Economic History 1

How the rise of Wall Street in the 1980s lured a generation of young upstarts to New York, unleashing a political and cultural transformation whose national repercussions are still felt today. Yuppi……続きを見る

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “It is one of the best narrative histories I’ve read.” ーThe Wall Street Journal A New York Times Notable Book of 2025 • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025 •……続きを見る

A 2,500-year history of international currencies that reveals new insights about the future of the U.S. dollarーas well as crypto and central bank digital currencies Doubts about the international d……続きを見る

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2025** THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND OBAMA BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A must-read for progressives' BARACK OBAM……続きを見る

Realising the Value of Culture brings together international scholars to explore how values shape economies, organisations, and societies. It provides conceptual framing and tools for those seeking ……続きを見る

**A New York Times Notable Book • A Financial Times Best Book of the Year *"*A learned, formidable and vivid story… Readers around the world will study and ponder this monumental work of history, ag……続きを見る

A concise, colorful, and convincing account of capitalism’s rise to global dominance. Today, a vast majority of us live under the economic system called capitalismーit touches almost every aspect of……続きを見る

A groundbreaking work that reveals how nations grow, prosper, and shape the world economy. In this timeless classic, Adam Smith explores the principles that drive wealth creation, productivity, and ……続きを見る

The Global Financial Crisis revealed that systemic fragility arises not only from identifiable risks but also from systemic uncertainty – the endogenous and often unpredictable dynamics that build u……続きを見る

The Roaring Twenties was a golden age of economic prosperity and liberal social change. Innovations in numerous industries revived a sluggish post-World War I economy, and mass production methods al……続きを見る

How the world’s oldest asset secretly shapes our modern economy In The Land Trap, Mike BirdーWall Street editor at The Economistーreveals how this ancient asset still exerts outsize influence over t……続きを見る

How auctions work, in theory and practice, with clear explanations and real-world examples that range from government procurement to eBay. Although it is among the oldest of market institutions, the……続きを見る

Capitalism is an economic system where almost all production and trade activities are organised by enterprises whose purpose is to maximise the return on the capital that has been invested in them. ……続きを見る

Cooperatives are traditionally recognized as marginal players in the economic sector, but their role in policymaking and in social arenas has garnered even less attention. Over the past two decades,……続きを見る

It was only in the sixteenth century that texts began to refer to the significance of "economic activity" -- of sustaining life. This was not because the ordinary business of life was thought unimpo……続きを見る

The Routledge Handbook of Economic Expectations in Historical Perspective offers a one-stop reference that distills and summarizes the recent scholarship on economic expectations. Investigating the ……続きを見る

***One of Barack Obama's best books of 2024*** Shortlisted for the 2024 Financial Times & Schroders Business Book of the Year A revelatory account of the past, present, and future of economic growth……続きを見る

Poverty in the History of Economic Thought: From Mercantilism to Neoclassical Economics aims to describe and critically examine how economic thought deals with poverty and the poor, including its ca……続きを見る

Despite the billions of dollars invested in digitalization, productivity growth in developed economies remains sluggish and the promised technological revolution has yet to deliver its full potentia……続きを見る

The Company of Strangers shows us the remarkable strangeness, and fragility, of our everyday lives. This completely revised and updated edition includes a new chapter analyzing how the rise and fall……続きを見る

The Dutch and English East India Companies were formidable organizations that were gifted with expansive powers that allowed them to conduct diplomacy, wage war and seize territorial possessions. Bu……続きを見る

This book offers a view of shifts in labour relations in various parts of the world over a breathtaking span, from 1500 to 2000, with a particular emphasis on colonial institutions. How did growing ……続きを見る

Maritime trade is the backbone of the world’s economy. Around ninety percent of all goods are transported by ship, and since World War II, shipbuilding has undergone major changes in response to new……続きを見る

History of Ideology: Beyond AI Capitalism is a sweeping, urgent and hopeful journey through humanity's past and future. From the first hunter-gatherer tribes to the rise of agriculture, empires and ……続きを見る

This scholarly nonfiction work presents a theory of capital, trade, money, prices, supply and demand, value, and freedom. Everything that you ever wanted or needed to know about economics and how an……続きを見る

What exactly is money? Where did it come from and where is it going? From seashells to smartphones, Money: The Shaper of Civilisation is a sweeping journey through the evolution of currency - how we……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An explosive, deeply reported exposé of McKinsey & Company, the international consulting firm that advises corporations and governments, that highlights the often drastic……続きを見る

A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and through the ideas of great thinkers in the field “A whistle-stop introduction to the grea……続きを見る

This is the history of the East India Company and its enduring legacy as a corporation, dealing in exploitation and violence. The English East India Company was the mother of the modern multinationa……続きを見る

This book adopts an integrated history and philosophy of science approach to consider the historical origins and methodological pitfalls of field experiments in economics. It explains key concepts s……続きを見る