak vychovávají svá mláďata a jak se připravují na zimu. Kniha děti okouzlí také půvabnými ilustracemi Jany Walczyk. Autorka Svenja Ernsten si už jako malá holčička ráda vymýšlela příběhy a milovala knížky. Narodila se v Berlíně. Vystudovala učitelství pro základní školy v Münsteru, kde posléze také vyučovala na základní škole. Dnes sama píše knížky pro děti, v nichž svým dvěma ratolestem ráda vysvětluje svět kolem nás. V Nakladatelství KAZDA od této autorky již vyšly oblíbené knihy pro děti: Co ze mě bude?, Chodí mýval brzy spát?, Musí si lev stříhat hřívu? a Kdopak to tu běžel? Ilustrátorka Jana Walczyk se narodila v roce 1989 v Německu. Vystudovala odbornou designérskou školu v Münsteru a magisterský studijní program se specializací na ilustraci v Hamburku. Od té doby se podílí na různých designérských projektech, je činná jako ilustrátorka a také jako lektorka kreativních dílen a kurzů. Ilustrovala řadu dětských knih.

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Veselá sobí dvojice s vámi ráda oslaví vánoční období. Oboustranně ručně malovaná dřevěná vánoční dekorace přitáhne spoustu obdivných pohledů. Sobí slečna Svenja přichází s dárkem a společně s Matsem už se těší na Vánoce. Oba jsou zvyklí na pozornost, takže jim bude slušet viditelné místo, jako např. jídelní stůl, polička či parapet.

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