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BBQ Economics

How money works and why it matters

By: Liam Dann

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BBQ Economics

How money works and why it matters

By: Liam Dann

Should I fix or float? Is now a good time to buy — or sell? What do self-made billionaires know that you and I don’t? Why does cheese cost so much? Veteran financial journalist Liam Dann has fielded as many money-related questions as he has enjoyed beers around the BBQ — and often at the same time. In this book, he sets out to answer them all, sharing his decades of insight with stories and quotes from prominent politicians, financial experts and business moguls and loads of helpful graphs and illustrations in a super-informative, entertaining introduction to money, how it works, what we should do with it, and why it matters. Includes: — What even is money? — Economic theory — Who’s left, who’s right, who’s wrong?: Money and politics — Bitcoin, NFTs and the future of money — Inflation and deflation — AI and the future of work — Migration — How to read an economic forecast — Good times, bad times: Growth, recessions and depressions — Work smarter: NZ’s productivity problem — Earthquakes, pandemics and market crashes — Investing — Safe as houses: The Kiwi obsession with property — Bank profits — The Great Depression — Boomer Times — Muldoon’s shadow — GDP or not GDP — Taxing questions — Understanding risk — And so much more . . . “Liam has managed to do the almost impossible — make the world of economics accessible, interesting and, dare I say it, even fun.” — Grant Robertson, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister ‘Who knew The Lorax, Biggie Smalls and Jim Bolger’s surf team could help explain economics? Dann nails why money matters. This is how to talk finance at the BBQ and still be invited back.” — Guyon Espiner, Investigative journalist “Liam's a master at telling you what you didn't know you needed to know, while still making you laugh. If you want a shortcut to impressing your friends at the weekend, this is the book to help you do it.” — Frances Cook, Personal finance journalist and educator “A guidebook to sounding smart next time someone asks about the economy. Dann easily translates complex jargon into simple, Kiwi examples.” — Brad Olsen, Chief Executive and Principal Economist, Infometrics “A surprisingly fun and easy read - filled with characters, humour and Liam's personal stories - that gives us the how, why and who of money in New Zealand.” — Mary Holm, Personal finance writer and seminar presenter “Liam has a remarkable way of making the complicated, uncomplicated. His insightful, considered, and plain-English explanation of economics is a must-read for anyone wanting to know just what makes our economy tick.” — Sir John Key, former Prime Minister of New Zealand

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BBQ Economics

How money works and why it matters

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What Makes Law

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law

By: Liam Murphy

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What Makes Law

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law

By: Liam Murphy

This book offers an advanced introduction to central questions in legal philosophy. What factors determine the content of the law in force? What makes a normative system a legal system? How does law beyond the state differ from domestic law? What kind of moral force does law have? The most important existing views are introduced, but the aim is not to survey the existing literature. Rather, this book introduces the subject by stepping back from the fray to sketch the big picture, to show just what is at stake in these old debates. Legal philosophy has become somewhat arid and inward looking. In part this is because the disagreement between the main camps on the important questions is apparently intractable. The main aim of the book is to suggest both a diagnosis and a proper practical response to this situation of intractable disagreement about questions that do matter.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139991612

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The Future of Iraq

Dictatorship, Democracy or Division?

By: Liam Anderson,Gareth Stansfield

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The Future of Iraq

Dictatorship, Democracy or Division?

By: Liam Anderson,Gareth Stansfield

Reordering Iraq is the lynchpin of America's successful involvement in the Middle East. The challenge may be impossible. The Future of Iraq provides a primer on the history and political dynamics of this pivotal state divided by ethnic, religious, and political antagonisms, and provocatively argues that the least discussed future of Iraq might be the best: Managed partition. Anderson and Stansfield incisively analyze the dilemmas of American policy. They suggest that even a significant American presence will not stabilize Iraq because it is an artificial state and its people have never shared a common identity. In addition the legacy of tyrannical rule and the primacy of political violence is eroded social bonds and entrenched tribal allegiances, fallow ground for democracy. They provide the basic information and the provocative analysis crucial to informed debate and decision.

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St. Martin's Press

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1466886749

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9781466886742

Jakarda Wuka (Too Many Stories)

Narratives of Rock Art from Yanyuwa Country in Northern Australia's Gulf of Carpentaria

By: li-Yanyuwa li-Wirdiwalangu (Yanyuwa Elders),Liam M. Brady,John Bradley,Amanda Kearney

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Jakarda Wuka (Too Many Stories)

Narratives of Rock Art from Yanyuwa Country in Northern Australia's Gulf of Carpentaria

By: li-Yanyuwa li-Wirdiwalangu (Yanyuwa Elders),Liam M. Brady,John Bradley,Amanda Kearney

“...ngabaya painted all this, you know when we were kids we would come here and look and sometimes the paintings would change, they were always changing.” Annie a-Karrakayny Fully illustrated, Jakarda Wuka (Too Many Stories) draws on a combined 70+ years of collaborative research involving Yanyuwa Elders, anthropologists, and an archaeologist to tell a unique story about the rock art from Yanyuwa Country in northern Australia’s southwest Gulf of Carpentaria. Australia’s rock art is recognised globally for its antiquity, abundance, distinctive motifs and the deep and abiding knowledge Indigenous people continue to hold for these powerful symbols. However, books about Australian rock art jointly written by Indigenous communities, anthropologists, and archaeologists are extremely rare. Combining Yanyuwa and western knowledge, the authors embark on a journey to reveal the true meaning of Yanyuwa rock art. At the heart of this book is the understanding that a painting is not just a painting, nor is it an isolated phenomenon or a static representation. What underpins Yanyuwa perceptions of their rock art is kinship, because people are kin to everything and everywhere on Country. Jakarda Wuka highlights the multidimensional nature of Yanyuwa rock art: it is an active social agent in the landscape, capable of changing according to different circumstances and events, connected to the epic travels and songs of Ancestral Beings (Dreamings), and related to various aspects of Yanyuwa life such as ceremony, health and wellbeing, identity, and narratives concerning past and present-day events. In a time where Indigenous communities, archaeologists, and anthropologists are seeking new ways to work together and better engage with Indigenous knowledges to interpret the “archaeological record”, Jakarda Wuka delivers a masterful and profound narrative of Yanyuwa Country and its rock art. This project was supported by the Australian Research Council and the McArthur River Mine Community Benefits Trust.

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Sydney University Press

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1743328788

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BBQ Economics

How Money Works and why it Matters

By: Liam Dann

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BBQ Economics

How Money Works and why it Matters

By: Liam Dann

From interest rates to the price of cheese and everything in between, this is an essential guide to the New Zealand economy, how it works and why it matters. Should I fix or float? Is everyone moving to Australia? What's with the price of cheese? Who controls the OCR? What do self-made billionaires know that you and I don't? Veteran financial journalist Liam Dann has fielded as many money-related questions as he has enjoyed beers around the BBQ ? and often at the same time..."--Publisher information.

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BBQ Economics

BBQ Economics

BBQ Economics

BBQ Economics

What Makes Law

What Makes Law

The Future of Iraq

The Future of Iraq

Jakarda Wuka (Too Many Stories)

Jakarda Wuka (Too Many Stories)

BBQ Economics

BBQ Economics

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