Economic history

This book analyzes the roots of one of the main human activities that can be developed in natural and agricultural ecosystems: tourism.

This ground-breaking work traces developments in poor relief from the mid-fourteenth century to the Poor Laws of 1598 and 1601.

One of the biggest challenges in the study of history is the unreliable nature of traditional archival sources which omit histories of marginalised groups.

The theory of interventionism of the Austrian School of Economics explains the successes and failures of the transformation processes in Central and Eastern European countries and offers a deep insight into contemporary economic phenomena.

The concept of Creating Shared Value (CSV) - creating 'economic' value in a way that also creates value for the whole of society - has risen in prominence as a corporate policy and a strategy in recent years, mainly for third sector or development organisations.

A modern reframing of Friedrich Hayek's most famous work for the 21st century.

The 1970s were a pivotal decade for the US economy: deindustrialization broke the power of the labor unions and made possible the redistribution of income in favor of corporate profits; globalization and offshore investments opened alternatives to domestic nonfinancial capital accumulation; domestic productivity growth declined; and labor-saving technology empowered superstar corporations to rapidly gain market share.

The interrelationship among development, environment, and human needs is one of the key issues being faced by the world today.

This book analyzes the roots of one of the main human activities that can be developed in natural and agricultural ecosystems: tourism.

The concept of Creating Shared Value (CSV) - creating 'economic' value in a way that also creates value for the whole of society - has risen in prominence as a corporate policy and a strategy in recent years, mainly for third sector or development organisations.

Beginning in the 18th century, a turning point in labour history as work encountered an industrialising modernity, this book explores how different forms of work have been valued up to the present day.

The papers reprinted in this volume focus on the extraordinary and multifaceted relationship between two Christian States: the Republic of Venice and the Island Order State on Hospitaller Malta between 1530 and the late 1790s.

Now in its fourth edition, A Short History of Economic Thought provides an elementary overview of the history of economic thought.

Now in its fourth edition, A Short History of Economic Thought provides an elementary overview of the history of economic thought.

This book argues that the prevailing view of colonialism - that it was a negative and destructive phenomenon - needs to be rethought.

An in-depth look at Japan's economic malaise and the steps it must take to compete globally In Japanization, Bloomberg columnist William Pesek based in Tokyo presents a detailed look at Japan's continuing twenty-year economic slow-down, the political and economic reasons behind it, and the policies it could and should undertake to return to growth and influence.

One of the biggest challenges in the study of history is the unreliable nature of traditional archival sources which omit histories of marginalised groups.

This open-minded, multidisciplinary approach challenges existing world views on the endogenous and exogenous forces that drive markets and economies.

First published in 1975, South Wales Miners starts with the War of Empires, when nearly 50,000 Welsh miners, almost one-fifth of the total manpower of their coalfield, responded to the call and voluntarily enlisted in the British armed forces.

The customary treatment of Mediterranean trade from the 11th to the mid-15th century emphasizes the predominance of western merchants and the commercial exchange of spices and eastern raw materials for western woollens and other finished products.

The political ideas that resulted from confronting the crisis of the Great Depression and the New Deal of the early 20th century reshaped America.

Have you ever questioned our economic model?

Beginning in the 18th century, a turning point in labour history as work encountered an industrialising modernity, this book explores how different forms of work have been valued up to the present day.

Over the course of the 19th century, European societies started thinking of themselves as "e;civilisations of work.

Honorable Mention, Premio al Mejor Libro en Humanidades, Latin American Studies AssociationMexico Section, 2024 Mexican independence was, in a sense, an economic event.

Covering events such as banking crises, economic bubbles, natural disasters, trade embargoes, and depressions, this single-volume encyclopedia of major U.

En este trabajo nos proponemos analizar el decurso de la formación y desarrollo de la economía colombiana, partiendo desde la herencia colonial hasta nuestros días, tomando como referencia los hitos más importantes a destacar durante los doscientos años que han transcurrido desde que Colombia empezó su vida independiente.

Honorable Mention, Premio al Mejor Libro en Humanidades, Latin American Studies AssociationMexico Section, 2024 Mexican independence was, in a sense, an economic event.

Aufstieg und Fall des Hamburger Woermann-Konzerns während der deutschen Kolonialherrschaft.

The papers reprinted in this volume focus on the extraordinary and multifaceted relationship between two Christian States: the Republic of Venice and the Island Order State on Hospitaller Malta between 1530 and the late 1790s.

As the second volume of a two-volume set on the Chinese economic history, this book investigates Chinese economic development since 1949, uncovering the momentum, unique models, and general laws of economy in China.

Getting divorced and remarried are now common practices in European societies, even if the rules differ from one country to the next.

Economic Trends in Soviet Russia (1930) examines the economic position of the USSR a decade after the Revolution.

Wrecking Activities at Power Stations in the Soviet Union (1933) is a valuable historical document that presents a verbatim report of the trials of various Soviet and British engineers and workers accused of acts of sabotage against the Soviet energy infrastructure.

The Communist Economic Challenge (1965) examines the substantial industrial development in the Soviet Union, and its European satellites, and China, looking at Khrushchev's boast that by 1970 the USSR's industrial output would surpass that of the USA.

The Soviet Far East (1990) examines the largest economic region in the Soviet Union, the Far East.

Soviet Agriculture in Perspective (1969) examines the framework within which Soviet agriculture had to operate from the start: the dilemma of a revolutionary regime in a backward peasant country, the straightjacket of a bureaucratic system inherited from Tsarism, made even more rigid by the internal tensions of the new society, and the imperative needs of economic development.

This book examines the Westernization Movement in modern Chinese History, in the latter 19th century and the economic impact on manufacturing and enterprise evolution.

This book examines financial markets from a historical perspective.

This book provides a critical analysis of visual images of British and international finance during the nineteenth century.

This book explores the post-war Greco-German relationship and asks how this relationship fits into, and changes, the narrative of European integration.

This book offers a fresh perspective on the early history of macroeconomics, by examining the macro-dynamic models developed from the late 1920s to the late 1940s, and their treatment of economic instability.

Throughout its history, the U.

It may seem surprising that the economic choices we make in society are often determined by ideas rather than scientific evidence or financial resources.

Economists broadly define financial asset price bubbles as episodes in which prices rise with notable rapidity and depart from historically established asset valuation multiples and relationships.

Following the Brexit vote, this book offers a timely historical assessment of the different ways that Britain's economic future has been imagined and how British ideas have influenced global debates about market relationships over the past two centuries.

This book examines the butterfly effect in China's modern economic development during the period of 1978-2018.

We are pleased to announce that A Critical History of Financial Crises has been included in CHOICE Magazine's Outstanding Academic Title list.

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This volume focuses on Chinese economic statecraft during the first decade of Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening-up policies, from 1978 to 1989.