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Economic history

Hardcover. Monetary Policy and the Onset of the Great Depression challenges Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz's now consensus view that the high tide of the Federal Reserve System in the 1920s was due to the leadership skills of Benjamin Strong, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; KCBM; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137372543
ISBN
9781137372543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Monetary Policy and the Onset of the Great Depression challenges Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz's now consensus view that the high tide of the Federal Reserve System in the 1920s was due to the leadership skills of Benjamin Strong, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCC; KCP; KCS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349476152
ISBN
9781349476152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.06

Hardcover. British monetary policy was reactivated in 1951 when short-term interest rates were increased for the first time in two decades. The book explores the politics of formulating monetary policy in the 1950s and the techniques of implementing it, and discusses the parallels between the present monetary situation and that of 1951. Series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History Series. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; KCP; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137383815
ISBN
9781137383815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.39

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; KCB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349480685
ISBN
9781349480685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.28

Paperback. Presents historical data and analytics to support the claim that monetary policy - steady control of the money supply - matters profoundly in the management of the nation's economy, especially in navigating serious economic fluctuations. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Publications. Num Pages: 888 pages, 61ch.3fldg.M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 230 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1206.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
888
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Edition
10.2.1971
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691003542
ISBN
9780691003542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.29
€ 68.15

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ebeling, Richard M. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865978324
ISBN
9780865978324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Ebeling, Richard M. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; KCBM; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865978331
ISBN
9780865978331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.75

Hardcover. Bringing together the latest research on the neglected area of second-hand exchange and consumption, this book offers fresh insights into the buying and selling of used goods in western-Europe during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and seeks to re-examine and redefine the relationship between modernity and the second-hand trade. Editor(s): Stobart, Dr. Jon; Van Damme, Ilja. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFFT; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230229464
ISBN
9780230229464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.75

Paperback. Bringing together the latest research on the neglected area of second-hand exchange and consumption, this bookoffers fresh insights into the buying and selling of used goods in western-Europe during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and seeks to re-examine and redefine the relationship between modernity and the second-hand trade." Editor(s): Van Damme, Ilja. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349310869
ISBN
9781349310869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

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

Paperback. Part of a series of five volumes, this title aims to develop an awareness of Scottish history both in Scotland and further afield. Editor(s): Cooke, Anthony; Donnachie, Ian; MacSween, Ann; et al. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
n/a
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9781904607632
ISBN
9781904607632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.00
€ 16.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 562 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; KCB; KCP; KCS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 35. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
562
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137600561
ISBN
9781137600561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.95

Paperback. Documents organized crime's exploitation of organized labor and the massive federal clean-up effort. This book explains how Cosa Nostra families gained a foothold in the labor movement, and used this power to become part of the political and economic power structure of 20th-century urban America. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JKVM; KCZ; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814742945
ISBN
9780814742945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardcover. This book provides a systematic account of financial crisis in the developing world by exploring how Minsky's theory may be extended to countries at early stages of financial development, going beyond the parameters of the established 'emerging market crisis' literature. Editor(s): Tavasci, Daniela; Toporowski, Jan. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230235076
ISBN
9780230235076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.13

Hardback. Tuckett argues that most economists' explanations of the financial crisis miss its essence; they ignore critical components of human psychology. He offers a deeper understanding of financial market behaviour and investment processes by recognizing the role played by unconscious needs and fears in all investment activity. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JMTC; KCK; KCX; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230299856
ISBN
9780230299856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.44

Hardback. Winner of the 2011 Thomas E. Skidmore Prize, this new translation of Paulo Fontes's Migration and the Making of Industrial Sao Paulo is a detailed social history of the millions who migrated from Brazil's Northeast to Sao Paulo. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBTB; HBTK; JFFN; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361152
ISBN
9780822361152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.46

paperback. This book focuses on the reasons for international migration during the era of mass migrations and examines the resulting economic effect. Editor(s): Hatton, Timothy J.; Williamson, Jeffrey G. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFFN; JPVH1; KCF; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415107693
ISBN
9780415107693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.23

Hardback. Editor(s): Takeda, Haruhito. Series: Monograph Series of the Socio-Economic History Society, Japan. Num Pages: 172 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; KCG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811007088
ISBN
9789811007088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.57

Hardcover. Leading experts on Kalecki have contributed special essays on what economists in the 21st century have to learn from the theories of Kalecki. Authors include surviving students of Kalecki, such as Amit Bhaduri, Mario Nuti, Kazimierz Laski Jerzy Osiatynski, and Post-Keynesian economists such as Geoff Harcourt, Marc Lavoie, and Malcolm Sawyer. Editor(s): Toporowski, Jan; Mamica, Lukasz. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought Series. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137428271
ISBN
9781137428271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.03

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; KCA; KCB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349303229
ISBN
9781349303229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.46

Paperback. Leading experts on Kalecki have contributed special essays on what economists in the 21st century have to learn from the theories of Kalecki. Authors include surviving students of Kalecki, such as Amit Bhaduri, Mario Nuti, Kazimierz Laski Jerzy Osiatynski, and Post-Keynesian economists such as Geoff Harcourt, Marc Lavoie, and Malcolm Sawyer. Editor(s): Toporowski, J.; Mamica, Lukasz. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought Series. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349491377
ISBN
9781349491377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; JPA; JPS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349419593
ISBN
9781349419593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.01

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
€ 22.10

Paperback. Adding to the inaugural volume on 'Mind, Rationality, and Society', this collection of social science research presents further applications of methodological cognitivism in fields such as scientific discovery, the dissemination of technology, and innovation. Num Pages: 466 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
466
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662514115
ISBN
9783662514115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.01

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