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Battlers and Billionaires: The Story of Inequality in Australia by Andrew Leigh
$38.50 AUD
Category: Australian Non fiction | Series: Redback Ser.
Is Australia fair enough? And why does inequality matter anyway? In Battlers and Billionaires, Andrew Leigh weaves together vivid stories, interesting history and powerful statistics to tell the story of inequality in this country. This is economics writing at its best. From egalitarian beginnings, Aust ...Show more
Choosing Openness: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special: Why global engagement is best for Australia by Andrew Leigh
$17.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: Penguin Specials
Across the developed world, global engagement has become a major political fault line. Populists say that we should hunker down in the face of difference, that trade is a zero-sum game, and that foreign investment will cost us in the long run. They say openness is the cause of the growing income gap. Th ...Show more
Disconnected: The Decline of Community and the Fraying of Social Fabric in Modern Australia by Andrew Leigh
$34.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
As Australians, we traditionally see ourselves as friendly, relaxed and connected people. But is this an outdated stereotype? The data from our census and other surveys show that Australian society is shifting rapidly. Leigh guides us through the causes of this corrosion of relationships, and towards a ...Show more
Economics of Just About Everything: The hidden reasons for our curious choices and surprising successes by Andrew Leigh
$26.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
A fun and illuminating book full of surprising facts and amazing insights about how the laws of economics affect our everyday lives.
Fair Game: Lessons from Sport for a Fairer Society & a Stronger Economy by Andrew Leigh
$19.95 AUD
Category: Australian Non fiction | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
Every year, Australians break sporting world records through a combination of ingenuity, grit and teamwork. Sport is a source of personal and national pride for millions. In this book, economist, politician and triathlete Andrew Leigh argues that sport can embody both achievement and egalitarianism. On ...Show more
Innovation + Equality - How to Create a Future That Is More Star Trek Than Terminator by Joshua Gans; Andrew Leigh; Lawrence H. Summers (Foreword by)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
Artificial intelligence, genetics research, and materials science study have benefited society collectively and rewarded innovators handsomely- we get cool smartphones and technology moguls become billionaires. This contributes to a growing wealth gap; in the United States; the wealth controlled by the ...Show more
Randomistas: How Radical Researchers Changed Our World by Andrew Leigh
$29.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
Experiments have consistently been used in the hard sciences, but in recent decades social scientists have adopted the practice. Randomized trials have been used to design policies to increase educational attainment, lower crime rates, elevate employment rates, and improve living standards among the poo ...Show more
Reconnected by Andrew Leigh
$32.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
Friends are good for your health. The strength of your social relationships is a remarkably good predictor of how long you will live. Strong social connections also make communities more resilient, efficient and satisfying. But today Australians have fewer close friends and local connections than in the ...Show more
The Luck of Politics: True Tales of Disaster and Outrageous Fortune by Andrew Leigh
$24.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non fiction
A delightful look at chance and outrageous fortune. In 1968, John Howard missed out on winning the state seat of Drummoyne by just 420 votes. Howard reflects- 'I think back how fortunate I was to have lost.' It left him free to stand for a safe federal seat in 1974 and become one of Australia's longest- ...Show more
The Shortest History of Economics: The Powerful Story of Economic Ideas and Forces that Shape Our World by Andrew Leigh
$27.99 AUD
Category: History
'The secret of economics is that the most powerful insights come from a handful of big ideas that anyone can follow.' This small book tells a big story. From ancient times to the modern world, The Shortest History of Economics unearths the hidden economic forces behind war, innovation and social transf ...Show more
What's the Worst That Could Happen? Existential Risk and Extreme Politics by Andrew Leigh
$44.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
Why catastrophic risks are more dangerous than you think, and how populism is making them worse. Did you know that you're more likely to die from a catastrophe than in a car crash? The odds that a typical US resident will die from a catastrophic event--for example, nuclear war, bioterrorism, or out- ...Show more
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