Front Cover -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction - Terry L. Anderson and Richard Sousa -- 1. Wrong Incentives from Financial System Fixes - Stephen H. Haber and F. Scott Kieff -- 2. Prudential Bank Regulation: What's Broke and How to Fix It - Charles W. Calomiris -- 3. A...

Front Cover -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Maps -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Reform from Above -- Stolypin: the Man behind the Reforms -- This Book's Goals -- Chapter 1 - Creating Private Property, Dispersing Power -- The Gist of the Reforms --...

Key Features:Provides in-depth narratives on China's key economic reforms, with a first-hand account of the policy processes involvedAll the contributors were either directly involved in the reform process or have deep knowledge of the processIncludes introduction and conclusion chapters by the...

What would separate Union and Confederate countries look like if the South had won the Civil War? In fact, this was something that southern secessionists actively debated. Imagining themselves as nation builders, they understood the importance of a plan for the economic structure of the...

Key Features:Investigates transition, regional development and globalization, with comparative analyses of China and Central Europe from interdisciplinary and global viewpointsFirst book in the English language literature to undertake this comparative analyses (although there have been several...

In this book, one of Germany's most influential economists describes his country's economy, the largest in the European Union and the third largest in the world, and analyzes its weaknesses: poor GDP growth performance, high unemployment due to a malfunctioning labor market, and an unsustainable...

Dynasties, Events, and Equivalents -- I. Dynasties and Events -- II. Weights and Capacity -- III. Units of Currencies -- Introduction -- Structure of the Book -- Part I. The Market Economy in Late Imperial China -- Chapter 1. Issues and Approaches -- Depicting Market Expansion in Preindustrial...

What does Cuba's socialist economy look like today, after a half-century of fluctuating strategies? Are the reforms instituted by Raúl Castro improving living conditions and boosting production and efficiency? What challenges does the government face in crafting policies to address the...

Key Features:Touches upon the hottest issues facing China's further economic development, with an in-depth and explicit analysisProvides insiders' views and predictions on China's economy by young and well-trained Chinese economistsWith jargon-free language, the book serves as a good reference...

Key Features:This collection of Dr. Goh Keng Swee's writings on China's economic development has not been published anywhere elseDr Goh's analyses are reflective of the times and as adviser to China's State Council at that time, his views will help throw light on development in China todayIt...