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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

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

€ 118.34

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

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

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

€ 65.13
€ 51.02

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

€ 118.41
€ 90.18

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

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

€ 94.73
€ 79.10

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

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

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
€ 41.13

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

€ 107.76
€ 89.84

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

€ 112.49
€ 93.34

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

€ 112.49
€ 93.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Tulika Books
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789382381808
ISBN
9789382381808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.32

Paperback. Examines one of the controversial concepts in the history of economics - the true meaning of the Law of Markets. This book discusses the change in the understanding of the nature of the business cycle wrought by the General Theory whose major innovation in overturning Say's Law was to introduce demand deficiency into mainstream economic thought. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848448261
ISBN
9781848448261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 48.52

Hardcover. Describes the graduate career of F.Taylor Ostrander, notable the year spent at Oxford University. This volume also contains two documents important for the history of Institutional Economics, John R. Commons' "Reasonable Value"; and notes from Clarence E. Ayres' final course taught on institutional economics, at the University of Texas. Editor(s): Samuels, Warren J. Series: Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology. Num Pages: 350 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846639067
ISBN
9781846639067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.76

Hardback. Numerous aspects of the medieval economy are covered in this new collection of essays, from business fraud and changes in wages to the production of luxury goods. Editor(s): Dodds, Ben; Liddy, Christian D. Num Pages: 274 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550. Essays in Honour of Richard Britnell. 274 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Dodds, Ben; Liddy, Christian D. Numerous aspects of the medieval economy are covered in this new collection of essays, from business fraud and changes in wages to the production of luxury goods. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; KCZ. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 25. Weight: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843836841
ISBN
9781843836841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Hardcover. An exploration of Joan Robinson's contributions, this volume begins by tracing the intellectual contours of her work and discusses the people and events that shaped her thinking. The succeeding chapters address her theories on accumulation, capital, and equilibrium, her interpretation of Marx, as well as the influence of Piero Sraffa. Editor(s): Gibson, Bill. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 37. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Edward Elgar Pub
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843769323
ISBN
9781843769323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.56

Hardback. The Research in the History of Economic Methodology (RHETM) 34A, includes original research from preeminent scholars in the field. Series: Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; JHBC; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 178 x 246 x 29. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785609602
ISBN
9781785609602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.80

Hardcover. The latest volume in the series Research of Economic History contains articles on the economic history of Europe and the U.S. Editor(s): Hanes, Christopher; Wolcott, Susan. Series: Research in Economic History. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784417826
ISBN
9781784417826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.43

Hardback. The latest volume in the series Research of Economic History contains articles on the economic history of Europe and the U.S. Editor(s): Hanes, Christopher; Wolcott, Susan. Series: Research in Economic History. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783504879
ISBN
9781783504879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.38

Hardback. Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology is an annual series which presents research materials in the fields of the history of economic thought and the methodology of economics. Editor(s): Biddle, Jeff E.; Emmett, Ross B.; Johnson, Marianne. Series: Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783500604
ISBN
9781783500604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.04

Paperback. Why is a novel like a corporation? How is Daniel Defoe connected to the Bank of England? Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; KCZ; KJZ; KNST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782799528
ISBN
9781782799528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.50

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