Front -- Contents -- Introduction -- Austere ideas for austere societies from Aristotle to Aquinas -- Austerity v. reason from Mandeville to Voltaire -- Austerity for capitalism from Smith to Weber -- Austerity for stability from the Great War to the next -- Austerity can wait Keynes --...

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures and Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. The Chancer: Negotiating BAE's First Saudi Deals (1963-66) -- 2. Hand in Glove: Whitehall's Involvement in Bribery Schemes (1968-73) -- 3. The 'Deniable Fiddle': Dealing with the Saudi Arabian National...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Perceptions of Cities and Rail, and a Changing Paradigm -- 2 The Parking Challenge to Compact and Affordable Transit-Oriented Development -- 3 Transit Options and the Unique Features of Rail -- 4 Easing Access to Rail -- 5 Different Speeds for...

The Power of Inaction -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Bailout Games -- 2. Crisis Management across the World -- 3. The Power of Collective Inaction -- 4. From Theory to Practice -- 5. The United States and the United Kingdom -- 6. France and Germany -- 7....

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- A Somerset Childhood -- A London Education -- A French Experience -- Banking and Letters -- History -- Marriage and Ambition -- London and The Economist -- Spare Mind -- The American Crisis and the English Constitution -- Politics -- Political Economy --...

Cover -- Contents -- Note on Style -- 1. Double-Minded Men -- 2. "My Character & Conduct" -- 3. "That Single Word Watch" -- 4. "An Active Frame in Courts Below" -- 5. "The Sparks That Fly Upward" -- 6. Mourning, Melancholy, and Money -- 7. The Changing Meaning of God and Man -- 8. The Making of...