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This book introduces edumetrics, a rigorous, interdisciplinary framework for measuring learning outcomes over time and across space. Based on Lord Kelvin’s maxim that “to measure is to know,” edumet……続きを見る

From a narrow technological and economic point of view, the industrial revolution is regarded as the process by which a society gains control of vast sources of energy and thereby experiences accele……続きを見る

With substantial new approach and global relevance, this book provides a chronological narrative of how policy priority, policy design and institutional structure for coal, railways and power sector……続きを見る

Waqf is emerging globally as a distinctive institution, serving as a vital bridge between societal and economic needs, and resource allocation. Waqfs functioning in some parts of the world, of a var……続きを見る

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Following on from The Hand Behind the Invisible Hand and A Realist Philosophy of Economics, this new book drawn from Karl Mittermaier’s wri……続きを見る

Die Flick-Affäre hat ihren festen Platz in der Zeitgeschichte. Transparenz ist eines der populärsten Schlagwörter heutiger politischer Debatten. Martin Mainka begibt sich auf die Suche nach den hist……続きを見る

In "Die Akkumulation des Kapitals" analysiert Rosa Luxemburg den kapitalistischen Prozess der Akkumulation und dessen soziale sowie ökonomische Bedingungen. Ihre kritische Auseinandersetzung mit der……続きを見る

The Politics of Crisis in Europe explores the resilience of the European Union in the face of repeated crises perceived to threaten its very existence. While it is often observed after the fact that……続きを見る

This book expands upon a range of economic insights within the overall context of critical theory, particularly with respect to the question of socioeconomic inequalities, and presents an explanatio……続きを見る

Originally published in 1983, this comparative study of day-to-day industrial relations in two closely matched factories in Britain and Germany, the author examines the causes of the disorder in Bri……続きを見る

Renaissance Europe witnessed a surge of interest in new scientific ideas and theories. Whilst the study of this 'Scientific Revolution' has dramatically shifted our appreciation of many facets of th……続きを見る

As Europe began to grow rich during the Middle Ages, its wealth materialized in the well-made clothes, linens, and wares of ordinary households. Such items were indicators of one’s station in life i……続きを見る

Established in 1542, the Roman Inquisition operated through a network of almost fifty tribunals to combat heretical and heterodox threats within the papal territories. Whilst its theological, instit……続きを見る

Over the past century, the rise and fall of economic policy orders has been shaped by a paradox, as intellectual and institutional stability have repeatedly caused market instability and crisis. To ……続きを見る

Examine what would happen if we were to deploy blockchain technology at the sovereign level and use it to create a decentralized cashless economy. This book explains how finance and economics work t……続きを見る

Adam Smith (5 juin 1723 - 17 juillet 1790) est un philosophe et économiste écossais des Lumières. Il reste dans l’histoire comme le père des sciences économiques modernes, dont l'œuvre principale, p……続きを見る

What is the relationship between the financial system and politics? In a democratic system, what kind of control should elected governments have over the financial markets? What policies should be i……続きを見る

This study brings to life the community of trans-Atlantic merchants who established strong economic, political and cultural ties between the United States and the city-republic of Bremen, Germany in……続きを見る

This classic work is an exhaustive philosophical, historical, and religious look at the relationship between Catholic and Protestant religious doctrine and both the historical and ideological growth……続きを見る

Escrita um ano antes da Revolução de Outubro e publicada no calor das jornadas revolucionárias de 1917, Imperialismo, estágio superior do capitalismo é considerada uma das obras mais importantes do ……続きを見る

Is inclusiveness in the commons and sustainability a paradox? Late medieval and Early Modern rural societies encountered challenges because of growing population pressure, urbanisation and commercia……続きを見る

“The American taxpayer”ーangered by government waste and satisfied only with spending cutsーhas preoccupied elected officials and political commentators since the Reagan Revolution. But resistance t……続きを見る