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Will technological improvement and growth in the rest of the world cause a decline in American living standards Can government policy in Japan and Western Europe limit the availability of high- wage jobs in America Does expanding trade with Mexico and other developing countries with large numbers of inexpensive workers imply a continuing decline in wages for low-skilled American workers

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Presents a historical and sociological account of how, by the late 1960s, three small Italian towns had come to lead the world in the production of gold jewelry - even though they had virtually no jewelry industry less than a century before, and even though Italy had western Europe's most restrictive gold laws.

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Sovereign debt crises are a little like the weather: One can get ready to endure them and maybe take some steps to lessen their impact, but so far it hasn't been possible to prevent them. Like the weather, they just keep happening. That's the overriding thesis of this book tracing the major debt crises of the past century.

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The economics of growth has come a long way since it regained center stage for economists in the mid-1980s. This work is a series of country studies guided by that research. It sheds light on some of the important growth puzzles such as how did China grow so rapidly despite the absence of full-fledged private property rights.

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A large number of Scottish writers in economics are discussed according to a thematic approach. The distinctive Scottish contribution to the clash between natural liberty and socialist ideas is set out.

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This work analyses the sources of Japanese growth and the nature and scale of its current economic problems. It examines Japanese investment, manufacturing, research and development, the 1997-99 Asian economic crisis, and the steps being taken to address the mounting crisis.

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Offers an analysis of the transition to a democratic market economy that has taken place in Russia since 1990. This book focuses on the institutions that are critical to a successful transition and the economic incentives needed to make these institutions work.

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This book is the culmination of a multi-year research project funded by the Australian Research Council and represents the first detailed discussion of the theory, policy and practice of employee share ownership plans (ESOPs) in Australia.

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Looks at the distribution of income and wealth and the effects that this has on the macroeconomy, and vice versa. Taking stock of results and methods developed in the context of the 1990s revival of growth theory, this book focuses on capital accumulation and long-run growth.

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This book looks at the distribution of income and wealth and the effects that this has on the macroeconomy, and vice versa. Is a more equal distribution of income beneficial or harmful for macroeconomic growth, and how does the distribution of wealth evolve in a market economy Taking stock of results and methods developed in the context of the 199

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Offers an indeterministic conceptualization of different levels of an economy and elaborates a variety of stages of economic development, each with its respective measure of performance. The main conclusions suggest that the fundamental tenets of present-day economic thought must be re-examined.

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In this commemorative volume, India's top business leaders and economic luminaries come together to provide a balanced picture of the consequences of the country's economic reforms, which were initiated in 1991. What were the reforms What were they intended for How have they affected the overall functioning of the economy

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This socialist industry contributed to social injustice and deprivation as well as the reproduction of entrapping spatial settings such as factory colonies and areas reserved for potential expansion.

The study reveals a great diversity of mechanisms of industrial control over and exploitation of socialist towns in Poland.

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This book documents and analyzes current trends in the industrialization and industrial development of Third World countries, and evaluates the progress they have made in the past decade in attaining the long term objectives of sustained economic growth and improvement in the quality of life for future generations.

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Eric Schiff analyzes two countries, widely known for their sophisticated industrial development, that are unique in having had no national patent protection for appreciable periods in their recent history. Originally published in 1971. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-o

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This book considers distribution not just in terms of income but also in terms of education and health care, which are two determinants of income.

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Provides a snapshot of the issues posed by the growing concentrations of income, focusing on the United States but drawing on international comparisons to help set the context. This book examines the economic, technological, and political drivers of inequality and identify worrying trends associated with its rise.

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Would improving the economic, social, and political condition of the world's disadvantaged people slow - or accelerate - environmental degradation This book provide answers to this difficult question, using research on the impact of inequality on environmental sustainability.

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Radical institutionalisma processual paradigm focused on changing the direction of cultural evolution and the function of social provisioning in order to promote the full participation of alldefines inequality as evolving from class exploitation, gender domination, race discrimination, and national predation.

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A worsening economic crisis due to the shift in wealth over the past decade is the central concern of this study. It profiles the current status of income inequality in the USA and discerns disturbing trends for the future.

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The ways financial analysts, traders, and other specialists use information and learn from each other are of fundamental importance to understanding how markets work and prices are set. This book analyzes how markets aggregate information and examines the impacts of market arrangements on the aggregation process and overall performance of markets.