For more than 5,000 years, since the beginnings of the first agrarian empires, humans have used elaborate credit systems to buy and sell goods—that is, long before the invention of coins or cash. It is in this era, Graeber argues, ... Zobraziť viac
The last quarter century has been marked by the ascension of neoliberalism--market deregulation, state decentralization, and reduced political intervention in national economies. Not coincidentally, this period of dramatic institutional change has also... Zobraziť viac
This book examines the relationship among the U.S. Supreme Court, Congress, and the public. Zobraziť viac
One of the few economists who warned of the global financial crisis before it hit, here shows that the decisions which together caused the meltdown were rational responses to what was a flawed global financial order. Winner of the 2010 Business Book of... Zobraziť viac
This book represents an ongoing research agenda the aim of which is to contribute to the Keynesian paradigm in macroeconomics. A currently dominant research strategy in macroeconomics is based on the Dynamic General Equilibrium (DGE) model. Its... Zobraziť viac
This book details the results of the authors' research using laboratory animals to investigate individual choice theory in economics-consumer-demand and labour supply behaviour and choice under uncertainty. The use of laboratory animals provides the... Zobraziť viac
The English East India Company was one of the most powerful and enduring organizations in history. Between Monopoly and Free Trade locates the source of that success in the innovative policy by which the Company's Court of Directors granted employees... Zobraziť viac
Trade liberalization is arguably a major issue in the conduct of commercial policy. As a component of it, the relationship between universal, multilateral trade liberalization and the conclusion of preferential trade agreements ¿ that is, a process of... Zobraziť viac
This book is for actuaries and financial analysts developing their expertise in statistics and who wish to become familiar with concrete examples of predictive modeling. Zobraziť viac
South Korea's phenomenal rise has been studied extensively in relation to democratisation and economic development. Through a comprehensive evaluation of South Korea's bilateral and multilateral relationships, Heo and Roehrig explore South Korea's rise... Zobraziť viac
Wall Street quant sounds an alarm on mathematical modeling - a pervasive new force in society that threatens to undermine democracy and widen inequality Zobraziť viac
A collection of papers in memory of Wassily Leontief, focusing on his contributions to economics. Zobraziť viac
Modern economies are full of uncertainties and risk. Economics studies resource allocations in an uncertain market environment. As a generally applicable quantitative analytic tool for uncertain events, probability and statistics have been playing an... Zobraziť viac
Voting is a habit. People learn the habit of voting, or not, based on experience in their first few elections. This book shows how voter turnout can serve as an indicator of the health of a democracy. Zobraziť viac
Written by a leading commentator on the economics of the European Union, this book provides a clear and analytical guide to the euro experiment and the subsequent crisis. It is written in a balanced way that is neither pro-euro nor euro-sceptic and... Zobraziť viac
Karl Polanyi's The Great Transformation is generally acclaimed as being among the most influential works of economic history in the twentieth century, and remains as vital in the current historical conjuncture as it was in his own. In its critique of... Zobraziť viac
This is a comprehensive analysis of the myriad of US laws for imposing economic sanctions for foreign policy reasons. Zobraziť viac
How can the poorer countries of the world be helped to help themselves through freer, fairer trade? In this challenging and controversial book, Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz and his co-author Andrew Charlton present a... Zobraziť viac
The revised edition of this classic text contains discussions of the latest theoretical developments in regional economics and reviews recent changes in regional policy and institutions in the European Union. New case study material based on extensive... Zobraziť viac
