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Markets and market institutions : their origin and evolution
Casson, Mark - 2011
), January, 79-98 -- Carol H. Shiue and Wolfgang Keller (2007), 'Markets in China and Europe on the Eve of the Industrial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852321
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A short history of ethics and economics : the Greeks
Alvey, James E. - 2011
Arising from a disenchantment with mainstream economics--a dissatisfaction that is widespread today--A Short History of Ethics and Economics sketches the emergence and decline of the ethical tradition of economics and the crisis of modern economics. In doing so, James Alvey focuses on four of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852010
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Economics, competition and academia : an intellectual history of sophism versus virtue
Stabile, Donald - 2007
1. Introduction : markets, competition, and higher education -- 2. Sophism, academia, and Greek economics -- 3. Adam Smith and sophism : reaction to the endowment model -- 4. Virtue and early academia in the US -- 5. Academia and the rise of capitalism in the US -- 6. Corporate capitalism and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420014
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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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Handbook on the knowledge economy : Volume two
Rooney, David (contributor); Hearn, Greg (contributor);  … - 2012
Readers with interests in managing knowledge- and innovation-intensive businesses and those who are seeking new insights about how knowledge economies work will find this book an invaluable reference tool. Chapters deal with issues such as open innovation, wellbeing, and digital work that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850653
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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