{"title":"Doug Nicholls","description":"\u003cp\u003eDoug Nicholls offers insightful explorations into contemporary economic and social issues, with a focus on the challenges facing modern Britain. His works delve into topics such as industrial policy and the ongoing cost of living crisis, providing thorough analysis grounded in current affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders seeking practical perspectives on economic reform and social policy will find Nicholls’ writing both accessible and thought-provoking. His books serve as valuable resources for those interested in understanding the forces shaping education, industry, and society today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-cost-of-living-crisis-by-doug-nicholls-9781804293843","title":"The Cost of Living Crisis","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are living through a \u003cem\u003ecost of living crisis\u003c\/em\u003e, with interest rate hikes and the prices of everyday consumables and energy bills sky-rocketing. Why is this happening? Sometimes we are told that wages are too high, or that the government has \"printed\" too much money or that events far away, such as the war in Ukraine, are solely to blame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe plain argument that high prices go together with high profits, falling wages, and weak production is often distorted and hidden by mainstream commentary in the media and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis plain-speaking pamphlet tells it straight: the big businesses dominating production and distribution make huge profits out of high inflation, while working people lose out. It sets out factual evidence to illustrate that the source of record profits is the fall in real wages as inflation rises. A large part of the income of working people is being transferred directly into the profits of big business.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe pamphlet shows that the deeper roots of the \u003cem\u003ecost of living crisis\u003c\/em\u003e lie in the very low investment and poor productivity growth for many years. The basic steps to resolving the crisis are simple: prices, especially of essentials, must be brought down, and wages, salaries, benefits, and pensions must be increased.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432854733036,"sku":"9781804293843","price":16.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804293843.jpg?v=1774766268"},{"product_id":"reindustrialise-britain-by-costas-lapavitsas-9781509574759","title":"Reindustrialise Britain","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain is broken: its economy hollowed out, unbalanced, and unable to provide good livelihoods for millions. We import too much, make too little, and keep wages low. Neoliberalism has failed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReindustrialise Britain\u003c\/em\u003e puts forward a concrete, costed programme for real economic renewal: rebuilding the foundations of industry, expanding manufacturing, and lifting productivity through skilled work, investment, and domestic capacity. It outlines a practical route to generating real wealth rather than recycling financial gains. To deliver it requires sovereignty to plan and invest, and democratic power to mobilise the necessary workers, skills, and institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis bold intervention is a blueprint for economic revival. Anyone who wishes to be part of the democratic movement that is needed to make this happen should read this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48038432801004,"sku":"9781509574759","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1e8f915d5ed5192cd1f62088593de1cb.jpg?v=1787726791"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/doug-nicholls.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}