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Taxation and the promotion of human happiness : an essay

Norman, George Warde - 2009

George Warde Norman was a Director of the Bank of England from 1821 to 1872, a key figure behind the Bank Charter Act of 1844, and one of the founders of the Political Economy Club. In 1821 G.W. Norman began an essay on taxation as part of the utilitarian programme. His vision was for increased...

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A post Keynesian perspective on twenty-first century economic problems

Davidson, Paul (contributor) - International Post Keynesian Workshop <(6th :2000 … - 2002

This book explores key economic problems and new policies for the global economy of the 21st century. The contributors discuss to what extent past policy errors were due to the incompetence of policymakers, and highlight problems including: international payments imbalances and currency crises,...

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Entrepreneurship : theory, networks, history

Casson, Mark - 2010

pt. 1. Theory -- pt. 2. Networks and institutions -- pt. 3. History …

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

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

Do political decentralisation and inter state competition favour innovation and growth? There has long been a lively debate surrounding this question, going back to David Hume and Immanuel Kant. This book is a new attempt to test its veracity. The existing literature tends to assume that the...

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Economics confronts the economy

Klein, Philip A. - 2006

assumption that the basic function of economic theory is to provide a sound guide for public policy in assisting society in …

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Financial risk measurement and management

Diebold, Francis X. - 2012

: Theory and Practice 1, Amsterdam, Holland, New York, NY and Oxford, UK: North-Holland Publishing Company, 203-26 -- Peter K … Edition, McGraw-Hill. -- Lando, D. (2004), Credit Risk Modeling: Theory and Applications, Princeton University Press …), "The Cost of Capital, Corporation Finance and the Theory of Investment," American Economic Review, 48, 261-297. -- Nelson …

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Economic and natural disasters since 1900 : a comparative history

Singleton, John - 2016

1. The disaster cycle -- 2. Hurricane Katrina : a classic natural disaster -- 3. The first World War -- 4. The Great Depression -- 5. Mining disasters -- 6. Tobacco -- 7. The twin financial disasters of the early twenty-first century -- 8. Conclusion.

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Sports through the lens of economic history

Pomfret, Richard W. T. (contributor); … - 2016

1. Sports economics and the sports industry: perspectives in economic history / John K. Wilson -- 2. The evolution of professional team sports / Richard Pomfret -- 3. The very short tenure of foreign players in Japanese professional baseball, 1951-2004 / Akihiko Kawaura and Sumner La Croix -- 4....

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Asian firms : history, institutions and management

Tipton, Frank B. - 2007

1. Introduction -- 2. Managing horizontal information flows in Japan -- 3. Managing with charismatic leadership in Korea -- 4. Managing the boundaries of the firm in Qing and Nationalist China -- 5. Managing the Chinese firm in Hong Kong and Taiwan -- 6. Managing relations with state agencies in...

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Handbook on the history of European banks

European Association for Banking History - 1994

The handbook on the history of European banks combines a comprehensive overview with extensive and detailed empirical analysis on the development of European banking and the subsequent impact of banks on national economies

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