Economic History category: 3271 books
by Luchien Karsten
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
The process of globalization has brought about countless changes in societies, communities, regions and economies across the globe. It has been analyzed from many perspectives as a result and much has been written to muddy the waters of our understanding of this important concept. In going back to...
The Failure of Global Capitalism
From Cape Breton to Colombia andBeyond
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
What do Cape Breton and Colombia have in common? Coal, for one thing. Coal mining was the backbone of Cape Breton’s industrial economy for more than one hundred years, but the last mine was closed in 2001 when the province’s utility company took advantage of neoliberal globalization by importing...
The Measure of Civilization
How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2013
In the last thirty years, there have been fierce debates over how civilizations develop and why the West became so powerful. The Measure of Civilization presents a brand-new way of investigating these questions and provides new tools for assessing the long-term growth of societies. Using a groundbreaking...
The Consumer, Credit and Neoliberalism
Governing the Modern Economy
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012
This book is an investigation into the economic policy formulation and practice of neoliberalism in Britain from the 1950s through to the financial crisis and economic downturn that began in 2007-8. It demonstrates that influential economists, such as F.A. Hayek and Milton Friedman, authors at key...
Female Entrepreneurship in Nineteenth-Century England
Engagement in the Urban Economy
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
Aston challenges and reshapes the on-going debate concerning social status, economic opportunity, and gender roles in nineteenth-century society.
Sources including trade directories, census returns, probate records, newspapers, advertisements, and photographs are analysed and linked to demonstrate...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
When John Kenneth Galbraith passed away on April 29, 2006, the economics profession lost one of its true giants. And this is not just because Galbraith was an imposing figure at 6 feet, 9 inches tall. Throughout his life, Galbraith advised Presidents, made important professional contributions to the...
Labour
A Heterodox Approach
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2014
Labour: A Heterodox Approach provides a theoretical reconstruction of the labour and job market by examining it in a rich historical context. It explores the fundamental implications of the theories of consumption and growth and aims at solving the difficulties raised by the dominant economic theories...
The Anti-Corn Law League
1838-1846
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Although the Anti-Corn Law league played a most important part in the politics of the 1840's, there is no modern study of its activities and organization. Based on several years work on the original sources, as well as papers belonging to George Wilson, President of the League for most of its life,...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
This was the first comprehensive study of the City of London to be published. The study examines the economic structure of the city and considers the main influences likely to affect the development of the City, including the pattern of demand, technological change, population movements, supply of...
Culture, Institution, and Development in China
The economics of national character
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
How does culture shape history, and history shape culture? This book answers this question by bringing readers on a fascinating journey through the evolution of Chinese culture, political and legal institutions, and "national character" of historical and contemporary China. It illustrates...
Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century
A Guide to the Economies in Transition
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2002
Following on from Jeffries' 2001 Economies in Transition: A Guide to China, Cuba, Mongolia, North Korea and Vietnam at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century, this comprehensive survey of economic and political change focuses on the countries of Eastern Europe. Jeffries also discusses the general issues involved in economic transition, including `big
by Dr. N. Maruti Rao
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2016
Industrialization has altered the composition of the global atmosphere. There has been huge impact on ecological and socio-economic systems. Due to rapid industrialization the entire world is experiencing the heat of global warming, environmental degradation and depletion of scarce resources....
The Economic Regulation of Airports
Recent Developments in Australasia, North America and Europe
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
This tour d'horizon book reviews airport regulation and competition in different regions of the world and contrasts different policy perspectives. Organized in four parts, the first three examine, in turn, Australasia, North America, and Europe, while the last section looks at the institutional reforms...
The Political Economy of Transnational Tax Reform
The Shoup Mission to Japan in Historical Context
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2013
This volume of essays explores the history of the US tax mission to Japan during the occupation following World War II. Under General MacArthur, economist Carl S. Shoup led the mission with the charge of framing a tax system for Japan designed to strengthen democracy and accelerate economic recovery....