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Hardback. This volume of essays contains 16 papers the author has written over the last 40 years on various aspects of the life and work of John Maynard Keynes and Nicholas Kaldor. It covers both theoretical and applied topics and highlight the continued relevance of Keynesian and Kaldorian ideas for understanding the functioning of capitalist economies. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought Series. Num Pages: 391 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCG; KCL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 625.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
391
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137409478
ISBN
9781137409478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.82

Paperback. This is a collection of Ben Bernanke's essays on why the Great Depression was so devastating and lasted so long. The essays also show that while the it was an unparalleled disaster on a universal scale, some economies pulled up faster than others, and some made an opportunity out of a disaster. Num Pages: 320 pages, 48 tables, 11 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118208
ISBN
9780691118208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 33.45

Hardback. Editor(s): Irwin, Douglas A. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630656
ISBN
9780691630656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.82
€ 137.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Irwin, Douglas A. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691600833
ISBN
9780691600833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.66
€ 53.34

Paperback. Offers insights insight into the underpinnings of the theory of plantation economy initiated by Lloyd Best and Kari Levitt in the 1960s as a basis for analyzing the nature of Caribbean economy. This book identifies the main features of the plantation economy as a hinterland characterized by subordination and dependency on the dominant metropole. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9789766402112
ISBN
9789766402112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.27

paperback. 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: KCB; KCL; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2012
SKU
V9781349337729
ISBN
9781349337729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.05

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

€ 128.37

Paperback. Euro on Trial looks back - to the aspirations of the founders - and forward - to the possibility of reform or splitting up. After five years of experience with the new currency, new insights are possible into the old arguments for and against union. Monetary union is reversible in part or in whole and this book assesses the costs and benefits. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KCZ; KFFK; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349511471
ISBN
9781349511471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.56

Hardcover. The problem of political risk and of how business deals with it has become an important field of research where business historians meet with social and political historians to analyse the interaction between companies and dictatorships. This title focuses on the interwar period to put contemporary business problems in a historical perspective. Editor(s): Kobrak, Christopher; Hansen, Per H. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBWQ; KCZ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571816290
ISBN
9781571816290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.71

Hardback. Kornai presents an assessment of Hungary's transition from a socialist to a market economy. In a comprehensive critique of socialist economy reform, Kornai explains how the system's ideological and political attributes deny the idea of "market socialism." Series: EEM Atlantic Studies on Society in Change. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJP; KCP; KCS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880334556
ISBN
9780880334556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.27

Hardcover. This volume is a major contribution to Hungarian economic history since the middle of the nineteenth century. In this first volume of three on the evolution of that economy, the authors focus on the beginnings of the modern capitalist economy (1848-1914), on economic nationalism (1918-1944) and on the socialist attempt at modernization (1945-1989). Editor(s): Berend, Ivan T.; Csato, Tamas. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 180 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880334822
ISBN
9780880334822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.33
€ 61.69

Paperback. The story of how the dollar rose to global dominance in the twentieth century - and an assessment of what the future holds for the world's most important currency. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; KCP; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199642472
ISBN
9780199642472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.32

Hardback. Editor(s): Scholliers, Peter; Schwarz, Leonard David. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 21 tables and 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571815460
ISBN
9781571815460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.42

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCZ; KF; UYQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349124763
ISBN
9781349124763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 140.53

Hardback. Features papers presented at the inaugural Wirth Institute Conference on the Austrian School of Economics. This work explores issues in economic policy, applied economics, and pure theory from a variety of perspectives. Editor(s): Koppl, Roger. Series: Advances in Austrian Economics. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848553309
ISBN
9781848553309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.15

Paperback. Series: Personal Takes. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCZ; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812219265
ISBN
9780812219265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.52

Paperback. What is the role of human agency in Friedrich Hayek's thought? This volume situates Hayek's writing as it relates to economic organization and activity, particularly to assess what role Hayek assigns to leaders in determining economic progress. Editor(s): Levy, D. Series: Jepson Studies in Leadership. Num Pages: 265 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ; KJC; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349471621
ISBN
9781349471621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.74

Hardcover. What is the role of human agency in Friedrich Hayek's thought? This volume situates Hayek's writing as it relates to economic organization and activity, particularly to assess what role Hayek assigns to leaders in determining economic progress. Editor(s): Peart, Sandra J.; Levy, David M. Series: Jepson Studies in Leadership. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1 tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137359582
ISBN
9781137359582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.75

Hardcover. From colonial history to the present, Americans have passionately, even violently, debated the nature and the character of money. The author provides a deep history and a penetrating analysis of American thinking about money and the ways that this ambivalence unexpectedly intertwines with race. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226629377
ISBN
9780226629377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.33
€ 78.29

Paperback. From colonial history to the present, Americans have passionately, even violently, debated the nature and the character of money. The author provides a deep history and a penetrating analysis of American thinking about money and the ways that this ambivalence unexpectedly intertwines with race. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374. The Entwined Histories of Money and Race in America. 256 pages, 20 halftones. From colonial history to the present, Americans have passionately, even violently, debated the nature and the character of money. The author provides a deep history and a penetrating analysis of American thinking about money and the ways that this ambivalence unexpectedly intertwines with race. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; KCZ. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226629384
ISBN
9780226629384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.64

Hardback. When a new technology makes people ill, how high does the body count have to be before protectives steps are taken? Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; KCZ; KNDD; TDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204667
ISBN
9780300204667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.00
€ 29.44

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

€ 102.66
€ 79.32

Paperback. This text critiques some of our most cherished stories of market failure. Economists have used these colorful myths to justify a wide range of public policy interventions in the economy. It is concluded that economic analysis of market efficiency should rely on systematic analysis, not anecdotes. Editor(s): Spulber, Daniel (Northwestern University, USA). Num Pages: 320 pages, 18. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226758
ISBN
9780631226758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.61

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