This book redefines economics through the lens of human cognition, emphasizing how people actually think, decide, and behave in markets. It challenges traditional rational models, drawing from psyc…
This volume analyzes Japan’s financial landscape after the global financial crisis, highlighting structural changes, regulatory responses, and emerging vulnerabilities. It assesses banking reform…
This book delves into how blockchain and crypto assets reshape financial systems, driving innovation and challenging regulation. It discusses decentralized finance, digital asset valuation, and ris…
Muyeba explores the role of homeownership in four African cities, analyzing whether formal property rights enhance economic security or limit opportunities. He challenges assumptions about ownershi…
Schlegel examines the decline of U.S. and Buffalo’s economies since the 1960s, investigating how law, innovation, and local institutions respond when economic structures collapse. Arguing against…
Brecher and Wilkenfeld analyze over nearly a century of international crises (1918-1994), using data from more than 400 events and almost 900 state actors. They explore causes, escalations, and res…
Slocomb analyzes Cambodia’s turbulent twentieth-century economy, from colonial exploitation through war, socialism, and market reforms. She traces shifting policies, agricultural collapse, indust…
This volume explores how decades of neoliberal capitalism have undercut democratic norms globally, enabling authoritarian politics to flourish. It uses case studies from India, Brazil, South Africa…
Schiavone examines how austerity policies in countries like the US, UK, Greece, Ireland, and Spain have weakened labor movements. He analyzes why unions have struggled to resist neoliberal economic…
Rio 2016 critically assesses the promises versus the realities of hosting the 2016 Olympics. Losers include displaced favela residents, public finances overburdened by corruption, and green/sustain…