1. Separate, distinct, both sluggish : the German book markets at the close of the Napoleonic Wars, 1815-1820 -- 2. The regular book market explodes, 1820-1843 -- 3. Engines of growth : dynamic and entrepreneurial marketing, 1820-1843 -- 4. The mass book market, 1820-1870 -- 5. The decline and...

1. The impact of the German Historical School on the evolution of economic thought in Austria / Gunther Chaloupek -- 2. The reception of the German Historical Schools among French economists (1857-1900) / Jean-Pierre Potier -- 3. Economics, statistics and history : the legacy of the German...

The Visionary Realism of German Economics forms a collection of Erik S. Reinert’s essays bringing the more realistic German economic tradition into focus as an alternative to Anglo-Saxon neoclassical mainstream economics. Together the essays form a holistic theory explaining why economic...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: The Changing Nature of Labor, Management, and Government Interactions / Katz, Harry C. -- 1. The Irish Experiment in Social Partnership / Teague, Paul / Donaghey, James -- 2. The Netherlands: Resilience in Structure, Revolution in Substance / Slomp, Hans...

A groundbreaking study that shows how countries can create innovative, production-based economies for the twenty-first centuryAchieving economic growth is one of today's key challenges. In this groundbreaking book, Michael Best argues that to understand how successful growth happens we need an...

This book is an economic analysis of the Kipper und Wipper inflation of 1619–23, the most serious German inflation before the hyperinflation following World War I, with a particular focus on how it affected people’s lives and behavior. The volume features full-page reproductions of rare...

Surely everyone wants to know the source of happiness, and indeed, economists and social scientists are increasingly interested in the study and effects of subjective well-being. Putting forward a rigorous method and new data for measuring, comparing, and analyzing the relationship between...