The Late Middle Ages (c.1300–c.1500) saw the development of many of the key economic institutions of the modern unitary nation-state in Europe. After the ‘commercial revolution’ of the thirteenth century, taxes on trade became increasingly significant contributors to government finances,...

Part I Introduction -- 1 Historical and Political Background -- Part II The Economy of Colonial America -- 2 Labour -- 2.1 Slave Labour -- 3 The Slave Trade and Britain’s Industrial Revolution -- 4 Economic Impact of Slavery -- 5 Industry -- 6 Land Values, Tenancy, and Private Ownership --...

This book provides a critical analysis of visual images of British and international finance during the nineteenth century. Its focus is on the financiers themselves, contrasting the depiction of the respectable Merchant Princes with the less than perfect charlatans (white-collar criminals) who...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The war before the war: Limiting the New Deal, 1933-39 -- Chapter 3: Making the most of mobilization, 1939-41 -- Chapter 4: Life on the Periphery, 1941-43 -- Chapter 5: Coming in from the cold: post-war visions crystalize, 1944-45 -- Chapter 6: From strength...

1. What is Buddhist Economics? -- 2. The Four Noble Truths: A Decision-Making and Problem-Solving Framework -- 3. What is the Problem with the Market Economy? -- 4. Drivers behind the Shortcomings of the Market Economy -- 5. Buddhist Economics Theory -- 6. Buddhist Ethics and Moral Life -- 7....

Dieses Buch bietet einen Überblick über die wichtigen Themen des Kanzleimanagements. Autoren sind Managing Partner national und international agierender Kanzleien unterschiedlicher Ausrichtung. Das Buch richtet sich an Anwälte, Wirtschaftsprüfer und Steuerberater aus kleinen wie großen...

1. Disruption is on the way -- 2. Understanding how professionals work -- building blocks for the future -- 3. Reactions to disruption -- 4. The Professional Service Community – the way forward -- 5. Foundations of the successful professional community -- 6. Fieldwork – Monday morning actions.

This volume undertakes the important task of envisioning a regional history of Asia based on its unique internal characteristics, going beyond the usual West/non-West dichotomy. The “regional trade zone of modern Asia” was debated in the 1980s. Since then, Japanese historians of the...

Introduction -- China: It's Politics, History and Economy -- China and the Great Divergence -- Italy in China: 1861 - 1919 -- Trade and Concessions -- Italy in China in the Interwar Years -- Evolution of Commercial Relationships -- Final Remarks.