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Aims to debunk the myth that Britain was a free-trade nation during and after the industrial revolution, by revealing how the British used tariffs as a mercantilist tool to politically weaken France. This book shows that Britain did not transform smoothly from a mercantilist state in the 18th century to a bastion of free trade in the late 19th.

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Increasing world demands for water call for new institutions and rules to minimize economic and political conflicts. Practitioners, students, and scholars will find this work a valuable resource in water policy, environmental policy, resource economics, and civil engineering.

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Water struggles as resistance to neoliberal capitalism is an important intervention into social reproduction theory and eco-socialist debates. It provides a timely analysis of the role of expropriation in the current global water crisis and makes a persuasive argument for understanding class as an emergent process constituted through struggle.

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Explains the U.S. growth slowdown as a natural consequence of economic maturity.

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There exist eight reliable ways to increase poverty and the United States is now pursuing seven of them, according to Lebergott. His provocative examination of income and wealth in this country reveals the impossibility of ending poverty permanently without changing American capitalism beyond recognition. Originally published in 1976. The Princet

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European monetary unification has produced a $15 trillion windfall to its member nations that is rarely accounted for in analyses of economic integration. This work argues that the reduction in cross-border risks is responsible for an explosion in the value of fixed income assets and share prices.

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James Latimore considers the problem of good results or good reports in the context of his study of one small agency's transition from financial independence to government funding dependence. Latimore's study shows that the strengths of philanthropic intervention may be negated by the bureaucratic accountability that accompanies public funding.

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Introduces those with relatively little mathematical training and only an intermediate economic theory course to the important economic issues of collective choice and public welfare.

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Documents how outsourcing has penetrated every part of the public sector, and balances critique with practical suggestions for policy reform -- .

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Documents how outsourcing has penetrated every part of the public sector, and balances critique with practical suggestions for policy reform -- .

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The book shows that earlier studies exaggerated the effects of rural land scarcity, foreign capital inflows, and population growth on Third World urbanization. More critical were imbalances of productivity advance across sectors and terms of trade between primary products and manufactures. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Librar

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"Eric Weiner digs deep to peel back the complex layers comprising modern Wall Street, letting the key figures speak for themselves . . .A fascinating narrative of frank, no-holds, barred discussion." -Steve Powers, Houston Chronicle

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Top economists consider how to conduct policy in a world where previous beliefs have been shattered by the recent financial and economic crises.

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Sets forth in a straightforward and sensible way the philosophical reasons for the non-economist's skepticism of the economist's view of the world.

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Financial disasters - and stories of the greedy bankers who precipitated them - seem to underscore the idea that self-interest will always trump concerns for the greater good. But is it valid This title challenges the notion that doing well is accomplished only at the expense of doing good.

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Using examples ranging from Ikea to the slums of Mumbai, leading economic expert Hamish McRae studies which businesses, organisations and initiatives have what it takes to succeed, and what it is that distinguishes them in an increasingly competitive global marketplace.

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What caused the UKs cost of living crisis, and how can we rebuild Setting out the concept of liveability, this book argues that rather than focus on increasing wages, we need to make life more liveable through foundational services and social infrastructure.

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