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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 …
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International handbook on the economics of corruption : Volume two
Rose-Ackerman, Susan (contributor);  … - 2011
A companion volume to the International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption published in 2006, the specially commissioned papers in Volume Two present some of the best policy-oriented research in the field. They stress the institutional roots of corruption and include new research on topics...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851728
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The handbook on the political economy of war
Coyne, Christopher J. (contributor);  … - 2011
By defining political economy and war in the broadest sense, this unique Handbook brings together a wide range of interdisciplinary scholars from economics, political science, sociology, and policy studies to address a multitude of important topics. These include an analysis of why wars begin,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850752
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The First World War and the international economy
Wrigley, Chris (contributor) - 2000
This book provides a fresh assessment of the impact of the First World War on the international economy. Leading … series and their relevance to quantitative economic history -- 3. Manufacturing industry in the United States during the … First World War -- 4. Impact of the First World War on the Lancashire cotton industry and its workers -- 5. The impact of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852108
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Conversations on growth, stability and trade : an historical perspective
Snowdon, Brian - 2002
1. Introduction : the world economy in historical perspective -- 2. Economic growth and development : a very long …This unique volume provides a comprehensive survey of the major economic issues that have helped shape the modern world … debates in economic history. The author examines the many controversies relating to the role of government in a modern economy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420073
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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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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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Population aging, intergenerational transfers and the macroeconomy
Clark, Robert Louis (contributor);  … - 2007
Economic and policy implications of population aging / Robert Clark, Andrew Mason, Naohiro Ogawa -- Population aging, changing retirement policies and lifetime earnings profiles in Japan / Robert Clark, Naohiro Ogawa, Rikiya Matsukura -- Firm productivity, work-force age and educational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420024
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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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851665
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Changing climate, changing economy
Touffut, Jean-Philippe (contributor) - 2009
How did climate change become an economic issue? Why is economic discourse so influential on the public policy of climate change? How can it best contribute to the scientific and public debates? Nine eminent scholars explain in this book both how economics has changed environmental understanding...
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