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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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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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 analysis on the development of European banking and the subsequent impact of banks on national economies

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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 there has been an absence of a comprehensive text...

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Markets and market institutions : their origin and evolution

Casson, Mark - 2011

Markets', in Peasants, Merchants, and Markets: Inland Trade in Medieval England, 1150-1350, Chapter 6, New York, NY: St …. Martin's Press, 129-46, 256-8 -- Margaret Spufford (1984), 'Introduction', in The Great Reclothing of Rural England: Petty … Medieval England', Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 14 (2), Winter, 399-433 -- A.J. Arnold and J.M. Bidmead …

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The Asian economies in the twentieth century

Maddison, Angus (ed.); Prasada Rao, D. S. (ed.); … - 2002

The rapidly increasing importance of China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan both in Asia and in the world economy, represents a trend that is set to continue into the 21st century. This book provides an authoritative assessment of the 20th century performance of these countries,...

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International handbook on economic regulation

Parker, David (contributor); Crew, Michael A. (contributor) - 2006

Michael Crew and David Parker have compiled a comprehensive, up-to-date and detailed analytical work on leading research issues in the economics of regulation. With contributions from international specialists in economic regulation, the Handbook provides a comprehensive discussion of major...

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Market, state, and feminism : the economics of feminist policy

Dawson, Graham; Hatt, Sue; Watson-Brown, Linda; Baxter, … - 2000

Market, State and Feminism offers an inter-disciplinary critique of the 'free market backlash' - the belief that free market economics can improve the position, status and well-being of women. The authors argue that, far from being restrictive and intrusive, state action can enhance the...

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