This book debunks the myth of the State as a static bureaucratic organization only needed for the ‘basics’ and to ‘fix’ market failures, leaving dynamic entrepreneurship and innovation to the private sector. Case studies, from the Internet to the green revolution, reveal the opposite situation, whereby the private sector only invests after the entrepreneurial State has made the high-risk bold investments.

“An Outline of Financial Economics” presents a systematic treatment of the theory and methodology of finance and economics. The book follows an analytical and geometric methodology, explaining technical terms and mathematical operations in clear, nontechnical language, and providing intuitive explanations of the mathematical results.

This book investigates the emergence of a ‘new ageing’ and its realisation through the body. The work explores new forms of embodiment concerned with identity and care of the self, which have seen the body become a site for ageing differently – for ageing without becoming old.

The perfect comprehensive starting point for anyone looking to conduct research on Ho Chi Minh City, this historical dictionary is ideal for those who want to know more about the city’s history and development. 

“Development Without Aid” provides a critique of foreign aid as a resource that is unable to provide the dynamism to propel the poorest countries out of poverty. It examines the rapid growth of the world’s diasporas as an alternative dynamic with potential to supersede foreign aid and drive a reassertion of sovereignty by poor states, especially in Africa, over their own development.

‘How to Get into Medical School in Australia’ is the definitive guide on how to succeed in your application to medical school – and how to excel once there.

The book explores the role of religion in war and peace through nine original contributions that examine a range of case studies from different historical periods. Religion, the volume suggests, is typically not the cause of human conflict, but rather the product of actions by the state and the legal system.  

Featuring a dynamic combination of landmark essays by leading critics and theorists, “The Slumdog Phenomenon: A Critical Anthology” addresses multiple issues relating to “Slumdog Millionaire,” providing new ways of looking at this controversial film.

A collection of Bruce F. Kawin’s most engaging and important essays on film, accompanied by his interviews with Lillian Gish and Howard Hawks.

“Jane Austen’s Families” focuses on family dynamics in Jane Austen’s six novels, especially on interaction between parents and children.  It examines with particular care the relations of fathers and daughters.      

Across many years, two generations of the Nonezawa family are connected by the mysterious Mandala Road, as they struggle to understand themselves, rebuild their lives, reconcile themselves with their pasts and mistakes, and build their futures. 

The last seven days of a man who has chosen to kill himself take on unexpected twists and turns in this exploration of the cult of suicide in Japan – and the culture that has created it – as he chooses how to spend his last days on earth.