Economic history

The industrial age has proved to be a formative period for Europe.

This book offers an original contribution to the empirical knowledge of the development of Fair Trade that goes beyond the anecdotal accounts to challenge and analyse the trading practices that shaped the Fair Trade model.

This book offers a critical look at prominent theories of financial crisis to try to understand how prepared the profession is for identifying the next financial crisis.

Comparing the experience of East Asia and Latin America since the mid-1970s, Elson identifies the key internal factors common to each region which have allowed East Asia to take advantage of the trade, financial, and technological impact of a more globalized economy to support its development, while Latin America has not.

This collection of essays draws on fresh readings of classic texts as well as rigorous research in the archives of Europe's greatest imperial power.

The British economist Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877-59) reconceptualized economics as a theory of economic welfare and a logic of policy analysis.

This book accounts for the work done around the two central aspects of Piero Sraffa's contribution to economic analysis, namely the criticism of the neoclassical theory of value and distribution and the construction of economic theory along the lines of the Classical approach.

This book offers a new account of David Ricardo's political economy that is both scholarly and accessible.

Marx's Rebellion Against Lenin, by negating the Leninist-Stalinist theory of dialectical materialism and tracing Marx's political philosophy to the Classical Humanism of Aristotle, overthrows the stultifying entrapment of Stalinist Bolshevism and contributes to the revitalization of Marx's method.

Covering the period c.

In this concise historical and conceptual analysis of China's evolving position in a world defined predominantly by global capitalist development, Lin offers a critical review of relevant debates and discusses the imperative and feasibility of a socialist Chinese model, reconstructed, as an alternative to standardized modernity at an impasse.

Huge losses very nearly destroyed Lloyd's, a revered British institution, the world's largest insurance market.

This revised edition offers the most up-to-date advice for investors who wish to defend themselves, or even make a profit from, the blighted policies of the Federal Reserve.

This book explores the life of the man whom even his critics acknowledged was one of the world's most significant Communist economists.

The easy money that flowed through the banking system prior to 2008 fueled a boom in buy-outs.

Textiles are a key component of the industrial and consumer revolutions, yet we lack a coherent picture of how the marketing of textiles varied across the long 18th century and between different regions.

Describes the lives, theories, and legacies of six great minds in finance who changed the way we look at financial markets and equilibrium.

Italy faced a number of catastrophes in the long sixteenth century.

The traditional Marxian picture of a two-class polarisation seems far removed from today's diverse society.

This book searches for the origins of modern thinking in one of the best-known stories of our cultural heritage.

It is a resource book that profiles the geography, demography, economy, political environment and business climates for each of China's 31 provinces.

The Eurasian continent, which has for over a century lagged behind in global markets, is currently gaining economic and political momentum.

This is an intellectual biography of G.

China's agricultural production and food consumption have increased tremendously, leading to a complete evolution of agro-food markets.

In the decades after World War II, inflation undermined the aspiration for full employment in Australia.

Explores how British and Japanese firms have responded to globalization from a long-term perspective.

An in-depth analysis of one of the most important and complex issues of the post-Soviet era, namely the (re-)integration of this highly interconnected region.

From a period of growth and considerably high levels of profitability, Greek banks recently found themselves battling a major decrease in demand in the local market, and an increase in non-performing loans.

This book examines the role that the IMF has played in the management of financial crises in developed nations.

One of the most troubling developments of the past two decades has been the dramatic rise in inequality among nations and within nations.

This is a fascinating literary-critical study of the ways the Virgin Mary has been presented in English poetry, from the later Middle Ages to today.

This text blends economic theory with empirical evidence to chart business development over the last two centuries in the UK, the United States, Japan and Australia.

While historians have explored the impact on workers of changes in American business, the broader impact on other cultural forms, and vice versa, has not been widely studied.

Surfing Economics is a collection of essays by one of Europe's leading young economists.

With traditional growth engines failing, the world is looking to Asia for economic salvation.

Company towns first appeared in Europe and North America with the industrial revolution and followed the expansion of capital to frontier societies, colonies, and new nations.

This volume surveys the role women have played in various types of business as owners, co-owners and decision-making managers in European and North American societies since the sixteenth century.

A personal memoir from Christopher Dow, an influential British economist and a key player in the banking establishments of the post-war era.

A discussion of the anthropological roots of the market, tracing its development using the history of ideas and cultures as well as simple game theory.

China has enjoyed a higher growth rate for a longer period than any other nation to date.

This book summarizes the life and work of economist Kenneth E.

How China Became Capitalist details the extraordinary, and often unanticipated, journey that China has taken over the past thirty five years in transforming itself from a closed agrarian socialist economy to an indomitable economic force in the international arena.

The term 'housing crisis' has recently been associated with rising foreclosure rates and tottering financial institutions, particularly in the US and Europe.

This book puts the illegal economy of the German capital during and after World War II into context and provides a new interpretation of Germany's postwar history.

Adam Smith, who has towered over economics for more than two hundred years, was not alone in Scotland in creating systems of analysis which would explain how economies function and prosper.

By drawing on the experiences of Danone, Nestle, Coca-Cola and SABMiller, this book provides an insight into why and how the managing a Chinese Partner can deliver value for a joint venture in China, a goal shared by many but achieved by few.

Maritime transport has been the main driver of trade growth, and the emergence and development of a global economy.

First Published in 1966.

The French philosopher and economist Saint-Simon (1760-1825) propounded a new political, economic and social order in which the quest for economic efficiency and social justice led to putting the workers at the forefront.

The French philosopher and economist Saint-Simon (1760-1825) propounded a new political, economic and social order in which the quest for economic efficiency and social justice led to putting the workers at the forefront.