Economic history

The external economy of British North America has attracted considerable scholarly attention in the last two generations, and the papers reprinted here, in this second collection from Jacob Price, make important contributions to quantification, conceptualisation and debate.

Originally published in 1938, and as a third edition in 1974, this volume presents the results of original research into the economic aspects of the transition from the medieval manuscript to the modern printed book.

First published in 1776, The Wealth of Nations is one of the great works of economic thought and a touchstone that has influenced generations of economists across the intervening centuries.

Economic Organization of the British Coal Industry (1934) is a study that shows on the one hand the organization of the coal industry in Britain in the 1930s in conjunction with the economic forces working behind the industry, and on the other hand shows the influence of political, authoritarian thought on its structure.

Emphasizing the diversity of regional and national models, this book explores the history of transformation of family businesses around the world during the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

This book presents a concise yet detailed analysis of China's agricultural economy and food security in historical perspective.

This book presents a concise yet detailed analysis of China's agricultural economy and food security in historical perspective.

Al finalizar la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Europa estaba destruida y fragmentada.

This 14-volume edition contains the key works and commentary by leading Fisher scholars, allowing modern readers access to the major issues in Fisherian economic thought.

A book which covers the key period in the history of actuarial science from the mid-17th century to the early 19th century.

Exploring the changing economic, social and political role of the Anglo-American firm, this two-part collection of rare texts covers the period 1700-1850.

This book offers a comprehensive economic history of emerging market economies post-WWII and identifies a complex web of sustainability problems that face the EMEs going forward.

'England is a nation of shopkeepers'.

'England is a nation of shopkeepers'.

This third volume by David Abulafia looks at the interactions between territories, peoples and religions across the Mediterranean, and at the influence of the Mediterranean economy on the world beyond.

Professor Noonan here sets out to examine what Islamic silver coins (dirhams) reveal about the great trade between the Islamic world, European Russia, and the Baltic during the early Viking Age.

A set of eight volumes, these texts are designed to cover the literature of taxation from the late-17th century to the end of the 19th century.

The role of banks and banking systems in facilitating and shaping the pattern of economic growth has been much explored in an attempt to understand differing levels of economic success in industrializing and mature economies.

This volume has three main themes.

Explores the changing economic, social and political role of the Anglo-American firm.

This book surveys the development of the Italian economy over the 150 years since unification, integrating economic analysis with an economic and social history of Italian society.

The external economy of British North America has attracted considerable scholarly attention in the last two generations, and the papers reprinted here, in this second collection from Jacob Price, make important contributions to quantification, conceptualisation and debate.

The role of banks and banking systems in facilitating and shaping the pattern of economic growth has been much explored in an attempt to understand differing levels of economic success in industrializing and mature economies.

This collection gathers together a number of Daniel Defoe's non-fiction writings on political and economic issues.

The Bellagio Group was founded at a time of global economic crisis.

The role of banks and banking systems in facilitating and shaping the pattern of economic growth has been much explored in an attempt to understand differing levels of economic success in industrializing and mature economies.

This set gathers together key writings which chart the formative years of insurance and reviews important stages in the history of the subject from contemporary perspectives.

A book which covers the key period in the history of actuarial science from the mid-17th century to the early 19th century.

Examines the post-1970s area of the Austrian economic tradition, from its revival to its contemporary directions and development.

Price theory has always been and still is at the heart of economic theory.

From the last decades of the seventeenth century until the beginning of the twentieth, the tontine, in one form or another, was a ubiquitous financial instrument.

These volumes contain key texts from the period 1860-1939 on Business Cycle Theory.

This collection brings together a comprehensive selection of documents from the history of US and Canadian economic thought from the 17th century through to 1900.

Thornton's writings are central to the history of the "e;Laws of Supply and Demand"e; and seminal in understanding the rise of neoclassical economics.

The role of banks and banking systems in facilitating and shaping the pattern of economic growth has been much explored in an attempt to understand differing levels of economic success in industrializing and mature economies.

This edition brings together the most important English language tracts and pamphlets and other material on the origins and development of private banking, joint stock banking, central banking and other important related questions.