The New York Publishing Trade in the Early American Republic
Home to the so-called big five publishers as well as hundreds of smaller presses, renowned literary agents, a vigorous arts scene, and an uncountable number of aspiring and established writers alike, New York City is widely perceived as the publishing capital of the United States and the world. This book traces the origins and early evolution ......
The New York Publishing Trade in the Early American Republic
Traces the evolution of New York’s publishing trade from the end of the American Revolution to the Age of Jackson. Explores the gradual development of local, regional, and national distribution networks in the early republic.
Credit, Henequen, and Notaries in Yucatan, 1850-1900
Examines the functioning of credit markets in Mexico, through the agency of notaries, during the Yucatan region’s nineteenth-century henequen export boom. Explores the mobilization of capital and the creation of credit markets before banks existed.
Credit, Henequen, and Notaries in Yucatan, 1850-1900
Examines the functioning of credit markets in Mexico, through the agency of notaries, during the Yucatan region’s nineteenth-century henequen export boom. Explores the mobilization of capital and the creation of credit markets before banks existed.
This book re-examines management theory `after Globalization'. Combining key names and studies from across the world, it explores the local realities that resist universal theories and that permeate the daily lives of practising managers. The book provides a comprehensive and critical reflection on the widely documented phenomenon of ......
This volume offers a paradigm shift from the traditional perspective of the nation state as the economy to the concept of a national system of local economic regions, which thrive within a global context of mutuality and interdependence. The authors argue that the economic role of the nation state diminishes as the economy globalizes, political ......
This book re-examines management theory `after Globalization'. Combining key names and studies from across the world, it explores the local realities that resist universal theories and that permeate the daily lives of practising managers. The book provides a comprehensive and critical reflection on the widely documented phenomenon of ......
Alternative Responses to Economic Recession in Advanced Industrial Societies
The magnitude, causes and consequences of the current economic crisis, and the responses of governments in different industrial countries are explored in this comparative analysis. The options available to government and the existing constraints of policy-making are examined in the context of crisis management and economic policy formation. The first part of the book focuses on the relationship between the policy process and institutional structures. The second part looks at the implementation and outcomes of policy strategies designed to cope with the crisis.
