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Hardcover. The role of the housing market in the recent recession raised questions about similar episodes in economic history. Were the underlying causes of housing and mortgage crises the same in earlier episodes? This volume provides context for understanding events by examining how historical housing and mortgage markets worked - and sometimes failed. Editor(s): White, Eugene N.; Snowden, Kenneth; Fishback, Price. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 496 pages, 65 line drawings, 50 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KCZ; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226073842
- ISBN
- 9780226073842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.51€ 92.61
€ 112.51
€ 92.61
Hardcover. Building on Claudia Goldin's landmark research on the labor history of the United States, this book features contributors who consider the roles of education and technology in contributing to American economic growth and well-being, the experience of women in the workforce, and how trends in marriage and family affected broader economic outcomes. Editor(s): Boustan, Leah Platt; Frydman, Carola; Margo, Robert A. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 halftones, 61 line drawings, 49 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226163895
- ISBN
- 9780226163895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.51€ 92.61
€ 112.51
€ 92.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; JHM; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226360300
- ISBN
- 9780226360300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.77€ 89.84
€ 107.77
€ 89.84
Paperback. These essays, which make the science of economics intelligible to a general audience, are grouped into six areas: the relevance of economics; the "Keynesian revolution"; economics and the university; economics and contemporary problems; world inflation, money, trade, growth, and investment; and economics and the environment. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226401638
- ISBN
- 9780226401638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.83
€ 52.99
€ 40.83
Paperback. Drawing out the underlying economics in business history, this text focuses on learning processes and the development of competitively valuable asymmetries. It shows that organizations learn that this process can be organized effectively, which can have major implications for how competition works. Editor(s): Lamoreaux, Naomi R.; etc.; Raff, Daniel M.G. (Associate Professor of Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania); Temin, Peter (Elisha Gray II Professor of Economic History and Applied Economics, MIT, USA). Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 354 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ; KJF; KJV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468341
- ISBN
- 9780226468341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.64
€ 42.99
€ 33.64
Paperback. Spanning the period from the institution's founding in 1913 to the restoration of its independence in 1951, this title chronicles the evolution and development of the Federal Reserve from the Federal Reserve Accord in 1951 to the first phase of the Great Inflation in the 1960s, revealing the inner workings of the Fed during a period of change. Num Pages: 696 pages, 60 line drawings, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 232 x 43. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226520025
- ISBN
- 9780226520025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.69
€ 41.99
€ 32.69
Hardcover. As the banking crisis and its effects on the world economy have made plain, the stock market is of importance to our livelihoods. This book looks at the history of the market to figure out how we arrived at a point where investing is commonplace, as market fluctuations threaten our plans to send our children to college or retire comfortably. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; KCZ; KFFM. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226679310
- ISBN
- 9780226679310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 78.49
€ 94.74
€ 78.49
Hardcover. Recounts the of Chestnut Street and its forgotten role in the birth of American finance. It reveals how Philadelphia played a role in the financing of the American Revolution. This book will appeal to those interested in the history of the United States and the origins of its unrivaled economy. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226910260
- ISBN
- 9780226910260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.11
€ 30.99
€ 24.11
Hardback. This study examines claims that vulnerability existed in Western economic relations with the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe from 1970-1990, describing historical evidence that refutes these assumptions and highlights the weaknesses in their arguments. Num Pages: 283 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JPS; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082969
- ISBN
- 9780231082969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43€ 89.47
€ 118.43
€ 89.47
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCF; KCZ; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231179003
- ISBN
- 9780231179003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.14€ 50.82
€ 65.14
€ 50.82
Paperback. Integrates the findings of the 'new' labor history into the established framework of nineteenth-century American labor history. This title is suitable for the students of nineteenth-century America. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCF; KCZ; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3480 x 21. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252066603
- ISBN
- 9780252066603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.26
€ 25.99
€ 24.26
Paperback. Cities, counties, school districts and other local governments have suffered a long-lasting period of fiscal challenges since the beginning of the Great Recession. This book looks at the capacity of local governments to mobilize resources efficiently and effectively, and the overall effects of the long-term economic downturn on quality of life. Editor(s): Pagano, Michael A. Series: The Urban Agenda. Num Pages: 200 pages, 6 charts, 3 tables, 2 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252079771
- ISBN
- 9780252079771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.88
€ 23.99
€ 21.88
hardcover. Examines the discourses of aesthetics and philosophy alongside economic thought, arguing that their domains are not mutually exclusive. Based on readings of canonical literary and philosophical texts, the author explores how this confluence led to a rich cross-fertilization between economic and literary thought in Germany between 1770-1850. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; DSBF; HPCD; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988368
- ISBN
- 9780295988368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.40
€ 117.40
Hardcover. This book explains how the management systems at Lincoln Electric, a $1 billion+ global company and pioneer in values-based management, has remained a world leader in industrial electronics for over a century. It describes how the company's sustained success is due to its natural development of agility. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471330257
- ISBN
- 9780471330257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.83
€ 91.83
Paperback. These essays provide an introduction to economics for historians. The book shows how to use economic thinking, economic models and economic methods to enrich historical research, examining such issues as long-term trends, institutions, labour, international affairs, and money and banking. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 b&w illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HBA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520072695
- ISBN
- 9780520072695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.48
€ 38.99
€ 28.48
Hardback. This study defies the conventional wisdom that the 17th century gave birth to the political and economic forces that culminated in the Industrial Revolution, claiming instead that earlier reformers, such as More and Fortescue, laid the groundwork by fashioning an economic conception of state. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLC; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520081451
- ISBN
- 9780520081451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.69€ 53.41
€ 68.69
€ 53.41
paperback. This text paints a portrait of Palestinian society on the verge of modernity. Through the voices of merchants, peasants and Ottoman officials, the book investigates the ways in which urban-rural dynamics in a provincial setting gave meaning to Ottoman rule and European economic expansion. Num Pages: 340 pages, 6 illustrations, 3 maps, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; JH; JP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520203709
- ISBN
- 9780520203709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.28
€ 40.99
€ 29.28
paperback. Studying the economic and cultural upheaval that shook mainland Greece and the Aegean area in the eighth century, this work also looks at the role that poetry played in this upheaval. Series: Classics and Contemporary Thought. Num Pages: 311 pages, 13 figures, 12 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JHM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780520226913
- ISBN
- 9780520226913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.48
€ 38.99
€ 28.48
Paperback. The Great Depression was a global phenomenon - every economy linked to international financial and commodity markets suffered. This book shows that China could not escape the consequences of drastic declines in financial flows and trade, offering a fresh perspective for understanding modern Chinese history. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 19 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674036178
- ISBN
- 9780674036178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.73
€ 32.99
€ 27.73
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
€ 82.84€ 74.77
€ 82.84
€ 74.77