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Economic themes underlie many aspects of Native American history from the fur trade, the devastating impact of European diseases, and the taking of Native American land to the current issues of uranium mining on Navajo land and casino gambling.

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Shows that changes in the intellectual and social environment and the institutional background in which knowledge was generated and disseminated brought about the Industrial Revolution, followed by sustained economic growth and continuing technological change.

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The Great American Bank Robberymaps out in detail exactly how Washington social engineers and their accomplices reshaped banking regulations and housing policies and gutted time-tested underwriting standards that led to the worst financial calamity since the 1930s, one that has robbed American households of $14 trillion in net worth.

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A highly readable history of the stock market crash of 1929, and the depression that followed it

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Depicts a period when widespread poverty, hunger, and misery were assuaged by innovative public programs and the arts.

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The fundamental question explored in the book concerns the meaning of co-operation. Was it a social movement or an economic enterprise Did it aspire to challenge capitalism or to reform it Did it contain at its heart a political vision for the transformation of society or was it simply a practical guide for organising a business -- .

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In the year 1000, the economy of the Middle East was at least as advanced as that of Europe. But by 1800, the region had fallen dramatically behind. What caused this long divergence And why does the Middle East remain drastically underdeveloped compared to the West This title provides an answer to these long-debated questions.

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This essential work for students of economic and economic history provides an overview of economic management in Britain since 1945, how it has changed and why it has not always been successful. It examines clearly the policies introduced, the problems various governments faced in implementing them and how policy-making changed. -- .

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Examines the growth and transformation of the Middle East economy during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The text looks at how the region's economic structures were fundamentally altered by the growing impact of European trade and finance, and by the internal reforms of the rulers of Egypt.

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When financial crises initiated a global recession in 2008, massive public debt forced policymakers in the developed world to impose tough fiscal consolidations to counter growing deficits. The most effective solutions, however, were often the ones most counterintuitive and least politically feasible, catching policymakers in a fiscal paradox.

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In 1989, Poland became the first Eastern Bloc country to shake off the dominance of its ruling Communist party. Although other post-Communist countries have since followed suit, Poland's experience has been unique in its move to Westernize. In this timely and insightful account, Ben Slay provides the first integrated, comprehensive assessment of Po

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Shen's book valuable to students, teachers, and researchers in the areas of comparative economic systems, economic development, and economic history.

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This study of Asian agency in colonial Nyanza provides a blueprint to understand the persistent insufficiencyin sugar production in post-independence Kenya. This book brings to light issues in broader Kenyan economic history, such as the undercapitalization of peasant farmers and lack of political will to spur agricultural economic development due to the politics of special interest groups.

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Examines when, why, and how presidents talk about the economy, and whether the president's economic rhetoric matters. This book demonstrates conclusively that such presidential words do matter. It concludes that rhetoric is indeed a tool of presidential leadership that can be used unilaterally to affect a range of political and economic outcomes.

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This study analyzes how, against calculated probabilities and within a relatively short time period, Romania has stabilized and assembled all the basic ingredients for a transformation from a centralized system to a market-driven economy.

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The definitive history of the wealthy over more than two millennia.

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This is the first full-length history of the Scottish cotton industry, from its beginnings in the late eighteenth century to its premature decline in the years leading up to the First World War. -- .

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Throughout, Hwang emphasizes the dynamic interrelationships among the various factors that have created Taiwan's phenomenal success.

Following an overview of Taiwan's postwar economic development, Hwang surveys events in Chinese history which laid the groundwork for Taiwan's rise to a world economic power.