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Wilhelm Röpke's political economy
Gregg, Samuel - 2010
Wilhelm Röpke is best known for his decisive intellectual contributions to the economic reforms that took post-war West Germany from ruin to riches within a decade. In this informative book, Samuel Gregg presents Röpke as a sophisticated économiste-philosophe in the tradition of Adam Smith,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851920
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Christian theology and market economics
Harper, Ian Rainy Lance (ed.); Gregg, Samuel (ed.) - 2008
There was a time when theologians and economists knew much more about each other's work than they do today. This book is dedicated to reconnecting two disciplines that study different dimensions of the human condition. The well respected contributors - economists, theologians, some both -...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474077
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Not only an economist : recent essays by Mark Blaug
Blaug, Mark - 1997
Mark Blaug has with good reason been described as the most widely read economist of his generation. He has made important contributions to economic history, cultural economics, the history of economic thought, the methodology of economics and the economics of education. Not Only an Economist...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473954
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Environment, technology and economic growth : the challenge to sustainable development
Tylecote, Andrew (ed.); Straaten, Jan van der (ed.) - 1997
At the end of the 20th century economists and policymakers face an unprecedented dual challenge: to avert ecological disaster and to end mass unemployment by accelerating and redirecting world economic growth. This major volume brings together contributions from environmental and technological...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473910
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A new financial market structure for East Asia
Itō, Takatoshi (contributor);  … - 2005
This book contends that the East Asian financial constitution lacks an appropriate infrastructure, resulting in inefficient allocation of high savings and an over-inflated short-term debt market. It goes on to point out that despite high savings, East Asia's dependency on financial centers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851036
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An economic history of modern China
Chai, J. C. H. - 2011
As a country's current development is path dependent, the rise of China and its strategic implications can only be … understood in a historical context. Hence, the key to understanding contemporary China is the understanding of its past. So far … History of Modern China fills this important gap, focusing on modern Chinese economic growth and comprehensively surveying the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851847
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Political competition, innovation and growth in the history of Asian civilizations
Jones, Eric (contributor); Bernholz, Peter (contributor);  … - 2004
European history. By contrast, China, India and the Islamic Middle East are regarded as inherently imperial and overcentralised … -- 4. Lessons from the history of Imperial China -- 5. Advantages of centralized and decentralized rule in Japan -- 6 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851995
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The Asia recovery : issues and aspects of development, growth, trade and investment
Tran, Van Hoa (contributor) - 2001
This book explores in-depth the major issues and important aspects of this economic recovery and its potential impact on growth, development, trade and investment. Expert contributors also discuss the global directions in international economic and financial relations, corporate and public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852009
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Elusive capital : merchant networks, economic institutions and business practices in late imperial China
Gipouloux, François - 2022
"Offering a fresh analysis of late imperial China, this cutting-edge book revisits the roles played by merchant … networks, economic institutions, and business practices in the divergence between Europe and China during the trade revolution … practices, partnerships, and investment strategies, chapters portray the three central figures of China's economy - the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013331159
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Aristotle, Adam Smith and Karl Marx : on some fundamental issues in 21st century political economy
Pack, Spencer J. - 2010
Spencer Pack compares and contrasts Aristotle's, Smith's and Marx's theoretical systems on six fundamental issues: exchange value, money, capital, character, government, and change. This book also provides insights on issues concerning the continuing development of world money, saving,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850629