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A Perspective of Wages and Prices (Routledge Revivals)

By: Henry Phelps Brown,Sheila V. Hopkins

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A Perspective of Wages and Prices (Routledge Revivals)

By: Henry Phelps Brown,Sheila V. Hopkins

First published in book form in 1981, this collection of essays originally written between 1955 and 1966 contains ground-breaking research and analysis on the study of wages and prices across seven centuries, with particular reference to builder’s wage rates and the price of a bundle of the commodities on which these wages might be spent. These seminal contributions to the economics of labour and economic growth did much to fuel the debate surrounding the problems of inflation, stability and changes in the purchasing power of money upon the book’s initial publication. These concerns are every bit as relevant in today’s post credit-crunch society and this reissue will be welcomed by all students of economic history and labour economics.

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Routledge

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1136310207

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Egalitarianism and the Generation of Inequality

By: Henry Phelps Brown

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Egalitarianism and the Generation of Inequality

By: Henry Phelps Brown

The belief that existing distributions of income and wealth are unjust has come to be widely held, and has prompted the inclusion of egalitarian measures in many political programmes. This work uses the methods of reasoned history and comparative statistics to arrive at an assessment of egalitarianism. After reviewing the outlooks of the ancient and medieval worlds, it traces the rise of egalitarianism from the Renaissance and Reformation onwards. A complementary approach is provided by a wide survey of actual distributions of income and wealth: what is known of them in the past, what form they take in contemporary societies, and the economic processes that generate them. These comprehensive studies lead to an inquiry into the authority of equality as a principle of social philosophy, and the practicability of egalitarian policy.

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Clarendon Press

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0191521523

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9780191521522

The Inequality of Pay

By: Henry Phelps Brown

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The Inequality of Pay

By: Henry Phelps Brown

Oxford University Press 1979-04-01, 1979. Paperback. Book Condition: Used - Very Good. USED PAPERBACK; VERY GOOD CONDITION;; PUBLISHED IN 1979; CLEAN TIGHT TEXT WITH NORMAL READING WEAR TO COVER; NAME TO FRONT FACING PAGE.

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276

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OUP Oxford

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0191574023

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A History of British Trade Unionism

By: Henry Pelling

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A History of British Trade Unionism

By: Henry Pelling

The current debate about industrial relations cannot be understood without a knowledge of trade-union history. Dr Pelling's book, which has for several years been a standard work on the subject, has again been revised and updated to take account of recent research and to explain the course of events up to the Thatcher years, the miner's strike and the Employment Acts. The growth of white-collar unionism and the extension of women's rights are dealt with in the concluding chapters.

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364

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Springer

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1349129682

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Windows of the Soul

Physiognomy in European Culture 1470-1780

By: Martin Henry Porter

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Windows of the Soul

Physiognomy in European Culture 1470-1780

By: Martin Henry Porter

In early modern Europe there was a small group of books on the art of physiognomy which claimed to provide self-knowledge through an interpretation of external features.

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Oxford University Press

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0199276579

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Economic Development in a Globalized Environment

East Asian Evidences

By: Henry Y. Wan Jr.

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Economic Development in a Globalized Environment

East Asian Evidences

By: Henry Y. Wan Jr.

Is the East Asian growth record replicable today? This book answers: yes. It places the common East Asian theme in the theoretic context of product cycles, globalization and convergence and the historical perspective of the "German Miracle" after World War II, also the more recent Irish growth; it identifies the effective policies for sustained, rapid growth by structured comparisons among different economies; it evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the alternative policy packages of Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, in the light of such recent events like global trend for liberalization, and the Crises of 1997 and 2001. Economic Development in a Globalized Environment also scrutinizes the major debates in development economics, using documented cases, and analytic reasoning for support.

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407

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1441989412

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9781441989413

The Growth of Economic Thought

By: Henry William Spiegel

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The Growth of Economic Thought

By: Henry William Spiegel

In a new and updated edition of this classic textbook, Henry William Spiegel brings his discussion and analysis of economic thought into the 1990s. A new introductory chapter offering an overall view of the history of economics and a bibliographic survey of the economic literature of the 1980s and early 1990s have been added. Maintaining the link between economics and the humanities, Spiegel's text will continue to introduce students to a wide range of topics in the history of economic thought. From reviews of previous editions: "The history of economic thought to end all histories of economic thought."--Robert D. Patton, Journal of Economic Literature "The book is in the grand tradition of the history of doctrines. It is a history of economic thought broadly conceived--and superbly written to boot. It is not to much to say that Spiegel's book will become and remain a leading text in the field."--Warren J. Samuels, Social Science The author conveys the essence of an idea simply and clearly, yet in a graceful style."--William F. Kennedy, Journal of Economic Literature

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Duke University Press

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0822309734

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9780822309734

100 Amazing Facts About the Negro

By: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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100 Amazing Facts About the Negro

By: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

The first edition of Joel Augustus Rogers’s now legendary 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with Complete Proof, published in 1934, was billed as “A Negro ‘Believe It or Not.’” Rogers’s little book was priceless because he was delivering enlightenment and pride, steeped in historical research, to a people too long starved on the lie that they were worth nothing. For African Americans of the Jim Crow era, Rogers’s was their first black history teacher. But Rogers was not always shy about embellishing the “facts” and minimizing ambiguity; neither was he above shock journalism now and then. With élan and erudition—and with winning enthusiasm—Henry Louis Gates, Jr. gives us a corrective yet loving homage to Roger’s work. Relying on the latest scholarship, Gates leads us on a romp through African, diasporic, and African-American history in question-and-answer format. Among the one hundred questions: Who were Africa’s first ambassadors to Europe? Who was the first black president in North America? Did Lincoln really free the slaves? Who was history’s wealthiest person? What percentage of white Americans have recent African ancestry? Why did free black people living in the South before the end of the Civil War stay there? Who was the first black head of state in modern Western history? Where was the first Underground Railroad? Who was the first black American woman to be a self-made millionaire? Which black man made many of our favorite household products better? Here is a surprising, inspiring, sometimes boldly mischievous—all the while highly instructive and entertaining—compendium of historical curiosities intended to illuminate the sheer complexity and diversity of being “Negro” in the world. (With full-color illustrations throughout.)

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Pantheon

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0307908712

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Book's by Henry Phelps Brown

A Perspective of Wages and Prices (Routledge Revivals)

A Perspective of Wages and Prices (Routledge Revivals)

Egalitarianism and the Generation of Inequality

Egalitarianism and the Generation of Inequality

The Inequality of Pay

The Inequality of Pay

A History of British Trade Unionism

A History of British Trade Unionism

Windows of the Soul

Windows of the Soul

Economic Development in a Globalized Environment

Economic Development in a Globalized Environment

The Growth of Economic Thought

The Growth of Economic Thought

100 Amazing Facts About the Negro

100 Amazing Facts About the Negro

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