"This book provides a comprehensive account of political and economic events in Mongolia, with particular emphasis given to events since the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. It covers the important topics in Mongolia's recent development, incl…
Economic Theory and the Ancient Mediterranean presents a comprehensive introduction to the application of contemporary economic theory to the various societies populating the ancient regions surrounding the Mediterranean Sea from 5000 BCE to 400 CE. Written for a broad range of…
The economy as an evolving complex system: the proceedings of the Evolutionary Paths of the …
by Pines, David, Arrow, Kenneth J., (Kenneth Joseph), Evolutionary Paths of the Global Economy Workshop, Sante Fe, N.M.), Anderson, P. W., (Philip W.), Santa Fe Institute (Santa Fe, N.M.)
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Discusses a conceptual framework incorporating a more appropiate mathematics, with a greatly strengthened capacity to deal simultaneously with many variables, nonlinearity, and dynamics. Presents techniques for nonlinear dynamics and the study of adaptive paths with th aims of e…
The politics of advanced capitalism
"This book serves as a sequel to two distinguished volumes on capitalism: Continuity and Change in Contemporary Capitalism (Cambridge University Press, 1999) and Order and Conflict in Contemporary Capitalism (1985). Both volumes took stock of major economic challenges advanced i…
Phelps explores what makes nations prosper--and why the sources of that prosperity are under threat today. Why did prosperity explode in some nations between the 1820s and 1960s, creating not just unprecedented material wealth but "flourishing"--Meaningful work, self-expression,…
"Whether you want to follow the economic discussions in the media today, or study economics or need some knowledge of it at work (in business, finance or the public sector), this wide-ranging and accessible dictionary will prove invaluable. It explains a host of economic terms, …