Economics

A comprehensive and concise history of capitalism from its origins to todayIn this authoritative and accessible book, one of the world's most renowned historians provides a concise and comprehensive history of capitalism within a global perspective from its medieval origins to the 2008 financial crisis and beyond.

Succinct and understandable, this book is a step-by-step guide to the mathematics and construction of electrical load forecasting models.

How to harness capitalism's dynamism to create an economy that promotes well-being and rewards creationThe recent economic crisis was a dramatic reminder that capitalism can both produce and destroy.

The economics profession in twentieth-century America began as a humble quest to understand the "e;wealth of nations.

An in-depth examination of the economic and social transition from slavery to capitalism during ReconstructionAt the center of the upheavals brought by emancipation in the American South was the economic and social transition from slavery to modern capitalism.

When Washington Shut Down Wall Street unfolds like a mystery story.

Why has capitalism produced economic growth that so vastly dwarfs the growth record of other economic systems, past and present?

The Big Problem of Small Change offers the first credible and analytically sound explanation of how a problem that dogged monetary authorities for hundreds of years was finally solved.

How tort, contract, and restitution law can be reformed to better serve the social goodLawyers, judges, and scholars have long debated whether incentives in tort, contract, and restitution law effectively promote the welfare of society.

Health care costs make up nearly a fifth of U.

In politics, ideas matter.

In recent years, many disciplines have become interested in the scientific study of morality.

This book reviews and develops Bayesian non-parametric and semi-parametric methods for applications in microeconometrics and quantitative marketing.

A panoramic global history of the nineteenth centuryA monumental history of the nineteenth century, The Transformation of the World offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transition.

A new way to understand financial crises-and a blueprint for tomorrow's recoveryThe Leaderless Economy reveals why international financial cooperation is the only solution to today's global economic crisis.

This detailed account of the politics of opening agricultural markets explains how the institutional context of international negotiations alters the balance of interests at the domestic level to favor trade liberalization despite opposition from powerful farm groups.

How can property rights be protected and contracts be enforced in countries where the rule of law is ineffective or absent?

Today's wine industry is characterized by regional differences not only in the wines themselves but also in the business models by which these wines are produced, marketed, and distributed.

States of Credit provides the first comprehensive look at the joint development of representative assemblies and public borrowing in Europe during the medieval and early modern eras.

For most of the vast span of human history, economic growth was all but nonexistent.

How can private equity investors exploit investment opportunities in foreign markets?

The United States patent system has become sand rather than lubricant in the wheels of American progress.

With little domestic fanfare and even less attention internationally, Japan has been reinventing itself since the 1990s, dramatically changing its political economy, from one managed by regulations to one with a neoliberal orientation.

Political conservatives have long believed that the best government is a small government.

A major feat of research and synthesis, this book presents the first comprehensive history of the Dutch economy in the nineteenth century--an important but poorly understood piece of European economic history.

Critics and defenders of multinational corporations often agree on at least one thing: that the activities of multinationals are creating an overwhelmingly powerful global market that is quickly rendering national borders obsolete.

The European Union, the world's foremost trader, is not an easy bargainer to deal with.

The first and only book to summarize this fascinating topic.

Computer-Assisted Bacterial Systematics examines the theoretical basis of numerical taxonomy and its impact on microbial classification and identification.

Lipids in Cereal Technology provides a comprehensive review of cereal lipids and their role in cereal processing and products.

Cells and Tissues: An Introduction to Histology and Cell Biology begins by explaining why histology should be studied.

Making Safe Food is a practical text which focuses on the design and implementation of microbiological practices in the food industry.

What can the fall of Rome teach us about the decline of the West today?

Computational Methods in Optimization

Recent Advances in the Science and Technology of Zeolites and Related Materials

Recent Advances in the Science and Technology of Zeolites and Related Materials

My aim, in writing this monograph, has been to remedy this omission by presenting a comprehensive and unified theory of observers for continuous-time and discrete -time linear systems.

This book contains information about the theory of electromagnetic fields in conducting mediums.

An essential book for all students and scientists in the field, Part A of Geophysical Field Theory and Method describes the physical and mathematical principles of geophysical methods, specifically the behavior of gravitational, electrical, and magnetic fields.

This festschrift, compiled from the symposium held in honor of W.

The Earth's Core, Second Edition is a six-chapter book that begins with the general physical properties of the Earth, with emphasis on the core-mantle boundary.

Negotiations form the heart of mergers and acquisitions efforts, for their conclusions contain both anticipated and unforeseen implications.

The Science of Hysteresis

A "e;quick look up guide,"e; Electricity Cost Modeling Calculations places the relevant formulae and calculations at the reader's finger tips.

What tools are available for setting and analyzing monetary policy?

What guidance does academic research really provide to economic policy development?

Economists examine the genesis of technological change and the ways we commercialize and diffuse it.

Advances in agriculture offer many countries the best and only chance of reducing poverty.

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Finance expert, law professor, and fellow overwhelmed consumer Kathryn Judge investigates the surprising ways that middlemen have taken control of the economy at the expense of the rest of us, and provides practical guidance about how to regain control, find more meaning, and contribute to a more sustainable economy.