The unprecedented importance of finance in our societies, as well as its central role in provoking economic crises, has generated an enormous interest in understanding the historical origins and evolution of modern financial systems. Today the U.S. economy is seen as an archetyp…
This work explains how U.S. securities markets became central to the institutional fabric of U.S. capitalism. It claims that the U.S. securities markets took a particular, even peculiar, form that reflected the distinctive trajectory of economic development that the United State…
How do children and young people experience and understand sport and physical activity, and what value do they attach to physical education, sport and physical activity? This important new book attempts to engage more directly than ever before with the experiences of young peopl…
How do children and young people experience and understand sport and physical activity, and what value do they attach to physical education, sport and physical activity? This important new book attempts to engage more directly than ever before with the experiences of young peopl…