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Philippe Moreau Desfarges
The Temptation to Withdraw: Globalization, Deglobalization
Accounts of globalization abound. This original synthesis reveals its dark side and provides a different perspective, that of a rejection of globalization. Philippe Moreau-Defarges is a born popularizer, and works expertly with his subject.
Pascal Salin
Tax Tyranny
Some radical recommendations by an eminent economist for an end to the arbitrary and destructive nature of French fiscal policy
Philippe Durance
Strategic Foresight in Action
A book that argues in favour of social change, the rational development of governance and sustainable development
Karine Berger, Manuel Alduy, Caroline Le Moign
The stateless culture From Modiano to Google
A profound analysis that questions the nature of culture (neither business, nor entertainment) and what a cultural policy worthy of the name should be.
Jean-Marc Daniel
The State of Connivance Abolishing Rentier Capitalism
How to make the transition from rentier capitalism to competitive capitalism?
Françoise Benhamou
The Star-System Economy
We live in an age that spends fortunes on its stars. But why do we get the impression that the fees that stars receive and their popularity correspond less and less to their talent? Why does stardom seem to have so little to do with creativity and quality? Françoise Benhamou is an economist.
Niall Ferguson
The Square and the Tower Networks, Hierarchies and the Struggle for Global Power
Most history is about the people at the top of the towers of power. But what if the real action is in the social networks down below, in the town squares ? Niall Ferguson brilliantly recasts past and present as an unending contest between hierarchies and networks.
Yves Jacquin Depeyre
The Solar Revolution
The author writes as a player on the field. His practical experience allows him to explain why the move toward solar energy will prove to be infinitely more beneficial than what has been expected.