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Companies and Entrepreneurs in the History of Spain : Centuries Long Evolution in Business since the 15th century
Vázquez Fariñas, María (ed.);  … - 2021 - 1st ed. 2021.
This book analyses the economic history of the company and entrepreneurship in Spain from the 15th century to the …. Joining the great Spanish historiographical debate about the existence or not of entrepreneurship, the book brings together … students in economic history, business and management history, as well as researchers in entrepreneurship & small business …
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The Palgrave Handbook of Comparative Economics
Douarin, Elodie (ed.); Havrylyshyn, Oleh (ed.) - 2021 - 1st ed. 2021.
History -- Chapter 7: The World’s First Meritocracy through the Lens of Institutions and Cultural Persistence -- Chapter 8 …: Institutions Matter – but so does History: A Comparison of Mediaeval Dubrovnik with other Dalmatian Cities -- Chapter 9: Long … Agenda.-Part 4: New Comparative Economics: Growth and formal institutions in a globalised world -- Chapter 18: Institutions …
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China's economic rise : lessons from Japan's political economy
Ramesh, Sangaralingam - 2020
1. Introduction -- 2. The Kamakura Period (1185AD-1333AD) -- 3. The Muromachi Period (1333AD-1568AD) & Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1568AD-1600AD) -- 4. The Tokugawa Period (1600AD-1868AD) -- 5. The Meiji Period (1868AD-1912AD) -- 6. The Taisho Period (1912AD-1926AD) -- 7. The Showa Period...
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Standard of Living : Essays on Economics, History, and Religion in Honor of John E. Murray
Gray, Patrick (ed.); Hall, Joshua C. (ed.);  … - 2022
Urbanization, Sanitation, and Mortality in the Progressive Era, 1899-1929 -- The Continuing Puzzle of Hypertension among African Americans: Developmental Origins and the Mid-century Socioeconomic Transformation -- Health and Safety vs. Freedom of Contract: The Tortured Path of Wage and Hours...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013373466
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Trading and Price Discovery for Crude Oils : Growth and Development of International Oil Markets
Imsirovic, Adi - 2021 - 1st ed. 2021.
, developed, and became what it is today—the biggest commodity market in the world. It is mature and complex, but far from perfect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012519843
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The Fruits of the Early Globalization : An Iberian Perspective
Dobado-González, Rafael (ed.);  … - 2021 - 1st ed. 2021.
This book presents an unusual view on one of the most influential periods in world economic history: the Early …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012585332
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Slavery, Freedom and Business Endeavor : The Reforging of Western Civilization and the Transformation of Everyday Life
Bowden, Bradley - 2022
Chapter 1: Introduction Civilization and Lived Experience -- Part 1: The Quests that Created a New Western Civilization (and Destroyed Others): Crops, Climate, Calories -- Chapter 2: The 3-Cs: Crops, Climate, Calories -- Chapter 3: Crops and the Shaping of Civilizations -- Chapter 4: Climate:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013192342
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Policy Responses to the Interwar Economic Crisis : Contending Ideas of the Economy
Türegün, Adnan - 2022
Preface -- 1. The Interwar Economic Crisis in Comparative Research Perspective -- 2. Limits of the Possible for Economic Policy Choice -- 3. Protectionism: A Safe Haven or Missed Opportunity? -- 4. Proto-Fordism: Seizing the Moment under Democracy -- 5. Neomercantilism, Mark I, under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013170805
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Financial Capital in the 21st Century : A New Theory of Speculative Capital
Szepanski, Achim - 2022
and the State -- Chapter 9. Capital and the World Market -- Chapter 10. Technology and Finance -- Chapter 11. The … develop a new theory of speculative capital related to other forms of capital, the world market, and the state. Unlike most …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012814830
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Seven Centuries of Unreal Wages : The Unreliable Data, Sources and Methods that have been used for Measuring Standards of Living in the Past
Hatcher, John (ed.); Stephenson, Judy Z. (ed.) - 2018
The quality of life experienced by people in the past is one of the most important areas of historical enquiry, and the standard of living of populations is one of the leading measures of the economic performance of nations. Yet how accurate is the information on which these judgments are based?...
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