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This book brings together a group of leading economic historians to examine how institutions, innovation, and industrialization have determined the development of nations. Presented in honor of Joel Mokyr--arguably the preeminent economic historian of his generation--these wide-ranging essays address a host of core economic questions. What are the

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Why do lenders time and again loan money to sovereign borrowers who promptly go bankrupt When can this type of lending work This title looks at one famous case - the debts and defaults of Philip II of Spain. Using detailed evidence collected from sixteenth-century archives, it examines the incentives and returns of lenders.

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In July 2015, Stephen Moore debated the Nobel-prize-winning economist Paul Krugman in front of more than 2,000 people at FreedomFest in Las Vegas. This was billed as the economic showdown of the year: the lead economics columnist for the New York Times versus the former senior economics writer for the Wall Street Journal.

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The Smoot-Hawley tariff of 1930, which raised US duties on hundreds of imported goods to record levels, is America's most infamous trade law. This title presents an account of the politics behind Smoot-Hawley, its economic consequences, the foreign reaction it provoked, and its aftermath and legacy.

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For six hundred years, the nations of Europe and North America have periodically attempted to coerce, invade, or conquer other societies. This title examines Western imperialism's complex relationship with technology, from the first Portuguese ships that ventured down the coast of Africa in the 1430s to America's conflicts in the Middle East.

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Describes how the traditional energy economy of medieval and early modern Europe was marked by stable or falling per capita energy consumption, and how the First Industrial Revolution in the eighteenth century - fueled by coal and steam engines - redrew the economic, social, and geopolitical map of Europe and the world.

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Charts the history of the ancient crafts of rope, twine and net making, describing the traditional fibres and techniques used, as well as the modern machines and man-made fibres that took their place. This work features black and white photographs that show how the methods of rope, twine and net making have evolved over the years.

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Provides a look at the joint development of representative assemblies and public borrowing in Europe during the medieval and early modern eras. This title argues that advances in political representation allowed certain European states to gain early and advantageous access to credit.

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Over the second half of the twentieth century, the average European's buying power tripled, while working hours fell by a third. This work offers an account of the extraordinary development of Europe's economy since the end of World War II.

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Based on evidence about the development of the American states from the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth century, this book documents the mechanisms through which geographical and historical conditions - such as climate, access to water transportation, and early legal systems - impacted political and judicial institutions and economic growth.

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Challenges the hold that cliometrics - an approach to economic history that employs the analytical tools of economists - has exerted on the study of our economic past. This book calls for the reconstruction of economic history, one in which history and the social sciences are brought to bear on economics, and not the other way around.

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"Unequal Gains offers a radically new understanding of the economi c evolution of the United States, providing a complete picture of the uneven progress of America from colonial times to today."--Provided by publisher.

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"Unequal Gains offers a radically new understanding of the economi c evolution of the United States, providing a complete picture of the uneven progress of America from colonial times to today."--Provided by publisher.

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A revealing examination of the often misunderstood history of contemporary financial markets.

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A revealing examination of the often misunderstood history of contemporary financial markets.

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