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Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This fifth edition, explores the ways in which the industrial revolution reshaped world history, covering the international factors that helped launch the industrial revolution, its global spread and its impact from the end of the eighteenth century to the present day. Looking beyond the West, the book considers India, the Middle East and China, Latin American economies and Africa, and the heightened tensions since 2008, about the economic aspects...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
What happens in a recession? How does money work? Why do we pay taxes? Economics affects every aspect of our lives, from how we get to work to where we spend our money--and big economic ideas continue to shape the world. Written in plain English, The Economics Book is packed with short, pithy explanations that cut through the jargon, step-by-step diagrams that untangle knotty theories, classic quotes that economics memorable, and witty illustrations...
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Publisher
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Pub. Date
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Language
English
Description
Veblen's landmark study of affluent American society exposes the 'pecuniary culture' and 'conspicuous consumption' that results when unessential goods are exploited at the expense of production of true value. This text examines Veblen's still pertinent arguments.