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  • The Truth of Liberal Economy

    Jacques Rueff and John Maynard Keynes

    by Yasuo Gonjo, Kazuhiko Yago, Patrick Fridenson ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book provides historical, theoretical, and biographical perspectives on two giants of contemporary economics, Jacques Rueff (1896-1978) and John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946). The former French bureaucrat and academician championed classical economics; the latter British economist founded macro-economics criticizing the classical school. Depending upon archival sources, including personal ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • New Perspectives on 20th Century European Retailing

    Edited by Peter Scott, Patrick Fridenson ...
    Despite the publication of several studies examining European retailing in relation to the USA, there is still a dearth of recent research, in English, that explores the development of retailing in specific European countries (with the obvious exception of Britain), over the twentieth century. Even for the UK, more research is needed to challenge claims such as the alleged "backwardness" of ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Reimagining Business History

    by Philip Scranton, Patrick Fridenson ...
    A vigorous call for rethinking the field of business history.Business history needs a shake-up, Philip Scranton and Patrick Fridenson argue, as many businesses go global and cultural contexts become critical. Reimagining Business History prods practitioners to take new approaches to entrepreneurial intentions, company scale, corporate strategies, local infrastructure, employee well-being, use of ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Ethical Capitalism

    Shibusawa Eiichi and Business Leadership in Global Perspective

    Edited by Kikkawa Takeo, Patrick Fridenson ...
    Series series Japan and Global Society
    Shibusawa Eiichi (1840–1931) was a Japanese banker and industrialist who spearheaded the modernization of Japanese industry and finance during the Meji Restoration. He founded the first modern bank in Japan and his reforms introduced double entry accounting and joint-stock corporations to the Japanese economy. Today, he is known as the “father of Japanese capitalism.”Ethical Capitalism is a volume ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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  • Au Contraire!

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  • Austerity

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  • Institutional and Technological Change in Japan's Economy

    Past and Present

    Edited by Janet Hunter, Cornelia Storz ...
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  • The Phoenix Moment

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