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The early history of financial economics, 1478-1776 : from commercial arithmetic to life annuities and joint stocks
Poitras, Geoffrey - 2000
Despite being an integral part of modern economic science, the subject of financial economics has deep historical roots. Geoffrey Poitras provides an exhaustive account of the early development of the subject and, in so doing, provides a sound basis for the study of modern financial economics....
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30 years of transition in Europe : looking back and looking beyond in CESEE countries
Holzmann, Robert (ed.); Ritzberger-Grünwald, Doris (ed.);  … - 2020
Contents: Preface -- PART I A historic transformation: heterogeneity in CESEE in a changing global context -- 1 Looking back on 30 years of transition - and looking 30 years ahead / Robert Holzmann -- 2 1989: the year of the great ambivalence / Anton Pelinka -- 3 The price of unity: the...
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Cultural mythology and global leadership
Wong-MingJi, Diana J. (contributor);  … - 2009
This ground-breaking book explains how deep-seated cultural mythologies shape contemporary global leaders and provides insights into navigating the dynamics and complexities in today's era of globalization. The authors use myths to uncover core characteristics and values from 20 different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852130
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Universal banking in twentieth century Europe : finance, industry and state in North and Central Europe
Teichova, Alice (ed.); Gourvish, Terence Richard (ed.);  … - 1994
This important new volume addresses the many aspects of banking in European market economies in the twentieth century, making innovative and authoritative research available to historians, economists, financiers and business analysts. The distinguished group of authors examines the historic role...
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Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture : the interaction between technology, progress and economic growth
Brown, Terrence E. (contributor); Ulijn, J. M. (contributor) - 2004
1. Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture, a matter of interaction between technology, progress and economic growth? : an introduction -- 2. Conceptualizing innovation management and culture in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) : an exploratory study of organization-specific...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419964
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Social evolution, economic development and culture : what it means to take Japan seriously
Dore, Ronald Philip - 2001
Social evolution, economic development and culture brings together Ronald Dore's key writings for the first time, making his work accessible across a wide range of social science disciplines. It produces a distinctive perspective with four interlinking themes--technology-driven social evolution,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850609
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Culture and the labour market
Austen, Siobhan - 2003
Culture and the Labour Market attempts to define the meaning of culture and the nature of its possible consequences on economic processes and outcomes. In particular, the book examines alternative theoretical and empirical approaches to the economic analysis of cultural effects in the labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851317
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Handbook of creative cities
Mellander, Chorlotta (contributor);  … - 2011
With the publication of The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida in 2002, the "creative city" became the new hot topic among urban policymakers, planners and economists. Florida has developed one of three path-breaking theories about the relationship between creative individuals and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851515
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Globalization and culture
Steger, Manfred B. - 2012
), 'Globalization and Religion', Hedgehog Review, 4 (2), Summer, 7-20 -- James H. Mittelman (2004), 'Ideologies and the Globalization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852148
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Culture and economic growth
Spolaore, Enrico - 2014
interdisciplinary area. The classic and more recent articles in the first volume cover the effects of values and religion on economic … (1), February, 19-51 -- Robert J. Barro and Rachel M. McCleary (2003), 'Religion and Economic Growth across Countries …? Religion and Economic Attitudes', Journal of Monetary Economics, 50 (1), 225-82 -- Edward C. Banfield (1958), 'A Predictive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852180