CK - Economic History 10

Slavery Hinterland explores a neglected aspect of transatlantic slavery: the implication of a continental European hinterland. It focuses on historical actors in territories that were not directly i……続きを見る

The economic recession of the 1980s changed the face of industrial relations in Britain. Originally published in 1985, this book brings together all the major developments from that time and examine……続きを見る

This important new study examines the intricately linked phenomena of interwoven population growth, economic power, quality education, business leadership, and fiscal significance as exemplified in ……続きを見る

Worst-case scenarios are all too real, and all too common. The financial crisis of 2008 was not the first or the last to destroy jobs, homeownership and the savings of millions of people. Hurricanes……続きを見る

Why do climate and financial crises pose such extreme risks? And what does it take to respond effectively to those risks? Extreme weather events – storms and sea-level rise, heat waves, droughts and……続きを見る

Why do climate and financial crises pose such extreme risks? And what does it take to respond effectively to those risks? Extreme weather events – storms and sea-level rise, heat waves, droughts and……続きを見る

Is Capitalism doomed; how long is its shelf-life? Can its promise of prosperity and the ‘good life’ be sustained? Have stories of its impending demise been exaggerated? If some soothsayers are to be……続きを見る

"I urge everyone to read this important new book.”ーRon Paul, Host of Ron Paul Liberty Report Americans are facing sticker shock at every turn: from the gas pump to the grocery store and every kind ……続きを見る

Human Nature in Modern Economics offers a precise definition of the concept of human nature in economics, something that is so far lacking in the theoretical and methodological literature. This book……続きを見る

An examination of how farming expertise could be shared and extended, over four centuries. All kinds of knowledge, from traditional know-how to modern science, are socially contingent and the produc……続きを見る

Vor 100 Jahren fand in Deutschland eine Geldvernichtung unvorstellbaren Ausmaßes statt. Kein anderes westliches Land hat in seiner jüngeren Geschichte eine Hyperinflation dieser Intensität erlebt. O……続きを見る

What is the Great Depression? Why does the Economic World consider it an important event of the 20th Century? How to content ourselves with the event of the Great Depression? So, if these questions ……続きを見る

How to sustain an international system of cooperation in the midst of geopolitical struggle Can the international economic and legal system survive today’s fractured geopolitics? Democracies are fac……続きを見る

Africa’s Slaves Today, first published in 1975, examines the question of the persistence of slavery in modern Africa. It concludes that slavery is by no means dead in certain regions, but that at th……続きを見る

Desde el estallido de la crisis financiera de 2008, el capitalismo, que parecía haber consolidado su triunfo tras la caída de la Unión Soviética, vuelve a estar en discusión. Jürgen Kocka, profesor ……続きを見る

Ugandan Asians in Great Britain (1975) examines the impact of the 1972 immigration of 28,000 Asians expelled from Uganda, looking at the impact on both the immigrants themselves and the British host……続きを見る

Wie werden in Deutschland die Stromnetzentgelte gebildet? Wie werden sie in Russland bestimmt? Die Autorin zeigt Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede der deutschen und russischen Regulierungspraxis auf.……続きを見る

From a capital market perspective, the author analyzes Merger and Acquisitions transactions (M&A) and in-licensings in the pharmaceutical industry between 1998 and 2012. Utilizing the event study me……続きを見る

Alternative Spaces/Transformative Places addresses the rise of unruly spaces in society, as well as communicative strategies that citizens and activists may use to democratize them. With the widespr……続きを見る

Die Solarindustrie erlebte insbesondere in Deutschland einen unvergleichbar rasanten und medienträchtigen Aufstieg. Jedoch wurde dieser Aufschwung von einer ebenso beeindruckenden Konsolidierungspha……続きを見る

Fifty years after the creation of Factors Chain International (FCI), the worldwide association of 400 factors in 90 countries, this book intends to fill a significant gap: cover a global perspective……続きを見る

Die fortschreitende Ökonomisierung aller gesellschaftlichen Lebensbereiche folgt dem Ideal eines sich selbst regulierenden Marktes. Gleichzeitig entstehen reale Ungleichgewichte und spürbare Disbala……続きを見る

The book deals with the use of clean technologies and in particular of electronic mobility from the perspective of the empirical capital market. The author sheds light on the developments of economi……続きを見る

African American Studies: The Discipline and Its Dimensions is a comprehensive resource book that recounts the development of the discipline of African American Studies and provides a basic referenc……続きを見る

Gegenstand dieses Buchs ist die Frage, wie die Budgetpolitik gestaltet werden soll, um eine nachhaltige Entwicklung der Staatsverschuldung zu gewährleisten. Die Beiträge berücksichtigen dabei sowohl……続きを見る

How deep is the impact of the 2008 global crisis on Ecuador, Brazil and Mexico? Although having similar experience with the policies of the Washington Consensus, Ecuador, Brazil and Mexico have esta……続きを見る

Volatility derivatives are an important group of financial instruments and their list is much longer than volatility index futures and options. This book reviews methods used for measurement, estima……続きを見る

This book will help managers understand organizations in non-quantitative manner. The modern-day managers are challenged with dealing with these constantly increasing complexities in the pursuit of ……続きを見る

“What will not surprise you is the wisdom, wit, and insight that Alex Pollock and Howard Adler bring to this indispensable guide to financial prophecy. The future may be a closed book, but you must ……続きを見る

The 2008 recession left the United States in deep trouble. With unemployment levels approaching 25 million and banks sustained by trillions of government dollars, are governments and economists unde……続きを見る