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Central Asia and the Silk Road : Economic Rise and Decline over Several Millennia
Barisitz, Stephan - 2017
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the pre-modern economic history of Central Asia and the Silk Road, covering several millennia. By analyzing an abundance of sources and materials, it illustrates the repeated economic heydays of the Silk Road, during which it linked the Orient and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397974
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Essays in Contemporary Economics : A Festschrift in Memory of A. D. Karayiannis
Bitros, George C. - 2015
Preface -- Part I: Greece and European Integration -- Part II: Issues in the Methodology of Economics -- Part III: Institutions and the Free Market Economy -- Part IV: Insights for Today from Ancient Greece -- Part V: Indices -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014017633
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Rethinking Imperialism : A Study of Capitalist Rule
Milios, John; Sotiropoulos, Dimitris P. - 2009
This book aims at presenting and assessing imperialism as a theoretical concept. It aims to provide a comprehensive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106212
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Botswana – A Modern Economic History : An African Diamond in the Rough
Hillbom, Ellen; Bolt, Jutta - 2018
“Many people have tried to draw lessons from Botswana’s apparent economic success, and linked it to unique features of the country’s history. In this book, Bolt and Hillbom have used detailed historical research to tell the story of that success, and suggest that it is perhaps not so...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397312
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Emerging from an Entrenched Colonial Economy : New Zealand Primary Production, Britain and the EEC, 1945 - 1975
Hall, David - 2017
This book is a study of New Zealand shaking off its quasi-colonial dependence on Britain. Has New Zealand moved beyond its colonial heritage? Is it now time to remove the Union Jack from the national flag and change to a Republic? Hall analyses the three decades after World War II when changes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012398340
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Economic Activities Under the Japanese Colonial Empire
Sawai, Minoru (ed.) - 2016
Chapter 1 Introduction -- Part Ⅰ: Problems of Economic Development in the Japanese Empire -- Chapter 2 The Formation of Capitalism in East Asia -- Chapter 3 The Shifting Axis of Specialization within the Japanese Empire: A Study of Railway Distribution of Cereals in Colonial Korea -- Chapter 4...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014019880
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Regional Inequality in Spain : 1860-2015
Diez-Minguela, Alfonso; Martinez-Galarraga, Julio; … - 2018
This book traces regional income inequality in Spain during the transition from a pre-industrial society to a modern … Professor of Economic History at the University of València, Spain. His broad research interests include economic history and … Professor of Economic History at the University of València, Spain. His research is focused on the fields of regional economics …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396999
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Economic Miracles in the European Economies
Osińska, Magdalena (ed.) - 2019
that occurred in Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, and Turkey, this book investigates the determinants and consequences of … Spain - a Historical Viewpoint -- Chapter 5 Factors of Economic Growth in Ireland -- Chapter 6 Determinants of Economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397083
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Catalonia in Spain : History and Myth
Tortella, Gabriel - 2017
This book explores the complex history of Catalonia’s relationship with Spain from an economic and political … period from Catalonia’s earliest history to the present day. It explores Catalonia’s eventual union with Spain, the 17th …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397275
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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 --...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396979