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Political economy

Paperback. A text seeking to refute one of the cornerstone beliefs of economics and political science: that economic markets are more efficient than the processes and institutions of democratic government. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 230 pages, 13 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: JPHV; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226904238
ISBN
9780226904238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. The history of Christianity in America has been marked by recurring periods of religious revivals or awakenings. This book addresses the economic and political context of evangelical revivalism and its historical linkages with economic expansion and Republicanism in the 19th century. Num Pages: 238 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRCC2; JFC; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226795867
ISBN
9780226795867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.06

Paperback. Crime rates in Latin America are among the highest in the world, creating climates of fear and lawlessness in several countries. This title addresses a variety of topics, including the impact of kidnappings on investment, mandatory arrest laws, education in prisons, and the relationship between poverty and crime. Editor(s): Tella, Rafael Di; Edwards, Sebastian; Schargrodsky, Ernesto. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 536 pages, 95 figures, 106 tables, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; JKV; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226791852
ISBN
9780226791852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.75
€ 82.26

Paperback. Editor(s): Stigler, George J. Num Pages: 664 pages, figures and tables throughout. BIC Classification: KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 933.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226774381
ISBN
9780226774381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.16

Paperback. With American leadership facing increased competition from China and India, the question of how hegemons emerge - and are able to create conditions for lasting stability - is of utmost importance in international relations. The author draws attention to the critical role played by finance in the emergence of these liberal hegemons. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line drawing, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; KCL; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226767604
ISBN
9780226767604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.29

Hardback. With American leadership facing increased competition from China and India, the question of how hegemons emerge - and are able to create conditions for lasting stability - is of utmost importance in international relations. The author draws attention to the critical role played by finance in the emergence of these liberal hegemons. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line drawing, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; KCL; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226767598
ISBN
9780226767598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.69
€ 92.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFC; JPFF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226710235
ISBN
9780226710235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 34.51

Paperback. Exploring how government works and how voters and their elected representatives make decisions, this text responds to the media's negative portrayal of the cynical political atmosphere in America, suggesting that elected officials actually do tend to vote according to their constituents' interests. Num Pages: 364 pages, 14 line drawings, 60 tables. BIC Classification: JPH; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226654171
ISBN
9780226654171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.56

Paperback. Presents evidence that most Americans favor free enterprise and practical government programs to distribute wealth more equitably. This book provides a popular mandate to combat the economic inequity that plagues the nation. Num Pages: 144 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVK; KCB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226644554
ISBN
9780226644554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. Focusing on the organizations and activities of Hindu ascetics and gurus, the author explores the complex interrelations among religion, the political economy of India and global capitalism. The work illustrates the pervasive presence of Hindu imagery in India's burgeoning market economy. Num Pages: 380 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JHM; JPFN; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226560106
ISBN
9780226560106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.06

Paperback. Focusing on the costs and benefits of two important instruments of economic policy, this title explores the trade-offs between litigation and regulation, the circumstances in which one approach may outperform the other, and the principles that affect the choice between addressing particular economic activities with one system or the other. Editor(s): Kessler, Daniel P. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 344 pages, 19 line drawings, 54 tables. BIC Classification: KCP; LBBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226432205
ISBN
9780226432205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.75
€ 82.90

Paperback. Each year Congress appropriates billions of dollars for scientific research. Reporter Daniel S. Greenberg reveals here who gets the money and why. The revelations show an overlooked world of false claims where science, money and politics all manipulate each other. Num Pages: 528 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; KCP; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226306353
ISBN
9780226306353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Chicago and New York share similar backgrounds but have had strikingly different fates. Tracing their fortunes from the 1930s to the present day, Ester R. Fuchs examines key policy decisions which have influenced the political structures of these cities and guided them into, or clear of, periods of economic crisis. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 376 pages, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCBM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226267913
ISBN
9780226267913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 34.23

Paperback. Eight of the last twelve presidents were millionaires when they took office. Why is it that most politicians in America are so much better off than the people who elect them - and does the social class divide between citizens and their representatives matter? The author answers this question with a resounding - and disturbing - yes. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 61 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226087146
ISBN
9780226087146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.01

Hardcover. Eight of the last twelve presidents were millionaires when they took office. Why is it that most politicians in America are so much better off than the people who elect them - and does the social class divide between citizens and their representatives matter? The author answers this question with a resounding - and disturbing - yes. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 61 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226087009
ISBN
9780226087009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.13
€ 52.12

Paperback. Despite George W Bush's opposition to big government, federal spending increased under his watch more quickly than it did during the Clinton administration. This book shows that efforts to expand markets and shrink government have the ironic effect of expanding government's reach by creating problems that force legislators to enact new rules. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226076430
ISBN
9780226076430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.33

Hardcover. Shows that conservative efforts to expand markets and shrink government often have the ironic effect of expanding government's reach by creating problems that force legislators to enact new rules and regulations. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226076423
ISBN
9780226076423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.43
€ 48.52

Paperback. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 figures, 44 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHC; JPQ; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226064109
ISBN
9780226064109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. This book places the dissent movement in the Soviet Union within the framework of modern Russian history. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW3; JPW; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521100991
ISBN
9780521100991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.64

Paperback. This compelling contribution to contemporary debates about the banking industry offers a unique perspective on its geographical and conceptual placement . It traces the evolving links between the two, revealing how our notions of banking productiveness have evolved alongside the shifting loci of banking activity. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KCP; KFFK; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444338287
ISBN
9781444338287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.49

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