A humorous and keen look at the roller-coaster boom and bust of the 1960s and 1970s by the New York Times–bestselling author of Business AdventuresJohn Brooks blends humor and astute analysis in this tale of the staggering “go-go” growth of the 1960s stock market and the ensuing crashes of the 1970s.
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One of the most original and prolific economists of the twentieth century, Joan Robinson (1903-83) is widely regarded as the most important woman in the history of economic thought.
This is the first comprehensive history of pre-Civil War American radicalism, mapping the journeys of the land reformers, Jacksonian radicals and militant abolitionists on the long road to the failed slave revolt of Harpers Ferry in 1859.
From the New York Times–bestselling author of Business Adventures comes the chronicle of the stock market crash of 1929 and its aftermathLegend had it that anyone who passed through Golconda, a city in southern India, attained tremendous wealth.
We've been assured that the recession is over, but the country and the economy continue to feel the effects of the 2008 financial crisis, and people are still searching for answers about what caused it, what it has wrought, and how we can recover.
Over forty years after the formal end of colonialism, suffocating ties to Western financial systems continue to prevent African countries from achieving any meaningful monetary sovereignty.
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This is the first comprehensive history of pre-Civil War American radicalism, mapping the journeys of the land reformers, Jacksonian radicals and militant abolitionists on the long road to the failed slave revolt of Harpers Ferry in 1859.
Se você quiser mergulhar no mundo real, não virtual, dos animais maravilhosos, tudo o que você precisa fazer é investir uma parte de seu capital no mercado de criptomoedas.
Este libro muestra como el surgimiento del Canal del Dique y la consolidacion del rio Grande de la Magdalena, como la principal arteria fluvial en tiempos de la Colonia, inciden notoriamente en la configuracion de una subregion muy singular: el Bajo Magdalena.
Durante las tres décadas previas al año 2001, México padeció los efectos de una debilidad estructural que se manifestó en la desconfianza del sector privado para mantener los niveles de su inversión.
O livro "O Padrão Bitcoin" é um guia essencial para quem busca compreender a história, propriedades, usos e futuro da criptomoeda mais famosa do mundo.
Este libro muestra como el surgimiento del Canal del Dique y la consolidacion del rio Grande de la Magdalena, como la principal arteria fluvial en tiempos de la Colonia, inciden notoriamente en la configuracion de una subregion muy singular: el Bajo Magdalena.
Este libro se refiere al auge y colapso de las que fueron las entidades bancarias más solventes y laureadas de España, un banco (Banco Popular) y una caja de ahorros (Caja Madrid) esta última integrada en Bankia.
This book , first published in the last years of the 19th century, has received a profusion of commendatory notices from the press in all sections of the country.
A partir del contexto economico nacional de los noventa a la actualidad, un grupo de especialistas analizan los principales retos a los que se enfrenta la administracion publica en materia economica: crecimiento estancado, pobreza persistente y desigualdad en la distribucion del ingreso.
