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MACROECONOMICS FOR EMERGING MARKETS MACROECONOMICS FOR EMERGING MARKETS PETER J. MONTIEL 2nd OL13607405W
Gender aspects of the trade and poverty nexus Gender aspects of the trade and poverty nexus Maurizio Bussolo Gender aspects of the trade and poverty nexus : an introduction and overview / Maurizio Bussolo and Rafael E. De Hoyos -- The gender effects of trade liberalization in developing countries : a review… OL13646862W
Nation, State, and the Economy in History Nation, State, and the Economy in History Alice Teichova At a time of persistent national strife on a world-wide scale, this book addresses the rarely-explored subject of the reciprocal relationships between nationalism, nation and state-building, and econ… OL15172316W
The decline in saving The decline in saving Barry Bosworth "Examines the decline in saving in the United States over the past quarter-century. Is it a statistical artifact of the official measure of saving? Why don't Americans save? What are the consequences… OL16361808W
Succeeding in business in Central and Eastern Europe Succeeding in business in Central and Eastern Europe Woodrow H. Sears "This book identities a variety of factors, including an anti-business attitude and a resistance to Western style change, that hinder some attempts at development within Central and Eastern Europe. I… OL16935612W
Household spending Household spending New Strategist Publications, Inc Examines how much American households spend on hundreds of products and services by demographics including age, income, household type, region of residence, race and Hispanic origin, and educational … OL16955496W
Russia's virtual economy Russia's virtual economy Barry William Ickes,Clifford G. Gaddy "Clifford G. Caddy and Barry W. Ickes examine how the Russian economy has evolved into a mutant form that combines elements of the market with institutions and behaviors that have a distinct, nonmark… OL18420885W
Street vendors in the global urban economy Street vendors in the global urban economy Sharit Bhowmik Contributed articles. OL18616175W
The Panic of 1907 The Panic of 1907 Robert F. Bruner "Before reading The Panic of 1907, the year 1907 seemed like a long time ago and a different world. The authors, however, bring this story alive in a fast-moving book, and the reader sees how events … OL1900977W
The Great Escape The Great Escape Angus Deaton A Nobel Prize–winning economist tells the remarkable story of how the world has grown healthier, wealthier, but also more unequal over the past two and half centuries The world is a better place t… OL19367028W
Why Wall Street matters Why Wall Street matters William D. Cohan "A timely, counterintuitive defense of Wall Street and the big banks as the invisible--albeit flawed--engines that power our ideas, and should be made to work better for all of us Maybe you think the… OL19662253W
Understanding the digital economy [electronic resource] : data, tools, and research Understanding the digital economy [electronic resource] : data, tools, and research Erik Brynjolfsson Title from title screen OL19908557W
Beyond our means Beyond our means Sheldon M. Garon If the financial crisis has taught us anything, it is that Americans save too little, spend too much, and borrow excessively. What can we learn from East Asian and European countries that have foster… OL19962201W
The End of Work The End of Work John Tamny From the author of Popular Economics comes a surprisingly sunny projection of America's future job market. Forget the doomsday predictions of sour-faced nostalgists who say automation and globaliz… OL20171255W
The welfare state in transition The welfare state in transition Birgitta Swedenborg,Richard B. Freeman,Robert H. Topel Once heralded in the 1950s and 1960s as a model welfare state, Sweden is now in transition and in trouble since its economic plunge in the early 1990s. This volume presents ten essays that examine Sw… OL20885187W
New Zealand 2002 New Zealand 2002 Organization For Economic Co-Operation And Development Staff Annotation OL24754131W
Cross-cultural consumption Cross-cultural consumption David Howes Goods are imbued with meanings and uses by their producers. When they are exported, they can act as a means of communication or domination. However, there is no guarantee that the intentions of the p… OL3244499W
Taxing ourselves Taxing ourselves Jon Bakija,Joel Slemrod xii, 348 p. : 24 cm OL3263189W
The New Geography of Global Income Inequality The New Geography of Global Income Inequality Glenn Firebaugh "The surprising finding of this book is that, contrary to conventional wisdom, global income inequality is decreasing. Critics of globalization and others maintain that the spread of consumer capital… OL3297491W
The development of capitalism in Russia The development of capitalism in Russia Clarke, Simon This book provides a broad and comprehensive survey of the development of capitalism in Russia from the collapse of the Soviet economic system to the present, and includes the results of substantial … OL3747210W
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