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A good political economy account of Islamic finance. Its general viewpoint is well-informed but sensibly critical; this is rare in writings on this topic. It contains a wide range of ... of both international bankers and area specialists who are interested in Islamic culture of political economy ... It offers a much-needed introduction to a highly complex set of economic, ...

... in power from government to markets and the emergence of a more intensified political economy organized around three principal concerns: deregulated markets, ... and historical amnesia rolls over the media and the country in general, it does so in spite of the current financial crisis, the debacle ... the media, see Robert W. McChesney, "The Political Economy of the Media," (New York: Monthly ...

... capitalized on broad public discontent with the course of the nation in general and the Republican Party in particular to win control of the White ... Satisfaction With the Way Things Are Going in the Country/Ratings of the Economy. These ratings are less overtly political than presidential job approval, ... 's analysis, "Charlie Cook: Political Landscape Should 'Terrify' Democrats.& ...

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... is significant in that it is the net energy that runs the rest of the economy. If it is true that we are currently at or past (or about to get to) the peak of oil production, and ... the minority and often just ignored because we bring potentially bad economic and political news to the only people who can do something about all of this. And our less than sapient leaders, indeed the majority of ...