An Economist's Guide to Economic History

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Blum, Matthias (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Colvin, Christopher L. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Palgrave Studies in Economic History,
• Θέματα: Economics.; Learning.; Instruction.; Economic history.; Economic policy.; Economic theory.; Popular Science in Economics.; Learning & Instruction.; Economic History.; History of Economic Thought/Methodology.; Political Economy/Economic Systems.; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.

Without economic history, economics runs the risk of being too abstract or parochial, of failing to notice precedents, trends and cycles, of overlooking the long-run and thus misunderstanding 'how we got here'. Recent financial and economic crises illustrate spectacularly how the economics...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1: Introduction, or Why We Started This Project
• Part I: Purpose, Philosophy and Pedagogy of Economic History
• Chapter 2: Economics and History
• Chapter 3: Economics, Economic History and Historical Data
• Chapter 4: Economic Theory and Economic History
• Chapter 5: Economic History and the Policymaker
• Chapter 6: Economic History, the History of Economic Thought and Economic Policy
• Chapter 7: Teaching Economics with Economic History
• Part II: Questions and Themes in Economic History
• Chapter 8: Money and Central Banking
• Chapter 9: Globalisation and Trade
• Chapter 10: Migration and Labour Markets
• Chapter 11: Financial Institutions and Markets
• Chapter 12: Bubbles and Crises
• Chapter 13: Sovereign Debt and State Financing
• Chapter 14: Health and Development
• Chapter 15: Education and Human Capital
• Chapter 16: Famine and Disease
• Chapter 17: Women and Children
• Chapter 18: Slavery and Discrimination
• Chapter 19: Crime and Violence
• Chapter 20: Business Ownership and Organisation
• Chapter 21: Competition and Collusion
• Chapter 22: Human Resources and Incentive Contracts
• Chapter 23: Global Divergence and Economic Change
• Chapter 24: Industrial Revolution and British Exceptionalism
• Chapter 25: Innovation and Technological Change
• Chapter 26: Culture and Religion
• Chapter 27: Agriculture and Rural Development
• Chapter 28: Environment and Natural Resources
• Part III: Eras, Regions and Contexts in Economic History
• Chapter 29: Economic Prehistory
• Chapter 30: The World Wars
• Chapter 31: Western Europe
• Chapter 32: Central and Eastern Europe
• Chapter 33: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Chapter 34: South Asia
• Chapter 35: East Asia
• Chapter 36: Australasia
• Chapter 37: North America
• Chapter 38: Latin America
• Part IV: Methods and Techniques in Economic History
• Chapter 39: Impact and Communication
• Chapter 40: Publishing Economic History
• Chapter 41: Archival Evidence
• Chapter 42: Case Studies
• Chapter 43: Analytic Narratives
• Chapter 44: Measurement and Metrics
• Chapter 45: Econometric Identification
• Chapter 46: Historical National Accounting
• Chapter 47: Productivity, Innovation and Social Savings
• Chapter 49: Frontier Analysis
• Chapter 49: Geospatial Information Systems
• Chapter 50: Network Analysis. .