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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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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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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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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.

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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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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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