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Опубликовано на портале: 17-12-2009
Robert L. Heilbroner, William Milberg
Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2008, 227 с.
With its roots in history and eyes on the future, this book traces the development of our economic society from the Middle Ages to the present, offering a balanced perspective of why our economy is the way it is and where it may be headed. It explores the catalytic role past economic trends and dynamics–particularly capitalism–have played in creating the present challenges we face, and offers suggestions on how we may deal with them most effectively in the future. Chapter topics include the economic problem, the premarket economy, the emergence of market society, the industrial revolution, the great depression, the rise of the public sector, modern capitalism emerges in Europe, the golden age of capitalism, the rise and fall of socialism, the globalization of economic life, and why some nations remain poor. For individuals interested in the economic history.


Опубликовано на портале: 20-08-2007
Angus Maddison
Изд-во: Oxford University Press, 2007, 448 с.
This book seeks to identify the forces which explain how and why some parts of the
world have grown rich and others have lagged behind. Encompassing 2000 years of history,
part 1 begins with the Roman Empire and explores the key factors that have influenced
economic development in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe. Part 2 covers the
development of macroeconomic tools of analysis from the 17th century to the present.
Part 3 looks to the future and considers what the shape of the world economy might
be in 2030. Combining both the close quantitative analysis for which Professor Maddison
is famous with a more qualitative approach that takes into account the complexity
of the forces at work, this book provides students and all interested readers with
a totally fascinating overview of world economic history. Professor Maddison has
the unique ability to synthesise vast amounts of information into a clear narrative
flow that entertains as well as informs, making this text an invaluable resource
for all students and scholars, and anyone interested in trying to understand why
some parts of the World are so much richer than others.


Опубликовано на портале: 20-08-2007
Angus Maddison
Изд-во: AEI Press, 2005, 93 с.
In this study, Angus Maddison explores the causes of the West’s economic growth
over the last 2,000 years and contrasts it with the economic history of the rest
of the world. Maddison explores the impact of Western conquest on the Americas and
analyzes the indigenous and external forces that hindered advance in Asia and Africa.
He debunks the notion that the Western ascension originated in the industrial revolution
in England in the late eighteenth century. His unique analysis suggests that Western
Europe overtook Chinese levels of per-capita income in the fourteenth century, in
sharp contrast to the prevailing scholarship asserting that China was ahead of Europe
until 1800. Growth and Interaction in the World Economy provides guidance on the
broad contours of development, which complements qualitative analysis that, on its
own, cannot clearly identify the timing and scope of economic changes.



Опубликовано на портале: 28-08-2007
Angus Maddison
Изд-во: OECD, 2001, 384 с.
The book analyses changes in world income and population over the past two millennia
in a comprehensive way, identifies the forces which explain the success of the rich
countries, explores the obstacles which hindered advance in regions and countries
which lagged behind, and scrutinises the interaction between the rich countries and
the rest. As with my earlier
books, the causal analysis is supported by an extensive framework of macroeconomic
statistics.



Опубликовано на портале: 14-08-2007
Angus Maddison
Изд-во: OECD, 2003, 276 с.
Written by the distinguished economic historian, Angus Maddison, the book offers
a rare insight into the history and political influence of national accounts and
national accounting. Packed with over 150 tables, boxes and figures, this book pulls
together an incredible array of hard-to-find facts both large and small. These are
just a random sample: Annual Change of World GDP, IMF and Maddison Measures, 1970-2001;
World Gold Output by Major Region, 1493-1925; Slave Exports from Black Africa, 650-1900,
by Destination; Population of 12 West European Countries, 1500-2003; Per Capita GDP
in Western Offshoots (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States), 1500-2001.
The World Economy: Historical Statistics is a "must" for all scholars and students
of economics and economic history, while the casual reader will find much of fascinating
interest. It is also a monumental work of reference. It is the sequel to the author's
best-selling The World Economy: a Millennial Perspective, published by the OECD Development
Centre in 2001.



Опубликовано на портале: 20-12-2006
Paul Marginson, Keith Sisson
New-York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, 384 с.
This book comprehensively analyzes the impact of continuing European integration
on industrial relations institutions and outcomes. It organizes an immensely rich
body of theoretical and empirical material to sustain its core argument that the
governance of industrial relations is increasingly multi-level. Cross-national influences
are shown to mix with national ones and involve the European sector and company,
as well as Community, levels. Competing tendencies towards 'Europeanization', 'Americanization'
and 'Re-nationalization' are identified. The approach is multi-disciplinary and truly
cross-national. It deals with both the theory and practice of industrial relations
in contemporary Europe.



Опубликовано на портале: 22-12-2006
R.C. Mascarenhas
New-York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002, 256 с.
This comparative study of industrial capitalism is an examination of state-economy
relations in mixed economies ranging from the interventionist German and Japanese
to the less interventionist Anglo-American. Following the postwar consensus that
resulted in the 'golden age' (1950-1973) and ended with the energy crisis, the Anglo-American
economies adopted neoliberalism while Germany and Japan remained interventionist.
This resulted in the emergence of national types of capitalism. While analyzing the
increased competition between them, R.C.Mascarenhas also notes the influence of globalization
as well as 'alternative capitalism' with the survival and re-emergence of industrial
districts.



Опубликовано на портале: 21-12-2006
Georg Menz
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, 304 с.
Europeanization has often been conceived as a top-down process, necessitating implementation
and adjustment at the national level. However, Europeanization can also be conditioned
by bottom-up national initiatives. While recent endeavors in comparative political
economy have emphasized the resilience of coordinated market economies, few detailed
empirical studies have examined to date exactly how different European systems of
political-economic governance cope with and respond to an European impetus for liberalization.
This original study of the impact of the EU-induced liberalization of service provision
on member states argues that innovative national re-regulatory strategies may be
implemented in response to Europeanization. In permitting any company registered
in an EU member state to provide services throughout Europe, new possibilities were
created for the transnational posting of workers from low-wage to high-wage countries.
However, high-wage countries could re-regulate the wage levels applicable to such
employees. The exact nature of such response strategy is coloured by the respective
institutional power that labour market interest associations like trade unions and
employer associations command. Therefore, different institutionalised varieties of
capitalism generate distinct re-regulations of the Single European Market.
Drawing on detailed case studies of ten European countries, this volume bridges the gap between the rapidly unfolding scholarly debate on Europeanization and varieties of capitalism. It argues that both strongly neocorporatist systems of political-economic governance and statist systems are capable of creating swift, comprehensive and thorough national re-regulations. This applies to Austria and France, but also Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Belgium, and Luxembourg. By contrast, countries with less strongly embedded neocorporatist structures, in which due to organizational deficiencies trade unions face difficulties blocking employer demands, create liberal response strategies, permitting a stratification of wage levels. Hence, both Germany and the Netherlands implemented liberal business-friendly re-regulations.
The volume makes the case for important amendments to existing accounts of Europeanization and varieties of capitalism. Scholars of Europeanization need to incorporate bottom-up re-regulation into their conceptual framework, particularly in response to 'negative integration'. Recent strides in comparative political economy have placed great emphasis on continued divergence, yet this study suggests that even within the presumably unified group of 'non-liberal' coordinated market economies important institutional differences produce very distinct responses in the face of European liberalization.
Drawing on detailed case studies of ten European countries, this volume bridges the gap between the rapidly unfolding scholarly debate on Europeanization and varieties of capitalism. It argues that both strongly neocorporatist systems of political-economic governance and statist systems are capable of creating swift, comprehensive and thorough national re-regulations. This applies to Austria and France, but also Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Belgium, and Luxembourg. By contrast, countries with less strongly embedded neocorporatist structures, in which due to organizational deficiencies trade unions face difficulties blocking employer demands, create liberal response strategies, permitting a stratification of wage levels. Hence, both Germany and the Netherlands implemented liberal business-friendly re-regulations.
The volume makes the case for important amendments to existing accounts of Europeanization and varieties of capitalism. Scholars of Europeanization need to incorporate bottom-up re-regulation into their conceptual framework, particularly in response to 'negative integration'. Recent strides in comparative political economy have placed great emphasis on continued divergence, yet this study suggests that even within the presumably unified group of 'non-liberal' coordinated market economies important institutional differences produce very distinct responses in the face of European liberalization.



Опубликовано на портале: 20-12-2006
John Minns
New-York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006, cерия "International Political Economy Series", 328 с.
Minns argues that the industrial transformations of Mexico, South Korea and Taiwan
were based on the existence of powerful developmentalist states in each. It explores
the origins of such states and their dynamics and connects the form of autonomy they
enjoy within their countries to the policies they pursue. However, these so-called
economic 'miracles' have not and, it is suggested here, cannot continue indefinitely.
The causes of the decline of the developmentalist state are already present at its
birth.



Опубликовано на портале: 20-12-2006
Todd Moss
New-York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003, 224 с.
Sub-Saharan Africa, the poorest and least integrated region of the world, now has
fifteen stock markets. Adventure Capitalism examines the economic and political forces
behind this trend and discusses the potential consequences of financial market integration
for developing countries. Using a political economy approach, it finds that financial
globalization presents a formidable challenge for African policymakers, but is also
an opportunity with a range of benefits.


