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Austrian Economics, Money and Finance (Hardcover): Thomas Mayer Austrian Economics, Money and Finance (Hardcover)
Thomas Mayer
R4,098 Discovery Miles 40 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The financial crisis has exposed severe shortcomings in mainstream monetary economics and modern finance. It is surprising that these shortcomings have not led to a wider debate about the need to overhaul these theories. Instead, mainstream economists have closed ranks to defend existing theories and public authorities have expanded their interference in markets. This book investigates the problems associated with mainstream monetary economics and finance, and proposes alternatives based on the Austrian school of economics. This school emanated from the work of the nineteenth-century Austrian economist Carl Menger and was developed further by Eugen von Boehm-Bawerk, Ludwig von Mises, and Friedrich August von Hayek. In monetary economics, the Austrian school regards the creation of money by banks through credit extension as a key source of economic instability. From this follows the need for a comprehensive reform of our present monetary system. In a new monetary order, money could be issued by both public and private institutions, and there would be no need for fractional reserve banking. Instead of creating money, banks would intermediate it. In finance, the Austrian school rejects the notion of rational expectations and measurable risk. Individuals use their subjective knowledge to gather and evaluate information, and they act in a world of radical uncertainty. Hence, markets are not "efficient" nor can portfolios be built on the basis of known probability distributions of asset prices as described in the modern finance literature. This book explores the need for a new theoretical foundation for asset pricing and investment management that will give practitioners more useful orientation.

Austrian Economic Perspectives on Individualism and Society - Moving Beyond Methodological Individualism (Hardcover): Guinevere... Austrian Economic Perspectives on Individualism and Society - Moving Beyond Methodological Individualism (Hardcover)
Guinevere Liberty Nell
R2,917 R1,932 Discovery Miles 19 320 Save R985 (34%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Can we improve upon both the free market and nationalization? Market socialist and other heterodox exploration of cultural and social factors can help answer this question using Austrian economic theory. This volume brings together economists and political scientists specializing in evolutionary change and spontaneous order. Spontaneous order and other Austrian theories are complemented by the consideration of cultural, social and communal interaction. Austrian Economic Perspectives on Individualism and Society bridges the gap between free market advocates stressing individual rights and individualistic culture, and left-leaning thinkers who stress social justice and a culture of social solidarity, or collectivism.

Austrian Theory and Economic Organization - Reaching Beyond Free Market Boundaries (Hardcover): G. Nell Austrian Theory and Economic Organization - Reaching Beyond Free Market Boundaries (Hardcover)
G. Nell
R3,566 Discovery Miles 35 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Austrian economic school famously predicted and explained the problems of calculation in a socialist society. With their concept of spontaneous order, they challenged mainstream economists to look beyond simplified static models and consider the dynamic and evolutionary characteristics of social orders. However, many feel that Austrians took their victory too far and became ideologically devoted to laissez-faire. Austrian Theory and Economic Organization is a collection of essays on problems and possibilities in economic organization, written by economists and political scientists with an interest in the dynamic and evolutionary nature of market economies. Each chapter explores areas of potential agreement between Austrian theory, market socialist economics, and other heterodox schools of economic and political science. The collection aims to bridge cultural and political divisions between free market advocates who stress individual rights and left-leaning thinkers who stress social justice and a culture of solidarity.

Managing the World Economy (Hardcover, 2000 ed.): Nana Managing the World Economy (Hardcover, 2000 ed.)
Nana
R3,029 Discovery Miles 30 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Managing the World Economy," while recognizing how much has been achieved since the start of the Industrial Revolution, challenges the view that much better results could not have been attained. It argues that faster economic growth and much better use of the available human talent could have been in the past, and should be in the future, achievable targets. The reasons for the performance of the world economy over the past 200 years being well below the achievable optimum stem mainly from misconceptions about macroeconomic policy, which the book sets out to explain and correct.

The Economic Crisis and the State of Economics (Hardcover): R Skidelsky, C Westerlind Wigstrom, Christian Westerlind Wigstrom The Economic Crisis and the State of Economics (Hardcover)
R Skidelsky, C Westerlind Wigstrom, Christian Westerlind Wigstrom
R1,597 Discovery Miles 15 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"The Economic Crisis and the State of Economics" brings together leading economists from a diverse set of backgrounds and presents their take on how economics can explain the current crisis but also how the crisis will affect economic thought.

Early Modern East Asia - War, Commerce, and Cultural Exchange (Hardcover): Kenneth M. Swope, Tonio Andrade Early Modern East Asia - War, Commerce, and Cultural Exchange (Hardcover)
Kenneth M. Swope, Tonio Andrade
R5,939 Discovery Miles 59 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents a great deal of new primary research on a wide range of aspects of early modern East Asia. Focusing primarily on maritime connections, the book explores the importance of international trade networks, the implications of technological dissemination, and the often unforeseen consequences of missionary efforts. It demonstrates the benefi ts of a global history approach, outlining the complex interactions between Western traders and Asian states and entrepreneurs. Overall, the book presents much interesting new material on this complicated and understudied period. .

American Power and Policy (Hardcover): R Leeson American Power and Policy (Hardcover)
R Leeson
R3,028 Discovery Miles 30 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the twentieth century, the United States replaced the United Kingdom as the centre of both the output of economic literature and the international economy. Having examined the structure of influence within the Keynesian and the Anti-Keynesian Traditions, (volume 1 and 2), this volume, the third of the trilogy, focuses more directly on economists and it highlights a multi-layered structure of influence within the policy process. Unpublished archival evidence illuminates aspects of the process by which the USA emerged as a dominant player in the world economy. This volume will be of interest not just to economists but to historians and social scientists, and to anyone interested in this transformation in world history.

After Fordism (Hardcover): Robert Boyer, Jean-Pierre Durand After Fordism (Hardcover)
Robert Boyer, Jean-Pierre Durand
R3,002 Discovery Miles 30 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

After the Second World War, the economics of the western capitalist countries were based on a production system called fordism, but in the mid 1970s this system began to break down, and it has been in crisis since. But does resolving this crisis imply a complete break with the past, notably with the principles of Taylor and Ford?;Based on an analysis of the transformations currently taking place in several international companies, this book reveals the complexities and subtleties of today's transitions.

Productivity and Growth - A Study of British Industry 1954-86 (Hardcover): Nicholas Oulton, Mary O'Mahony Productivity and Growth - A Study of British Industry 1954-86 (Hardcover)
Nicholas Oulton, Mary O'Mahony
R3,061 Discovery Miles 30 610 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

How much of the growth of output can be accounted for by the growth of inputs and how much is due to the growth of productivity? This book, first published in 1994, is a detailed attempt to answer this question for Britain. Estimates of outputs and inputs for over 130 industries were constructed, following the methodology pioneered by Professor Dale Jorgenson. These estimates can be employed to build up a picture of the performance of UK manufacturing as a whole. Contrary to the impression left by some previous authors, growth of productivity is found to play a relatively minor role - growth of inputs, when properly measured, accounts for most of the growth of output. The wealth of data which this book presents can also be used to shed light on a number of recent controversial views attached to the 'New Growth Theory'. According to this theory, externalities and increasing returns, often held to be associated with fixed investment, are the engine of economic growth. However, this book finds that the evidence does not support these claims.

Poland From Partitions to EU Accession - A Modern Economic History, 1772-2004 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Piotr Korys Poland From Partitions to EU Accession - A Modern Economic History, 1772-2004 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Piotr Korys
R3,611 Discovery Miles 36 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book surveys Poland's move from being a post-feudal, backward, peripheral country to being a modern, capitalist, European state: from the partition of the commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania to the abolishment of 'second serfdom'; late industrialization to state socialism; post-partition fragmentation to post-Second World War westward dislocation; and from the 'Solidarnosc' movement to accession into the European Union. Could Poland really be considered an 'underdeveloped' nation throughout the last 200 years? What factors contributed to its 'backwardness'? Has Poland yet managed to catch up with the West? This book, the first overview of the modern economic history of Poland to be published in English, addresses these and many other questions crucial for developing our understanding of the economic history of modern Central-Eastern Europe. The economic development of Poland is analyzed through data and statistics, as well as through analysis of the ideas that paved the way for the politics of economic and social modernization.

Pearl Harbor Revisited (Hardcover, 1995 ed.): Robert W. Love Jr Pearl Harbor Revisited (Hardcover, 1995 ed.)
Robert W. Love Jr
R3,020 Discovery Miles 30 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The attack on Pearl Harbor was arguably the single most important event of our century. In one stroke, the Japanese offensive brought together the war in Europe between Britain and Russia on the one hand and Germany on the other with the ongoing conflict between Japan and China, turning it into the global struggle between two great coalitions we know as the Second World War. By bringing America into the war, Japan assured not only the destruction of her Asian empire, but also the end of American isolationism, the survival of Soviet communism, and the ultimate bankruptcy of the great European colonial systems. In Pearl Harbor Revisited, eleven distinguished writers consider the action as an international event, providing remarkably lucid and impressive interpretations of the attack's causes and consequences.

Workers Across the Americas - The Transnational Turn in Labor History (Hardcover, New): Leon Fink Workers Across the Americas - The Transnational Turn in Labor History (Hardcover, New)
Leon Fink
R1,641 Discovery Miles 16 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The first major volume to place U.S.-centered labor history in a transnational or U.S.-in-the-world focus, Workers Across the Americas collects the newest work of leading Canadianist, Caribbeanist, and Latin American specialists, as well as U.S. historians. As distinct from comparative histories built around the integrity of their nation-state subjects, these essays highlight both the supra- or sub-national aspect of selected topics without ignoring the power of nation-states themselves as historical forces. Indeed, the transnational focus opens new avenues for understanding changes in the concepts, policies and practice of states, their interactions with each other and their populations, and the ways in which the popular classes resist, react, and use both nation-state and non-state entities to advance their interests. What does this transnational turn encompass? And what are its likely perils as well as promise as a framework for research and analysis? To address these questions six eminent scholars (John French, Julie Greene, Neville Kirk, Aviva Chomsky, Dirk Hoerder, and Vic Satzewich) lead off the volume with their own critical commentaries on the very project of transnational labor history. Their responses effectively offer a tour of explanations, tensions, and cautions in the evolution of a new arena of research and writing. Thereafter, Workers Across the Americas groups fifteen research essays around themes of Labor and Empire, Indigenous Peoples and Labor Systems, International Feminism and Reproductive Labor, Labor Recruitment and Immigration Control, Transnational Labor Politics, and Labor Internationalism. Topics range from military labor in the British Empire to coffee workers on the Guatemalan/Mexican border to the Atlantic white slavery traffic to the role of the International Labor Organization in attempting to set common labor standards. Leading scholars-including Camille Guerin-Gonzalez, Alex Lichtenstein, Nelson Lichtenstein, Colleen O'Neill, Premilla Nadasen, and Bryan Palmer-introduce each section and also make recommendations for further reading.

The Fifth Tiger - Study of Thai Development Policy (Hardcover): Robert J. Muscat The Fifth Tiger - Study of Thai Development Policy (Hardcover)
Robert J. Muscat
R4,587 Discovery Miles 45 870 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Thailand's dynamic economic development has earned it a reputation as the "Fifth Tiger" (following on the heels of the superperforming "Four Tigers" - South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong). This is a study of Thailand's development experience since 1955.

Routledge Library Editions: International Trade Policy (Hardcover): Various Routledge Library Editions: International Trade Policy (Hardcover)
Various
R70,551 Discovery Miles 705 510 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This 32 volume set reissues key out-of-print titles that will prove invaluable in understanding the current resurgence of economic nationalism. Covering all aspects of international trade policy, and focusing particularly on tariffs and protectionism, this set will be invaluable to the modern student.

Spontaneous Order and the Utopian Collective (Hardcover): G. Nell Spontaneous Order and the Utopian Collective (Hardcover)
G. Nell
R3,519 Discovery Miles 35 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, and Nikolai Bukharin were the three leaders of the Russian Revolution who shaped the new society most, both through their theories and their political leadership. All three were motivated by the ideal of building a utopian collective. Once in power, they tirelessly tried to put their vision into practice, but the Soviet system that resulted was nothing like the one they tried to create. In Spontaneous Order and the Utopian Collective, Nell takes her cue from the personal writings and documents of Lenin, Trotsky, and Bukharin to consider them anew from an Austrian theoretical perspective, analyze the divergence between theory and practice using a spontaneous order framework, and identify three interconnected prerequisites necessary for a utopian collectivist society. Nell then asks whether it might be possible to create this utopian collective somehow, and avoid the pitfalls of planning.

The Economy of Colonial Malaya - Administrators versus Capitalists (Hardcover): Sivachandralingam Sundara Raja The Economy of Colonial Malaya - Administrators versus Capitalists (Hardcover)
Sivachandralingam Sundara Raja
R4,727 Discovery Miles 47 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Although colonies are often viewed as having been of crucial economic importance to Britain's empire, those responsible for administering the colonies were often not at all interested in or supportive of commercial ventures, as this book demonstrates. Based on extensive original research, and including detailed case studies of the agricultural and mining sectors in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Malaya, the book examines how administrators and capitalists interacted, showing how administrators were often hostile to business and created barriers to business success. It discusses in particular contradictory colonial government policies, confusion over land grants and conflicts within bureaucratic hierarchies, and outlines the impact of such difficulties, including the failure to attract capital inflows and outright business failures. Overall, the book casts a great deal of light on the detail of how business and government actually worked in Britain's colonial empire.

Iran in World History (Hardcover): Richard Foltz Iran in World History (Hardcover)
Richard Foltz
R2,831 Discovery Miles 28 310 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

One of the world's most ancient and enduring civilizations, Iran has long played a central role in human events and continues to do so today. This book traces the spread of Iranian culture among diverse populations ranging from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean, and along the Silk Roads as far as China, from prehistoric times up to the present day. From paradise gardens and Persian carpets to the mystical poetry of Rumi and Hafez, Iran's contributions have earned it a place among history's greatest and most influential civilizations. Encompassing the fields of religion, literature and the arts, politics, and higher learning, this book provides a holistic history of this important culture.

The Eclipse of Keynesianism - The Political Economy of the Chicago Counter-Revolution (Hardcover, 2002 ed.): Nana The Eclipse of Keynesianism - The Political Economy of the Chicago Counter-Revolution (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)
Nana
R3,020 Discovery Miles 30 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines the process by which Keynesianism, with its sympathetic view of the role of government in the economy and society, lost influence among economists and policy makers and was replaced by more negative views about government intervention and more positive views about the role of the market as a social organizer.

The History of Japanese Economic Development - Origins of Private Dynamism and Policy Competence (Hardcover): Kenichi Ohno The History of Japanese Economic Development - Origins of Private Dynamism and Policy Competence (Hardcover)
Kenichi Ohno
R5,782 Discovery Miles 57 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is an easy-to-read book that explains how and why Japan industrialized rapidly. It traces historical development from the feudal Edo period to high income and technology in the current period. Catch-up industrialization is analyzed from a broad perspective including social, economic and political aspects. Historical data, research and contesting arguments are amply supplied. Japan's unique experience is contrasted with the practices of today's developing countries. Negative aspects such as social ills, policy failures, military movements and war years are also covered. Nineteenth-century Japan already had a happy combination of strong entrepreneurship and relatively wise government, which was the result of Japan's long evolutionary history. Measured contacts with high civilizations of China, India and the West allowed cumulative growth without being destroyed by them. Imported ideas and technology were absorbed with adjustments to fit the local context. The book grew out of a graduate course for government officials from developing countries. It offers a comprehensive look and new insights at Japan's industrial path that are often missing in standard historical chronicles. Written in an accessible and lively form, the book engages scholars as well as novices with no prior knowledge of Japan.

Further University of Wisconsin Materials - Further Documents of F. Taylor Ostrander (Hardcover): Jeff E. Biddle, Ross B.... Further University of Wisconsin Materials - Further Documents of F. Taylor Ostrander (Hardcover)
Jeff E. Biddle, Ross B. Emmett, Warren J. Samuels
R4,664 Discovery Miles 46 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Volume 23C of this research annual first presents lecture notes from courses at the University of Wisconsin during 1955-6 given by Hans Hl. Gerth and Edwin E. Witte, together with correspondence of Selig Perlman. The volume also presents notes taken by F. Taylor Ostrander in courses given at the University of Chicago during 1933-4. The notes are from courses given by John U. Nef, Charles O. Hardy, and Chester W. Wright, on European economic history, money and banking, and U.S. economic history, respectively.

The Korean Americans (Hardcover, New): Won Moo Hurh The Korean Americans (Hardcover, New)
Won Moo Hurh
R2,104 Discovery Miles 21 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Korean Americans are one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the United States. Although they share many similar cultural characteristics with other Asian Americans, the Korean Americans are unique in terms of their strong ethnic attachment, extensive participation in Christian churches, heavy involvement in self-employed small businesses, wide geographic dispersion in settlement, and the emergence of the 1.5 generation phenomenon. This book answers the following questions for the student or interested reader: * Who are the Korean people? * Why did they come to the United States? * How did they adapt to their new country? * How are they received by the majority of Americans? * What are their accomplishments, problems, and contributions to American society? Other special features include: * An extensive coverage on the ethnic background (history, language, religion, customs, and other cultural heritage) of Korean Americans. * Current statistical data on Korean immigration to the United States. * A comprehensive analysis of socioeconomic characteristics of Korean Americans as compared with those of other minority groups. * A succinct analysis of the unique characteristics of Korean Americans. * Effective use of personal narratives. In 1970 there were about 70,000 Korean Americans-the number grew tenfold to about 790,000 in 1990. The Korean American population is now estimated at well over a million, and demographic projections indicate that the number will reach about three million by the year 2030. Korean Americans are thus among the new groups of Americans to become another integral part of the American history of cultural pluralism and ethnic diversity. Examined are the most significant areas of Korean American's adaptation-economic adjustment, sociocultural adaptation, family life, ethnic associations, intergroup relations, and psychological adjustment. In each area of adaptation, positive attainment as well as the problems of adjustment are analyzed in light of current theories and empirical research. The book concludes with a discussion of the unique characteristics of Korean Americans and their impact on society.

Living with the European Union - The Northern Ireland Experience (Hardcover): Dennis Kennedy Living with the European Union - The Northern Ireland Experience (Hardcover)
Dennis Kennedy
R3,015 Discovery Miles 30 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The experience of one region over 25 years within the European Union forms the basis of an examination of how the EU impacts on a region's economy, on its society and on its own particular problems. In the case of Northern Ireland, inclusion in the European Union has coincided with the most sustained campaign of political terrorism in western Europe. Specialist contributors to this book consider what difference the European dimension has made to the region over the quarter century since 1973.

The History of Women in the United States, Vol 8 - Part 2: Professional and White Collar Employments (Hardcover): Nancy F Cott The History of Women in the United States, Vol 8 - Part 2: Professional and White Collar Employments (Hardcover)
Nancy F Cott
R5,226 Discovery Miles 52 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Means and Ends - The Idea of Capital in the West, 1500-1970 (Hardcover, New): F Boldizzoni Means and Ends - The Idea of Capital in the West, 1500-1970 (Hardcover, New)
F Boldizzoni
R3,272 Discovery Miles 32 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Capital has dominated the imagination of Western society from the Industrial Revolution. "Means and Ends" offers the first comprehensive interpretation of the rise, evolution and crisis of this concept from the sixteenth century to the modern day. Based on a wealth of primary sources it offers an exciting study of intellectual and cultural history.

The Genesis and Ethos of the Market (Hardcover): L Bruni The Genesis and Ethos of the Market (Hardcover)
L Bruni
R3,014 Discovery Miles 30 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A discussion of the anthropological roots of the market, tracing its development using the history of ideas and cultures as well as simple game theory. In his analysis of market ethics, Bruni calls for a reconsideration of some of the central tenets of modern political economy, and the need for a new spirit of capitalism.

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