Industrialists and consolidation in Central Europe (1867-1914) -- Costly nationalism: industrialists on the eve of 1914 -- Millionaires of Mitteleuropa -- The enemy's money: economic retaliation in the First World War -- Profiting from victory: property transfers in the shadow of the 1918...

The international financial crisis of 2007-08 and the ensuing scandals continue to raise important debates about the role of institutions in maintaining trust and fighting corruption, as well as in sustaining economic growth and political stability in a globalized world. This book proposes to...

This edited volume represents the latest research on intersections of war, state formation, and political economy, i.e., how conflicts have affected short- and long-run development of economies and the formation (or destruction) of states and their political economies. The contributors come from...