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Popular belief holds that throwing the contents of a chamber pot into the street was a common occurrence during the early modern period. This book challenges this deeply entrenched stereotypical ima……続きを見る

The theory of the firm has been fertile ground for economists. Bylund proposes a new theory, rooted in Austrian economics, which examines the firm as a part of the market, and not as a free-standing……続きを見る

The Dynamics of International Business offers a comparative, chronological overview of the strategic and structural evolution of international firms. Organized around eras of global economic develop……続きを見る

Public credit was controversial in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England. It entailed new ways of thinking about the individual in relation to the State and was for many reasons a site of cult……続きを見る

It is clear even to casual observation that economies evolve from year to year and over centuries. Yet mainstream economic theory assumes that economies always move towards equilibrium. One conseque……続きを見る

The second edition of the Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies offers students clear and informed chapters on the history of globalization and key theories that have considered ……続きを見る

First Published in 2004. Did medieval Muslims have the concept of a 'social class'? If not, can we usefully employ the term in analysing their society? Were there such things as guilds in the mediev……続きを見る

Originally published in 1919, A primer of National Finance discusses elements of financial principles with reference to facts and figures of British National Finance, Britain’s financial position an……続きを見る

Gibbins’ Industrial History of England gives a thorough outline of England’s economic and industrial history from the Romans to the early 20th Century. As well as considering the economic and indust……続きを見る

Cartels, trusts and agreements to reduce competition between firms have existed for centuries, but became particularly prevalent toward the end of the 19th century. In the mid-20th century governmen……続きを見る

This book presents new theory and empirical studies on the roles of cognitive workload and fatigue on repeated financial decisions. The mathematical models that are developed here utilize two cusp c……続きを見る

This volume explores the professional ethics of addresses the varied ethical needs of the professional economists and public policy professionals. Using terms and methods familiar to the reader, the……続きを見る

How has the Internet been changing our lives, and how did these changes come about? Nathan Newman seeks the answers to these questions by studying the emergence of the Internet economy in Silicon Va……続きを見る

Volume II provides an in-depth analysis of important specific issues, detailed discussion of the independence of the Bank of Israel, and an econometric study of the central banks policies. This volu……続きを見る

"Die Geschichte des ökonomischen Denkens" gibt einen umfassenden und dennoch detaillierten Überblick über die Entwicklung der ökonomischen Theorie. Die Gesamtschau zeigt wichtige Zusammenhänge und U……続きを見る

The rise of America from a colonial outpost to one of the world’s most sophisticated and productive economies was facilitated by the establishment of a variety of economic enterprises pursued within……続きを見る

Over the past thirty years, the issue of economic inequality has emerged from the backwaters of economics to claim center stage in the political discourse of America and beyond---a change prompted b……続きを見る

Für Studenten ist der Einstieg in die Wirtschaftswissenschaften oft schwierig, weil auf den ersten Blick kein eindeutiger Untersuchungsgegenstand und keine allgemein akzeptierte Struktur erkennbar i……続きを見る

Dieter Bögenhold beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, wie die Fächer der Soziologie und Ökonomik zueinander positioniert sind. Nachdem zu Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts eine strikte Einheit zwischen ihnen b……続きを見る

Auch da, wo es dem eigenen Gewinn überhaupt nicht dienlich ist, verhalten Menschen sich regelmäßig fair und gerecht. Auf der anderen Seite ist opportunistisches, unfaires Handeln keine Absonderlichk……続きを見る

Discover the Untold Story of America's Postwar Economic Boom In The Great Boom, historian Robert Sobel tells the fascinating story of the last 50 years when American entrepreneurs, visionaries, and ……続きを見る

The Ancient Greek Economy: Markets, Households and City-States brings together sixteen essays by leading scholars of the ancient Greek economy specialising in history, economics, archaeology and num……続きを見る

Orthodox economics operates within a hypothesized world of perfect competition in which perfect consumers and firms act to bring about supposedly optimal outcomes. The discrepancies between this mod……続きを見る

This brief emphasizes the ways in which introductory economics textbooks incorrectly rely on assumptions about the free market, the rational agent model, market fundamentalism, and standard long-sta……続きを見る

We are pleased to announce that A Critical History of Financial Crises has been included in CHOICE Magazine's Outstanding Academic Title list. Only the most outstanding works have been sele……続きを見る

Natural disasters, instability in the finance and banking sector, widespread social protests, and other crisis situations have increasingly become the focus of public attention. With the growing vis……続きを見る

Europe's critical infrastructure is a key concern to policymakers, NGOs, companies, and citizens today. A 2006 power line failure in northern Germany closed lights in Portugal in a matter of seconds……続きを見る

For all the turmoil that roiled financial markets during the Great Recession and its aftermath, Wall Street forecasts once again turned bullish and corporate profitability soared to unprecedented he……続きを見る

Un guide pratique et accessible pour comprendre rapidement le succès des produits Apple ! Chaque année, des milliers de consommateurs impatients guettent la sortie des nouveaux appareils de la célèb……続きを見る

Une analyse concise pour comprendre rapidement tout l’intérêt du livre La Terre est plate de Thomas L. Friedman Que faut-il retenir de La Terre est plate, le livre de chevet de Tony Blair ? Retrouve……続きを見る