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The Politically Incorrect Guide™ to the Great Depression and the New Deal
Robert P. Murphy
Издател: Regnery Publishing
Everything you know about the Great Depression and the New Deal is wrong
We all learned in school that the 1920s were a time of unregulated capitalism that led to the stock market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Herbert Hoover was a laissez-faire ideologue who did nothing to alleviate the crisis--even as citizens starved and
The Industrial Revolution, 1760-1830
T. S. Ashton
Издател: Oxford University Press
The Industrial Revolution has sometimes been regarded as a catastrophe which desecrated the English landscape and brought social oppression and appalling physical hardship to the workers. In Ashton's classic account, however, it is presented as an important and beneficial mark of progress. In spite of destructive wars and a rapid growth of
The Slump: Britain in the Great Depression
John Stevenson , Chris Cook
Издател: Longman
The 1930s - remembered as the decade of dole queues and hunger marches, mass unemployment, the means test, and the rise of fascism - also saw the development of new industries, the growth of comfortable suburbia, and rising standards of living for many. In Britain in the Depression, the authors look behind the legends for an objective - and timely
All You Need to Know About the City 2011
Christopher Stoakes
Издател: Longtail Publishing Limited
The global financial crisis has made what goes in the City of London's financial markets more important and relevant than ever.
What is the credit crunch and sub-prime lending? What are toxic tranches and SIVs and why do they matter?
If you're working in, or are thinking of working in the City, this book gives you the answers. Designed to be a
The Goal
Eliyahu M. Goldratt , Jeff Cox
Издател: Gower Publishing
Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal is the gripping novel which is transforming management thinking throughout the Western world. The author has been described by Fortune as a 'guru to industry' and by Businessweek as a 'genius'. It is a book to recommend to your friends in industry - even to your bosses - but not to your competitors.
Unleashing the Ideavirus
Seth Godin
Издател: Hyperion
In lively, detail, Godin looks at the ways companies such as PayPal, Hotmail, GeoCities, even Volkswagen have successfully launched ideaviruses. He offers a "recipe" for creating your own ideavirus, identifies the key factors in the successful spread of an ideavirus (powerful sneezers, hives, a clear vector, a smooth, friction-free transmission),
The Debt-Deflation Theory of Great Depressions
Irving Fisher
Издател: Martino Publishing
Following the stock market crash of 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression, Fisher developed a theory of economic crises called "debt-deflation", which rejected general equilibrium theory and attributed crises to the bursting of a credit bubble. According to the debt deflation theory, a sequence of effects of the debt bubble bursting occurs: 1.
Endogenous Growth Theory
Philippe Aghion , Peter Howitt
Издател: The MIT Press
Advanced economies have experienced a tremendous increase in material well- being since the industrial revolution. Modern innovations such as personal computers, laser surgery, jet airplanes, and satellite communication have made us rich and transformed the way we live and work. But technological change has also brought with it a variety of social
The Public Policy Process
Michael Hill
Издател: Longman
The Public Policy Process is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the process by which public policy is made. It provides a stimulating and accessible read that clarifies the complexities and diversities of a difficult subject.
In its new edition this book demonstrates how any attempt to influence the policy process needs to be
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