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Exchange Rate Regimes in the Twentieth Century
Derek H. Aldcroft, Michael J. Oliver
This book provides the first comprehensive and accessible account of the evolution of exchange rate regimes in the twentieth century. It presents a chronological, non-technical history and in doing so manages to link the past with the pr... -
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Growth Theory in Historical Perspective
Theo C.M.J. van de Klundert, Sjak Smulders
Growth Theory in Historical Perspective is a collection of thirteen carefully selected essays by Theo van de Klundert which demonstrate the development of growth theory over the past forty years. The sequence of chapters reveals the shif... -
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Knowledge, Social Institutions and the Division of Labour
Edited by Pier Luigi Porta, Roberto Scazzieri, Andrew Skinner
This fascinating book is divided into three parts beginning with the issue of the development of science as an aspect of the division of labour, starting from methodological problems on the communication of scientific knowledge. The vol...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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![Financial Keynesianism and Market Instability]()
Financial Keynesianism and Market Instability
Edited by Riccardo Bellofiore, Piero Ferri
During his lifetime Hyman Minsky made a seminal contribution to the development of financial Keynesianism. In this book, leading academics celebrate his work and explore his economic legacy. Special attention is paid to his work on cont... -
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![Financial Fragility and Investment in the Capitalist Economy]()
Financial Fragility and Investment in the Capitalist Economy
Edited by Riccardo Bellofiore, Piero Ferri
Hyman Minsky is renowned for his theoretical and empirical investigation of the capitalist economy. In this book, a distinguished group of contributors provides an authoritative account of his contribution to the analysis of capitalism ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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![Marx, Veblen, and Contemporary Institutional Political Economy]()
Marx, Veblen, and Contemporary Institutional Political Economy
Phillip A. O’Hara
This book uses an institutional–evolutionary approach to analyse economic problems associated with developments in capitalism during the second half of the twentieth century. It argues that economics should centre on institutions – the d... -
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Understanding Dennis Robertson
Gordon Fletcher
In this fascinating study Gordon Fletcher explores the relationship between the life and work of one of Britain’s most distinguished economists, Sir Dennis Holme Robertson (1890–1963). Drawing on a wealth of previously unpublished mater... -
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Ethics and Uncertainty
William Greer
Ethics and Uncertainty explores how two economists, who both placed ‘uncertainty’ at the heart of their economic theories, come to drastically different and opposing policy recommendations. The volume illustrates that the important less...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The First World War and the International Economy
Edited by Chris Wrigley
This book provides a fresh assessment of the impact of the First World War on the international economy. Leading academics offer new perspectives on the effects of the War on the long-term growth rates of the belligerent countries and ex... -
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Economic Thought from Smith to Keynes
Takashi Negishi
These essays reconsider economic thought in the light of modern theory, from Smith to Marx, and from Marshall to Keynes. Takashi Negishi discusses contributions made both in classical school and marginal revolution literature which are ... -
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![The Early History of Financial Economics, 1478–1776]()
The Early History of Financial Economics, 1478–1776
Geoffrey Poitras
By the time The Wealth of Nations had appeared, financial economics featured a well developed body of scientific knowledge, covering subjects such as fixed income evaluation, life insurance and derivative securities. From beginnings whi... -
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The Kennedy–Johnson Tax Cut
Martin F.J. Prachowny
The 1964 Kennedy–Johnson tax cut is often cited as the single most successful application of Keynesian stabilization policy. The author challenges this orthodox historical view by exposing the haphazard planning, simplistic economic the...
