Economic growth

Nicolae Georgescu-Roegen (1906-1994) is considered today as perhaps the chief founder of the transdisciplinary field today known as Ecological Economics, but that he defined himself as Bioeconomics.

Nicolae Georgescu-Roegen (1906-1994) is considered today as perhaps the chief founder of the transdisciplinary field today known as Ecological Economics, but that he defined himself as Bioeconomics.

Advances in digital technology have driven large decreases in the costs of data transfer and telecommunications.

Advances in digital technology have driven large decreases in the costs of data transfer and telecommunications.

This is a ground-breaking book about the foundations of institutional economics.

This is a ground-breaking book about the foundations of institutional economics.

The Routledge Handbook of South Asian Economics addresses the recent economic transformation in South Asia.

The Routledge Handbook of South Asian Economics addresses the recent economic transformation in South Asia.

Hailed a "e;an outstanding contribution to our knowledge of the way in which western economies work"e; [Times Literary Supplement], this penetrating study of economic growth compares and analyzes tic rates of economic advance in the twelve leading countries that comprise the industrial West.

Hailed a "e;an outstanding contribution to our knowledge of the way in which western economies work"e; [Times Literary Supplement], this penetrating study of economic growth compares and analyzes tic rates of economic advance in the twelve leading countries that comprise the industrial West.

In this new volume, 28 Scandinavian researchers and others who are active in arts and culture seek to answer the questions: What has been the effect of regional and local investment in arts and culture?

In this new volume, 28 Scandinavian researchers and others who are active in arts and culture seek to answer the questions: What has been the effect of regional and local investment in arts and culture?

Contemporary capitalistic systems have been undergoing profound transformations determined by the transition towards the so-called knowledge based economy, i.

Contemporary capitalistic systems have been undergoing profound transformations determined by the transition towards the so-called knowledge based economy, i.

The world at large is watching both China and India as powerhouses of economic growth.

The world at large is watching both China and India as powerhouses of economic growth.

First published in 1962, The Theory of Economic Integration provides an excellent exposition of a complex and far-reaching topic.

Among a vast literature on the Asian economies, the book proposes a distinctive approach, inspired by Regulation Theory, in order to understand the current transformations of the Asian economies.

Among a vast literature on the Asian economies, the book proposes a distinctive approach, inspired by Regulation Theory, in order to understand the current transformations of the Asian economies.

First published in 1962, The Theory of Economic Integration provides an excellent exposition of a complex and far-reaching topic.

Africa suffers from two main diseases: poor management and a lack of vibrant entrepreneurial activity.

The volume highlights ongoing changes in the political economy of small cities in relation to the field of culture and leisure.

The volume highlights ongoing changes in the political economy of small cities in relation to the field of culture and leisure.

First published in 1961, Kenneth K.

First published in 1961, Kenneth K.

First published in 1978, Professor O'Brien's Economic Growth in Britain and France 1780-1914 is an original and pioneering exercise in comparative and quantitative economic history.

First published in 1978, Professor O'Brien's Economic Growth in Britain and France 1780-1914 is an original and pioneering exercise in comparative and quantitative economic history.

In terms of output, the USSR and Japan account for one-fifth of the world's economy, occupying second and third places behind the United States.

In terms of output, the USSR and Japan account for one-fifth of the world's economy, occupying second and third places behind the United States.

First published in 1997.

First published in 1997.

Of all fluctuations in economic activity, the long wave or Kondratieff cycle is easily the most puzzling and least understood one.

Of all fluctuations in economic activity, the long wave or Kondratieff cycle is easily the most puzzling and least understood one.

First Published in 2005.

First Published in 2005.

This book is a sequal to Britain's Economic Prospects, the report issued in 1968 by the Brookings Institution and universally accepted as the most thorough and comprehensive study of the British Economy to have ever appeared.

This book is a sequal to Britain's Economic Prospects, the report issued in 1968 by the Brookings Institution and universally accepted as the most thorough and comprehensive study of the British Economy to have ever appeared.

First published in 1986, Economic Myths and the Mythology of Economics is a polemical study in which the author focuses on the popular myths and misconceptions that colour our understanding of economic issues.

First published in 1986, Economic Myths and the Mythology of Economics is a polemical study in which the author focuses on the popular myths and misconceptions that colour our understanding of economic issues.

This book deals with the prime movers of socio-economic development, innovations and technical change, their origins, forms and effects.

This book deals with the prime movers of socio-economic development, innovations and technical change, their origins, forms and effects.

Drawing on a large number of diverse sources, How China Disrupted Global Commodities comprehensively and systematically evidences the trends in the prices of different sets of commodities, analyses the drivers of China's demand for commodities the factors constraining global supply and in the role which the financialisation of commodities is playing in constraining commodity production.

Drawing on a large number of diverse sources, How China Disrupted Global Commodities comprehensively and systematically evidences the trends in the prices of different sets of commodities, analyses the drivers of China's demand for commodities the factors constraining global supply and in the role which the financialisation of commodities is playing in constraining commodity production.

Breaking new ground in its innovative blend of quantitative and qualitative methods, the book essentially argues that another sort of growth is indeed possible.

Breaking new ground in its innovative blend of quantitative and qualitative methods, the book essentially argues that another sort of growth is indeed possible.

Mexico provides a case study of a cornerstone economy in the development of the hemospheric free trade zone in the Americas, an adjusting economy which has been integrated into uneven economies (Canada and the US).

Mexico provides a case study of a cornerstone economy in the development of the hemospheric free trade zone in the Americas, an adjusting economy which has been integrated into uneven economies (Canada and the US).

First Published in 2004.

First Published in 2004.

Economics is unavoidably central to any attempt to improve our quality of life, but most people do not know why, or how to question its underlying assumptions.