Economic History 10

By many measures, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) had the strongest economy in the Eastern bloc and was one of the most important industrial nations worldwide. Nonetheless, the economic history……続きを見る

Covering the period c.1200-c.2000, this book provides an innovative investigation of entrepreneurship in a long-run historical perspective, presenting new insights into the personal characteristics ……続きを見る

This myth shattering book reveals the methods Nouriel Roubini used to foretell the current crisis before other economists saw it coming and shows how those methods can help us make sense of the pres……続きを見る

**“The most important economics book of the yearーand maybe of the decade.” ーPaul Krugman, New York Times, on Capital in the Twenty-First Century A bestselling economist’s history of inequality and……続きを見る

National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist From the acclaimed, award-winning author of Alexander Hamilton: here is the essential, endlessly engrossing biography of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.ーthe Jek……続きを見る

The period spanning the two World Wars was unquestionably the most catastrophic in Europe's history. Despite such undeniably progressive developments as the radical expansion of women's suffrage and……続きを見る

The welfare state has, over the past forty years, come under increasing attack from liberals who consider comprehensive welfare provision inimical to liberalism. Yet, many of the architects of the p……続きを見る

An Economist Best Book of 2023 | One of The New York Times’ 33 Nonfiction Books to Read This Fall | Named a most anticipated fall book by the Chicago Tribune and Bloomberg | Finalist for the 2024 Ha……続きを見る

★《紐約時報》年度選書★ ★《華爾街日報》《經濟學人》《富比世》 一致盛讚★ 從荷蘭鬱金香狂熱到日本泡沫經濟， 是什麼構成致富的幻象，引起群眾的顛狂？ 歷史總是驚人相似、投機盛宴再三上演……只因人性永恆不變。 ……続きを見る

Why did Western countries become so much wealthier than the rest of the world? What explains the huge rise in incomes during the Industrial Revolution - and why did Britain lead the way? In the year……続きを見る

Named One of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of the Year A vivid account of the past, present, and future of economic growth, showing how and why we must continue to pursue it while responding to the ……続きを見る

'An invaluable primer to some of the underlying tensions behind contemporary political debate' Financial Times It has always been an important part of British self-image to see the United Kingdom as……続きを見る

How climate change ushered in the collapse of one of history’s mighty empires In 1644, after close to three centuries of relative stability and prosperity, the Ming dynasty collapsed. Many historian……続きを見る

A book that revolutionised our understanding of English social history. E. P. Thompson shows how the English working class emerged through the degradations of the industrial revolution to create a c……続きを見る

從1624年到清治末年，台灣是一個傳統而落後的農業經濟。1895年日本統治台灣之後，總督府推動全面性的基礎建設，包括公共衛生，土地調查，戶口調查，與現代化的交通系統，也啟動了台灣的現代經濟成長。到了日治中期……続きを見る

This book offers a chronological account of the development of interest-bearing debt and how the issue of interest has been addressed throughout medieval and modern civilizations. It provides a revi……続きを見る

By the early twentieth century, it became common to describe the United States as a "business civilization." President Coolidge in 1925 said, "The chief business of the American people is business."……続きを見る

"Trade suspicion" refers to a specific combination of politics and economy. When the success of international trade becomes an important factor for the country's military and political survival, it ……続きを見る

SHORT-LISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR The term “Libor” is obscure, but it determines a good deal of our financial lives-the interest rate on our credit card; our student loa……続きを見る

Exploring the dynamics of development and dependency, this book traces the experience of Taiwan under Japanese colonial rule. Chih-ming Ka shows how, unlike in other sugar-producing colonies, Taiwan……続きを見る

**Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics Get ready to change the way you think about economics.** Nobel laureate Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central a……続きを見る

A history of capitalism in nineteenth†‘ and twentieth†‘century China and India exploring the competition between their tea industries Tea remains the world’s most popular commercial drink today, and……続きを見る

It's rare that a book appears with a fresh perspective on world affairs, but renowned economist Ha-Joon Chang has some startlingly original things to say about the future of globalization. In theory……続きを見る

The Glorious Revolution of 1688–9 transformed the role of parliament in Britain and its empire. Large numbers of statutes resulted, with most concerning economic activity. Julian Hoppit here provide……続きを見る

**WINNER OF THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZE A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018 ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR A NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS' TOP BOOK "An intelligent explanation of the mechanisms th……続きを見る

Discover everything you need to know about Economics. What is Economics? Why do consumers borrow and save? How do economic systems work? Money and investing can be daunting. This book covers all of ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1978, this book goes beyond conventional studies of economic history to discuss wider political and social questions pertinent to the development of the German political econ……続きを見る

How Chile became home to the world’s most radical free-market experimentーand what its downfall suggests about the fate of neoliberalism around the globe In The Chile Project, Sebastian Edwards tell……続きを見る

Longlisted for the 2021 Porchlight Business Book Awards, Big Ideas & New Perspectives “She offers something both broad and scarce: a compelling new story about how to create a desirable future.”ーNe……続きを見る

This is the first book to focus comparatively on the development processes of finance in China and Japan during the prewar period. The key issue is how to evaluate the role of government in the esta……続きを見る