- Paperback: 300 pages
- Publisher: Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd (31 Jan 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 085683226X
- ISBN-13: 978-0856832260
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.1 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,419,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Amazon.co.uk Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
'This is an impressive, important and readable book' James Robertson, NEW ECONOMICS FOUNDATION ' - he is to be congratulated for opening up a debate based on the notion that we must radi-cally rethink our economic system for it to be fair and sustainable' John West, TRIBUNE ' - promises to transform the way we think about politics, economics and the value of human life - will interest people at all points of the political spectrum, engaging liberals and conservatives alike' eMediaWire
Dave Wetzel, vice-chair, Transport for London
"I cannot recommend it highly enough. It deserves to be a bestseller."
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A masterly blueprint for progress,,
By Hilary Evans (London, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Possibility of Progress (Paperback)
OK, so the world's in a mess. The rich are riding rough-shod over the poor, the poor are bickering among themselves, and a lot of people are going hungry tho the world produces more than enough to feed you, me and everyone else... So, is there an answer ? Mark Braund's masterly overview of the world's economic problems - which often involve social problems as well - shows that all is not lost. There ARE highways which, if we take them, could lead us - ALL of us - to global prosperity. The author has worked in third world countries and seen for himself the problems at ground level : he knows whereof he writes - and it shows. This isn't always an easy book - there's an awful lot of it, for one thing. But so there must be, for him to cover the ground and prove his points. And it is stuffed full of facts - a hell of a lot I myself didn't know, for one. This is a book which taught me a lot, and which made me think, and will make you think, and think again. I can't promise you an easy read, but I can assure you of an immensely satisfying one. Go on, order it now and see what it does to your life !
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Must read chapter 9,
By
This review is from: The Possibility of Progress (Paperback)
Prices of over £5m for some freehold houses in central London in early 2007, indicates one truth from this book: wealth increasingly shifts to all land owners as a society develops, despite agriculture taking a lesser part in the overall economy. Braund shows how this trend has historically pitted capitalist and worker against each other as they are left with the pickings after land ownership confers the lion's share of the national wealth. In leaving land and its value out of the economic equation in modern times, politicians have failed to bring the social justice that they espouse, despite the solution having been understood for 200 years. Braund gives a modern understanding of the findings of economists David Ricardo and Henry George. In setting out to convince the reader of the justice of what he calls `A True Economics', Braund takes a secular approach to ethics but arrives at values that religious people would also concur with. The book contains a mine of useful historical information.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta) Amazon.com:
4.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A masterly blueprint for progress,
By Mr. M. A. Braund "Mark Braund" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Possibility of Progress (Paperback)
OK, so the world's in a mess. The rich are riding rough-shod over the poor, the poor are bickering among themselves, and a lot of people are going hungry tho the world produces more than enough to feed you, me and everyone else... So, is there an answer ? Mark Braund's masterly overview of the world's economic problems - which often involve social problems as well - shows that all is not lost. There ARE highways which, if we take them, could lead us - ALL of us - to global prosperity. The author has worked in third world countries and seen for himself the problems at ground level : he knows whereof he writes - and it shows. This isn't always an easy book - there's an awful lot of it, for one thing. But so there must be, for him to cover the ground and prove his points. And it is stuffed full of facts - a hell of a lot I myself didn't know, for one. This is a book which taught me a lot, and which made me think, and will make you think, and think again. I can't promise you an easy read, but I can assure you of an immensely satisfying one. Go on, order it now and see what it does to your life ! 0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A masterly blueprint for progress,
By Hilary Evans "Hilary" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Possibility of Progress (Paperback)
OK, so the world's in a mess. The rich are riding rough-shod over the poor, the poor are bickering among themselves, and a lot of people are going hungry tho the world produces more than enough to feed you, me and everyone else... So, is there an answer ? Mark Braund's masterly overview of the world's economic problems - which often involve social problems as well - shows that all is not lost. There ARE highways which, if we take them, could lead us - ALL of us - to global prosperity. The author has worked in third world countries and seen for himself the problems at ground level : he knows whereof he writes - and it shows.
This isn't always an easy book - there's an awful lot of it, for one thing. But so there must be, for him to cover the ground and prove his points. And it is stuffed full of facts - a hell of a lot I myself didn't know, for one. This is a book which taught me a lot, and which made me think, and will make you think, and think again. I can't promise you an easy read, but I can assure you of an immensely satisfying one. Go on, order it now and see what it does to your life ! |
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
