wyszukanych pozycji: 9
Wealth And Poverty Of Nations
ISBN: 9780349111667 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 672 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In this exploration of the complex causes of the wealth and poverty of nations, the answers are found not only in the large forces at work in economies - geography, religion, the broad swings of politics - but also in small details. For instance, the invention of spectacles doubled the working life of skilled craftsmen in Europe and played a prominent role in the creation of articulated machines, whilst, on the other hand, in China the failure to adopt the clock fundamentally hindered economic development. The author sets out to show why the key to future economic success lies in...
In this exploration of the complex causes of the wealth and poverty of nations, the answers are found not only in the large forces at work in economie...
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82,17 zł |
The Invention of Enterprise: Entrepreneurship from Ancient Mesopotamia to Modern Times
ISBN: 9780691154527 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 584 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Whether hailed as heroes or cast as threats to social order, entrepreneurs--and their innovations--have had an enormous influence on the growth and prosperity of nations. The Invention of Enterprise gathers together, for the first time, leading economic historians to explore the entrepreneur's role in society from antiquity to the present. Addressing social and institutional influences from a historical context, each chapter examines entrepreneurship during a particular period and in an important geographic location. The book chronicles the sweeping history of enterprise... Whether hailed as heroes or cast as threats to social order, entrepreneurs--and their innovations--have had an enormous influence on the growth and... |
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230,20 zł |
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
ISBN: 9780393318883 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 688 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is David S. Landes's acclaimed, best-selling exploration of one of the most contentious and hotly debated questions of our time: Why do some nations achieve economic success while others remain mired in poverty? The answer, as Landes definitively illustrates, is a complex interplay of cultural mores and historical circumstance. Rich with anecdotal evidence, piercing analysis, and a truly astonishing range of erudition, The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is a "picture of enormous sweep and brilliant insight" (Kenneth Arrow) as well as one of...
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is David S. Landes's acclaimed, best-selling exploration of one of the most contentious and hotly debated q...
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108,15 zł |
The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present
ISBN: 9780521826662 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 590 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this new edition of his classic history on revolution and economic development in Europe, David Landes reasserts his original arguments in the light of current debates about globalization and comparative economic growth. Questions about why Europe was the first to industrialize and the viability of the post-war economic boom are as controversial as ever and Landes concludes that only by continuous industrial revolution can Europe and the world sustain itself in the years ahead. First Edition Hb (1969): 0-521-07200-X First Edition Pb (1969): 0-521-09418-6
In this new edition of his classic history on revolution and economic development in Europe, David Landes reasserts his original arguments in the ligh...
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524,25 zł |
The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present
ISBN: 9780521534024 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 590 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this new edition of his classic history on revolution and economic development in Europe, David Landes reasserts his original arguments in the light of current debates about globalization and comparative economic growth. Questions about why Europe was the first to industrialize and the viability of the post-war economic boom are as controversial as ever and Landes concludes that only by continuous industrial revolution can Europe and the world sustain itself in the years ahead. First Edition Hb (1969): 0-521-07200-X First Edition Pb (1969): 0-521-09418-6
In this new edition of his classic history on revolution and economic development in Europe, David Landes reasserts his original arguments in the ligh...
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159,17 zł |
Dynasties: Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World's Great Family Businesses
ISBN: 9780143112471 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, a fascinating look at the crossroads of kin and coin
David S. Landes has earned a reputation as a brilliant writer and iconoclast among economic historians. In his latest acclaimed work, he takes a revealing look at the quality that distinguishes a third of today's Fortune 500 companies: family ownership. From the banking fortunes of Rothschild and Morgan to the automobile empires of Ford and Toyota, Landes explores thirteen different dynasties, revealing what lay behind their... From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, a fascinating look at the crossroads of kin and c...
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103,82 zł |
Revolution in Time: Clocks and the Making of the Modern World, Revised and Enlarged Edition (Revised and Enlarged)
ISBN: 9780674002821 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. More than a decade after the publication of his dazzling book on the cultural, technological, and manufacturing aspects of measuring time and making clocks, David Landes has significantly expanded "Revolution in Time," In a new preface and scores of updated passages, he explores new findings about medieval and early-modern time keeping, as well as contemporary hi-tech uses of the watch as mini-computer, cellular phone, and even radio receiver or television screen. While commenting on the latest research, Landes never loses his focus on the historical meaning of time and its many perceptions...
More than a decade after the publication of his dazzling book on the cultural, technological, and manufacturing aspects of measuring time and making c...
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103,87 zł |
Bogactwo i nędza narodów
ISBN: 9788328728912 / Polski / twarda / 2023 / 736 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 1-3 dni roboczych. Jest to zapierająca dech w piersiach swoim rozmachem panorama dziejów świata.Autor, historyk i ekonomista, emerytowany profesor Uniwersytetu Harvarda, postawił sobie za zadanie wyśledzić i pojąć, jak przebiegał główny nurt postępu ekonomicznego i modernizacji: jak doszliśmy do tego, gdzie jesteśmy i kim jesteśmy. Landes mistrzowsko operuje anegdotą, szczegółem, zaskakującym porównaniem, sam zaś sprawia wrażenie demona erudycji.
Jest to zapierająca dech w piersiach swoim rozmachem panorama dziejów świata.Autor, historyk i ekonomista, emerytowany profesor Uniwersytetu Harvar...
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84,51 zł |
Les accidents de pipi et de caca, c'est pas d'ta faute: Pourquoi les accidents ou le pipi-au-lit arrivent et comment leur dire
ISBN: 9781735804460 / Francuski / Miękka / 2021 / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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90,85 zł |