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Saltar al contenidoLa historia de la familia March es la crónica de una huida. El patriarca de esta dinastía mallorquina logró convertirse en uno de los hombres más ricos del mundo con la mayor [...]
El Juego del Ángel es una gran aventura de intriga, romance y tragedia, a través de un laberinto de secretos donde el embrujo de los libros, la pasión y la amistad se [...]
This fully revised and updated edition of a seminal reference work provides a detailed chronological account of the development of European integration. The history of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), which began [...]
ver másThis is the fourth edition of this successful textbook, covering economic history from prehistoric times to the present and offering introductions to both economic history and economic development. It explores the fundamental [...]
ver másThe world of finance is ever influenced by the transformational impact of technology, financial decision makers and institutions as well as political, societal and cultural forces. This important new book will demonstrate [...]
ver másThe effects of the expansion of Europe have fascinated historians and economists, as well as the public at large, for centuries. One of the most intriguing and controversial effects of Europe's expansion [...]
ver másThe problem, Clark says, is tha only societies that have long stories of settlement and security seem to develop the cultural characteristics and effective workforces that enable economic growth. For many societies [...]
ver másThe author of the award-winning trilogy A Financial History of the United States now provides a definitive new reference or the major failures of American corporate governance at the start of the [...]
ver másFor the greater part of recorded history the most successful and powerful states were autocracies; yet now the world is increasingly dominated by democracies. In "A Free Nation Deep in Debt", James [...]
ver másCentral banks in Great Britain and the United States arose early in the financial revolution. The Bank of England was created in 1694 while the first Banks of the United States appeared [...]
ver másHistory of Interest Rates is in its fourth edition, with the last edition published in 1996. The book presents a very readable account of interest rate trends and lending practices spanning [...]
ver másAs the center of capitalism in China, Shanghai banking provides a unique perspective for assessing the impact of the changes from financial capitalism to socialist planning banking in the early 1950s, and [...]
ver másThomas Tooke (1774-1858), economist, began his working life in various businesses in St. Petersburg and London. He took no important part in any public discussion of economic questions until 1819, in which [...]
ver másFrom the colonial era to the present day, small businesses have been an integral part of American life. First published in 1991 and now thoroughly updated, this study explores the central but [...]
ver másThe Ottoman empire stood at the crossroads of intercontinental trade at the dawn of the era of capitalism. This volume examines the monetary history of that empire from its beginnings in the [...]
ver másArgentine economic history has long presented a puzzle: how could a country that was once one of the world’s richest, now fare so poorly? What is the economic story behind such long [...]
ver másThe twenty-century saga of the economics profession in America is the story of how a humble quest to understand the wealth of nations became imbued with immense public prestige and, finally, a [...]
ver másOver the last few years, there has been a noticeable increase in studies on the postwar period of Germany, reflecting the crucial importance of these years for an understanding of the developments [...]
ver másCanada has always been a trading nation. From the early days of fur and fish, to the present, when a remarkable 90 per cent of its gross national product is attributable to [...]
ver másNos encontramos ante un libro que acomete muchos de los grandes temas que atañen a la España de hoy. Habla de la Historia de España, de su imbricación en Europa, de la [...]
ver másIssues surrounding agriculture have always had pride of place among academic research in economic history. Interest in agricultural issues does not seem to come into fashion, and then fade into the background [...]
ver másDrawing on classical development theory and recent theoretical advances on the connection between expanding markets and technological developments, this book shows the critical role of expanding Atlantic commerce in the successful completion [...]
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