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The economics and ideology of free trade : a historical review
Gomes, Leonard - 2003
The Economics and Ideology of Free Trade makes an important contribution to the debate on globalization by providing much needed intellectual and historical perspective on the issue of Free Trade versus Protection
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851318
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The early history of financial economics, 1478-1776 : from commercial arithmetic to life annuities and joint stocks
Poitras, Geoffrey - 2000
invaluable to scholars of financial economics and the history of economic thought …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473873
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Economic disasters of the twentieth century
Oliver, Michael J. (contributor);  … - 2007
1. 'Destruction ... and misery' : the First World War -- 2. The Great Depression, 1929-33 -- 3. The Second World War as …The First and Second World Wars, the great depression, oil shocks, inflation, financial crises, stock market crashes …, the collapse of the Soviet command economy and third world disasters are discussed in this comprehensive book. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420034
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850937
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An economic history of modern China
Chai, J. C. H. - 2011
there has been an absence of a comprehensive text dealing with Chinese economic history in the English language. An Economic … History of Modern China fills this important gap, focusing on modern Chinese economic growth and comprehensively surveying the … back to their foundations in history to explain their impact on China's modern economic growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851847
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Heat, power and light : revolutions in energy services
Fouquet, Roger - 2008
What happens when a radically-new fuel or technology transforms the energy system? How does the energy system evolve at different stages of economic development? What are the implications for people's lives and their environment? Building on an award-winning article, in this exciting book Roger...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474009
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Global business : past, present and future
Casson, Mark - 2023
"This fascinating book examines international business and multinational enterprise as part of a bigger picture, considering the importance of two main components: space and time. Summarising the past five years, Mark Casson reviews the changing role of multinational enterprises within the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014372515
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Public enterprise revisited : a closer look at the 1954-79 UK labour productivity record
Iordanoglou, Chrisafis H. - 2001
The book compares the 1954-79 labour productivity record of 5 expanding public sector industries to that of 24 expanding, capital intensive, mass-production industries in the British private sector. The author shows that the public sector industries' labour productivity growth was significantly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851212
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The Asian Mediterranean : port cities and trading networks in China, Japan and South Asia, 13th-21st century
Gipouloux, François - 2011
--to examine how Asia has returned to its central position in the world economy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851424
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The life and times of J. Neville Keynes : a beacon in the tempest
Deane, Phyllis - 2001
This fascinating biography of an economist who was also a logician and administrator, is based mainly upon his virtually continuous diary. The diary provides an intimate commentary on the academic developments and conflicts in which he was closely involved as well as on his life as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851772