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Why did the Soviet economic system fall apart? Did the economy simply overreach itself through military spending? Was it the centrally-planned character of Soviet socialism that was at fault? Or did a potentially viable mechanism come apart in Gorbachev''s clumsy hands? Does its failure mean that true socialism is never economically viable? The economic dimension is at the very heart of the Russian story in the twentieth century. Economic issues were the cornerstone of soviet ideology and the soviet system, and economic issues brought the whole system crashing down in 1989-91. This book is a

Business & Economics --- Economic History --- Soviet Union --- Economic conditions. --- Economic policy. --- History of Eastern Europe --- 338 <09> --- 338 <09> Economische geschiedenis --- Economische geschiedenis --- anno 1900-1999 --- Russia --- E-books --- URSS --- Conditions économiques --- Politique économique --- Economic conditions --- Economic policy

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Neo-classical economics is frequently criticised for paying inadequate attention to historical processes. However, it has proved easier to make broad claims that `history matters' than to theorise with any depth about the appropriate role for history in economic analysis. Historical Analysis in Economics considers what history can contribute to the science of economics: how would it matter if `history mattered?'

Economic history --- Economics --- Historical school of economics --- Histoire économique --- Economie politique --- Ecole historique d'économie politique --- Congresses --- Methodology --- Congrès --- Méthodologie --- Congresses. --- 330.1 --- 338 <09> --- -Economic history --- -Historical school of economics --- -Economics --- Schools of economics --- Economic conditions --- History, Economic --- Economic theory --- Political economy --- Social sciences --- Economic man --- Economische grondbegrippen. Algemene begrippen in de economie --- Economische geschiedenis --- -Congresses --- History --- -Economische grondbegrippen. Algemene begrippen in de economie --- 338 <09> Economische geschiedenis --- 330.1 Economische grondbegrippen. Algemene begrippen in de economie --- -338 <09> Economische geschiedenis --- Histoire économique --- Ecole historique d'économie politique --- Congrès --- Méthodologie --- Methodology&delete& --- Economics - Methodology - Congresses. --- Economic history - Congresses. --- Historical school of economics - Congresses.

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A comparison of the development of the synthetic dye industry in Great Britain, Germany, and the US. The rise of this industry constitutes an important chapter in business, economic, and technological history because synthetic dyes - invented in 1857 - represent the first time that a scientific discovery quickly gave rise to a new industry. British firms led the industry for the next eight years, but German firms came to dominate the industry for decades before WWI, while American firms played only a minor role during the entire period. This study identifies differences in educational institutions and patent laws as the key reasons for German leadership in this industry. Successful firms had strong ties to the centers of organic chemistry knowledge. The book also argues that a complex coevolutionary process linking firms, technology and national institutions resulted in very different degrees of industrial success for dye firms in the three countries.

Comparative advantage (International trade) --- Competition, International --- Dye industry --- 338 <09> --- 677.027.4 --- Dyestuffs industry --- Chemical industry --- Comparative advantage (Commerce) --- Comparative costs (International trade) --- International trade --- Heckscher-Ohlin principle --- International division of labor --- 677.027.4 Dyeing --- Dyeing --- 338 <09> Economische geschiedenis --- Economische geschiedenis --- Technological innovations&delete& --- History --- Business, Economy and Management --- Business Management --- History. --- Technological innovations

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De naam van de firma Bethune & Fils zingt rond in het Kortrijk van de 18de eeuw. Van eenvoudige textielhandel wordt ze de grootste internationale linnenhandel van de streek. Die opmars loopt allerminst van een leien dakje en vereist formele of informele, beproefde of nieuw-uitgedachte handelspraktijken.Want wat doe je als handelaar wanneer er geen fysiek geld meer beschikbaar is, de wissels hun waarde verliezen en de banken bankroet gaan? Hoe ga je om met slechte betalers in tijden waar alleen schriftelijke communicatie mogelijk is? Wat gebeurt er met zendingen die gekaapt worden op zee, wie betaalt het gelag? Hoe omzeil je torenhoge douanerechten die knabbelen aan de marge? Stormen, slecht weer, onberijdbare wegen, oorlogen en nog zoveel andere calamiteiten … hoe schat je het risico juist in?In het laatste decennium van de 18de eeuw, in het kielzog van de Franse Revolutie, komt de linnenhandel terecht in een sociale en economische crisis zonder weerga. Maar ook dan weet Bethune zich te redden dankzij zijn merkwaardig en innovatieve zakentalent.Dr. Annik Adriaenssens verrichtte gedurende 20 jaar onderzoek in dit unieke bijna volledig bewaarde bedrijfsarchief. Meer dan ooit krijg je respect voor de pre-industriële handelaar Bethune én de auteur die zijn belevenissen reconstrueerde.

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For many Americans, capitalism is a dynamic engine of prosperity that rewards the bold, the daring, and the hardworking. But to many outside the United States, capitalism seems like an initiative that serves only to concentrate power and wealth in the hands of a few hereditary oligarchies. As A History of Corporate Governance around the World shows, neither conception is wrong. In this volume, some of the brightest minds in the field of economics present new empirical research that suggests that each side of the debate has something to offer the other. Free enterprise and well-developed financial systems are proven to produce growth in those countries that have them. But research also suggests that in some other capitalist countries, arrangements truly do concentrate corporate ownership in the hands of a few wealthy families. A History of Corporate Governance around the World provides historical studies of the patterns of corporate governance in several countries-including the large industrial economies of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States; larger developing economies like China and India; and alternative models like those of the Netherlands and Sweden.

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