History of Environmental Economic Thought
ISBN: 9780415133890 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume presents the ideas of major figures in economics throughout history on key environmental issues such as population growth, resource scarcity and environmental contamination. Throughout, the historical roots of current debates are explored with empirical case studies illustrating the link between theory and practice. The final chapters look at current ideas on sustainability, and ethical and spiritual dimensions of humanity's relationship with the environment.
Providing fascinating insight into the development of environmental economic thought, this volume will be of great... This volume presents the ideas of major figures in economics throughout history on key environmental issues such as population growth, resource scarci...
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Monetary Standards and Exchange Rates
ISBN: 9780415142977 / Angielski / Twarda / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this volume an international team of monetary historians examine the historical experience of exchange rate behaviour under different monetary regimes. The main focus is on metallic standards and fixed exchange rates, such as the gold standard. With its combination of thematic overviews and case studies of key countries and periods, this book provides enhanced understanding of past monetary systems. The volume is divided into three parts. Part I evaluates the various monetary systems. The performance of metallic regimes is compared with the other monetary systems of human history, using...
In this volume an international team of monetary historians examine the historical experience of exchange rate behaviour under different monetary regi...
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778,05 zł |
Economics for the Common Good: Two Centuries of Economic Thought in the Humanist Tradition
ISBN: 9780415143134 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This textbook presents an introduction to the central issues of social economics. Building on a venerable social economics tradition, the book recommends a more rational economic order and proposes new principles of economic policy. The issues covered include:
* the inadequacy of individualistic economics in guiding the policy maker * a critique of economic rationality * rethinking of the modern business corporation * a critical look at markets as panacea * the harmful effects of international competition * environmental problems. The book introduces social... This textbook presents an introduction to the central issues of social economics. Building on a venerable social economics tradition, the book recomme...
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280,05 zł |
The Third Revolution: Professional Elites in the Modern World
ISBN: 9780415143370 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume examines the leading professional societies since World War II - those in the free market economies of the United States, Britain, France, West Germany and Japan, and those in the collapsed command economies of East Germany and the Soviet Union. It praises their achievements, but also warns of the greed and corruption of their elites, aking whether corruption rather than ideology caused the collapse of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, and if Anglo-American capitalism is likely to go the same way.
This volume examines the leading professional societies since World War II - those in the free market economies of the United States, Britain, France,...
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The Third Revolution : Professional Elites in the Modern World
ISBN: 9780415143387 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume examines the leading professional societies since World War II - those in the free market economies of the United States, Britain, France, West Germany and Japan, and those in the collapsed command economies of East Germany and the Soviet Union. It praises their achievements, but also warns of the greed and corruption of their elites, aking whether corruption rather than ideology caused the collapse of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, and if Anglo-American capitalism is likely to go the same way.
This volume examines the leading professional societies since World War II - those in the free market economies of the United States, Britain, France,...
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217,80 zł |
Economic Careers: Economics and Economists in Britain 1930-1970
ISBN: 9780415147088 / Angielski / Twarda / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is only during the 20th century that it has become possible to pursue a career as an economist. The dramatic expansion of higher education and the growing numbers of economists in public service and in the private sector has created a demand for a thoroughly professional economics. In this text, 14 economists describe their early introduction to the study of economics and their contribution to the development of academic economics in Britain. With experience covering a period stretching from the mid 1920s to the late 1960s, many of the contributors not only provide an insight into the role...
It is only during the 20th century that it has become possible to pursue a career as an economist. The dramatic expansion of higher education and the ...
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700,25 zł |
Studies in the Economic History of the Pacific Rim
ISBN: 9780415148191 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the ROUTLEDGE STUDIES IN THE GROWTH ECONOMIES OF ASIA series, a collection of essays tracing the economic development of the Pacific Rim over four centuries. Broad historical syntheses are combined with essays on a wide range of specific topics such as environmental history, trade with Hong Kong and British overseas banking.
In the ROUTLEDGE STUDIES IN THE GROWTH ECONOMIES OF ASIA series, a collection of essays tracing the economic development of the Pacific Rim over four ...
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959,60 zł |
Alfred Marshall: Critical Responses
ISBN: 9780415148665 / Angielski / Twarda / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Alfred Marshall is one of the most important figures in the history of economics. Although there are several collections which draw together the most important parts of the vast critical literature that has developed on Marshall in the 20th century, this set collects a comprehensive range of material from Marshall's own lifetime. It includes: a selection of Marshall's own writings; press reviews of Marshall's writings, including reviews of both his major and minor books, and review notices of articles and addresses; and biographical material from contemporary Who's Who publications and...
Alfred Marshall is one of the most important figures in the history of economics. Although there are several collections which draw together the most ...
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Studies in the History of Latin American Economic Thought
ISBN: 9780415149013 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study of the development of economic thought in Latin America traces the development of economic ideas during five centuries and across the whole continent. It addresses a wide range of approaches to economic issues including: the scholastic tradition in Latin American economies; the quantity theory of money; cameralism; human capital theory.
This study of the development of economic thought in Latin America traces the development of economic ideas during five centuries and across the whole...
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959,60 zł |
Ancient Economic Thought
ISBN: 9780415149303 / Angielski / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the interrelationship between economic practice and religion, ethics and social structure in a number of ancient cultures, including studies of East Indian, Hebraic, Greek, Hellenistic, Roman and emerging European cultures.
This book explores the interrelationship between economic practice and religion, ethics and social structure in a number of ancient cultures, includin...
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700,25 zł |
The Economic History of the Netherlands 1914-1995: A Small Open Economy in the 'Long' Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9780415150033 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jan L. van Zanden in The Economic History of the Netherlands 1914-1995 answers these questions. In the first four chapters the long development of the economy is analysed in detail. Central to this part of the book are the rise (and decline) of managerial enterprise; the growth (and fall) of trade unions; and the expansion (and crisis) of the welfare state. The particular Dutch features of these institutional changes are highlighted. The second part of the book deals with different periods of growth (from 1914-1929, and 1950-1973), and relative stagnation (1929-1950, and 1973-1995)....
Jan L. van Zanden in The Economic History of the Netherlands 1914-1995 answers these questions. In the first four chapters the long developme...
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933,66 zł |
Family Fictions and Family Facts : Harriet Martineau, Adolphe Quetelet and the Population Question in England 1798-1859
ISBN: 9780415150583 / Angielski / Twarda / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Classical political economy rests on the assumption that the market and the family are overlapping and mutually dependent realms, dominated in turn by economic men and domestic women. Here, Brian Cooper explores the role of economic theory in 'normalizing' the family in the first half of the nineteenth century. Drawing on a wide range of sources - novels, books on etiquette and statistical sources, as well as works of economics - the book examines the impacts of these different forms on contemporary debate and will be of interest to historians of economic thought, feminist economics and... Classical political economy rests on the assumption that the market and the family are overlapping and mutually dependent realms, dominated in turn... |
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Consumer Behaviour and Material Culture in Britain, 1660-1760
ISBN: 9780415151849 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a detailed study of the material lives of the middle classes in the pre-industrial era, a period which saw considerable growth in consumption.
This is a detailed study of the material lives of the middle classes in the pre-industrial era, a period which saw considerable growth in consumption....
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John Maynard Keynes: Critical Responses
ISBN: 9780415151931 / Angielski / Twarda / 1720 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Maynard Keynes, heralded in his own time by the press as "our greatest living economist," is acknowledged as one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th Century. This set presents contemporary responses to Keynes and provides a range of reviews, academic assessments and scholarly essays on Keynes' published works.
This important collection draws upon an enormous range of sources, from the popular press to academic journals, and includes responses from Germany, Italy, and France as well as the UK and North America. * Volume One contains reviews of Indian Currency and... John Maynard Keynes, heralded in his own time by the press as "our greatest living economist," is acknowledged as one of the most influential thinkers...
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Early Modern Conceptions of Property
ISBN: 9780415153140 / Angielski / Miękka / 632 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Early Modern Conceptions of Property draws together distinguished academics from a variety of disciplines, including law, economics, politics, art history, social history and literature, in order to consider fundamental issues of property in the early modern period. Presenting diverse original historical and literary case studies in a sophisticated theoretical framework, it offers a challenge to conventional interpretations.
Early Modern Conceptions of Property draws together distinguished academics from a variety of disciplines, including law, economics, politics...
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The Economics of James Steuart
ISBN: 9780415154598 / Angielski / Twarda / 354 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sir James Steuart is a pivotal figure in the emergence of classical economics. His seminal Principles of Political Economy (1767) made major contributions to the understanding of such areas as population, the balance of payments, monetary theory and agricultural policy. This text addresses all aspects of Steuart's contribution to economics. In exploring Steuart's role in the history of economic thought, contributors: examine the intellectual context of his work; re-evaluate his influence; offer analyses of Steuart's economic thought; and discuss the relevance of his ideas to policy issues....
Sir James Steuart is a pivotal figure in the emergence of classical economics. His seminal Principles of Political Economy (1767) made major contribut...
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Japan's War Economy
ISBN: 9780415154727 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the substantial and dynamic innovations of the wartime era, identifying this period as the most influential for Japan's post-war economic structure. Erich Pauer and a team of leading Japanese and German scholars discuss important aspects of the Japanese wartime economy, including:
* ideological background * the Japanese 'planned economy' * technical mobilization * women and the war economy * socio-economic change * food shortages, the black market and economic crime * national policy companies * financial reforms This book explores the substantial and dynamic innovations of the wartime era, identifying this period as the most influential for Japan's post-war ec...
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752,12 zł |
Governance, Industry and Labour Markets in Britain and France: The Modernizing State
ISBN: 9780415157339 / Angielski / Twarda / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume brings together well-known scholars from a wide range of disciplines to provide a superb analytical and historical overview of how state policy has affected established economic and labour market systems in France and Britain.
The contributors to this book explore some crucial questions: * how 'dirigiste' was the French state in reality * why was state intervention more acceptable in France than in Britain * how do the differences in state intervention help to explain the respective economic performances of the two countries since the second world war? The... This volume brings together well-known scholars from a wide range of disciplines to provide a superb analytical and historical overview of how state p...
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238,55 zł |
Classical Economics II: The Critical Reviews: 1816-1820
ISBN: 9780415157407 / Angielski / Twarda / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This set focuses on the aftermath of the Napoleonic War, when the United Kingdom was rocked by a succession of economic crises. It includes articles by J.R. McCulloch, Sydney Smith and Robert Southey. Themes addressed include:
* the response to Ricardo and the development of Ricardian economics * the conduct of colonial policy with special reference to the East India Company * the poor laws * banking and currency questions * continuing discussion of Malthus on population. The articles are supplemented by extensive explanatory notes, and an introduction placing the articles... This set focuses on the aftermath of the Napoleonic War, when the United Kingdom was rocked by a succession of economic crises. It includes articles b...
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Understanding 'Classical' Economics : Studies in Long Period Theory
ISBN: 9780415158718 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The classical approach to economic problems, which can be traced back to Adam Smith and David Ricardo, has been revived in recent years. The essays in this collection argue that this classical approach holds the key to an explanation of important present-day economic phenomena. The study opens with a clarification of what is meant by classical economics and examines how modern methods of economic analysis are related to the works of the classical economists. Chapters deal with the problem of economic growth and foreign trade. Contributors attempt to show that both the von Neumann growth model...
The classical approach to economic problems, which can be traced back to Adam Smith and David Ricardo, has been revived in recent years. The essays in...
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907,73 zł |