Economic history
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Economic history
Paperback. Drawing on three detailed case studies the sewing machine, a glass bottle blowing factory, and the cyanide process for gold and silver refining, this book explores a central paradox of economic growth in nineteenth-century Mexico. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 line drawings, 18 b/w images, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTK; KCZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284906
- ISBN
- 9780520284906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. A radical critique of a new phase of capitalism grounded in corporate power and its exploitation of technological creativity Num Pages: 230 pages, figures. BIC Classification: KCD; KCZ; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439900437
- ISBN
- 9781439900437
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.80
€ 37.99
€ 33.80
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€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Hardback. Describes the fiscal resources that were available to the English crown and the political culture of early Tudor England. This book sheds light on the political conditions and attitudes prevalent in England under the early Tudors. It considers the critical position that parliamentary taxation occupies in constitutional history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3H; 3JB; KCZ; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631152316
- ISBN
- 9780631152316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.50
€ 140.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 968 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; KCZ; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1568.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168234
- ISBN
- 9780691168234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.73€ 44.15
€ 56.73
€ 44.15
Hardback.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 968
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133454
- ISBN
- 9780691133454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.01€ 78.31
€ 104.01
€ 78.31
hardcover. The amount collected in taxation, the items which have been taxed, and the classes of people on whom the tax burden has fallen, have all changed greatly in the period from the Restoration to the present. This book considers how and why these changes took place, and some of the consequences which have flowed from them. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3J; KCZ; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333673645
- ISBN
- 9780333673645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.74
€ 118.74
Hardback. The contributions to this book discuss the haphazard evolution of contemporary taxation systems, their contradictory effects in a globalized economy, and the urgency of their reform as a precondition for social justice. Editor(s): Leaman, Jeremy; Waris, Attiya. Num Pages: 360 pages, 30 figs & 21 tables. BIC Classification: KCP; KCZ; KFFD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458810
- ISBN
- 9780857458810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.98
€ 163.98
Paperback. Analyzing economic policy from the New Deal through the Reagan Revolution, Tax and Spend takes a new look at the so-called tax-and-spend liberals of the past. This important study examines why many Americans have come to hate the government but continue to demand the security it provides. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ; KFFD1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812222999
- ISBN
- 9780812222999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Tariffs, Blockades, and Inflation: The Economics of the Civil War
Ekelund, Robert B., Jr; Thornton, Mark
hardcover. What role did economics play in leading the United States into the Civil War in the 1860s, and how did the war affect the economies of the North and the South? Tariffs, Blockades, and Inflation uses contemporary economic analyses such as supply and demand, modern market theory, and the economics of politics to interpret events of the Civil War. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 116 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780842029605
- ISBN
- 9780842029605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.59
€ 144.59
Paperback. What role did economics play in leading the United States into the Civil War in the 1860s, and how did the war affect the economies of the North and the South? Tariffs, Blockades, and Inflation uses contemporary economic analyses such as supply and demand, modern market theory, and the economics of politics to interpret events of the Civil War. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 116 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029612
- ISBN
- 9780842029612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.29
€ 59.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 49 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFSK2; JHMC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158037
- ISBN
- 9780691158037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Hardcover. By taking the long view on the evolution of this country's tax policies through the past few decades, Henrekson and Stenkula explain how Sweden developed the highest tax-to-GDP ratio in the world, until the beginning of the 2000s. Editor(s): Henrekson, Magnus; Stenkula, Mikael. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137478146
- ISBN
- 9781137478146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.25
€ 120.25
Paperback. An engaging primer of the history of the sustainability movement from the 1600s to the present day, illuminating how sustainability evolved from a relatively marginal idea to the centerpiece of international accords, a top priority for governments and non-profit organizations, and a philosophy of hope and resilience with widespread appeal. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 b&w images. BIC Classification: JFCX; KCZ; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 256 x 24. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190614478
- ISBN
- 9780190614478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 24.73
€ 34.99
€ 24.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319408071
- ISBN
- 9783319408071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.88
€ 128.88
Paperback. Surabaya is Indonesia's second largest city but is not well known to the outside world. This text offers an alternative to the Jakarta-centric focus of most writing on the country. Exploration of this eventful economic history gives insight into Indonesia's modern economic development. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 568 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780896802216
- ISBN
- 9780896802216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.02
€ 41.99
€ 37.02
Hardcover. Prosper from the profitable opportunities of the next financial market super boom
In 1976, Yale Hirsch predicted a fifteen-year super boom a move in the stock market of 500% or more. His forecast proved accurate as the market rose and continued upward, eventually posting growth over 1,000% just before the tech crash in 2000. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118024706
- ISBN
- 9781118024706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.76
€ 25.99
€ 20.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Gelauff, George; Grilo, Isabel; Lejour, Arjan. Num Pages: 341 pages, 17 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642095931
- ISBN
- 9783642095931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.72
€ 119.72
Hardback. Subsidiarity in the European Union, as the guiding principle of decision-making 'close to the people', is often motivated and discussed from a predominantly political perspective. This book draws the demarcation between national and European policies from an economic viewpoint. Editor(s): Gelauff, George; Grilo, Isabel; Lejour, Arjan. Num Pages: 341 pages, 17 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540772453
- ISBN
- 9783540772453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.27
€ 125.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 139 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCC; KCH; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 187.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 139
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349225835
- ISBN
- 9781349225835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.48
€ 117.48