"In the seventeenth century, England saw Holland as an economic power to learn from and compete with. English Economic Thought in the Seventeenth Century: Rejecting the Dutch Model analyses English economic discourse during this period, and explores the ways in which England's economy was shaped...

From dependent free state to EEC member-state; economic policies 1922-1973 -- A new frontier; the EEC/EU and economic governance: 1973-2011 -- Nature's bounty; agriculture and natural resources -- Late industrialization; from import substitution to foreign direct investment -- From good haircuts...

John Locke was one of the first shareholders of the Bank of England and participated in Parliamentary debates surrounding its creation. He had a key role in the monetary reform of 1696. This book examines Locke's thought in relation to credit, banking regulation, the monetary and financial...