Economics

This reissue, first published in 1982, is the first of two volumes on the causes and cure of Stagflation - the two-headed monster that combines mass unemployment with rapid inflation, which affected contemporary economies across the industrially developped world in the 1970s.

This reissue, first published in 1982, is the first of two volumes on the causes and cure of Stagflation - the two-headed monster that combines mass unemployment with rapid inflation, which affected contemporary economies across the industrially developped world in the 1970s.

The link between trade liberalisation and poverty has arguably been one of the most debated topics in development policy debate.

The link between trade liberalisation and poverty has arguably been one of the most debated topics in development policy debate.

In a highly readable work that engages topics in American cultural, social and business history, Ann Fabian details the place of gambling in industrializing America.

In a highly readable work that engages topics in American cultural, social and business history, Ann Fabian details the place of gambling in industrializing America.

With growing concern about the conditions facing low wage workers and new challenges to traditional forms of labor market protection, this book offers a timely analysis of the purpose and effectiveness of minimum wages in different European countries.

Questioning Financial Governance from a Feminist Perspective brings together feminist economists and feminist political economists from different countries located in North America and Europe to analyze the 'strategic silence' about gender in fiscal and monetary policy, and financial regulation.

This exciting new textbook provides a broad and comprehensive overview of contemporary Turkey.

The transition to market economies in Eastern Europe, considered in the light of Western experiences of seeking a middle way between classical liberalism and state socialism.

The transition to market economies in Eastern Europe, considered in the light of Western experiences of seeking a middle way between classical liberalism and state socialism.

China has made huge economic strides in recent decades but poverty is still a major issue on the agenda for rural China.

The Regional Handbooks of Economic Development series provides accessible overviews of countries within their larger domestic and international contexts, focusing on the relations among regions as they meet the challenges of the twenty first century.

The Regional Handbooks of Economic Development series provides accessible overviews of countries within their larger domestic and international contexts, focusing on the relations among regions as they meet the challenges of the twenty first century.

Upon its initial publication in 1973 this was the first textbook to present a unified view and comprehensive treatment of the economic development of Europe from a continental rather than a British perspective.

Upon its initial publication in 1973 this was the first textbook to present a unified view and comprehensive treatment of the economic development of Europe from a continental rather than a British perspective.

The South Asian security complex refers to security interdependencies between the states in the region, and also includes the effect that powerful external actors, such as China, the US and Russia, and geopolitical interests have on regional dynamics.

First Published in 2005.

First Published in 2005.

This book was first published in 1969.

This book was first published in 1969.

First Published in 2005.

This book was first published in 1962.

First Published in 2005.

First Published in 2005.

After the end of the Second World War businessmen and economists throughout the world feared that the American postwar inflationary boom would end in a serious slump.

After the end of the Second World War businessmen and economists throughout the world feared that the American postwar inflationary boom would end in a serious slump.

First published in 1930, John Hobson's study deals with the economic dilemmas generated in the early twentieth century by the advent of mass production.

First published in 1930, John Hobson's study deals with the economic dilemmas generated in the early twentieth century by the advent of mass production.

Historians have long considered the ways in which the expansion of English trade beyond Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries contributed to the growth of English overseas trade as a whole, and to the coming of the Industrial Revolution.

British society changed radically in the 21st century.

First Published in 2005.

Dramatic and controversial changes in the funding of science over the past two decades, towards its increasing commercialization, have stimulated a huge literature trying to set out an "e;economics of science"e;.

Professor Youngson's book is an ubiased review of Britain's past experience and present difficulties.

Professor Youngson's book is an ubiased review of Britain's past experience and present difficulties.

This is a comprehensive account of a decisive epoch in England's economic development by a leading economic historian.

The shape of economic integration in the global and regional economies - and the extent to which goods, services and factors of production move more or less freely across borders - depends not only upon underlying economic conditions but also upon politics.

The shape of economic integration in the global and regional economies - and the extent to which goods, services and factors of production move more or less freely across borders - depends not only upon underlying economic conditions but also upon politics.

Although the Anti-Corn Law league played a most important part in the politics of the 1840's, there is no modern study of its activities and organization.

This excellent and concise summary of the social and economic history of Europe in the Middle Ages examines the changing patterns and developments in agriculture, commerce, trade, industry and transport that took place during the millennium between the fall of the Roman Empire and the discovery of the New World.

A growing number of GHG emissions trading schemes are being implemented at regional or national levels.

First published in 1957.

'Marshall has re-grafted economics to the philosophical roots of collaborative environmental management, given stakeholders a pragmatic economics for 'bottom-up' conflict resolution and eliminated the need for 'top-down' economic experts.

Complying with the forthcoming tightening of CO2 emission allocations in the EU may mean big bills for the industries affected.

International Investment for Sustainable Development critically examines the interface between sustainability, development, and the governance of international investment.

International Investment for Sustainable Development critically examines the interface between sustainability, development, and the governance of international investment.

Mexico provides a case study of a cornerstone economy in the development of the hemospheric free trade zone in the Americas, an adjusting economy which has been integrated into uneven economies (Canada and the US).

Economics is unavoidably central to any attempt to improve our quality of life, but most people do not know why, or how to question its underlying assumptions.

'The big, era-defining questions and, at last, the subtle, tenable answers, teased out without clich or compromise.

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study is a major international initiative drawing attention to local, national and global economic benefits of biodiversity, to highlight the growing costs of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, the benefits of investing in natural capital, and to draw together expertise from the fields of science, economics and policy to enable practical actions.