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The Elgar dictionary of economic quotations
McCann, Charles Robert (contributor) - 2003
The Elgar Dictionary of Economic Quotations is a unique compendium of quotations on subjects of interest to economists and those who are generally intrigued by the social sciences. The coverage is not merely confined to economists, but includes quotes from essayists, jurists, philosophers,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420108
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Morality and justice in Islamic economics and finance
Chapra, Muhammad U. - 2014
along with a selection of eight of Muhammad Umer Chapra's essays - four on Islamic economics and four on Islamic finance … crises, but also make the financial system more equitable. -- The author considers the origins of Islamic economics and … outlines its development and underlying principles. He compares the approach taken to ethics and economics in Islam with that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851099
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Handbook of social capital : the troika of sociology, political science, and economics
Svendsen, Gert Tinggaard (contributor);  … - 2009
networks, balancing the'troika' of sociology, political science and economics. Eminent contributors, including Nobel Prize …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851341
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Globalization, economic development and inequality : an alternative perspective
Reinert, Erik S. (contributor) - 2004
-century United States and Germany -- pt. III. The strategy of failure : late twentieth-century deindustrialization and the economics …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851674
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The political economy of destructive power
Vahabi, Mehrdad - 2004
Economic science has extensively studied the creative power of individuals and social groups, but it has largely ignored the destructive power of economic agents. This highly original book redresses the balance and, for the first time, looks at how much an agent can destroy. Destructive power is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851984
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Innovation, evolution and economic change : new ideas in the tradition of Galbraith
Laperche, Blandine; Uzunidis, Dimitri; Galbraith, James K. - 2006
The book begins with a penetrating analysis of the main features of today's capitalism and in particular the conflict between shareholders and managers. It moves on to focus on the consequences of globalization in the decision-making processes of large corporations and represents an important...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851081
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Institutions and economic performance
Davis, Kevin E. (contributor) - 2010
authors. Similarly, the book is a good sample of NIE's multidisciplinary approach to economics. . . The range of papers … institutional economics has witnessed a surge in interest over recent years and has attracted the attention of a growing number of …Recommended readings (Machine generated): John R. Commons (1931), 'Institutional Economics', American Economic Review …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852220
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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-run view -- 3. Growth theories : old and new -- 4. Managing aggregate economic instability : from Keynes to Lucas -- 5. International economic integration in the Second Global Age.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420073
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Handbook of finance and development
Beck, Thorsten (ed.); Levine, Ross (ed.) - 2018
Contents: Part I Theory and evidence on finance and growth -- 1. Financial development and innovation-led growth / Phillippe Aghion, Peter Howitt and Ross Levine -- 2. Financial structure, economic growth and development / Franklin Allen, Xian Gu and Oskar Kowalewski -- 3. Evidence on finance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012251672
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Growth miracles and growth debacles : exploring root causes
Bhattacharyya, Sambit - 2011
In this fascinating book, Sambit Bhattacharyya presents a detailed account of the socio-economic processes that create broad variations in living standards across the globe. The author examines the world’s economic history over the last five centuries, replete with growth miracles and growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850677