The Strength Of Nations An Argument From History
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The Strength Of Nations
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Author : Joseph William Wilson Welsford
language : en
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Release Date : 2015-07-09
The Strength Of Nations written by Joseph William Wilson Welsford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-09 with History categories.
Excerpt from The Strength of Nations: An Argument From History In this book an attempt is made to examine the fiscal question in the light which European history from the commencement of the Christian era sheds upon it. Nations, governed by the working classes who are free except for the necessity of earning their daily wage, have replaced city States surrounded by subject provinces, in which the workers, both agricultural and industrial, were slaves. The political change has been enormous, but throughout it certain economic laws seem to have been in constant operation. Now, as in the days of imperial Rome, the power of obtaining the production of others, by the ancient method of tribute or the modern method of interest on foreign investments, is a source of national weakness rather than of national strength. The histories of Rome and Spain amply illustrate this. During the Middle Ages this truth was to a large extent recognised, and Constantinople, the Italian cities, the German cities, and Holland, in turn, tried to become rich and strong through international trade. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Author : Joseph William Wilson Welsford
language : en
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Release Date : 1909
The Strength Of Nations An Argument From History written by Joseph William Wilson Welsford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1909 with Economic policy categories.
Strength Of Nations
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Author : Joseph William Wilson 1857-19 Welsford
language : en
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Release Date : 2016-08-29
Strength Of Nations written by Joseph William Wilson 1857-19 Welsford and has been published by Wentworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-29 with History categories.
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Why Nations Fail
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Author : Daron Acemoglu
language : en
Publisher: Crown Currency
Release Date : 2012-03-20
Why Nations Fail written by Daron Acemoglu and has been published by Crown Currency this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-20 with Business & Economics categories.
Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine? Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the right policies are? Simply, no. None of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Otherwise, how to explain why Botswana has become one of the fastest growing countries in the world, while other African nations, such as Zimbabwe, the Congo, and Sierra Leone, are mired in poverty and violence? Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson conclusively show that it is man-made political and economic institutions that underlie economic success (or lack of it). Korea, to take just one of their fascinating examples, is a remarkably homogeneous nation, yet the people of North Korea are among the poorest on earth while their brothers and sisters in South Korea are among the richest. The south forged a society that created incentives, rewarded innovation, and allowed everyone to participate in economic opportunities. The economic success thus spurred was sustained because the government became accountable and responsive to citizens and the great mass of people. Sadly, the people of the north have endured decades of famine, political repression, and very different economic institutions—with no end in sight. The differences between the Koreas is due to the politics that created these completely different institutional trajectories. Based on fifteen years of original research Acemoglu and Robinson marshall extraordinary historical evidence from the Roman Empire, the Mayan city-states, medieval Venice, the Soviet Union, Latin America, England, Europe, the United States, and Africa to build a new theory of political economy with great relevance for the big questions of today, including: - China has built an authoritarian growth machine. Will it continue to grow at such high speed and overwhelm the West? - Are America’s best days behind it? Are we moving from a virtuous circle in which efforts by elites to aggrandize power are resisted to a vicious one that enriches and empowers a small minority? - What is the most effective way to help move billions of people from the rut of poverty to prosperity? More philanthropy from the wealthy nations of the West? Or learning the hard-won lessons of Acemoglu and Robinson’s breakthrough ideas on the interplay between inclusive political and economic institutions? Why Nations Fail will change the way you look at—and understand—the world.
The Rise And Fall Of British Naval Mastery
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Author : Paul Kennedy
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2017-01-26
The Rise And Fall Of British Naval Mastery written by Paul Kennedy and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-26 with History categories.
Paul Kennedy's classic naval history, now updated with a new introduction by the author This acclaimed book traces Britain's rise and fall as a sea power from the Tudors to the present day. Challenging the traditional view that the British are natural 'sons of the waves', he suggests instead that the country's fortunes as a significant maritime force have always been bound up with its economic growth. In doing so, he contributes significantly to the centuries-long debate between 'continental' and 'maritime' schools of strategy over Britain's policy in times of war. Setting British naval history within a framework of national, international, economic, political and strategic considerations, he offers a fresh approach to one of the central questions in British history. A new introduction extends his analysis into the twenty-first century and reflects on current American and Chinese ambitions for naval mastery. 'Excellent and stimulating' Correlli Barnett 'The first scholar to have set the sweep of British Naval history against the background of economic history' Michael Howard, Sunday Times 'By far the best study that has ever been done on the subject ... a sparkling and apt quotation on practically every page' Daniel A. Baugh, International History Review 'The best single-volume study of Britain and her naval past now available to us' Jon Sumida, Journal of Modern History
The Strength Of Nations
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Author : Andrew Bisset
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-03
The Strength Of Nations written by Andrew Bisset and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-03 with History categories.
Excerpt from The Strength of Nations: An Historical Retrospect The causes of the strength and weakness of a nation, so far as our own country is concerned, and in contradistinction to its wealth and commercial prosperity, have for some time occupied my thoughts; and I have employed much time in investigating minutely the records of one portion of the history of England, with a view of pointing out the evils in our systems of government and taxation, which appear to me to have sown the seeds of future disasters. But it is only lately that the critical aspect of affairs in Europe induced me to open up the subject of "The Strength of Nations," in order to recal to my contemporaries the lessons of the past as warnings, in the hope that they may be used to correct present evils, and avert possible and perhaps imminent dangers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Wealth Of Nations
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Author : Adam Smith
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2013-12
The Wealth Of Nations written by Adam Smith and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12 with Business & Economics categories.
The Wealth of Nations is a book that every thinking person should have on their shelf. Though some rough spots in Adam's thinking have emerged over time, his classic book still provides the logic on which capitalism rests its bones. Not until Marx did someone really challenge its dictates --- Smith basically won the argument on most points. But willingness for those with an inability to think critically, to use this book as justification for the domination of the weak by the strong, has little to do with Smith --- it has everything to do with those who are looking for justification of greed. The Wealth of Nations presents the economic underpinnings of capitalism in a concrete way. Filled with ideas, this economic classic is often convincing, sometimes outdated, and frequently fundamental to belief in free-markets. Smith's ideas are combined with appealing (or appalling) examples of the injustice done to people by disturbing the free-market. Essentially, The Wealth of Nations is a treatise on the power of individuals to maximize their own wealth which manages (rather ably) to support the natural liberty of men while arguing for free markets. Smith doesn't argue for free markets as a perfect system in which there will be no misery. Rather, he shows that economic freedom is the system that gives individuals the greatest (and most just) opportunity to gain happiness and which will be the quickest to respond to changes in supply and demand. The Wealth of Nations doesn't support or suggest the "goodness" of goodness of companies and business as a whole, as it is in the interest of companies to create a supply shortage so they can ask prices above cost. Instead, Smith suggests that the free market is the best way to break the price-setting power that otherwise might be wielded. The Wealth of Nations also reveals that political decisions that at fist glance seems compassionate, might in fact be inhumane, cruel and the cause of much suffering (because on the long run they lead to a supply shortage). The examples given here, are still relevant to view the decisions made by politicians in today's so-called free market countries. Books I–III of the Wealth of Nations examines the 'division of labor' as the key to economic growth, by ensuring the interdependence of individuals within society. They also cover the origins of money, the importance of wages, profit, rent and stocks. Smith's work laid the foundations of economic theory in general and 'classical' economics in particular, but the real sophistication of his analysis derives from the fact that it also encompasses a combination of ethics, philosophy and history to create a vast panorama of society.
The Rise And Decline Of Nations
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Author : Mancur Olson
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2022-01-01
The Rise And Decline Of Nations written by Mancur Olson and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.
"A compelling theory on the rationale for the changing fortunes of nations"--Publisher's website.
The League Of Nations
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Author : Albert Frederick Pollard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1918
The League Of Nations written by Albert Frederick Pollard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1918 with Peace categories.
National System Of Political Economy Volume 2 The Theory
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Author : Friedrich List
language : en
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Release Date : 2006-10-01
National System Of Political Economy Volume 2 The Theory written by Friedrich List and has been published by Cosimo, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-01 with Business & Economics categories.
One of the most prominent economic philosophers of the 19th century, on a par with-but espousing quite different thinking than-Karl Marx and Adam Smith explores, in the three-volume National System of Political Economy, a reasoned doctrine of national and pan-national management of trade, a global collaboration between government and business. In Volume 2, he delineates his theory of supportive interconnectedness, discussing everything from the value of the individual's ability to produce wealth to the edge established businesses have over new ones. A close reading of this 1841 classic is an absolute necessity for anyone who hopes to understand world economic history of the last 150 years. German economist and journalist FRIEDRICH LIST (1789-1846) served as professor of administration and politics at the University of T bingen, but was later jailed and later exiled to America for his political views. His is also the author of Outlines of American Political Economy (1827).