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Hardcover. The book aims to show that the deterministic vision embodied in conventional economic modelling is neither consistent with nor supported by the state of the art in mathematics, logic, and physical science. DeCanio recognizes that economic agents are intrinsically free and somewhat unpredictable, which is essential for economic and social theory. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCK; KCN; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137371928
- ISBN
- 9781137371928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58
Paperback. The book aims to show that the deterministic vision embodied in conventional economic modelling is neither consistent with nor supported by the state of the art in mathematics, logic, and physical science. DeCanio recognizes that economic agents are intrinsically free and somewhat unpredictable, which is essential for economic and social theory. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; KCK; KCM; KCN; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349475919
- ISBN
- 9781349475919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.01
€ 127.01
Hardback. The Mexican economy is unhealthy, with problems dating from the 19th century. In this study of Mexico's formative years of industrialization, the author focuses on the forces that have thwarted Mexican efforts to become a competitive member of the international economic community. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714877
- ISBN
- 9780804714877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.48
€ 133.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JPSN2; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910376577
- ISBN
- 9781910376577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Editor(s): Frowen, Stephen F. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349259939
- ISBN
- 9781349259939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.05
€ 194.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817947224
- ISBN
- 9780817947224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.21
€ 23.21
Paperback. Dissects the ways in which the foundational assumptions of economics justify a world in which individuals are isolated from one another and social connections are impoverished as people define themselves in terms of how much they can afford to consume. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047228
- ISBN
- 9780674047228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.10
€ 37.99
€ 32.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Zarach, Stephanie. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCZ; KJMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 439.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349131877
- ISBN
- 9781349131877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardback. In the mid-1990s, as many as one million North Koreans died in one of the worst famines of the twentieth century. This work presents and account of the famine to date, examining not only the origins and aftermath of the crisis but also the regime's response to outside aid and the effect of its policies on the country's economic future. Num Pages: 368 pages, 59 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJPR; JFFC1; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140003
- ISBN
- 9780231140003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.64€ 80.25
€ 104.64
€ 80.25
Hardcover. The book describes the birth and growth of financial institutions and stock exchanges in Scandinavia and Finland from 1656 to 2010, including their banking crises and the history of banking regulation. It argues that quantitative regulations cannot, in the long run, produce the desired results and bear the seeds of future financial crises. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; KCP; KCX; KCZ; KFFK; KFFL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241558
- ISBN
- 9780230241558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 300 pages, 47 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630960
- ISBN
- 9780691630960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.46
€ 157.46
Hardback. This volume deals with the general issues of the causes and consequences of the rise of so-called free labor from slavery and serfdom in Europe, the United States, and the Caribbean over the past four to five centuries, and points to the many complications and paradoxical aspects of this change. Editor(s): Engerman, Stanley L. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1KJ; JHBL; KCF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804735216
- ISBN
- 9780804735216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDT; 3H; 3J; HBJF1; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691651903
- ISBN
- 9780691651903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.40
€ 249.40
Paperback. The term 'housing crisis' has recently been associated with rising foreclosure rates and tottering financial institutions, particularly in the US and Europe. However, in many emerging countries, the housing crisis is about urban poverty, unplanned settlements, overcrowded slums and homelessness. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCL; KCM; KCN; KCU; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349436774
- ISBN
- 9781349436774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.62
€ 126.62
Hardcover. This text covers the making of economic policy under four Chancellors of the Exchequer between 1960 and 1970, first under a Conservative government then under a Labour government. It describes how the Treasury dealt with crises and experimented with new departures of policy over the decade. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333650752
- ISBN
- 9780333650752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.31
€ 128.31
Hardcover. In the early postwar era, Britain enjoyed a very close economic relationship with Australia and New Zealand through their common membership of the Sterling Area and the Commonwealth Preference Area. This book examines the breakdown of this relationship in the 1950 and 1960s. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1MB; HBJM; HBLW; KCL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333919415
- ISBN
- 9780333919415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.81
€ 128.81
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226236797
- ISBN
- 9780226236797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Money. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14, 3 black & white halftones, 10 black & white tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501704949
- ISBN
- 9781501704949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.45
€ 50.45
Hardcover. This book searches for the origins of modern thinking in one of the best-known stories of our cultural heritage. By applying institutional and constitutional economics to biblical interpretation, it uses new approach to reconstruct the Paradise story. The author challenges the old conceptual dualism between economics and theology/philosophy. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137287694
- ISBN
- 9781137287694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardback. "Men of Capital" reveals how Palestinian businessmen and British colonial officials used economy to shape territory, the nation, the home, and the body. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804792882
- ISBN
- 9780804792882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.61
€ 133.61
Paperback. What can we learn from East Asian and European countries that have fostered enduring cultures of thrift over the past two centuries? This title tells how other nations aggressively encouraged their citizens to save by means of special savings institutions and savings campaigns. Num Pages: 488 pages, 10 color illus. 37 halftones. 1 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 143 x 32. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159584
- ISBN
- 9780691159584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
Hardback. For the most part, Brazil's forests were not harvested, but annihilated, and relatively little was extracted for the benefit of Brazilians. This text aims to make sense of what at first glance appears to be the senseless destruction of Brazil's incomparable timber. Num Pages: 344 pages, 6 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3J; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804733960
- ISBN
- 9780804733960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Hardback. By helping readers understand the financial history of this period and the way banking shaped the society in which ordinary Americans lived and worked, this book broadens and deepens our knowledge of the Early American Republic. Series: How Things Worked. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421742
- ISBN
- 9781421421742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.48€ 52.34
€ 56.48
€ 52.34
Paperback. By helping readers understand the financial history of this period and the way banking shaped the society in which ordinary Americans lived and worked, this book broadens and deepens our knowledge of the Early American Republic. Series: How Things Worked. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421759
- ISBN
- 9781421421759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.32
€ 22.32