The Premodern Chinese Economy : Structural Equilibrium and Capitalist Sterility
ISBN: 9780415162395 / Angielski / Twarda / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Until 500 years ago China's technology was the most advanced in Eurasia and as recently as 200 years ago its standards of living surpassed those of most other civilizations. However, the economies of the West and smaller developing countries then overtook the Chinese economy. China had reached its developmental limits and deadlock set in. Covering the time span from the Shang to the Qing Periods (1520BC - 1911AD), Gang Deng examines important factors in the decline of the Chinese economy from medieval sophistication to modern underdevelopment. These factors include: resource endowments;...
Until 500 years ago China's technology was the most advanced in Eurasia and as recently as 200 years ago its standards of living surpassed those of mo...
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959,60 zł |
Economic Thought Since Keynes: A History and Dictionary of Major Economists
ISBN: 9780415164542 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Economic Thought Since Keynes provides a concise overview of changing economic thought in the latter part of the twentieth century. Part 1 gives an analysis of topics including:
* Keynes and the General Theory, * the triumph of interventionism, * the neoclassical synthesis, * the resurgence of liberalism. Part 11 gives a concise biography of the 150 most influential economists since Keynes. This invaluable book will be a useful reference tool for anyone teaching or studying economics. Economic Thought Since Keynes provides a concise overview of changing economic thought in the latter part of the twentieth century. Part 1 gi...
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414,91 zł |
Essays in the Economic History of the Atlantic World
ISBN: 9780415168410 / Angielski / Twarda / 426 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 14 essays, revised and integrated for this volume, share as their common theme the development of the Atlantic economy, especially British America and the Caribbean. They first establish the strengths and weaknesses of the sources available for understanding that economy and then exhibit by example how such materials can be put to use to analyze some of its key elements. Topics treated range form early attempts in medieval England to measure the carrying capacity of ships, through the advent in Renaissance Italy and England of business newspapers that reported on the traffic of ships,...
The 14 essays, revised and integrated for this volume, share as their common theme the development of the Atlantic economy, especially British America...
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752,12 zł |
The Americanisation of European Business
ISBN: 9780415171915 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fifty years on from the Marshall Plan, this volume describes the influence of the US management model on Europe after 1945. It examines institutions assisting in American efforts at a national and international level and analyzes in detail the reaction to the US productivity drive in a wide range of European companies, industries and countries.
Fifty years on from the Marshall Plan, this volume describes the influence of the US management model on Europe after 1945. It examines institutions a...
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778,05 zł |
The British Industrial Decline
ISBN: 9780415172318 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The decline of British Industry in the late Victorian and early Edwardian period is the subject of major concern to economic and modern British historians. This book sets out the present state of the discussion and introduces new directions in which the debate about the British decline is now proceeding:
Among other themes, the book examines: * the role of the service sector alongside manufacturing * the distinctiveness of the British regions * the state's role in the British decline including an analysis of its responsibility for the maintenance and modernization of... The decline of British Industry in the late Victorian and early Edwardian period is the subject of major concern to economic and modern British histor...
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674,31 zł |
Managing Technological Discontinuities: The Case of the Finnish Paper Industry
ISBN: 9780415178532 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Usually firms introduce new technology in an incremental way, wisely seeking to minimise the adverse effects which business and employees might face. However, this is not always the case. Sometimes technological discontinuities occur when radically different technological systems and working practices are implemented, with the possibility of widespread disruption and conflict. This book looks at this topical issue through the experiences of the international giants of the Finnish paper industry - an industry at the cutting edge of fundamental technological innovation.
Usually firms introduce new technology in an incremental way, wisely seeking to minimise the adverse effects which business and employees might face. ...
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217,80 zł |
A History of Portuguese Economic Thought
ISBN: 9780415178877 / Angielski / Twarda / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A History of Portuguese Economic Thought offers the first account in English of the development of economic thought in Portugal. The authors adopt a comparative approach to analyse how economic doctrine, theories and policies have been disseminated and assimilated by Portuguese economists in different periods. They assess the influence on Portuguese economic thought of major economists such as Adam Smith, Keynes and Hayek.
A History of Portuguese Economic Thought offers the first account in English of the development of economic thought in Portugal. The authors ...
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959,60 zł |
The Multinational Traders
ISBN: 9780415180023 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a detailed account of the evolution and theory of multinational trading companies. The book features contributions from an international selection of US, European and Asian economists and business historians which demonstrate the importance of trading companies in trade and investment flows in the world economy from the nineteenth century to the present. The authors adopt evolutionary and comparative perspectives to examine diversification strategies and organizational structures.
This innovative study provides a major new dimension to our knowledge of the history and theory... This book is a detailed account of the evolution and theory of multinational trading companies. The book features contributions from an international ...
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907,73 zł |
The Economy of East Central Europe, 1815-1989: Stages of Transformation in a Peripheral Region
ISBN: 9780415180535 / Angielski / Twarda / 584 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This exhaustive survey examines the dramatic changes in the economies of Eastern Europe, set in the political context of the region.
The Eastern European Economy, 1800-2000 reviews two centuries of modernization in the areas on the western border of the former Soviet Union. Wide in scope and including detailed and informative chronologies, David Turnock's study traces the economic history of the region within the wider political and ideological context. This comprehensive review brings together the entire scope of the modernization process, from the first phase of modern national... This exhaustive survey examines the dramatic changes in the economies of Eastern Europe, set in the political context of the region.
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907,73 zł |
Free Trade and Protectionism in America: 1822-1890
ISBN: 9780415181211 / Angielski / Twarda / 1360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Has America always been the champion of free trade? Debates about free trade and protection are one of the dominant features of 19th century economic discourse. The writings of the British classical economists, in particular, have been the subject of extensive secondary literature. In contrast, the writings of their American counterparts have often been overlooked. This collection seeks to help rectify this, by giving access to an extensive range of 19th-century American writings on trade issues.
Has America always been the champion of free trade? Debates about free trade and protection are one of the dominant features of 19th century economic ...
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4019,93 zł |
An Economic History of Sweden
ISBN: 9780415181679 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book represents the first recent attempt to provide a comprehensive treatment of Sweden's economic development since the middle of the 18th century. It traces the rapid industrialisation, the political currents and the social ambitions, that transformed Sweden from a backward agrarian economy into what is now regarded by many as a model welfare state. Based upon comprehensive research, An Economic History of Sweden represents an invaluable resource for both economic historians and students of economic theory. Its central narrative provides historical material reaching right up to the...
This book represents the first recent attempt to provide a comprehensive treatment of Sweden's economic development since the middle of the 18th centu...
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778,05 zł |
Keynes and the Neoclassical Synthesis: Einsteinian Versus Newtonian Macroeconomics
ISBN: 9780415183963 / Angielski / Twarda / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This remarkable volume provides a critical assessment of Neoclassical Synthesis, long regarded as the standard interpretation of Keynes. Taking issue with this orthodoxy, the author offers a unique interpretation of the foundation of modern macroeconomics, arguing that the subject derives from the conflict between two research programmes inspired by different paradigms in physics: the Newtonian programme of Hicks and the Einsteinian approach of Keynes.
Original and provocative in its reflections, Keynes and the Neoclassical Synthesis not only offers a... This remarkable volume provides a critical assessment of Neoclassical Synthesis, long regarded as the standard interpretation of Keynes. Taki...
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959,60 zł |
Understanding the Industrial Revolution
ISBN: 9780415184045 / Angielski / Twarda / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Understanding the Industrial Revolution is a fresh, new exploration of this economic phenomenon of major importance. It describes theories of economic growth, shows how these can be applied to the revolution and discusses them in the light of modern research. Furthermore, it places the debate surrounding the social effects of industrialisation into the context of economic change during the period.
This book includes discussion of: * theories on the supply of capital * role of labour * innovation and entrepreneurship * the significance of transport * the impact of... Understanding the Industrial Revolution is a fresh, new exploration of this economic phenomenon of major importance. It describes theories of...
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700,25 zł |
Understanding the Industrial Revolution
ISBN: 9780415184052 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an exploration of industrialization in Britain, which is often described as a major economic phenomenon. The book presents theories of economic growth, shows how these can be applied to the revolution and discusses them in the light of modern research. Furthermore, it places the debate surrounding the social effects of industrialization into the context of economic change during the period.
This is an exploration of industrialization in Britain, which is often described as a major economic phenomenon. The book presents theories of economi...
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207,43 zł |
Pacific Centuries: Pacific and Pacific Rim Economic History Since the 16th Century
ISBN: 9780415184311 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The increasing importance of the Pacific and Pacific Rim within the global economy places us on the brink of a Pacific Century. While many hold that the concept of a Pacific region has only emerged in the 20th century, this work demonstrates that such an economic region has existed for almost five hundred years. Starting with the 16th-century trade of Latin American silver for Chinese silk, researchers trace the economic, environmental and social history of the Pacific region. Chapters examine the trade of diverse commodities within the Pacific and analyze the ecological and social impacts of...
The increasing importance of the Pacific and Pacific Rim within the global economy places us on the brink of a Pacific Century. While many hold that t...
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907,73 zł |
Historians of Economics and Economic Thought
ISBN: 9780415185813 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The history of economic thought has always attracted some of the brightest minds within the discipline as a whole. These chroniclers of the discipline's development have helped form our view of it, and it is no surprise that many among them have been at the forefront of new movements in the history of ideas. This collection summarizes the work of these key historians of economics and attempts to quantify their impact. Some of these writers such as Friedrich Hayek and Joan Robinson are already assured of their place among the greatest economists of the twentieth century, while the collection...
The history of economic thought has always attracted some of the brightest minds within the discipline as a whole. These chroniclers of the discipline...
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596,51 zł |
Taxation : Critical Perspectives on the World Economy
ISBN: 9780415188005 / Angielski / Twarda / 1768 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Taxation, of one sort or another, can be traced back to the beginnings of civilization, indeed, it might be argued that taxes are the price of civilization. This set reprints classic articles on taxation such as Adam Smith's Canons of Taxation, alongside more contemporary articles on modern developments. Taking into account the strong revisionist trend emergent in the study of economic issues, a new introduction by the editor puts the collected articles into context.
Taxation, of one sort or another, can be traced back to the beginnings of civilization, indeed, it might be argued that taxes are the price of civiliz...
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5705,70 zł |
Britain and the China Trade, 1635-1842
ISBN: 9780415189989 / Angielski / Twarda / 2504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These volumes examine trade relations with China from 1635-1842. The classic work on the period 1635-1834 is Hosea Ballou Morse's Chronicles of the East India Company Trading with China, 1635-1834, which attempted to cover the whole of the East India Company's monopolisation of Britain's trade with China from 1634 onwards. However, Morse's coverage of the subject is uneven and, for a fuller view, this treatment of the more complex period of the later 18th and early 19th century dealings between the East India Company and China are usefully complemented in this series by two other major...
These volumes examine trade relations with China from 1635-1842. The classic work on the period 1635-1834 is Hosea Ballou Morse's Chronicles of the Ea...
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8299,20 zł |
Brit Invest Latin America V1
ISBN: 9780415190084 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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1011,47 zł |
Brit Invest&American Mining V2
ISBN: 9780415190091 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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1400,49 zł |