Economic Conditions category: 2830 books
The Moral Rhetoric of Political Economy
Justice and Modern Economic Thought
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2011
Two of the most important economics treatise are Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations and Milton Friedman's Capitalism and Freedom. In this book, Paul Turpin provides a rhetorical analysis of these texts arguing that both Smith and Friedman use argumentative and narrative...
Agricultural Transition in China
Domestic and International Perspectives on Technology and Institutional Change
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2018
This book extends current research on the political economy of modern China, with particular regard to agricultural development and its role in economic transition. It uses Neoclassical principles to re-interpret agricultural growth and technological change under complex market institutions with...
Ricardo's Gauntlet
Economic Fiction and the Flawed Case for Free Trade
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
‘Ricardo’s Gauntlet’ advances a critique of the mainstream economic case for international free trade. While the core of the case for free trade is David Ricardo’s principle of comparative advantage, the book argues that this case relies on a cluster of interconnected and mutually enforcing...
Italy and Japan: How Similar Are They?
A Comparative Analysis of Politics, Economics, and International Relations
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
This book provides an enlightening comparative analysis of Japan’s and Italy’s political cultures and systems, economics, and international relations from World War II to the present day. It addresses a variety of fascinating questions, ranging from the origins of the authoritarian regimes and...
by Leonardo Morlino, Francesco Raniolo
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2017
This book questions whether and to what extent a conjunctural phenomenon such as an economic crisis can bring about lasting political consequences. It focuses on the parties and party systems of four South European countries (Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Greece) between 2008-15. The authors also consider...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014
Economic growth continues to transform the economic and political landscape of Asia. Equally the policies now being adopted to promote private sector participation, re-structure state entities, and reduce the presence of the state in the provision of public goods and services, are tied to fundamental...
by Jan Rosset
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
This book analyzes the link between economic and political inequalities and investigates the mechanisms that lead to economically rooted inequalities in the political representation of citizens’ policy preferences. Focusing on the case of Switzerland and evaluating data from the post-electoral...
The Good Society
A Comparative Study of Denmark and Switzerland
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Denmark and Switzerland are small and successful countries with exceptionally content populations. However, they have very different political institutions and economic models. They have followed the general tendency in the West toward economic convergence, but both countries have managed to stay...
by Bruno Wueest
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
This book analyses the discourses of economic liberalization reform in six Western European countries – Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria. It provides systematic empirical evidence that policy-related discourses are much more than noise; rather, they are...
Economic and Social Transformation in China
Challenges and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2006
The Center for China Studies is among China’s most influential think-tanks, and its China Studies Reports are read at the highest levels of government. Now for the first time, the most important of these reports is collected in book form in English, providing a fascinating insight into the challenges...
by Louis Asare
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2019
The American government spends billions and trillions of dollars annually to import goods and services. The important and striking information that touched my emotions is that over eighty five thousand companies have closed their manufacturing plants and moved their production to other parts of the...
The Apocalypse Of Great America
American series, #1
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2019
The American government spends trillions of dollars annually to import goods and services. Over eighty five thousand (85,000) companies have closed their manufacturing plants and moved their production to other parts of the world. About four million Americans who were employed in those companies are...
The Economics of Brexit
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the UK’s Economic Relationship with the EU
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2017
This book presents a comprehensive evaluation of the likely economic impact upon the UK economy arising from Brexit. It seeks to assess both the methods adopted, and conclusions reached, by the existing economic studies, and supplements this by providing additional evidence to assist the reader in...
by Ferdi De Ville, Mattias Vermeiren
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
In this book, Ferdi De Ville and Mattias Vermeiren examine the linkages between the economic crisis in the euro area and the rise of Brazil, India and China (BICs) in the global monetary and trading system. Drawing on the insights of the comparative capitalism literature, the authors show that...