Economics: New Titles http://www.press.umich.edu/rss/newEconomics.xml New Economics Books en-us ump.webmaster@umich.edu Capitol Investments: The Marketability of Political Skills | by Glenn R. Parker http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=323198 Members of Congress purposefully develop expertise to improve their employment prospects after they leave office. Are Worker Rights Human Rights? | by Richard P. McIntyre http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=189253 In a global economy, workers must assert their collective rights as workers in order to win human rights as individuals. Integrity and Agreement: Economics When Principles Also Matter | by Lanse Minkler http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=222273 Moral principle---not mere self-interest---drives rational decision making. Good Money: Birmingham Button Makers, the Royal Mint, and the Beginnings of Modern Coinage, 1775-1821 | by George Selgin http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=307069 Private Enterprise and the Foundation of Modern Coinage. The Street Porter and the Philosopher: Conversations on Analytical Egalitarianism | edited by Sandra J. Peart and David M. Levy http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=212207 Leading economists explore the premise that all social interactions are exchanges among inherently equal human beings. Contesting the Commons: Privatizing Pastoral Lands in Kenya | by Carolyn K. Lesorogol http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=300488 Examines the highly disputed idea of privatizing communal land through one Samburu community. Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability: A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation | by Steve Buckley, Kreszentia Duer, Toby Mendel, and Sean O'Siochru http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=312911 This book is the World Bank's first publication presenting good practices from around the world in media and broadcasting policy and regulation and complements existing work in governance, public sector reform, and access to information. Future Directions for Heterodox Economics | edited by John T. Harvey and Robert F. Garnett, Jr. http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=171896 A comprehensive survey of the current state---and future direction---of heterodox economic thought. The Cult of Statistical Significance: How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs, Justice, and Lives | by Stephen T. Ziliak and Deirdre N. McCloskey http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=186351 How the most important statistical method used in many of the sciences doesn't pass the test for basic common sense. In Defense of Monopoly: How Market Power Fosters Creative Production | by Richard B. McKenzie and Dwight R. Lee http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=93419 A provocative defense of market dominance.