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The Rise of Empires : The Political Economy of Innovation
Ramesh, Sangaralingam - 2018
This book describes and evaluates how institutional innovation and technological innovation have impacted on humanity from pre-historical times to modern times, and how societies have been transformed in history. The author interrogates the relationship between innovation and civilisation --...
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Climate Change and Ancient Societies in Europe and the Near East : Diversity in Collapse and Resilience
Erdkamp, Paul (ed.); Manning, Joseph G. (ed.);  … - 2021 - 1st ed. 2021.
Roman period -- Chapter 15: Viticulture as a climate proxy for the Roman world? Global warming as a comparative framework … families in the Roman World -- Chapter 17: Figures in an imperial landscape. Ecological and societal factors on settlement … Universiteit Brussels, Belgium. He teaches Ancient History, specializing in the Roman World, with a particular interest in economy …
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Money Matters : How Money and Banks Evolved, and Why We Have Financial Crises
Angeles, Luis - 2022
Introduction -- 1 What is money? -- A History of Money and Banking -- 2 Money from the very beginning -- 3 Banks enter the scene -- 4 The dawn of modern banking -- 5 The creation of a paper currency -- 6 Modern banking comes of age -- 7 The role of banks in a modern economy -- II An Analysis of...
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Handbook of the History of Money and Currency
Battilossi, Stefano (ed.); Cassis, Youssef (ed.);  … - 2019
This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-art research in the field of monetary history. The authors comprise a collection of leading academics from universities worldwide. Thanks to its unrivaled breadth both in time (from antiquity to the present) and geographical...
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The Money Masters : The Progress and Power of Central Banks
de Beaufort Wijnholds, Onno - 2020 - 1st ed. 2020.
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. From War Financier to Bankers’ Bank -- Chapter 3. Central Banks under the Gold Standard -- Chapter 4. The Federal Reserve: A Unique Institution -- Chapter 5. From War to War: 1914-1939 -- Chapter 6. Post-war Progress: 1946-1960 -- Chapter 7. The 1960s:...
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Money : From the Power of Finance to the Sovereignty of the Peoples
Herrera, Rémy - 2022
from a region in rebellion -- Chapter 7. Asia’s quest for a better future for itself (and for the world): From the “Asian … crisis and currency wars or alternatives of sovereignty in a multipolar world? -- Conclusion -- Indicative bibliography …? Rémy Herrera’s book analyzes how the changes in the capitalist world system have consolidated, over the last decades, the …
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A Guide to Good Money : Beyond the Illusions of Asset Inflation
Brown, Brendan; Pringle, Robert - 2022
and commented on changes in financial markets and the monetary policies of central banks around the world for more than 40 …
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Essays in Economic History : Purchasing Power Parity, Standard of Living, and Monetary Standards
Officer, Lawrence H. - 2022
Part 1: Purchasing Power Parity: Origin and Use -- Chapter 1: Salamancans and Gerard Malynes -- Chapter 2: Gustav Cassel -- Chapter 3: Purchasing Power Parity in Economic History -- Chapter 4: Afterword to Part I -- Part 2: Purchasing Power Parity: Empirical Studies -- Chapter 5: Absolute and...
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Manias, Panics and Crashes : A History of Financial Crises
Aliber, Robert Z. - 2005 - Fifth Edition
investment books of all time by the Financial Times, Manias, Panics and Crashes puts the turbulence of the financial world in …
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The Roman Stock Exchange between the 19th and 20th Centuries : A History of the Italian Stock Market
Strangio, Donatella - 2022
Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Rome and the Papal State: Old Customs and the New Kingdom of Italy -- Chapter 3: Finance and Banking -- Chapter 4: Structural Elements of the Rome Stock Exchange: Regulations, Price Lists and Intermediaries -- Chapter 5: The Rome Stock Exchange and the...
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