This volume follows the course of the debate from the Bullionist Controversy of the Napoleonic period through the perennial arguments over the gold standard to the dispute between Keynesians, monetarist, and 'new classical macroeconomists, ' tracing the evolution of theory and doctrine over nearly 200 years.
A history of the world's most famous trading company based on Peter Newman's history. In 1838 Sir George Simpson, the governor of the HBC, was toasted at a dinner as the "Head of the most extended dominion in the known world - the Emperor of Russia, the Queen of England and the President of the United States excepted". It was an astonishing but ...
The story of dispossessed Scots and Englishmen living out their boldest fantasies and getting rich in the process. In the service of the Company of Adventurers of England they became proprietors of most of modern Canada and the Northwest United States - one-twelfth of the Earth's surface.
"Sustainability and Cities" examines the urban aspect of sustainability issues, arguing that cities are a necessary focus for that global agenda. The authors make the case that the essential character of a city's land use results from how it manages its transportation, and that only by reducing our automobile dependence will we be able to ...
"Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems" shows how cities and their residents can begin to reintegrate into their bioregional environment, and how cities themselves can be planned with nature's organizing principles in mind. Taking cues from living systems for sustainability strategies, Newman and Jennings reassess urban design by exploring flows of ...
Modern theories of statistical inference and time series analysis provide a host of techniques that are essential tools for a wide range of intellectual disciplines in the humanities and in the natural and social sciences. Economics and econometrics, in particular, make sophisticated use of many of the latest developments in these fields.
Each volume in this series includes a collection of authoritative essays from The new Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics, selected by the Editors to illustrate the range and diversity of economic thought on a particular topic.
Marxian analysis forges coherent links between economics, history, sociology, and philosophy, the unique scale of the enterprise being its enduring strength. These essays provide fascinating insights into the lively debates on the foundation of the entire structure.
This is a extract from the 4-volume dictionary of economics, a reference book which aims to define the subject of economics today. 1300 subject entries in the complete work cover the broad themes of economic theory. This concentrates on the topic of game theory, aiming to offer a systematic explanation of strategic behaviour, providing economists ...
Throughout Europe there has been a major trend towards increased urban competition, national deregulation and greater private sector influence. Has this trend led to a common planning response? What is the scope for more social and sustainable planning? Urban Planning in Europe is the first book to comprehensively analyse the influences on urban ...
The authors of this spirited book don't believe that oblivion is necessarily the destiny of urban areas. Instead, they believe that intelligent planning and visionary leadership can help cities meet the impending crises, and look to existing initiatives in cities around the world. Rather than responding with fear (as a legion of doomsaying ...
Economic Development is a subject that came into being only after World War II with the dawn of the postcolonial era and the growing disparities between north and south, rich and poor, developed and less developed countries. Those who wish to follow the lively debates that characterize this field will find no surer guide than the essays in this ...
Governance of Europe's City Regions is a structured overview of current debates on cities and regions. It provides an understanding of trends at different spatial scales and explores a range of different European experiences to consider prospects for the effective governance of city regions. Contrasts arise for different economic and spatial ...
In this immensely practical book, Timothy Beatley sets out to answer a simple question: what can Americans learn from Australians about "greening" city life? "Green Urbanism Down Under" reports on the current state of "sustainability practice" in Australia and the many lessons that U.S. residents can learn from the best Australian programs and ...
'Capital Theory' is the price theory of economics which include capital goods among their means of production, that is, the economics in which we actually live. This essays in this volume outline the issues at stake, and provide a wide-ranging guide to the debate over their analytical significance.
"The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics" brings together over 900 of the foremost economists, historians and statisticians of our time, writing on a wide array of topics, from absolute and exchangeable value to zero-sum game. This extensive reference world focuses on economic theory and the over 1200 subject entries cover the discipline in ...
Many dog lovers all over the world have a special fondness for the bewhiskered Miniature Schnauzer. In this all-new book on these endearing rascals, readers can trace the history of the breed, learn about grooming, breeding, the show ring, and how to thoroughly enjoy these dogs and what makes them special. Peter Newman has had Miniature Schnauzers ...
Francis Ysidro Edgeworth (1845-1926), scion of a leading Anglo-Irish family, was a classical scholar and mathematician who became the Drummond Professor of Political Economy at Oxford. He was the leading mathematical economist of his day and made major contributions to utilitarian ethics, probability theory, and statistics. Though little ...
This is an excerpt from the 4-volume dictionary of economics, a reference book which aims to define the subject of economics today. 1300 subject entries in the complete work cover the broad themes of economic theory. This extract concentrates on the topic of capital theory.
Directed to both the domestic & international aspects of money, banking & finance. * Contains over 1,000 concise but substantial essays, averaging 2,000 words in length. * Written by over 800 authorities from leading departments of economics, business schools & research institutes as well as from private & public banks & other financial ...
Like many things in life, becoming a great manager is in fact a simple process-if only we knew how and changed our current habits. The authors in this book have identified 15 fundamental principles that are exhibited by great managers and which can easily be followed by mere mortals when they have something or somebody to manage. These ...
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Social Economics: The New Palgrave
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John Eatwell, Dr. Peter Newman (Editor), Murray Milgate (Editor)
