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The scientist and the church
Nitzan, Jonathan; Bichler, Shimshon - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
The April 21, 2005 issue of the LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS carried a lead article titled ‘Blood for Oil?’ The paper is attributed to a group of writers and activists – Iain Boal, T.J. Clark, Joseph Matthews and Michael Watts – who identify themselves by the collective name ‘Retort.’ In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836969
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New imperialism or new capitalism?
Nitzan, Jonathan; Bichler, Shimshon - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
Over the past century, the institution of capital and the process of its accumulation have been fundamentally transformed. By contrast, the theories that explain this institution and process have remained largely unchanged. The purpose of this paper is to address this mismatch. Using a broad...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005621372
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Inflation as restructuring. A theoretical and empirical account of the U.S. experience
Nitzan, Jonathan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1992
This work is a PhD dissertation, written at the Department of Economics, McGill University. The thesis offers a new framework for inflation as a process of restructuring. Contrary to existing theories of inflation, which tend to take structure and institutions as given for the purpose of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789620
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Trade Protectionism and Intra-industry Trade: A USA - EU Comparison
Ferreira-Lopes, Alexandra; Sousa, Cândida; Carvalho, Helena - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The aim of this work is to find patterns for products included in the customs tariffs of the USA and the EU (composed … similarities. The results show a significant difference in the tariffs applied between the USA and the EU, with the USA presenting … a lower level of protectionism. Additionally, the results for the USA show a positive relationship between the degree of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107286
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Trade Protectionism and Intra-industry Trade: A USA - EU Comparison
Ferreira-Lopes, Alexandra; Sousa, Cândida; Carvalho, Helena - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The aim of this work is to find patterns for products included in the customs tariffs of the USA and the EU (composed … similarities. The results show a significant difference in the tariffs applied between the USA and the EU, with the USA presenting … a lower level of protectionism. Additionally, the results for the USA show a positive relationship between the degree of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110534