"Walter Bagehot noticed once that "John Bull can stand many things, but he cannot stand two per cent." Well, for several years, he has had to stand interest rates well below that, in some countries even below zero. However, despite this sacrifice, the economic recovery from the Great Recession...

Dieses Buch gibt einen umfassenden und dennoch detaillierten Überblick über die Entwicklung der ökonomischen Theorie. Die Gesamtschau zeigt wichtige Zusammenhänge und Unterschiede zwischen den verschiedenen Denkrichtungen auf und erleichtert so deren Verständnis. Den Schwerpunkt bildet die...

Bread was the staple of the ancient Mediterranean diet. It was present in the meals of emperors and on the tables of the poorest households. In many instances, a loaf of bread probably constituted an entire meal. As such, bread was both something that unified society and a milieu through which...