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Economics, competition and academia : an intellectual history of sophism versus virtue

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1. Introduction : markets, competition, and higher education -- 2. Sophism, academia, and Greek economics -- 3. Adam Smith and sophism : reaction to the endowment model -- 4. Virtue and early academia in the US -- 5. Academia and the rise of capitalism in the US -- 6. Corporate capitalism and...

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Political competition, innovation and growth in the history of Asian civilizations

Jones, Eric L. (contributor); Bernholz, Peter (contributor); … - 2004

European history. By contrast, China, India and the Islamic Middle East are regarded as inherently imperial and overcentralised …. However, these civilisations have not always been unified politically. In their history, there have been long spells of … -- 4. Lessons from the history of Imperial China -- 5. Advantages of centralized and decentralized rule in Japan -- 6 …

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Handbook of worldwide postal reform

Campbell, James I. (contributor); … - 2008

The postal and delivery sector has been the subject of considerable interest in recent years. This Handbook brings together a number of contributions directed at understanding developments in the field of postal reform. The authors review the experience and plans of individual countries to...

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