In recent years, much has been made of the success of developing countries, particularly in East Asia, which have achieved economic growth by manufacturing goods which are then exported to developed economies. Case studies of five countries uncover serious potential difficulties in maintaining the pace ... more »

This work explores major methodological issues in the area of radical subjectivism and includes contributions from Jorg Bibow, Peter Boettke, Maurizio Caserta, Steven Horwitz, Brian J. Loasby, Steven Parsons, Steve Sullivan and Carlo Zappia. more »

... the first seriously to consider quality issues in smaller firms, based upon well-conducted research and careful theorising. Subject covered include: * the relevance of formal quality standards such as BS 5750 to small firms * definitions and implementations of ''quality'' in a business context, from ... more »

... structure. Erich Pauer and a team of leading Japanese and German scholars discuss important aspects of the Japanese wartime economy, including: * ideological background * the Japanese planned economy * technical mobilization * women and the war economy * socio-economic change * food shortages, the black ... more »

This remarkable volume provides a critical assessment of the Neoclassical Synthesis, long regarded as the standard interpretation of Keynes. Taking issue with this orthodoxy, the author offers a unique interpretation of the foundation of modern macroeconomics, arguing that the subject derives from the ... more »

... creates monetary order and stability, and instead shows it to be the main source of monetary crisis. The volume is divided into three sections: * Part I refutes conventional wisdom holding that any monetary system lacking government regulation is ''inherently unstable'', and looks at the workings of ... more »

The economic success of East Asia is often attributed to the relationship between state and business. In The State and Industry in South Korea , Jong-Chan Rhee presents a more balanced view of Korea's 'industrial miracle'. The book examines the limits of a strong authoritarian state as a vehicle for ... more »

This book develops a descriptive theory of a financial system's organisations and functions. It uses an institutional economics framework to reconcile different approaches, including neoclassical economics and managerial finance. more »

The experiences of the Exchange Rate Mechanism of the European Community have highlighted the difficulties of exchange rate control. Exchange Rate Determination and Control investigates the determinants of exchange rates and evaluates the main options for policy makers in limiting exchange rate fluctuations ... more »

The entire Irish Tax Code (over 45000 ebook pages) : Income Tax, Corporation Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Value-Added Tax, Capital Acquisitions Tax, Stamp Duties. Fully consolidated to include all the provisions of Finance Act 2004. Over 100,000 internal cross-references and hyperlinks. Detailed index for ... more »

Venture Capital is a relatively new investment form, especially in the UK and Europe. However, there exists no systematic analysis of what drives investor-investee relations in venture capital markets using a unified and coherent framework. Venture Capital Investment fills this gap by employing a principal ... more »

The repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846 was a crucial, formative moment in the development of the modern world order. From that point on Great Britain, then the world's leading economic power, was committed to the path of free, or freer trade. This path in turn had a major impact on the development of a ... more »