Economic history books

First published in 1927, Economics and Human Behaviour is a defence of orthodox economics against the attacks of...  Read More >>

First published in 1980, Public Spending Decisions attempts to answer some important questions regarding public...  Read More >>

Peter Loring Borst was born in Boston and grew up in San Diego. In 1974, he decided to become a professional beekeeper,...  Read More >>

Postcolonial Transition and Global Business History is the first in-depth historical study on how British firms...  Read More >>

This book shows that there were key points of convergence and divergence in the past between the United States and...  Read More >>

The purpose of this book is to clarify the mission and history of Kobe University Business School (KUBS), not only...  Read More >>

The main focus of the book is to identify and analyse the following two main questions: (i) What were the main drivers...  Read More >>

Throughout history, the allure of promising opportunities has often ignited a speculative frenzy, arousing the get-rich-quick...  Read More >>

Brigide Schwarz (1940-2019), a leading German historian of the Renaissance papacy, is presented here for the first...  Read More >>

Throughout history, the allure of promising opportunities has often ignited a speculative frenzy, arousing the get-rich-quick...  Read More >>

This handbook is a milestone in the field of historical economics and econometric history through its emphasis on...  Read More >>

La mayoría de los esquemas Ponzi más grandes de todos los tiempos se vinieron abajo durante la crisis financiera...  Read More >>

This book concentrates on the political economies of Germany and France in the period spanning between the end of...  Read More >>

Takes the reader back to the era of industrialisation during the time of apartheid in South Africa. The book makes...  Read More >>

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The world is a better place than it used to be. People are wealthier and healthier. Yet the escapes from destitution...  Read More >>

La mayoría de los esquemas Ponzi más grandes de todos los tiempos se vinieron abajo durante la crisis financiera...  Read More >>

How inflation and deflation fears shape American democracy. Many foundational moments in American economic history—the...  Read More >>

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This book seeks to reconcile the dual forces of war and economic globalization in tracing China's early modernity....  Read More >>

""A novel perspective on monetary and fiscal policy that views money as the equity capital of a nation.""--  Read More >>

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This book is a history of the Potters' Emigration Society from its founding in 1844 to its dissolution in early...  Read More >>

In 1979, Margaret Thatcher's new government pursued a monetarist economic policy in response to double-digit inflation,...  Read More >>

This volume brings together studies of the production and reproduction of market-supporting social infrastructures...  Read More >>