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Tracing the monetary history of Europe, this study explores the impact of change in the availability and use of bullion, in the form of money, on the economic evolution of Europe.

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This book describes the creation of a new economy in the Soviet Union from 1930 to 1945. The Red Army defeated the Germans in World War II with equipment produced by that economy and not with masses of untrained men as has been often argued.

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Presents the history of the Dutch economy in the nineteenth century. This book shows how institutional factors combined to make the Dutch economy a victim of its own success and traces its subsequent emergence as a modern industrial economy. It argues that the economic and political development of the Netherlands can be understood only in tandem.

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A brilliant narrative history of the most colourful and important summit in history.

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Now back in print to Tie-in to the launch of his new book The Great Deformation, David Stockman's bestselling insider account of the failure of the Reagan Revolution that he had helped to invent. "A rich description of life inside the seemingly most successful Presidency of modern times... A valuable document of the American political condition." -Michael Kirsley, The New York Times

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This book traces the development of American private interests in the Pacific before the 1840strading, whaling, sealing, missionary work, etc.and the gradual evolution of U.S. governmental interests in the region beginning with the 1840s.

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In the years between the Great Famine of the 1840s and the First World War, Ireland experienced a drastic drop in population. This book offers an inquiry that explores the options that presented themselves to Ireland's younger generations, taking into account household structure, inheritance, religion, and especially emigration.

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The influential economist and philosopher Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) was one of the most original and penetrating critics of American culture and institutions, and his work attracted and still attracts the attention of scholars from a wide range of political viewpoints and scholarly disciplines. Focusing on the doctrinal and theoretical facets of

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Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) has long been recognized as a major political and social thinker as well as historian, but his writings also contain a wealth of little-known insights into economic life and its connection to the rest of society. This title shows that Tocqueville had a highly original and suggestive approach to economics.

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Examines the principal economic developments and social changes in the United States since 1934, including business, regional change and urbanization. The text discusses the elements of continuity to pre-1945 trends and the points of departure, notably in the 1970s, are considered.

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Presents a unified theory of economic growth since the dawn of civilization. This title provides a comprehensive overview of the three phases of the development process. It analyzes the Malthusian theory and its empirical support. It examines theories of demographic transition and their empirical significance.

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Unlocking the Wealth of Indian Nations uses the tools of economics, political science, and law to explain how top-down institutions have shackled reservation economies and why bottom-up institutions are necessary to unlock the human, physical, and natural capital of Native Americans.

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Unlocking the Wealth of Indian Nations uses the tools of economics, political science, and law to explain how top-down institutions have shackled reservation economies and why bottom-up institutions are necessary to unlock the human, physical, and natural capital of Native Americans.

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Commercial banks are among the oldest and most familiar financial institutions. When they work well, we hardly notice; when they do not, we rail against them. This book takes a comparative look at the development of commercial banking systems over the years in Western Europe, the United States, Canada, Japan, and Australia.

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A study of the impact of spiralling wage demands in a cotton factory in Ghent during the 19th century and the efforts of management to reduce the cost through investment in new technology and stricter employment policies. The workers' responses to wage cutting is also considered.

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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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Presenting a fresh view of the motives behind various governments' decisions to remain on or defect from the gold standard in the early 20th century, this study specifically analyzes the influence of domestic politics on national responses to the international economy.