{"product_id":"9781849665216","title":"Arguing for a Better World The Work and Legacy of Meghnad Desai","description":"\u003ch1\u003eArguing for a Better World\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Work and Legacy of Meghnad Desai\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePolly Vizard | Mary Kaldor\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Asia \/ South \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeghnad Desai is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the LSE. He is founder of LSE Global Governance. From 1990-1995 he was Director of LSE's Development Studies Institute and has been at the LSE for over 30 years. In 1991, Meghnad Desai was created Lord Desai of St Clement Danes. His latest book is \u003ci\u003eMarx's Revenge: The Resurgence of Capitalism and the Death of Statist Socialism\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy enabling leading scholars and other public figures to explore the subjects that inspired them and Lord Desai, the publication will offer a fascinating exploration of progress on economics, human rights and development issues. The initiative identifies the continuing contribution made by Lord Desai, and the development of the themes highlighted by his work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTopics covered include: \u003cbr\u003eEconometric modeling Macro economics and monetary theory Development Inequality, poverty and famines Marx and political economy Globalization and global governance History of economic ideas Nationalism in South Asia\u003cbr\u003eContributors include: Robert Skidelsky, Charles Goodhart, David Hendry, John Harriss, Purna Sen and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Kaldor is Co-director for the Study of Global Governance at the LSE. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolly Vizard is a Research Fellow at the Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Development, LSE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 December 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781849665216\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331338469516,"sku":"9781849665216","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_4d6a5fb8-8fa2-4896-ab1b-6d8b81d5804e.jpg?v=1783595999","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781849665216","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}