At the time of his death in 1950, Joseph Schumpeter--one of the great economists of the first half of the 20th century--was working on his monumental History of Economic Analysis. A complete history of efforts to understand the subject of economics from ancient Greece to the present, this book is an important contribution to the history of ideas as well as to economics. Althoug...(展开全部)

Why are some countries rich and others poor? In 1500, the income differences were small, but they have grown dramatically since Columbus reached America. Since then, the interplay between geography, globalization, technological change, and economic policy has determined the wealth and poverty of nations. The industrial revolution was Britain's path breaking response to the cha...(展开全部)

There are many mathematics textbooks on real analysis, but they focus on topics not readily helpful for studying economic theory or they are inaccessible to most graduate students of economics. "Real Analysis with Economic Applications" aims to fill this gap by providing an ideal textbook and reference on real analysis tailored specifically to the concerns of such students. The...(展开全部)

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This is a landmark book on the impact of property rights on European economic development. Published over a quarter of a century ago, its stated goal is "... to suggest new paths for the study of European economic history rather than ... either [a detailed and exhaustive study or a precise empirical test that are the] ... standard formats" (p. vii). North and Thomas attempt to ...(展开全部)

Many great features make this text an ideal option for your classroom: - maintains its standing as the preeminent work in the field, covering the legal-economic perspective on all key areas, from common law to the Constitution - presents the expertise of a highly distinguished author, pioneer in law and economics analysis - offers accessible, lucid, and user-friendly writing a...(展开全部)

布莱恩·巴利（1936—2009），当代知名政治哲学家，早年在牛津师从20世纪分析法学宗师哈特，曾在牛津大学、哥伦比亚大学和伦敦政治经济学院等多所顶尖大学任教，1978年当选为美国艺术与科学院院士。布莱恩·巴利以把分析哲学和政治科学融合在一起而著称于世，作为一个广义的社会科学家，他还致力于融汇政治理论和社会选择理论，并且是当代甚为流行的公共选择理论的坚定批评者。巴利出版了“正义理论三部曲”，即《正义诸理论》《作为公道的正义》《社会正义论》，以及《社会学家、经济学家和民主》《文化与平等》等多部著作。

Amazon.com Review One can only imagine the amazement felt by L.J.M. Daguerre, when, in the summer of 1839, he gazed upon the first photograph ever made. An image of the view from his Paris apartment of the bustling Boulevard du Temple, it was remarkably detailed yet mysteriously vacant, save for a single man in the distance who appeared to be having his boots polished; the rest...(展开全部)