First, a lovely prelude to hint at the bigger and darker story. Then come the books that help unpack the black box: — Beckert, Jens and Matías Dewey, eds. 2017. The Architecture of Illegal Markets: Towards an Economic Sociology of Illegality in the Economy. Oxford University Press.— Binder, Andrea. 2023. Offshore Finance and State Power. Oxford […]
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Two hot air balloonists were blown off course. They descended, floating over a person walking on the street.One of the balloonists leaned out and yelled down: “Where are we?”The man looked up, thought for a moment, then earnestly replied: “You’re in a balloon!”The other balloonist grinned and said: “That person must be a microeconomist…”“How do […]
A planned breakout from Long Bay jail has been thwarted after the farewell card for the culprit was accidentally circulated to the guards for signing. “Like any workplace, when someone is about to leave we like to send a card... Read More ›
