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An accessible text introducing methods that are used to measure price trends for specific industries or goods. The focus is on price index and hedonic techniques, the two methods most widely used by researchers and industry practitioners. Meer
This book offers a new interpretation of the 'Great Divergence' and 'Great Convergence' stories. It shows how Western countries grew rich and why parts of the developing world did or didn't catch up with the West during 1500-1950, with a focus China and Russia. Meer
Globalization and supply chains have re-shaped the organization of the global economy in to global production networks. The authors provide a clear framework for understanding these developments. Meer
Offers the first book-length study of the Roman Catholic church's practice of embargoing trade outside of Christendom in the period c. 1150 to c. 1550, particularly examining the influence of the papacy on the state. Meer
Provides readers with a methodology to evaluate the impacts of a wide diversity of development projects and policies on local economies, together with a diversity of applications of these tools-from poverty programs to global price shocks, irrigation projects, eco-tourism, migration, production… Meer
The book uses new survey data on the lives of Europeans to investigate the likely long term impact of the great recession on individual earnings, standards of living, and health. Meer
This book explores the nature and effects of contemporary capitalism through engaging with Boltanski and Chiapello's seminal text, The New Spirit of Capitalism. It provides a comprehensive overview and interrogation of the text and develops new insights into contemporary neo-liberal or… Meer
Global Television and Film is the first non-specialist introduction to the economics of the contemporary film and television business. It explains how these global media markets operate taking into account the unique nature of cultural products and the consequences for public policy and business… Meer
Argues that the trust-intensive nature of the financial services industry makes it essential to rebuild trustworthiness in the provision of financial services. It considers the lack of trust that emerged following deregulation of the financial sector and examines what is needed to rebuild… Meer
The social returns of investment in water, roads, and railways are apparent in the long run, but this distant horizon poses problems to governments and investors. This volume explores the different historical paths to solving the problem of infrastructure finance in Europe, from the fall of the… Meer
This collection of essays presents a series of case studies which demonstrates the sophisticated ways in which different readers across the world have approached and interpreted Lucretius' remarkable poem De rerum natura over the centuries, from Lucretius' contemporary audience to the European… Meer
A major contribution to the economic and social history of a mysterious period, the years around 1500, using new evidence and methods of analysis. Presents a fresh and engaging view of history by highlighting an individual, John Heritage. Meer
Agricultural Enlightenment explores the modernization of the rural economy in Europe through the lens of the Enlightenment. It focuses on the second half of the eighteenth century and emphasises the role of useful knowledge in the process of agrarian change and agricultural development. Meer
This Handbook combines the forces of the many disciplines involved in value research and covers issues such as definitions of value and the role of value in emotion. The book contributes to an interdisciplinary dialogue by providing a common reference point to serve as a resource for disciplinary… Meer
International Arbitration and Global Governance is the first book offering a wide-ranging and up-to-date analytical overview of arguments in a vigorous nascent interdisciplinary debate about international arbitration courts and their exercise of private governance power. Meer
Wealth creation through trade, finance, and investment often comes at the price of rising inequality for vulnerable groups and individuals. This book examines how states can harmonise the social protection objectives of the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights with their… Meer
Based on interviews and conversations with leaders and managers in Europe and the United States, the book presents seven of the most common explanations for persistent gender imbalances and shows how they are based on common stereotypes and myths about men's and women's abilities and preferences. Meer
This volume analyses developments in East Asian capitalism since the 1980s, focussing on three main areas: business systems, financial structures, and labour markets. Meer
Food price volatility is one of the major challenges facing current and future global food systems. This book analyses how and why governments responded as they did to the global food crisis of 2007-09 and what their decisions can teach us about policy interventions. Meer
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