Author: Avner Greif
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691202737
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
This book brings together a group of leading economic historians to examine how institutions, innovation, and industrialization have determined the development of nations. Presented in honor of Joel Mokyr—arguably the preeminent economic historian of his generation—these wide-ranging essays address a host of core economic questions. What are the origins of markets? How do governments shape our economic fortunes? What role has entrepreneurship played in the rise and success of capitalism? Tackling these and other issues, the book looks at coercion and exchange in the markets of twelfth-century China, sovereign debt in the age of Philip II of Spain, the regulation of child labor in nineteenth-century Europe, meat provisioning in pre–Civil War New York, aircraft manufacturing before World War I, and more. The book also features an essay that surveys Mokyr's important contributions to the field of economic history, and an essay by Mokyr himself on the origins of the Industrial Revolution. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Gergely Baics, Hoyt Bleakley, Fabio Braggion, Joyce Burnette, Louis Cain, Mauricio Drelichman, Narly Dwarkasing, Joseph Ferrie, Noel Johnson, Eric Jones, Mark Koyama, Ralf Meisenzahl, Peter Meyer, Joel Mokyr, Lyndon Moore, Cormac Ó Gráda, Rick Szostak, Carolyn Tuttle, Karine van der Beek, Hans-Joachim Voth, and Simone Wegge.
Institutions, Innovation, and Industrialization
Author: Avner Greif
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691202737
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
This book brings together a group of leading economic historians to examine how institutions, innovation, and industrialization have determined the development of nations. Presented in honor of Joel Mokyr—arguably the preeminent economic historian of his generation—these wide-ranging essays address a host of core economic questions. What are the origins of markets? How do governments shape our economic fortunes? What role has entrepreneurship played in the rise and success of capitalism? Tackling these and other issues, the book looks at coercion and exchange in the markets of twelfth-century China, sovereign debt in the age of Philip II of Spain, the regulation of child labor in nineteenth-century Europe, meat provisioning in pre–Civil War New York, aircraft manufacturing before World War I, and more. The book also features an essay that surveys Mokyr's important contributions to the field of economic history, and an essay by Mokyr himself on the origins of the Industrial Revolution. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Gergely Baics, Hoyt Bleakley, Fabio Braggion, Joyce Burnette, Louis Cain, Mauricio Drelichman, Narly Dwarkasing, Joseph Ferrie, Noel Johnson, Eric Jones, Mark Koyama, Ralf Meisenzahl, Peter Meyer, Joel Mokyr, Lyndon Moore, Cormac Ó Gráda, Rick Szostak, Carolyn Tuttle, Karine van der Beek, Hans-Joachim Voth, and Simone Wegge.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691202737
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
This book brings together a group of leading economic historians to examine how institutions, innovation, and industrialization have determined the development of nations. Presented in honor of Joel Mokyr—arguably the preeminent economic historian of his generation—these wide-ranging essays address a host of core economic questions. What are the origins of markets? How do governments shape our economic fortunes? What role has entrepreneurship played in the rise and success of capitalism? Tackling these and other issues, the book looks at coercion and exchange in the markets of twelfth-century China, sovereign debt in the age of Philip II of Spain, the regulation of child labor in nineteenth-century Europe, meat provisioning in pre–Civil War New York, aircraft manufacturing before World War I, and more. The book also features an essay that surveys Mokyr's important contributions to the field of economic history, and an essay by Mokyr himself on the origins of the Industrial Revolution. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Gergely Baics, Hoyt Bleakley, Fabio Braggion, Joyce Burnette, Louis Cain, Mauricio Drelichman, Narly Dwarkasing, Joseph Ferrie, Noel Johnson, Eric Jones, Mark Koyama, Ralf Meisenzahl, Peter Meyer, Joel Mokyr, Lyndon Moore, Cormac Ó Gráda, Rick Szostak, Carolyn Tuttle, Karine van der Beek, Hans-Joachim Voth, and Simone Wegge.
Essays in History
Author: Charles Poor Kindleberger
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472110025
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Classic Kindleberger: Engaging and stimulating reading on eclectic topics in finance, economics, and the life of this captivating author
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472110025
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Classic Kindleberger: Engaging and stimulating reading on eclectic topics in finance, economics, and the life of this captivating author
Essays on the Economic History of the Argentine Republic
Author: Carlos Federico Díaz Alejandro
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Argentina
Languages : en
Pages : 549
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Argentina
Languages : en
Pages : 549
Book Description
History Matters
Author: Timothy Guinnane
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804766932
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Combining theoretical work with careful historical description and analysis of new data sources, History Matters makes a strong case for a more historical approach to economics, both by argument and by example. Seventeen original essays, written by distinguished economists and economic historians, use economic theory and historical cases to explore how and why "history matters." The chapters, which range in subject matter from the economic theory of irreversible investment to the nineteenth-century decline in U.S. rural fertility to the English poor law reform, are unified by three themes. The first explores the significance, causes, and consequences of path dependence in the evolution of technology and institutions. The second relates to the ways in which economic and political behavior are profoundly shaped and constrained by the cultural and political context inherited from history at a particular point in time. The final theme demonstrates the importance of integrating economic theory into historical research in the gathering and interpretation of data.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804766932
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Combining theoretical work with careful historical description and analysis of new data sources, History Matters makes a strong case for a more historical approach to economics, both by argument and by example. Seventeen original essays, written by distinguished economists and economic historians, use economic theory and historical cases to explore how and why "history matters." The chapters, which range in subject matter from the economic theory of irreversible investment to the nineteenth-century decline in U.S. rural fertility to the English poor law reform, are unified by three themes. The first explores the significance, causes, and consequences of path dependence in the evolution of technology and institutions. The second relates to the ways in which economic and political behavior are profoundly shaped and constrained by the cultural and political context inherited from history at a particular point in time. The final theme demonstrates the importance of integrating economic theory into historical research in the gathering and interpretation of data.
Contours of the World Economy 1-2030 AD
Author: Angus Maddison
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199227217
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
This book combines qualitative histories with quantitative data.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199227217
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
This book combines qualitative histories with quantitative data.
Economic Point of View
Author: Israel M. Kirzner
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
ISBN: 161016282X
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
ISBN: 161016282X
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Essays in Economic History
Author: Economic History Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic history
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic history
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Essays on Economics and Economists
Author: R. H. Coase
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022605134X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Reflections on two centuries of economic history from a Nobel Prize winner in the field: “An accessible collection by a renowned economist.”—Library Journal How do economists decide what questions to address and how to choose their theories? How do they tackle the problems of the economic system and give advice on public policy? With these broad questions, Nobel laureate R. H. Coase, widely recognized for his seminal work on transaction costs, reflects on some of the most fundamental concerns of economists over the past two centuries. In fifteen essays, Coase evaluates the contributions of a number of outstanding figures, including Adam Smith, Alfred Marshall, Arnold Plant, Duncan Black, and George Stigler, as well as economists at the London School of Economics in the 1930s. “Are you looking for a book by an economist who can really write and has insight after insight on free markets vs. government regulation? Would you like it even better if you could get some good laughs from his clever way of putting things? Then Ronald H. Coase’s Essays on Economics and Economists is the book for you.”—Reason
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022605134X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Reflections on two centuries of economic history from a Nobel Prize winner in the field: “An accessible collection by a renowned economist.”—Library Journal How do economists decide what questions to address and how to choose their theories? How do they tackle the problems of the economic system and give advice on public policy? With these broad questions, Nobel laureate R. H. Coase, widely recognized for his seminal work on transaction costs, reflects on some of the most fundamental concerns of economists over the past two centuries. In fifteen essays, Coase evaluates the contributions of a number of outstanding figures, including Adam Smith, Alfred Marshall, Arnold Plant, Duncan Black, and George Stigler, as well as economists at the London School of Economics in the 1930s. “Are you looking for a book by an economist who can really write and has insight after insight on free markets vs. government regulation? Would you like it even better if you could get some good laughs from his clever way of putting things? Then Ronald H. Coase’s Essays on Economics and Economists is the book for you.”—Reason
The Mexican Economy, 1870-1930
Author: Jeff Bortz
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804742085
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Studying the interaction of political and economic institutions in Mexico during the period of 1870-1930, this book shows how institutional change can foment economic growth.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804742085
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Studying the interaction of political and economic institutions in Mexico during the period of 1870-1930, this book shows how institutional change can foment economic growth.
Contributions to the History of Economic Thought
Author: Antoin Murphy
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134608209
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Featuring original contributions from some of the leading contemporary figures in the history of economic thought, this book offers new perspectives on key topics, from Smith's Wealth of Nations to the Jevonian Revolution. Drawing inspiration from the life and work of R.D.C. Black, formerly Professor of Economics at Queen's University Belfast, this book will be of essential interest to any serious scholar of economic thought.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134608209
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Featuring original contributions from some of the leading contemporary figures in the history of economic thought, this book offers new perspectives on key topics, from Smith's Wealth of Nations to the Jevonian Revolution. Drawing inspiration from the life and work of R.D.C. Black, formerly Professor of Economics at Queen's University Belfast, this book will be of essential interest to any serious scholar of economic thought.