Emily Hund, "The Influencer Industry: The Quest for Authenticity on Social Media" (Princeton UP, 2023)Wed, Feb 15, 2023 Add a plot Rate Add image Historians Examine Thomas Piketty's Capital and IdeologyWed, Feb 15, 2023 Add a plot Rate ...
Inequalityis also a major social issue. It can take many forms, such as economic inequality, gender inequality, or racial inequality. Discrimination occurs when people are treated unfairly or differently based on certain characteristics, such as their race, ethnicity, or gender. ...
Dr. Randall’s book was first mentioned in my post onhandling Mummy heads. She is not only a renouned Theoritical Physicist and Harvard Professor more importantly, at least to me, she is an engaging writer able to take complex concepts and present them in an interesting, understandable fashi...
Victor Shih's selection highlights rising inequality, economic irregularity and political heavy-handedness at the heart of modern China. As its economy blazes on, uncertain times may be looming Interview bySophie Roell, Editor It’s good that you’re covering this topic. Wherever we are in the...
Lists several books on regional economics. 'Bidding for Business: The Efficacy of Local Economic Development Incentives in a Metropolitan Area'; 'Balancing Water: Restoring the Klamath Basin'; 'Behind the Label: Inequality in the Los Angeles Apparel Industry'; 'Economics of Cities: Theoretical ...
The best books onInformation, recommended by Tyler Cowen Read 1 Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky Read 2 Individualism and Economic Order by Friedrich Hayek Read 3 Everything is Miscellaneous by David Weinberger Read 4 Wikinomics by Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams ...
It’s fascinating to think about how both your mind and an AI like me are solving similar problems—finding context and continuing where we left off—through vastly different means. While the AI relies on algorithms and processing power, your mind uses a lifetime of adaptive learning, memory,...
Instead of a typical dumpster fire, it was full of thoughtful and short comments on….good short books. Amazing. So if you want some recommendations on good short books to read this weekend or next, head over to that link. Comments Off on In praise of short books AND the comments ...
The best new books on economics A defence of free markets in ‘The Capitalist Manifesto’, and the problem with the Big Four index funds and their financial power August 20 2023 Tej Parikh Democracies will languish without structural economic reforms ...
Marx's work on understanding capitalism as a social and economic system remains a valid critique in the modern era. In "Das Kapital" ("Capital" in English), Marx argues that society is composed of two main classes. Capitalists are the business owners who organize the process of production an...