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Economic history

Paperback. This text critiques some of our most cherished stories of market failure. Economists have used these colorful myths to justify a wide range of public policy interventions in the economy. It is concluded that economic analysis of market efficiency should rely on systematic analysis, not anecdotes. Editor(s): Spulber, Daniel (Northwestern University, USA). Num Pages: 320 pages, 18. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226758
ISBN
9780631226758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.53

For six hundred years, the nations of Europe and North America have periodically attempted to coerce, invade, or conquer other societies. This title examines Western imperialism's complex relationship with technology, from the first Portuguese ships that ventured down the coast of Africa in the 1430s to America's conflicts in the Middle East. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 408 pages, 20 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; KCZ; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139333
ISBN
9780691139333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.92
€ 53.97

Paperback. For six hundred years, the nations of Europe and North America have periodically attempted to coerce, invade, or conquer other societies. They have relied on their superior technology to do so, yet these technologies have not always guaranteed success. This title examines Western imperialism's complex relationship with technology. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; KCZ; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154329
ISBN
9780691154329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401042802
ISBN
9789401042802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.81

Paperback. The 18th-century French leather industry was a strategically important manufacturing sector, one vital to both civilian and military life. This study examines the production of leather in the Bordeaux trades during the 18th and 19th centuries, illuminating the realities of a craft economy and its relation to the wider French political economy. Num Pages: 311 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 401.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349493999
ISBN
9781349493999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.16

Hardback. Editor(s): Bivona, Daniel; Tromp, Marlene. Series: Series in Victorian Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; KCZ; KJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821421963
ISBN
9780821421963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Hardback. Based on evidence about the development of the American states from the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth century, this book documents the mechanisms through which geographical and historical conditions - such as climate, access to water transportation, and early legal systems - impacted political and judicial institutions and economic growth. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 240 pages, 58 line illus. 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; KCZ; LAZ; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136042
ISBN
9780691136042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 42.58

Paperback. We think we know what's coming. But is it already too late? This title explores how the 'first world' has its wasted inheritance with flawed economic policy - and what can be done to reverse the decline. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JMC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141042411
ISBN
9780141042411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Brings together nineteen significant articles on the role of textile industries in the Industrial Revolutions of Britain, Europe, Japan, and the United States. This title surveys the contribution the textile industries have made to economic change. Textiles have played a major role in industrial transition. Num Pages: 440 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; KCZ; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631181194
ISBN
9780631181194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 233.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349402816
ISBN
9781349402816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.88

Paperback. This book focuses on the transformation of the WFP into the world's largest humanitarian agency, providing an in-depth account ofresponses to increasingly large and complex natural and man-made disasters. It examines food aidand looks to the new modalities that are required to make foodmore availableto those in dire need." Num Pages: 455 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KCM; KCN; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
455
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349368952
ISBN
9781349368952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.11

Paperback. In this book, economist and evolutionary game theorist Daniel Freidman demonstrates that our moral codes and our market systems, while often in conflict, are really devices evolved to achieve similar ends, and that society functions best when morals and markets are in balance with each other. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ; KJG; KJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349370511
ISBN
9781349370511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.48

Paperback. Business Efficiency and Ethics presents both the theory of business efficiency and ethics, and a wealth of case studies based on practical experience. This unique perspective offers a framework for identifying this behaviour and reestablishing appropriate business behavior standards. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KCZ; KJG; KJR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349503414
ISBN
9781349503414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Platt, D. C. M. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349109609
ISBN
9781349109609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.46

Paperback. What is the role of human agency in Friedrich Hayek's thought? This volume situates Hayek's writing as it relates to economic organization and activity, particularly to assess what role Hayek assigns to leaders in determining economic progress. Editor(s): Levy, D. Series: Jepson Studies in Leadership. Num Pages: 265 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ; KJC; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349471621
ISBN
9781349471621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.80

Paperback. Global assessment of the rise of Western capitalism using Ireland as a key case study. Editor(s): Crotty, Raymond, Jr. Num Pages: 338 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759101586
ISBN
9780759101586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.72

Hardcover. Unemployment, monetary and fiscal policy, and the merits and drawbacks of free markets were a few of the issues the journalist and public philosopher Walter Lippmann explained to the public during the Depression, when professional economists skilled at translating concepts for a lay audience were not yet on the scene, as Craufurd Goodwin shows. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368132
ISBN
9780674368132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCH; KCL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1997
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349251674
ISBN
9781349251674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Paperback. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 470 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
470
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349268818
ISBN
9781349268818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 250.24

Hardback. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 470 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 40. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
470
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312215651
ISBN
9780312215651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 251.25

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