Bøger i Markets and Governments in Economic History (CHUP) serien
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- Measurement and the Economic Emergence of the Modern World
298,95 kr. Few events in the history of humanity rival the Industrial Revolution. This title offers an account of how dramatic changes in institutions - the formal and informal rules that govern a society - resulted from the unprecedented economic development that took place during the Industrial Revolution.
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- 298,95 kr.
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- The Origins of California Water Law in the Gold Rush
668,95 kr. Fresh water has become scarce and will become even more so in the coming years, as continued population growth places ever greater demands on the supply of fresh water. This book draws on historical sources to trace the emergence of the current framework for resolving water-rights issues to California in the 1850s, during the Gold Rush.
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- 668,95 kr.
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- How the Constitution Left Americans Rich, Free, and Prone to Infection
488,95 kr. Looking at the history of the United States with a focus on three diseases - smallpox, typhoid fever, and yellow fever, this book shows how constitutional rules and provisions that promoted individual liberty and economic prosperity also influenced the country's ability to eradicate infectious disease.
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- 488,95 kr.