This set of books is a collection of significant contributions to the theory of rent-seeking, from its very beginning to the present. Reserachers working in this field will find it useful to have these texts as a reference manual. The extensive introductions survey the field and guide the reader...

The Handbook of Cliometrics is a milestone in the field of historical economics and econometric history through its emphasis on the concrete contribution of cliometrics to our knowledge in economics and history. The articles in the handbook authored by the leading scholars in the fields, stress...

Family reconstitution data: a cliometric view -- History of cliometrics -- Growth theories -- Cliometric approaches to war -- GDP and convergence in modern times -- Cliometrics and the great depression -- Financial Systems -- Cliometric approaches to international trade -- Time series -- The...

"This book aims to identify what makes companies that work in organizational chaos and in a chaotic economic environment perform better than companies that are well organized while also presenting management techniques and sustainability strategies for handling disruptive situations in corporate...

Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor: Fourth Edition makes the history of this important feature of life easily accessible. The reader is guided through a chronology, an introductory essay, 600 entries on the subject, appendixes with statistical material, and an extensive bibliography...