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Modernism and Public Reform in Late Imperial Russia: Rural Professiona...
Gerasimov, Ilya, Gerasimov, Ilya V.
Hardcover. This book is a comprehensive reconstruction of the successful attempt by rural professionals in late imperial Russia to engage peasants in a common public sphere. Covers a range of aspects, from personal income and the dynamics of the job market to ideological conflicts and psychological transformation. Based on hundreds of individual life stories. Num Pages: 335 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; JFSC; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 1. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229471
- ISBN
- 9780230229471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.11
€ 129.11
Hardcover. This book examines the banking crisis of July/August 2007 and its ensuing after-effects in 2008-2009: economic crisis, credit crunch, massive recapitalization of some banks and nationalization of other banks. The author offers his views on the factors which led to this global financial catastrophe and how it could have been avoided. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 281 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KCZ; KFFK; KNST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230233461
- ISBN
- 9780230233461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.95
€ 127.95
Hardcover. This is the first book to put together Asia and the developed world in the subprime crisis context and to combine macro and micro analysis to draw lessons from it. The crisis has valuable lessons for the dergulation of China's insurance industry, which is seen as the 'goldmine' in the future of global financial development. Num Pages: 144 pages, 53, 51 charts, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1F; KCX; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288. Lifting the Veil on the Financial Tsunami. 144 pages, 53, 51 charts, 2 black & white tables. This is the first book to put together Asia and the developed world in the subprime crisis context and to combine macro and micro analysis to draw lessons from it. The crisis has valuable lessons for the dergulation of China's insurance industry, which is seen as the 'goldmine' in the future of global financial development. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; KCX; KCZ; KFF. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 13. Weight: 288.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230236196
- ISBN
- 9780230236196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01
Paperback. This sweeping survey of the history of work, from hunter-gatherers to dotcom telecommuters, deftly compresses thousands of years of human evolution into an incisive volume It is a book about work, about the organization and management of work, but it is also a book about people. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF; KCZ; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230238930
- ISBN
- 9780230238930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.27
€ 101.27
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
Hardcover. This book provides a critical reading of Foucault's writings on the archaeology of political economy, analyzing some of Foucault's contributions to the methodology of economics, historiography of economic thought and studies on Adam Smith's context and writings. It reconstructs Foucault's archaeology, relating it to current debates in economics. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230242616
- ISBN
- 9780230242616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Asia and the Global Economic Crisis: Challenges in a Financially Integ...
Dowling, John Malcolm Malcolm, Rana, Pradumna...
Hardcover. This book provides an analysis of the global economic crisis from an Asian perspective. It examines the impacts of the policy measures adopted, the remaining challenges in rebalancing the global economy, the next steps in regional economic integration in Asia, and issues related to reform of the international financial architecture. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCBM; KCL; KCM; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273634
- ISBN
- 9780230273634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. We have seen many empires come and go. From the Roman Empire to the British Empire, we are now witnessing the decline of the US as a superpower. How do economic innovations foster global economic dominance, and how does the natural evolution of an economic empire eventually bring about its demise and replacement by other economic superpowers? Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCG; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614. With Lessons for Aspiring Economies. 312 pages, 0, 24 figures. We have seen many empires come and go. From the Roman Empire to the British Empire, we are now witnessing the decline of the US as a superpower. How do economic innovations foster global economic dominance, and how does the natural evolution of an economic empire eventually bring about its demise and replacement by other economic superpowers?. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KCG; KCZ. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 24. Weight: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273702
- ISBN
- 9780230273702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.03
€ 68.03
Hardcover. Read addresses the contributions of significant individuals to our understanding of financial decisions and markets. Great financial theorists created the basis for what we now know as personal finance and this volume describes four great minds in finance that forever established the role of the rate of return and life cycle decision-making. Series: Great Minds in Finance. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230274136
- ISBN
- 9780230274136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardcover. In this unique contribution to economic sociology, Jeffrey Hass examines the impact of culture, norms and political authority on Russia's post-socialist transition. The interactions and contradictions of moral economies and market relations are examined, exploring the often overlooked social dimension to market-building in Russia. Series: Euro-Asian Studies. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JHB; KCP; KCS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284661
- ISBN
- 9780230284661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.53
€ 128.53
Hardcover. On Skidelsky's Keynes and Other Essays is a collection of essays, biographies, review articles and tributes, focusing on the lives and times of the Cambridge School of Economists, and the immense contribution that these thinkers, including the author, made to the discipline. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284685
- ISBN
- 9780230284685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.75
€ 67.75
Hardcover. The Making of a Post-Keynesian Economist: Cambridge Harvest gathers up the threads of the last decade of the author's twenty eight years in Cambridge, before his return to Australia. The essays include autobiography, theory, review articles, surveys, policy, intellectual biographies and tributes, and general essays. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284692
- ISBN
- 9780230284692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Hardback. A topical insider view of causes and consequences of financial crises since the Mexican collapse of 1995. The book includes a detailed exploration of recent and ongoing firestorms, including the near meltdown of the global financial system and the euro crisis and suggests ways to save the international financial and monetary system. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JMC; KCB; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292673
- ISBN
- 9780230292673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
Paperback. The Global Financial Crisis is acknowledged to be the most severe economic downturn since the 1930s, and one that is unique in its underlying causes, its scope, and its wider social, political and economic implications. This volume explores some of the ethical issues that it has raised. Editor(s): Dobos, Ned; Barry, Dr. Christian; Pogge, Thomas. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JMC; HPS; KCX; KCZ; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293519
- ISBN
- 9780230293519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.94
€ 65.94
Hardcover. This book examines the role that the IMF has played in the management of financial crises in developed nations. The topic is of particular significance in light of the global financial crisis that emerged following the collapse of American sub-prime mortgage markets in 2007, and the subsequent sovereign debt problems of many Western states. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KCLF; KCP; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300651
- ISBN
- 9780230300651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
Paperback. Challenging the standard narrative, this account, updated for the paperback edition, establishes the causal relationship between the global political and economic crises of the interwar period, and offers a new look at the role of ideology, racism and the leading liberal powers in the events between the First and Second World Wars. Num Pages: 622 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 622
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230302433
- ISBN
- 9780230302433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.14
€ 69.14
Marx's Theory of Price and its Modern Rivals provides an original look at how Marx understood the role of money, extending his theory to consider how prices move over the course of business cycles. Key modern theories of price are also analysed; Neoclassical, Post Keynesian and Sraffian theories are contrasted with Marxian thought. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230302570
- ISBN
- 9780230302570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Eurasian Integration: Challenges of Transcontinental Regionalism (Euro...
Libman, Alexander, Vinokurov, Evgeny
Hardcover. The Eurasian continent, which has for over a century lagged behind in global markets, is currently gaining economic and political momentum. This book investigates emerging economic linkages in the area, examining the factors shaping this integration, the benefits and risks involved, and the future of these states on the global stage. Series: Euro-Asian Studies. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230302686
- ISBN
- 9780230302686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Holding-Together Regionalism: Twenty Years of Post-Soviet Integration ...
Libman, Alexander, Vinokurov, Evgeny
Hardcover. An in-depth analysis of one of the most important and complex issues of the post-Soviet era, namely the (re-)integration of this highly interconnected region. The book considers the evolution of 'holding-together' groups since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, looking at intergovernmental interaction and informal economic and social ties. Series: Euro-Asian Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 black & white tables, 32 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; KCB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230302693
- ISBN
- 9780230302693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Alfred Marshall has traditionally been listed alongside pioneering 'neoclassical' economists. In this volume Neil Hart challenges this view, illuminating the ambiguities within Marshall's work, and exploring his reconciliation of two modes of thinking, equilibrium economics and evolutionary economics. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230302709
- ISBN
- 9780230302709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39