The global hegemony of Britain in the 19th century is hardly a disputed fact. As a global hegemon, it oversaw the transfer of surplus from the underdeveloped world to its shores. The transfer of surplus was important in maintaining its status as a hegemon. In this essay, I underline the need for...

Economic historian Robert Allen observed that during the Industrial Revolution, the British working class experienced a period of stagnant real wages. This has led many historians to investigate changes in the diet of the working class during that time. While there has been a focus on the entire...

Die Institutionalisierung der Forschungsförderung bildet ein bisher vernachlässigtes Gebiet der forschungspolitischen Analyse. Auf der Grundlage einer historischen und international vergleichenden Beschreibung (Deutschland, England, Frankreich, USA) wird in diesem Buch untersucht, inwiefern...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Landscape of Change Management -- 3 Towards a Critical 'Relational' Perspective on Change Management -- 4 The Contextual Landscape -- 5 Metaphors-as-Power -- 6 Management...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 What Is Enterprise Policy and Why Is it Important? -- 2 Government, Small Firms and Entrepreneurship in the Nineteenth Century -- 3 Filling the Finance Gap -- 4 Regional Enterprise Policy -- 5 Early...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of tables -- Table of abbreviations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- I The ambivalent nature of bailouts -- II Bank bailouts and sovereign indebtedness -- III Bailout policy approaches -- Part...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- Part I: The Participatory Turn in Museums -- 2 The Problem of Engagement -- Part II: The Institutional Life of Community Engagement...

Performance of Private Equity-Backed IPOs. Evidence from the UK after the financial crisis -- Summary -- Contents -- Index of Figures -- Index of Tables -- Nomenclature -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Background -- 1.2. Research Aim and Objective -- 1.3. Relevance and Research Contribution -- 2....