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Report copyright infringementby Hamilton Holt (Author)NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERS Commercialism And Journalism This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layo...

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Report copyright infringementby Momar Coumba Diop (Author), Oswald Mashindano (Joint Author)Thirteen chapters present the debate among Sengalese academics undertaking a multi-facetted analysis of the social, political and economic development of their country, with the aim of finding innovative answers Senegal's current predicament. The major trends from 1960-1990 are identified, and factors contributing to the shift from a state intervention system to a "liberalism" which deconstructs some o...

The Commercial Restraints Of Ireland: Considered In A Series Of Letters To A Noble Lord, Containing An Historical Account Of The Affairs Of That Kingd

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Report copyright infringementby John Hely Hutchinson (Author), W. G. Carroll (Editor), W. G. Carroll (Introduction by)NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERS The Commercial Restraints Of Ireland: Considered In A Series Of Letters To A Noble Lord, Containing An Historical Account Of The Affairs Of That Kingdom. Dublin, 1779. Re-Edited, With A Sketch Of The Author's Life, Introduction, Notes, And Index, By W. G. Carroll, M.A. This book is a result of...

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Report copyright infringementby William Amasa Scott (Author)Banking This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, ...

British Committees, Commissions, And Councils Of Trade And Plantations, 1622-1675

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Report copyright infringementby Charles McLean Andrews (Author)NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERS British Committees, Commissions, And Councils Of Trade And Plantations, 1622-1675 This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting...

Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot - Paperback

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by Elisabeth Elliot (Author)"More than inspirational reading: it belongs to the very heartbeat of evangelic witness." --Christianity Today Shadow of the Almighty is one of the great missionary stories of modern times. It is the life and testament of Jim Elliot, as told by Elliot's widow, author and evangelist Elisabeth Elliot Gren. Shadow of the Almighty is the true account of Elliot's martyrdom, along with four fellow missionaries, at the hands of Ecuador's Huaorani Indians. About this impor...

China's Secret Strategy: How China's Rise Costs America

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Report copyright infringementby Arthur Deperis (Author)Worried about job loss, dangerous imports, or global instability? China's rise is costing America more than you think-and this book reveals how.China's Secret Strategy exposes the hidden forces behind China's dramatic rise and the price America is paying. From the hollowing out of U.S. manufacturing to the growing threat of unsafe pharmaceuticals, this book reveals how China's unchecked ambition is quietly reshaping the global order.With ...

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Report copyright infringementby William S. Lyon (Author)In "Cacao Culture in the Philippines," William Scrugham Lyon offers a charming collection of stories that weave collectively his profound thoughts on Philippine records. This compilation serves as a consolidated exploration, carefully drafted to make these historic narratives reachable to readers at an low-priced charge. The tales within this anthology range from the exciting and high-quality to those who subtly creep up on readers, draw...

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Report copyright infringementby John Maynard Keynes (Author)The Economic Consequences Of The Peace This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition w...

Islands in Flux: The Andaman and Nicobar Story

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Report copyright infringementby Pankaj Sekhsaria (Author)Pankaj Sekhsaria is the most consistent chronicler of contemporary issues in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and one of the best known. His writings on the environment, wildlife conservation, development and indigenous communities have provided insights and perspective on the life of the islands for over two decades. Islands in Flux is a compilation of Sekhsaria's writings on key issues in the Islands over this period and provides an i...

Challenges of Development in Africa: The Missing Technology Link, the Morbid Corruption Pandemic

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Report copyright infringementby Austin Aneke (Author), Sarah Davies (Editor)Undoubtedly, Africa has experienced its fair share of pains during the process of world development. As it remains the most underdeveloped continent, with disproportionate levels of intimidation, domination and all that goes with underdevelopment, this book attempts to discover why. While even Asia, an ex-colonised part of the world has evolved into tigers, Africa remains the epicentre for bad policies, corruption, fi...

The Continental System: An Economic Interpretation

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Report copyright infringementby Eli F. Heckscher (Author)Working amidst the global economic turmoil of World War I and the blockade of his neutral homeland, Swedish economist and historian ELI FILIP HECKSCHER (1879-1952) produced this provocative and widely influential analysis of European commercial conflict from the late 17th century through the early 19th century: . What was the impact of the British blockade of France in the 1790s? . How did the national debt and credit system of Britain ...

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Report copyright infringementby S. a. Nelson (Author)In 1901 there were days when dealings on the Stock Exchange exceeded 3,000,000 shares and the machinery of speculation threatened to break down under the intensity of the strain to which it was subjected. Whether the records of that year will ever be broken no man can foretell... -from "Chapter II: Stock Speculation" In 1884, Charles Dow, the Wall Street Journal's famous first editor, published the first stock market average... and in the y...

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Report copyright infringementby W. Stanley Jevons (Author), William Stanley Jevons (Author)In preparing this volume, I have attempted to write a descriptive essay on the past and present monetary systems of the world, the materials employed to make money, the regulations under which the coins are struck and issued, the natural laws which govern their circulation, the several modes in which they may be replaced by the use of paper documents, and finally, the method in which the use of money is...

Imperial Germany and the Industrial Revolution

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Report copyright infringementby Thorstein Veblen (Author)OF INTEREST TO: students of economics, readers of European history The traditions of the German people, including the personnel of the civil service, are traditions of frugality and parsimony... and these are fortifed in this connection by a traditional loyalty of service to a master, to whom the civil servant stands in a relation of personal stewardship. -from "Economic Policy of the Imperial State" One of the great thinkers of the ear...

Principles of Economics: Abridged Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Alfred Marshall (Author)British economist ALFRED MARSHALL (1842-1924) was one of the most prominent thinkers of his age on the philosophy of finance, and this, considered his greatest work, was for years the standard text on the subject. First published in 1890, this is an abridged version of the 1920 eighth edition, and it serves as an excellent primer on such topics as: - basic economic laws - the purpose of economic studies - fundamental concepts including w...

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Report copyright infringementby John Maynard Keynes (Author)As the most important figures in the history of economics, the work of John Maynard Keynes is nearly without precedent in the history of economics. THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF PEACE, first published in 1919, achieved great notoriety due of its contemptuous critique of the French premier as well as President Woodrow Wilson. Keynes criticized the Allied victors for signing the Treaty of Versailles in 1920, which would have ruinous con...

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Report copyright infringementby Thorstein Veblen (Author)BCC: In The Vested Interests and the Common Man, long considered a classic text of economics, Veblen discusses various financial transformations within the historical unfolding of capitalism and examines the value of free enterprise in general. It emphasizes the automation and the loss of direct human relations within the industrial arts as well as social repercussions of capitalistic industry. AUTHOR BIO: Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) w...

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Report copyright infringementby Elbert Hubbard (Author)Industry is intelligent action, motion, movement. And now science tells us that thought also is a physical action, a movement, a vibration of the cells of the brain. Wandering, dreamy thought is merely bad habit, or, more properly, lack of a good habit, for it leads nowhere. To carry bricks back and forth from one side of the street to the other is not industry, because it lacks intelligent purpose. To think and make no headway is simply ...

Taxes, Tariffs, & Subsidies: A history of Canadian fiscal development (Vol. 2)

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Report copyright infringementby J. Harvey Perry (Author)This study is the first attempt to give an organized survey of the development of the Canadian tax structure from earliest times. The main emphasis is on the dominant role that taxes, tariffs, and intergovernmental subsidies have played in Canadian life since Confederation. Number of Pages: 452 Dimensions: 1.01 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: December 15, 1955

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Report copyright infringementby Wilfredo Cruz (Author)The Latino community of Chicago is a rich ethnic tapestry, not a monolithic group. Latinos have had a presence in Chicago since the early 1900s and came seeking a better life for themselves and their children. As early as 1916, a sizable number of Mexicans settled in Chicago to plant roots and secure a foothold in the city's heavy industries. Puerto Ricans first came to the city in the late 1940s, their migration to the city peaking during...

The Postwar Canadian Housing and Residential Mortgage Markets and the Role of Government

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Report copyright infringementby Lawrence Berk Smith (Author)This study describes the organization and operation of the postwar Canadian housing and residential mortgage markets and investigates the role of and scope for government policy in these markets. Number of Pages: 192 Dimensions: 0.41 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN Publication Date: December 15, 1974

The Rights of American Producers, and the Wrongs of British-free-trade Revenue-reform

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Report copyright infringementby Henry Carey Baird (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the wor...

Equitable Commerce: A New Development Of Principles As Substitutes For Laws And Governments, For The Harmonious Adjustment And Regulation

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Report copyright infringementby Josiah Warren (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.Th...

Soviet Economic Development And American Business: Results Of The First Year Under The Five Year Plan And Further Perspectives

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Report copyright infringementby Saul G. Bron (Author)Soviet Economic Development And American Business: Results Of The First Year Under The Five Year Plan And Further Perspectives is a book written by Saul G. Bron. The book provides a detailed analysis of the Soviet Union's economic development during the first year of the Five Year Plan, which was initiated in 1928. The author also explores the role of American business in this process and the potential opportunities for further collaboratio...

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Report copyright infringementby Henrietta Melia Larson (Author)""The Wheat Market and the Farmer in Minnesota, 1858-1900"" by Henrietta Melia Larson is a comprehensive study of the wheat market and its impact on farmers in Minnesota during the late 19th century. The book explores the economic, social, and political factors that shaped the wheat industry in Minnesota, including the development of transportation and communication networks, the emergence of large-scale farming operations, and th...

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Report copyright infringementby David Humphrey (Author)Named after Thomas Pendleton, one of the town's early settlers, Pendleton, Indiana, was established in 1820. With a ford on Fall Creek, the falls provided waterpower for mills and influenced migration to areas north of Pendleton. The emergence of natural gas in Madison County led to the establishment of several glass factories, a tile plant, and other manufacturing sites, including the Motsinger Device Manufacturing Company and Fall Creek...

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Report copyright infringementby B. W. Allred (Editor), J. C. Dykes (Editor)The story of a Grassland Ventures, edited by B.W. Allred and J.C. Dykes, with contributions by various others. (Originally published: 1957.) Number of Pages: 282 Dimensions: 0.64 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 15, 2020

Prices and Inflation During the American Revolution, Pennsylvania, 1770-1790

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Report copyright infringementby Anne Bezanson (Author), Blanch Daley (Contribution by), Miriam Hussey (Contribution by)This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject are...

The Cambridge Economic History of the Modern World

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Report copyright infringementby Stephen Broadberry (Editor), Kyoji Fukao (Editor)The second volume of The Cambridge Economic History of the Modern World explores the development of modern economic growth from 1870 to the present. Leading experts in economic history offer a series of regional studies from around the world, as well as thematic analyses of key factors governing the differential outcomes in different parts of the global economy. Topics covered include human capital, capital and t...

A Selection Of Legal Maxims: Classified And Illustrated (1854)

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Report copyright infringementby Herbert Broom (Editor)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of...

The Inside Story Of The Stock Exchange: A Fascinating Saga Of The World's Greatest Money Market Place

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Report copyright infringementby Humphrey B. Neill (Author)""The Inside Story of the Stock Exchange"" is a captivating account of the history, workings, and personalities of the world's most prominent financial market, written by Humphrey B. Neill. The book takes readers on a journey through the Stock Exchange's evolution, from its humble beginnings in the 18th century to the present day. Neill covers the various financial instruments traded on the exchange, such as stocks, bonds, and commodit...