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paperback. The U.S. economy faced the prospect of a serious recession even prior to the September 11 terrorist attacks. The afflictions that had deepened under both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush - wage stagnation, rising inequality and wildly inflated stock markets - sharpened further. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
VERSO
Condition
New
SKU
9781844675340
ISBN
9781844675340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 6.75

Paperback / so. Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universit'at Mannheim. Series: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Beitrage. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783790807394
ISBN
9783790807394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.29

Hardback. This book summarizes the life and work of economist Kenneth E. Boulding. Boulding was a prolific writer, teacher and Quaker. Starting his career as an orthodox Keynesian economist, he eventually adopted a transdisciplinary approach to economic topics including peace, conflict and defense, environmental problems, human betterment and evolution. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137034373
ISBN
9781137034373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.99

Paperback. Argues that wealth is not - or should not be - an end in itself, but a means to 'the good life'. Tracing the concept from Aristotle to the present, this book shows how far modern life has strayed from that ideal. It rejects the idea that there is any single measure of human progress, whether GDP or 'happiness'. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
PENGUIN PRESS/CLASSICS
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241953891
ISBN
9780241953891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. John Maynard Keynes was one of the most influential economists of the twentieth century. His ideas have had a central influence on many of areas of economics used today, both in theory and practice. In this Very Short Introduction Lord Robert Skidelsky looks at Keynes's life, his philosophy, his theories, and the legacy he left behind. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 208 pages, Approx 5 black and white photos. BIC Classification: BG; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111 x 11. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199591640
ISBN
9780199591640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. When unbridled capitalism falters, is there an alternative? This title shows how the great economist's ideas not only explain why the current financial crisis occurred - but are our best way out. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043609
ISBN
9780141043609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Karlsen, Robert W.; Pettyfer, Michael A. Num Pages: 139 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCC; KJVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
139
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613243541
ISBN
9781613243541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.99
€ 70.85

Paperback. Emphasizes that we need not choose between accepting and rejecting globalization, and that we can have a different globalization. This title also states that the movement of people and ideas is more important than the movement of things and money, and that freedom to change the institutions defining a market economy is needed. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145884
ISBN
9780691145884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Hogarth, Robin M.; Reder, Melvin W. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMJ; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226348599
ISBN
9780226348599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCC; KCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
abridged ed
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312215781
ISBN
9780312215781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.52

Paperback. This work employs statistical, sociological and psychological analysis, and new developments in "brain science", to show how the creation of an open society with increased equality of opportunity risks creating an unnecessarily excessive meritocracy. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBC; JHBL; KCA; KCFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333669501
ISBN
9780333669501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.48

Hardcover. A complete and accessible explanation of the factors contributing to the onset of the 2007 financial and economic crisis. The myriad factors are explained in an orderly way with simple terms. The anticipation (or not) and reception of the crisis by mainstream economists and by Austrian economics leads to reflection on the state of economic theory. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCA; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230298538
ISBN
9780230298538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.40

Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Povoa de Varzim, Portugal, March 25-April 7, 1990 Editor(s): Guimaraes, Rodrigues A. Series: NATO Science Series E:. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KJT; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401054485
ISBN
9789401054485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 250.03

hardcover. This text reports a project in agent-based computer simulation of processes of economic growth in a population of boundedly rational learning agents. The study is an exercise in comparative simulation. Series: Advances in Computational Economics. Num Pages: 163 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2000th Edition
Number of pages
163
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792386889
ISBN
9780792386889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.95

Paperback. Responses to the financial crash of 2008 by a unique combination of scholars (primarily economists and political philosophers) and actual players in the world of finance-including from Wall Street, from watchdog nonprofit organizations seeking to monitor Wall Street, and from the U.S. Treasury itself. Editor(s): Berkowitz, Roger. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823249619
ISBN
9780823249619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190621438
ISBN
9780190621438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMR; KCA; UYQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461498889
ISBN
9781461498889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Woo-Cumings, Meredith. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. 336 pages, 2 tables. Editor(s): Woo-Cumings, Meredith. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCA; KCP. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight: 532.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485664
ISBN
9780801485664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Leading thinkers, from both North and South, confront what is to be done about the clearly unstable world economic system. Editor(s): Bello, Walden; Bullard, Nicola; Malhotra, Anju; Malhotra, Kamal. Num Pages: 256 pages, glossary, tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1QFG; 1QFH; GTF; JFFS; KCA; KCL; KCS; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Zed Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KRA0005044
ISBN
9781856497923
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Talks about the knowledge industry in the US. Evaluating everything from stationery to presidential addresses, the author points out that the proportion of the labor force involved in the knowledge economy has increased from 11 to 32 percent between 1900 and 1959. He also founded the field of information economics. Num Pages: 436 pages, tabs.n.e. BIC Classification: KCA; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691003566
ISBN
9780691003566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.23
€ 60.10

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