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From Nobel Prize–winning economist Joel Mokyr, a revealing look at why Enlightenment culture sparked the Industrial Revolution During the late eighteenth century, innovations in Europe triggered the……続きを見る

The rhetoric of economics has long claimed scientific objectivity, however the late, great economist Joan Robinson argued that ‘the purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-mad……続きを見る

This book examines the institutional changes taking place in, and challenges facing, the region since 1997. It also describes various differences in the reform process between countries in the regio……続きを見る

Many recent studies of French politics have tended to concentrate on the French political system in isolation. Contemporary France aims to set the working of the French political system into its his……続きを見る

Why, from the eighteenth century onwards, did some countries embark on a path of sustained economic growth, while others stagnated? This text looks at the kind of institutions that are required in o……続きを見る

** A Financial Times Best Summer Book of 2025** A sweeping history of capitalism as seen through the eyes of its fiercest critics At a time when we are faced with fundamental questions about the sus……続きを見る

Intra-Asian trade is a major theme of recent writing on Asian economic history. From the second half of the nineteenth century, intra-Asian trade flows linked Asia into an integrated economic system……続きを見る

In this thought-provoking book, well known economists Kurz and Salvadori cover original findings and new vistas on old problems. They cover: alternative interpretations of classical economists new ……続きを見る

**An instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller from one of the world’s leading economists, offering a grand narrative of the century that made us richer than ever, but left us unsati……続きを見る

Throughout the history of economic ideas, it has often been asserted that experimentation is impossible, yet, in fact, history shows that the idea of ‘experimentation’ has always been important, and……続きを見る

A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via www.tandfebooks.com as well as the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attr……続きを見る

Impressive and authoritative, this essential book brings together a collection of essays in honour of Peter Groenewegen, one of the most distinguished historians of economic thought of a generation.……続きを見る

Throughout history rivers have always been a source of life and of conflict. This book investigates the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine’s (CCNR) efforts to secure the principle of……続きを見る

Institutional and technological change is a highly topical subject. At the theoretical level, there is much debate in the field of institutional economics about the role of technological change in e……続きを見る

"Splendid: the global history of capitalism in all its creativeーand destructiveーglory.”ーThe New York Times Book Review With its deep roots and global scope, the capitalist system seems universal ……続きを見る

Whether a theoretical system is realistic or not has been a concern in economics, particularly in monetary theory, over the past century. Following John R. Hicks’ proposal that a realistic monetary ……続きを見る

For a century, economists have driven forward the cause of globalization in financial institutions, labour markets, and trade. Yet there have been consistent warning signs that a global economy and ……続きを見る

In contemporary non-mainstream economic debate, it is widely thought that the functioning of a market economy needs a set of rules (i.e. institutions) which bind agents in their behaviour, allowing ……続きを見る

自由市場烏托邦的誕生，法西斯主義的興起，以及民主政治的覆滅 從工業革命到兩次大戰，人類社會崩潰的核心經濟線索 對當前時代極具洞察力與啟發性的經典作品 新版序── 諾貝爾經濟學獎得主史迪格里茲Joseph E. Stig……続きを見る

本書突破中國史及世界史的分野，不僅是貨幣史與經濟史的傑出研究， 更是學術史、思想史與政治史領域的宏大之作！ 中國對於白銀的需求如何與十九世紀前期拉美人民的獨立運動，以及其他世界經濟變化交互影響，從而使……続きを見る

Including contributions from such figures as Douglas Irwin, James Foreman-Peck, Kevin O'Rourke and Max-Stefan-Schulze, this key book summarizes the recent empirical research carried out on the issue……続きを見る

This book explores the perceived paradigmatic conflict within British classical economics between the so called 'Ricardo School' and the contemporary French Economics of Jean-Baptiste Say. Samuel Ho……続きを見る

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER – FROM THE 2025 BBC REITH LECTURER 'Listen out for Rutger Bregman. He has a big future shaping the future' Observer** 'A more politically radical Malcolm Gladwell' New ……続きを見る

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Anchored in the principles of free-market economics, neoliberalism emerged in the 1990s as the world's most dominant economic paradigm. It has b……続きを見る

'If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh's clear, insightful, remarkable - and short - work' Claudia Goldin, Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics The Shortest History ……続きを見る

How the United States became an imperial power by bowing to pressure to defend its citizens' overseas investments Throughout the twentieth century, the U.S. government willingly deployed power, hard……続きを見る

A New York Times #1 Bestseller A Wall Street Journal #1 Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller A Sunday Times Bestseller A Guardian Best Book of the 21st Century Winner of the Financial Times and McKinse……続きを見る

Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too. Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life,……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER • The definitive account of the 2008 economic crisis, from the award-winning financial columnist and founder of DealBook, with unparalleled behind-the-scenes access to the k……続きを見る

From the New York Times bestselling author, the fascinating story of U.S. economic policy from Kennedy to Bidenーfilled with lessons for today In this book, Alan Blinder, one of the world’s most inf……続きを見る