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Book SynopsisThe medieval Republic of Ragusa (now Dubrovnik) was a prosperous small open economy, rivalling bigger competitors. This study collects together evidence on how Ragusa compared to other economies of the region, and addresses the difficult question of why it outperformed its Dalmatian rivals (Kotor, Split and Zadar).Table of ContentsPART I: OVERVIEW OF BOOK 1. Introduction 2 . Key Aspects of The New Institutional Economics (NIE) PART II: ECONOMIC HISTORY OF RAGUSA/DUBROVNIK 3. History of Ragusa in Eastern Mediterranean Context 4. Economic Evolution and Rise to Prosperity 5. Quantifying Ragusan Prosperity and Disproportionate East Mediterranean Role 6. The Relative Decline after Vasco da Gama Circumnavigation PART III. PRUDENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES 7. The System of Governance , Wise Policies , and Market-Friendly Institutions 8. Macro Policies 1: Fiscal Probity the Starting Point for Good Institutions 9. Macro Policies 2: Monetary and Financial Prudence , Minimal Public Debt PART IV. GROWTH-PROMOTING INSTITUTIONS 10. Institutions Friendly to Commerce- in today's jargon 'Ease of Doing Business' 11. An Open Legal System with Effective Rule-of-Law 12. 'Sufficient ' Social Fairness Provides Stability 13. Maximal Diplomacy with Minimal Military PART V. CONCLUSIONS 14.How Unique Was Ragusa? Some Comparison with Venice and Others 15. A Successful Case of Institutional Optimality Before its Time: What lessons for the 21st. century?

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Book SynopsisForeword; Vítor Constâncio 1. Introduction and Overview; Bernhard Winkler, Ad van Riet and Peter Bull PART I: FLOW OF FUNDS AND MACROFINANCIAL ANALYSIS 2. Tobin LIVES; John Duca and John Muellbauer 3. Balance sheets in The Great Moderation; Richard Barwell and Oliver Burrows 4. Japan's Flow of Funds Accounts; Shuji Kobayakawa and Ryoichi Okuma 5. Financial Accounts - the Case of Slovenia; Janez Fabijan PART II: FLOW OF FUNDS AND MACROECONOMIC IMBALANCES IN EUROPE 6. The Financial Crisis in the Light of Euro Area Accounts; Philippe de Rougemont and Bernhard Winkler 7. The Surveillance of Macroeconomic Imbalances in the EU; Carlos Cuerpo and Alexandr Hobza 8. Debt, Assets and Imbalances in the Euro Area; Christophe Van Nieuwenhuyze PART III: FLOW OF FUNDS AND FINANCIAL STABILITY 9. Systemic Risk Contingent Claims Analysis; Nuno Silva, Nuno Ribeiro and António Antunes 10. Financial Accounts and Financial Stability in Lithuania; Virgilijus Rutkauskas 11. Financial Linkages of the FinancialTable of ContentsForeword; Vítor Constâncio 1. Introduction and Overview; Bernhard Winkler, Ad van Riet and Peter Bull PART I: FLOW OF FUNDS AND MACROFINANCIAL ANALYSIS 2. Tobin LIVES; John Duca and John Muellbauer 3. Balance sheets in The Great Moderation; Richard Barwell and Oliver Burrows 4. Japan's Flow of Funds Accounts; Shuji Kobayakawa and Ryoichi Okuma 5. Financial Accounts - the Case of Slovenia; Janez Fabijan PART II: FLOW OF FUNDS AND MACROECONOMIC IMBALANCES IN EUROPE 6. The Financial Crisis in the Light of Euro Area Accounts; Philippe de Rougemont and Bernhard Winkler 7. The Surveillance of Macroeconomic Imbalances in the EU; Carlos Cuerpo and Alexandr Hobza 8. Debt, Assets and Imbalances in the Euro Area; Christophe Van Nieuwenhuyze PART III: FLOW OF FUNDS AND FINANCIAL STABILITY 9. Systemic Risk Contingent Claims Analysis; Nuno Silva, Nuno Ribeiro and António Antunes 10. Financial Accounts and Financial Stability in Lithuania; Virgilijus Rutkauskas 11. Financial Linkages of the Financial Sector in Austria; Michael Andreasch

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Book Synopsis12 Nobel Laureates take readers on a tour of some of the everyday issues that can be explored using basic economic principles. Topics include how economic tools can be used to rebuild nations in the aftermath of a war; financing retirement as longevity increases and what governments should really be doing to boost the economy.Table of Contents1. Depressions are Different; Paul Krugman 2. Rethinking Economics: A Classical Perspective; Vernon L. Smith 3. Employment and Unemployment; Peter Diamond 4. Unemployment During and After the Great Recession; Dale T. Mortensen 5. Long Term Trends and Stuctural Change in the Global Economy; Michael Spence 6. On Policy Consistency; Finn E. Kydland 7. Natural Resources and Sustainability; Robert Solow 8. Research Studies Approaching Cooperative Games with New Methods; John F. Nash, Jr 9. Interdisciplinary Social Science: The Transaction Cost Economics Project; Oliver E. Williamson 10. Financing Retirement; William F. Sharpe 11. How Should We Elect Our Leaders?; Eric Maskin 12. Standards for State-Building Interventions; Roger Myerson

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Book SynopsisThe General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money is Keynes'' masterpiece published right after the Great Depression. It sought to bring about a revolution, commonly referred to as the "Keynesian Revolution", in the way economists thought - especially challenging the proposition that a market economy tends naturally to restore itself to full employment on its own. Regarded widely as the cornerstone of Keynesian thought, this book challenged the established classical economics and introduced new concepts. It remains a relevant topic of debate to this day, perhaps more than ever. Given the economic turmoil of recent years, this debate is more heated than ever, between the Keynesian model of economics of Bush and Obama which favors bailouts and other government intervention to try to stabilize the market, and the Austrian school of economics which sees government intervention as detrimental and favors letting the market sort itself out on its own with minimal government interference. You decide. 

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Book Synopsis'We need to organise politically to defend the weak, empower the many and prepare the ground for reversing the absurdities of capitalism.' – Yanis Varoufakis 'Capitalism over the past twenty-five years has been an incredible moral good.' – David Brooks The Munk debate on capitalism There is a growing belief that the capitalist system no longer works. Inequality is rampant. The environment is being destroyed for profits. In some western nations, life expectancy is even falling. Political power is wielded by wealthy elites and big business, not the people. But for proponents of capitalism, it is the engine of progress, not just making all of us materially better off, but helping to address everything from women’s rights to political freedoms. We seem to stand at a crossroads: do we need to fix the system as a matter of urgency, or would it be better to hold our nerve?

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