Wage Differentials and Economic Growth (Routledge Revivals)

Wage Differentials and Economic Growth (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Pasquale Sgro
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2020-03-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317527852

This book, which was first published in 1980, is concerned with one particular branch of growth theory, namely descriptive growth theory. It is typically assumed in growth theory that both the factors and goods market are perfectly competitive. In particular this implies amongst other things that the reward to each factor is identical in each sector of the economy. In this book the assumption of identical factor rewards is relaxed and the implications of an intersectoral wage differential for economic growth are analysed. There is also some discussion on the short-term and long-run effects of minimum wage legislation on growth. This book will serve as key reading for students of economics.

Routledge Revivals: International Trade (1986)

Routledge Revivals: International Trade (1986)
Author: Bharat Hazari
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2018-05-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351356968

First published in 1986, this book examines international trade, offering different theories and considering contemporary developments. Professor Hazari connects these theories and developments, such as theories of comparative advantage and factor-price differentials, to economic expansion and terms of international trade. Many key economic problems are related to the theory of international trade, problems such as tariffs, the dependency of developing countries and changing patterns of world trade, and the book shows how theory impinges on these other important issues. The theory of international trade is a popular and widely taught specialism within economics. This book surveys the pure theory which forms the core of the topic.

Economic Growth in Britain and France 1780-1914 (Routledge Revivals)

Economic Growth in Britain and France 1780-1914 (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2012-11-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136629408

First published in 1978, Professor O’Brien’s Economic Growth in Britain and France 1780-1914 is an original and pioneering exercise in comparative and quantitative economic history. It finds a controversial place in the debate on the question of French retardation in the 19th century and as a brave and important contribution towards the understanding of economic growth in Western Europe. The author attempts to comprehend and evaluate the economic performance of France through explicit comparisons with Britain, while considering British economic history from a French perspective. Challenging the orthodox view that France lagged behind Britain in economic terms, the book argues that there were two paths of economic growth to the 20th century, with France’s path seen as a more humane and no less efficient transition to industrial society.

Socio-Economic Models in Geography (Routledge Revivals)

Socio-Economic Models in Geography (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Richard Chorley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2013-10-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1136155856

First published in 1968, this book explores the theme of geographical generalization, or model building. It is composed of seven of the chapters from the original Models in Geography, published in 1967. The first chapter broadly outlines this theme and examines the nature and function of generalized statements, ranging from conceptual models to scale models, in a geographical context. The following six chapters deal with socio-economic building in geography. They focus on demographic and sociological models as well as looking at special aspects of models in human geography in reference to economic development, urban geography and settlement location, industrial location, and agricultural activity. This book represents a robustly anti-idiographic statement of modern work in one of the major branches of geography.

The Pure Theory of International Trade and Distortions (Routledge Revivals)

The Pure Theory of International Trade and Distortions (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Bharat Hazari
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2016-02-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317241703

First published in 1978. This book provides a simple, systematic, yet rigorous treatment of the key aspects of the pure theory of international trade and distortions. The opening chapter presents the standard two-factor, two-commodity barter model of international trade and a comprehensive treatment of the important properties and relationships. The rest of the book consists of four sections: parts One and Two are devoted to an analysis of factor market imperfections, and Parts Three and Four consider the trade-theoretical consequences of product market imperfections. A concluding chapter presents some generalised theorems. This book would be of interest to students of economics.

Colonialism and Foreign Ownership of Capital (Routledge Revivals)

Colonialism and Foreign Ownership of Capital (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Bharat Hazari
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2015-12-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317243692

First published in 1982. Foreign control of capital is a major problem for many developing countries and can lead to the exercise of a form of colonial control whereby capital is provided for political rather than economic reasons. This book discusses the implications of this phenomenon for trade theory and the amount of pressure that foreign countries can exert. The opening chapter examines the themes of de-industrialisation, of stagnation after an initial spurt in economic activity, and the premise that inflows of capital do not necessarily generate growth and expansion. These initial discussions are developed in the subsequent chapters where the effects of foreign ownership on the host country’s economy and trade are dealt with fully. This work would be of interest to students of economics and development.

Routledge Revivals: European Trade Unions and the 1970s Economic Crisis

Routledge Revivals: European Trade Unions and the 1970s Economic Crisis
Author: Various Authors
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 1340
Release: 2022-07-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317230655

The volumes in this set report and analyse European trade union responses to the 1970s economic crisis across a range of nations including, Germany, Italy, France, Britain and Sweden. The set will be of interest to those studying trade unions, industrial relations and European political economy.

The Economics of the Industrial Revolution (Routledge Revivals)

The Economics of the Industrial Revolution (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Joel Mokyr
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2018-07-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136668438

In recent years, scholars from a variety of disciplines have addressed many perplexing questions about the Industrial Revolution in all its aspects. Understandably, economics has become the focal point for these efforts as professional economists have sought to resolve some of the controversies surrounding this topic. First published in 1985, this collection contains ten key essays written by leading economists on the subject of the Industrial Revolution. Among the questions discussed are the causes for the pre-eminence of Britain, the roles of the inputs for growth (capital, labor, technical progress), the importance of demand factors, the relation between agricultural progress and the Industrial Revolution, and the standard of living debate. The essays demonstrate that the application of fresh viewpoints to the literature has given us a considerable new body of data at our disposal, making it possible to test commonly held hypotheses. In addition, this new data has enabled economists to apply a more rigorous logic to the thinking about the Industrial Revolution, thus sharpening many issues heretofore blurred by slipshod methodology and internal inconsistencies.

The Theory of Economic Integration (Routledge Revivals)

The Theory of Economic Integration (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Bela Balassa
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2013-05-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136646310

First published in 1962, The Theory of Economic Integration provides an excellent exposition of a complex and far-reaching topic. Professor Balassa has been remarkably successful in covering so much ground with such care and balance, in a treatment which is neither in any way abstruse nor unnecessarily technical. His book will interest economists in Europe by reason of its subject and treatment, but it is also a valuable and reliable textbook for students tackling integration as part of a course of International Economics and for those studying Public Finance. He distinguishes between the various forms of integration (free trade area, customs union, common market, economics union, and total integration). In addition, he applies the theoretical principles to current projects such as the European Common Market and Free Trade Area, and to Latin American integration projects. In offering this theoretical study, the author builds on the conclusions of other writers, but goes beyond this in providing a unifying framework for previous contributions and in exploring questions that in the past received little attention – in particular, the relationship between economic integration and growth (especially the interrelationship between market size and growth, and the implications of various factors for economic growth in an integrated area).

Problems of Economic Policy (Routledge Revivals)

Problems of Economic Policy (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Keith Hartley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2010-10-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136832440

First published in 1977, this is an applied economics text, in which the basic theory of any introductory economics couurse is applied to a whole range of UK macro- and micro-economic policy issues. The book is designed specifically for first and second year university students, with the aim of demonstrating the relevance of theory to policy, how theory can be applied to policy problems and, in the process, to improve their understanding of the theory itself.