Economic History

Uncertainty--doubt about what is or could be--fuels our ambitions and fears. Tantalizing possibilities spur us to innovate and explore. Yet, we als...

This book presents a comprehensive overview of central banks and their functions, from the first banks of issue in the late 17th century to their p...

This book examines the concept of moral economy originally established by E.P. Thompson, focusing on the impact of religious norms on economic prac...

This book, the first of two volumes, explores Indias economic development from 5000BC through to the Indias independence period from 1947AD to 2022...

A new look at Britain's industrial revolution showing how communities of shared skill, knowledge and experience drove industrial innovation. Maki...

A new look at Britain's industrial revolution showing how communities of shared skill, knowledge and experience drove industrial innovation. Maki...

Takahashi reconstructs the key blocks of one of the founders of the institutional school, John R. Commons theories of the evolution of capitalism a...

The first comprehensive textbook covering all aspects of the economics of innovation and the role of intellectual property in encouraging or discou...

This revised and updated book provides unique insight into cross-border labor mobility, from the ancient forms of slavery to the present day. With ...

The ancient economy has long been a hotly debated topic. Did citizens of the ancient world understand markets? Did they have economic policies? Did...

Every country provides some form of direct cash transfer to people in need, and this provision of money reaches hundreds of millions of people worl...

Waves of military technological changes have swept through the Eurasian land mass since the dawn of civilization. Military technological changes de...

African slaves were brought into Brazil as early as 1530, with abolition in 1888. During those three centuries, Brazil received 4,000,000 Africans,...

Poverty in Contemporary Economic Thought aims to describe and critically examine how economic thought deals with poverty, including its causes, con...

Originally published in 1932, this volume The World's Economic Crisis: and the Way of Escape contains six lectures delivered under the auspices of ...

Incorporating political, economic, and environmental factors, this book explores the evolution of health and living standards in Brazil in the nine...

Originally published in 1933, this volume From Chaos to Control represents the expansion of notes used in the delivery of the Halley Stewart Lectur...

The Scottish miners experienced enormous changes during these sixty-five years. Enjoying a high degree of autonomy underground throughout the ninet...

Nearly two hundred years have passed since the birth of Karl Marx and continuing to this day the influence of his economic views, insights and theo...

Globalization is not an external force but a result of concrete business decisions made by millions of entrepreneurs and managers across the world....