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Offers an account of how banking evolved in the United States in the context of the nation's political and social development. This book highlights not only the influence politicians exercised over banking but also how banking drove political interests and created political coalitions.

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Peter Albin is known for his seminal work in applying the concepts of adaptive dynamical systems, first developed by biologists and physicists, to the study of economic systems. This book is a collection of his pathbreaking articles on the application of cellular automata and complexity theory to economic problems.

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In 15 chapters, the guide covers all the basic information students need to understand the basic concepts and principles of economics, including: definition of economics in historical context;

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The thinking of John Maynard Keynes is still relevant to successful development of the advanced capitalistic system as is shown by evolution of economic thinking since World War II. The changes in economic thinking in the United States and in the world are described, with a chapter devoted to each presidency from Eisenhower to Clinton.

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In a work with significant implications for present-day economic reform in the Soviet Union, Paul Gregory examines Russian and Soviet economic history prior to the installation of the administrative command system. By drawing on basic economic statistics from 1861 to the 1930s, Gregory's revisionist account debunks a number of myths promulgated by

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Before the Computer fully explores the data processing industry in the United States from its nineteenth-century inception down to the period when the computer became its primary tool. As James Cortada describes what was once called the "office appliance industry," he challenges our view of the digital computer as a revolutionary technology. Cortad

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Behavioral economics has revolutionized the way economists view the world. This volume makes the case for a greater use of behavioral ideas in six fields - public economics, development, law and economics, health, wage determination, and organizational economics. It is intended policymakers, sociologists, psychologists, as well as economists.

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How well have U.S. export intermediaries been doing, and how have their clients benefited are the crucial questions explored in this study of a resource in world trade.

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A study of the repercussions of Beirut's role as a financial, trade and banking centre in the Middle East during Lebanon's post-independence years. It investigates the impact of its involvement in steering the Lebanese social structure and economy to meet the needs of capitalist expansion.

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This important new study of Palestine in the years 1882 to 1948 looks at the formation of the Jewish working class and its pivotal and deliberate role in the forging of a nation.

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This study of Peru's transformation from a tottering colonial economy based on extraction of precious bullion to a massive exporter of bulk goods like guano shows how a struggle between protectionists and free traders shaped the state. "This is an elegant and sophisticated book that can be read on many levels, written by an author who never takes t

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Designed as a primer for policymakers and students, this volume focuses on two critical problems the United States faces as we move into the 1990s: the unprecedented size of U.S. trade deficits and the nation's declining international competitiveness.

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Game theory is central to modern understandings of how people deal with problems of coordination and cooperation. Yet, ironically, it cannot give a straightforward explanation of some of the simplest forms of human coordination and cooperation. This book proposes a revision of game theory that resolves these problems.

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Essential perspectives for understanding Greeces recent and historical financial crises

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After decades of prosperity Australians are now worried about their jobs, their incomes and their future. The mining boom, said to explain Australia's past success, is declared to be over. Unemployment has increased, carmakers have folded, the government is running a huge deficit.

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Economic theory, which explains efficiency using formalized rational choice models, often simplifies human behavior to the point of distortion. This work finds such theory to be particularly weak in explaining such crucial forms of economic behavior as cooperation, innovation, and action under conditions of uncertainty.