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This book tells the story of the euro crisis in Cyprus from the inside. Written by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, Panicos Demetriades, who was in office during this turbulent period, this book shows how the crisis unravelled through a series of key...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-10-14
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From a brilliant historian at the Harvard Business School, here is a masterful, in-depth portrait of five extraordinary figures-Ernest Shackleton, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Rachel Carson-that illuminates how great leaders are made in...
Editeur :
John Murray
Parution :
2017-10-05
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F. A. von Hayek (1899-1992) was a Nobel Prize winning economist, famous for promoting an Austrian version of classical liberalism. This multi-volume biography examines the evolution of his life and influence.In this ninth volume of Leeson's collaborative biography...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-10-04
Collection :
Archival Insights into the Evolution of Economics
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This book theoretically and empirically explores why Japanese banks engaged in seemingly contradictory behaviors in the 1990s, namely, the credit crunch and evergreening, i.e., inefficient additional lending. A credit crunch occurs when banks are unwilling to finance...
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Springer
Parution :
2017-09-06
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Since the end of the nineteenth century the dairy sectors of some industrialised European and American countries have experienced a phase of growth that took place at a different rate and in a different manner in each country, and which was made possible by the...
Editeur :
P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
Parution :
2017-06-30
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This book provides a historical evaluation of banking reforms and structural changes in India over the past 25 years. Chapters cover issues in consolidation and restructuring, competition and concentration, performance evaluation in terms of cost...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-06-21
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Die wirtschaftshistorische Untersuchung thematisiert mit dem preußischen Fideikommiss ein altes, traditionelles Rechtsinstitut, dessen Ursprung weit ins 16. Jahrhundert zurückreicht. Dadurch wird es oftmals als ein unzeitgemäßes Phänomen behandelt, das lediglich eine...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2017-06-08
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Paul Samuelson was at the heart of a revolution in economics. He was "the foremost academic economist of the 20th century," according to the New York Times, and the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Economics. His work transformed the field of economics and...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-04-11
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The Great Crash of 1929 profoundly disrupted the United States' confident march toward becoming the world's superpower.The breakneck growth of 1920s America -- with its boom in automobiles, electricity, credit lines, radio, and movies -- certainly presaged a serious...
Editeur :
PublicAffairs
Parution :
2017-03-07
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The 2011 general election in the Republic of Ireland, which took place against a backdrop of economic collapse, was one of the most dramatic ever witnessed.The most notable outcome was the collapse of Fianna Fáil, one of the world's most enduring and successful parties....
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2017-03-02
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The 2011 general election in the Republic of Ireland, which took place against a backdrop of economic collapse, was one of the most dramatic ever witnessed.The most notable outcome was the collapse of Fianna Fáil, one of the world's most enduring and successful parties....
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2017-03-01
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This book provides a vivid biography of a towering Italian banker, pioneer and entrepreneur. It weaves the entrepreneurial ventures of Alessandro Torlonia (1800-1886) through the narratives of business and politics in the Nineteenth century, the growth of...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-01-20
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In the framework of the so-called Barcelona process, the European Union concluded several bilateral agreements with Morocco aimed to deepen their economic integration. The 2000 Association agreement European Union–Morocco is the general legal framework for the...
Editeur :
P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
Parution :
2017-01-05
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Das Buch untersucht das Leben des Liechtensteiner Unternehmers Martin Hilti (1915–1997) und seine Beziehung zum Nationalsozialismus im Fürstentum Liechtenstein. Der Begründer der Maschinenbau Hilti, der heutigen Hilti AG in Schaan, war einer der aggressivsten Verfechter...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2016-12-15
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Italy often suffers from its cultural heritage. Certain themes have passed into stereotype and popular consumption, while others have been overlooked. This volume discusses teaching choices and topics on the implementation of a US study abroad business programme in...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2016-12-08
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What is the difference between gambling and speculation? This difficult question has posed a legal problem throughout American history. Many have argued that periodic failures by regulators to differentiate between the two have been the proximate causes of catastrophic...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2016-12-01
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The economy of ancient Rome, with its long-range trade, widespread moneylending, and companies of government contractors, was surprisingly modern. Yet Romans also exchanged goods and services within a traditional system of gifts and favors, which sustained the...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2016-11-29
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The history of economic thought can be traced to the Industrial Revolution and the 19th-century Great Divergence until which it remained an integral part of philosophy. This book deals with different thinkers and theories to explore ideas that later became the...
Editeur :
OUP India
Parution :
2016-11-17
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This book deals with the economics of establishing a frontier by conquest or by peaceful settlement, the costs involved, and the optimum extension of the territory. The opening chapters discuss the most relevant literature about frontiers – conceptual, theoretical and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-11-16
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The unprecedented importance of finance in our societies, as well as its central role in provoking economic crises, has generated an enormous interest in understanding the historical origins and evolution of modern financial systems. Today the U.S. economy is seen as an...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-10-20
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