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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
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Condition: New
€ 126.62
€ 126.62
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. 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. 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
€ 104.56€ 80.25
€ 104.56
€ 80.25
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
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
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.10
€ 37.99
€ 32.10
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
€ 23.19
€ 23.19
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. 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. 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
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
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Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; JPA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349531332
- ISBN
- 9781349531332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JP; KCZ; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403969507
- ISBN
- 9781403969507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Paperback. Few of us question the slips of green paper that come and go in our purses, pockets, and wallets. Prior to the Civil War, the United States did not have a single, national currency. Instead, countless banks issued paper money in a bewildering variety of denominations and designs - more than ten thousand different kinds by 1860. Num Pages: 480 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032446
- ISBN
- 9780674032446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. Tax revenues pay for many public services, including roads, health care, and education. However, it has become a contentious political issue of public debate. In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen Smith explains its history and its main principles; arguing that we'd all benefit from an understanding of the role of taxation in society. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; KCZ; KFFD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199683697
- ISBN
- 9780199683697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Offering a fresh look at trade during the second industrial revolution, "Global Markets Transformed" describes a world of commodities on the move--wheat and rice, coffee and tobacco, oil and rubber, all traveling around the planet through commodity chains of producers, processors, transporters, and buyers, often invisible to one another. Num Pages: 306 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; KCL; KCZ; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674281349
- ISBN
- 9780674281349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. Adam Smith turned economic theory on its head in 1776 when he declared that the pursuit of self-interest mediated by the market itself - not by government - led, via an invisible hand, to the greatest possible welfare for society as a whole. This title examines how subsequent economic thinkers have challenged or reaffirmed Smith's doctrine. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: JFCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150000
- ISBN
- 9780691150000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. In this volume, strategy scholars, business historians, and economic historians are brought together to develop a volume that explores the complementarities of approaches. Editor(s): Kahl, Steven; Cusumano, Michael; Silverman, Brian S. Series Editor(s): Silverman, Brian. Series: Advances in Strategic Management. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ; KJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 234 x 35. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781900246
- ISBN
- 9781781900246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.48
€ 157.48
Paperback. Examines one of the controversial concepts in the history of economics - the true meaning of the Law of Markets. This book discusses the change in the understanding of the nature of the business cycle wrought by the General Theory whose major innovation in overturning Say's Law was to introduce demand deficiency into mainstream economic thought. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848448261
- ISBN
- 9781848448261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 48.82
€ 53.99
€ 48.82
Hardback. Editor(s): Braguinsky, Serguey; Hounshell, David A.; Miller, John H. Series: The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169620
- ISBN
- 9780691169620
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. An examination of the complex history of the French coiffure and its role in the evolution of consumption and consumerism culture in modern France Num Pages: 343 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; KCZ; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349533459
- ISBN
- 9781349533459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415645096
- ISBN
- 9780415645096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.09
€ 40.09
hardcover. Studying the years from 1880 to 1930, this text traces the origins, evolution and implications of the fruit industry in California, the creation of America's first industrial countryside and its repercussions. The text examines the growers' corporations and their political influence. Num Pages: 302 pages, 9 b/w illustrations and 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KNAC; KNDF; RN; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211728
- ISBN
- 9780520211728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.98€ 49.59
€ 62.98
€ 49.59
Hardback. Series: Study in Business History. Num Pages: 448 pages, 9 tables, 3 figures, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674087255
- ISBN
- 9780674087255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.12€ 75.58
€ 83.12
€ 75.58