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A history of how the pursuit of growth has kept us from creating a more sustainable and just world. Most economists believe that growth is the surest path to better lives. This has proven to be one ……続きを見る

When, and how, might crises force institutions to change? Crisis management prompts expectations of exceptional behaviour, leaders raising their 'game', and of being empowered. The Greek crisis of 2……続きを見る

Ce dictionnaire rassemble, en quarante-cinq notices réparties en trois volumes, les biographies très documentées des ministres des Finances, de la Révolution française jusqu'à la fin du Second Empir……続きを見る

Since the end of the nineteenth century the dairy sectors of some industrialised European and American countries have experienced a phase of growth that took place at a different rate and in a diffe……続きを見る

À partir des années 1880, l’électricité est progressivement devenue une technologie centrale, qui va procurer des biens et assurer des services nouveaux, bouleversant ainsi la production industriell……続きを見る

What interpretation(s) do today’s historians make of electrification? Electrification is a process which began almost a hundred and fifty years ago but which more than one billion men and women stil……続きを見る

European culture is rich with diversity and character, developing, maturing, and emerging throughout the course of history. The authors of the book examine the complex nature and multifaceted cultur……続きを見る

The modern economic history of Japan is an extraordinary tale. The country rose over the course of just a hundred and twenty odd years from outright backwardness to the elite tier of the most advanc……続きを見る

Social Surveys (1949) examines a host of fact-finding studies, dealing mainly with working class poverty, and the associated nature and problems. To describe the structure of a community demands a c……続きを見る

In the 1790s, for the first time, reformers proposed bringing poverty to an end. Inspired by scientific progress, the promise of an international economy, and the revolutions in France and the Unite……続きを見る

Simone Milasas was $187,000 in debt when she realized she needed to make a big change. With the help of the tools featured in this book, she was totally out of debt within two years. Simone's point ……続きを見る

Simone Milasas tinha uma dívida de US$ 187.000 quando percebeu que precisava fazer uma mudança. Com a ajuda das ferramentas apresentadas neste livro, em dois anos, ela estava totalmente livre de dív……続きを見る

Originally published in 1971, this wide-ranging study illuminates many crucial wage and employment issues by examining the operation of local labour markets and by testing labour market theory again……続きを見る

This book delves into the intricate dynamics between economic elites and the political party system in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, particularly during their democratization phases in the twentiet……続きを見る

Lionel Robbins's now famous lectures on the history of economic thought comprise one of the greatest accounts since World War II of the evolution of economic ideas. This volume represents the first ……続きを見る

The performance of the British economy over the past fifty-odd years does not make for comforting reading. Indeed, the story is a depressing catalogue of misapprehensions, missteps, wasted opportuni……続きを見る

Spooner, an intellectual activist and later a philosophical anarchist, was one of 19th century America's most profound minds. He produced some of the finest constitutional arguments ever devised aga……続きを見る

Originally published in 1967, this was the first book to discuss why agricultural supply became more ‘responsive’ and to provide broadly based evidence of the ways in which that ‘responsiveness’ may……続きを見る

This edited collection comprises foundational texts and new contributions that revisit the theory of the «audience commodity» as first articulated by Dallas Smythe. Contributors focus on the histori……続きを見る

Most accounts of the current financial crisis tell a story of deregulation, out-of-control markets and irresponsible speculation. But few of those works have done more than regurgitate the newspaper……続きを見る

Una distopía inquietante y llena de salvaje ironía sobre el hundimiento del dólar y el desmoronamiento de Estados Unidos, contada a través de una familia a la que se le acaba el sueño americano. Est……続きを見る

Este libro de Eduardo Antonelli acerca al lector una doble propuesta. Por un lado, señala lo que el autor considera algunas limitaciones del análisis tradicional de la Economía, puestas de manifiest……続きを見る

The work of Elinor and Vincent Ostrom represents a distinctive contribution to the study of political economy, public policy and administration, collective action, and governance theory. Efforts to ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1965, this book subjected the economic performance of Scotland to close examination. The progress of the Scottish economy from 1951 to 1960 was assessed in quantitative terms……続きを見る

Simone Milasas avait 187 000 $ de dettes lorsqu'elle a réalisé qu'un changement était nécessaire. Avec l'aide des outils présentés dans ce livre, elle a remboursé toutes ces dettes en l'espace de de……続きを見る

A tribute to the work of Keith Wrightson which addresses fundamental questions about the character of English society during a period of decisive change. A tribute to the work of Keith Wrightson, Re……続きを見る

A tribute to the work of Keith Wrightson, Remaking English Society re-examines the relationship between enduring structures and social change in early modern England. Collectively, the essays in the……続きを見る

The evolution of business history offers some radical ways forward for a discipline which is rich in potential. This shortform book offers an expert overview of how the field has relevance for conte……続きを見る

This Palgrave Pivot reviews the history of the UK's Retail Prices Index (RPI) from its origins just after the Second World War to its controversial position today. Both the developments in the metho……続きを見る

El presente libro diseña una ruta para comprender los tres momentos centrales de la modernidad: la ciudad mercantil de la baja Edad Media, el Estado nacional y la región plurinacional. Ugo Pipitone ……続きを見る