This book provides a broad overview of monetary developments in Norway over the past 200 years, using a rich variety of graphical illustrations based on a unique data set of historical monetary statistics, which will be documented and made available on the Norges Bank website (i…
"This book provides new analysis of inequality in China, with an emphasis on public policy considerations. Several chapters focus on inequality of income; others analyze poverty and inequality in wealth and wages. Topics covered include migrants, women, the elderly, the relation…
The purpose of this case study is to analyse to what extent and how the Agreement has led to increased EU FDI in the tourism sector (hotels, travel companies, restaurants) in the three Andean partner countries. The analysis starts with a situational review of tourism sector perf…
This edition of the World Bank has been revised and expanded by the Terminology Unit in the Languages Services Division of the World Bank in collaboration with the English, Spanish, and French Translation Sections. The Glossary is intended to assist the Bank's translators and in…
The ideal of the family farm has been used to justify a myriad of federal farm legislation. Land grants, the distribution of irrigation water, land-grant college research and services, farm programs, and tax laws all have been affected. Yet, asserts the author, federal legislati…
Boom, bust, and misery : the curse of capitalism -- History of the roller coaster -- Bush, boom, and bust -- The income gap -- The consumption gap -- The housing crisis -- Investment and profit -- The credit balloon and the financial crisis -- Government spending and taxes -- Th…
Sinkende Geburtenraten, unkontrollierte Masseneinwanderung und eine lange Tradition des verinnerlichten Misstrauens: Europa scheint unfähig zu sein, seine Interessen zu verteidigen. Douglas Murray, gefeierter Autor, sieht in seinem neuen Bestseller Europa gar an der Schwelle zum…
