economic policy

Vinay Rai, one of India's top businessmen and philanthropists, offers an inside look at how his country has become a leading power in the world economy over the last few years, and examines the impact that rise has had on the country's people.

Explores the reasons behind the Ukrainian famine of the early 1930s, looking at the impact of Stalin's forced collectivization and seizure of food, which resulted in the starvation of nearly seven million people.

The author shares what he has learned about global poverty through visits to more than one hundred countries, and presents his plan for ending extreme poverty around the world by the year 2025.

Offers a diagnosis of the country's economic ills and argues that Americans can restore the virtues of fairness, honesty, and foresight as the foundations of national prosperity.

A collection of essays that examine the current state of the United States economy from various perspectives, highlighting key events, trends, and people that have influenced American economics in recent years.

Contains twenty-eight articles that provide a variety of opinions on the topic of the United States deficit, discussing what programs could be cut to reduce the deficit, the role of taxes, and more.

Contains five topical essays that the examine the reasons why Japan has emerged as a global power in the years since World War II, and includes a chronology of events, biographies of significant individuals behind Japan's economic success, and a selection of primary documents.

Identifies the influences that cause nations to either succeed or descend into turmoil, arguing that human-caused political and economic factors drive this process more than any other. Uses examples ranging from the Roman Empire to the North and South Korea of today and includes black-and-white photographs.