Economic history

Originally published in 1967, this book provides a detailed survey of economic events from the early 1950s to the late 1960s.

Der Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB) und der Internationale Bund Freier Gewerkschaften (IBFG) spielten in der fruhen europaischen Integration eine groe Rolle, konnten sie doch in der jungen Bundesrepublik groe politische, wirtschaftliche und gesellschaftliche Wirkmacht entfalten.

This is the first book to examine in a systematic way the entrepreneurial society of the Welsh Valleys.

The British economy altered radically between 1934 and 1947.

Throughout the twentieth century, Wales underwent rapid and far-reaching economic upheavals on such a scale that few avoided their impacts - from recessions, war, changing fortunes within the iconic steel and coal industries, the rise and decline of manufacturing, as well as the gradual rise to dominance of the service sector - the changes were as dramatic as was the intensity of attempts to deal with their consequences.

Long before modern banks, central banks and electronic money, goldsmiths were helping transform the way people stored wealth, borrowed money and made payments.

This book surveys the economy of Wales from the first Norman intrusions of 1067 to the Act of Union of England and Wales in 1536.

From 1819 to COVID-19, 200 Years of American Financial Panics offers a comprehensive historical account of financial panics in America.

From 1819 to COVID-19, 200 Years of American Financial Panics offers a comprehensive historical account of financial panics in America.

The aim of this volume is to tell a story of Welsh industrial history different from the one traditionally dominated by the coal and iron communities of Victorian and Edwardian Wales.

The aim of this volume is to tell a story of Welsh industrial history different from the one traditionally dominated by the coal and iron communities of Victorian and Edwardian Wales.

The British economy altered radically between 1934 and 1947.

A History of Money looks at how money as we know it developed through time.

Throughout the twentieth century, Wales underwent rapid and far-reaching economic upheavals on such a scale that few avoided their impacts - from recessions, war, changing fortunes within the iconic steel and coal industries, the rise and decline of manufacturing, as well as the gradual rise to dominance of the service sector - the changes were as dramatic as was the intensity of attempts to deal with their consequences.

This is the first significant study of the entrepreneurial society created by the Welsh coal boom (most books up to now having concentrated upon the workers and the unions).

Twenty-two years before Congress ever argued about how thirteen colonies should become one country, the same argument had already happened once — and failed completely.

What would separate Union and Confederate countries look like if the South had won the Civil War?

This book sheds new light on one of the most debated questions in economic history: Why did Britain lead the way in the First Industrial Revolution?

This book sheds new light on one of the most debated questions in economic history: Why did Britain lead the way in the First Industrial Revolution?

Es war eines der groten, modernsten und besten Stahlrohrenwerke der Welt.

"e;Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.

Das Jahrbuch Annales Mercaturae bietet ein internationales Forum fur handelsgeschichtliche Forschungen.

Unternehmen haben die deutsch-koreanischen Beziehungen mageblich mitgepragt und doch wurden sie in der Forschung bisher weitgehend ausgeblendet oder als Teil einer Gesamtwirtschaft betrachtet und der Bedeutung von politischen und gesellschaftlichen Akteuren untergeordnet.

In 1760 the world was still lit by fire and muscle, and had been, in its essentials, for thousands of years — poor, slow, dark, and bounded by the annual gift of the sun.

This book is the first major study of industrialists and social policy in Latin America.

This book is the first major study of industrialists and social policy in Latin America.

In the first English-language biography of one of the most important figures in postwar German history, Alfred C.

Speculations from political economy presents a reflective examination of economic ideas through a series of essays intended to provoke thought rather than prescribe rigid doctrine.

The Evolution of the International Monetary System, 1945-88 (originally published in 1977, reissuing the fourth edition of 1988) provides essential background on the international monetary arrangements operated by the central banks and treasuries of non-communist countries since World War II.

In the first English-language biography of one of the most important figures in postwar German history, Alfred C.

First published in 1935, Mauryan Public Finance by M.

This textbook explores vital networks and relationships among geographies and cultures that shaped medieval societies.

This textbook explores vital networks and relationships among geographies and cultures that shaped medieval societies.

The Evolution of the International Monetary System, 1945-88 (originally published in 1977, reissuing the fourth edition of 1988) provides essential background on the international monetary arrangements operated by the central banks and treasuries of non-communist countries since World War II.

First published in 1935, Mauryan Public Finance by M.

Adam Smith's contribution to economics is well recognised, yet scholars have recently been exploring anew the multidisciplinary nature of his works.

Japan's national economy: understanding the history of the current crisis and proposing a path forwardThe consistent failure of the Japanese bureaucracy and business establishment to meet proper management and regulatory standards has made America's premier ally in Asia a major source of financial instability in today's world.

Japan's national economy: understanding the history of the current crisis and proposing a path forwardThe consistent failure of the Japanese bureaucracy and business establishment to meet proper management and regulatory standards has made America's premier ally in Asia a major source of financial instability in today's world.

Adam Smith's contribution to economics is well recognised, yet scholars have recently been exploring anew the multidisciplinary nature of his works.

Tracing the bankruptcies and subsequent financial receiverships of Mediterranean countries, this book examines sovereign debt crises during the classical era of imperialism leading up to the First World War.

The sensational human story of the hunt for oil, and the politics, power and personalities involved.

Tracing the bankruptcies and subsequent financial receiverships of Mediterranean countries, this book examines sovereign debt crises during the classical era of imperialism leading up to the First World War.

Unmittelbar nach der Machtübernahme Hitlers stürzte sich das nationalsozialistische Regime in die Kriegsvorbereitung.

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An army does not run on courage alone.

Die Autorinnen und Autoren würdigen mit ihren Beiträgen das umfangreiche wissenschaftliche Wirken von Thomas Lenk und gratulieren ihm zugleich zu seinem 65.

Finanz- und Haushaltspolitik ist nie bloße Mathematik, sondern behandelt immer grundlegende Finanzierungsfragen der öffentlichen Daseinsvorsorge und des gesellschaftlichen Miteinanders.

How the Roman empire shaped the West and the emergence of the modern economyMost historians recounting the rise of the West begin their narratives somewhere in the Middle Ages.