Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows that inequality never dies peacefully. Inequality declines when carnage and disaster strike and increases when peace and stability return. The Great Leveler is the first book to chart the crucial role of violent shocks in reducing inequality over the full sweep of human history around the world.
Ever since humans began to farm, herd livestock, and pass on their assets to future generations, economic inequality has been a defining feature of civilization. Over thousands of years, only violent events have significantly lessened inequality. The "Four Horsemen" of leveling--mass-mobilization warfare, transformative revolutions, state collapse, and catastrophic plagues--have repeatedly destroyed the fortunes of the rich. Scheidel identifies and examines these processes, from the crises of the earliest civilizations to the cataclysmic world wars and communist revolutions of the twentieth century. Today, the violence that reduced inequality in the past seems to have diminished, and that is a good thing. But it casts serious doubt on the prospects for a more equal future.
An essential contribution to the debate about inequality, The Great Leveler provides important new insights about why inequality is so persistent--and why it is unlikely to decline anytime soon.
Название: Twenty-First Century Inequality & Capitalism: Piketty, Marx and Beyond ISBN: 1608461343 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781608461349 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 23410.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Twenty-First Century Inequality & Capitalism collects critiques of Thomas Piketty`s 2014 book from different perspectives, such as those of critical theory, global political economy or public sociology, drawing on the work of Marx or the Marxist tradition.
Автор: Szilard Gaspar-Szilagyi, Daniel Behn, Malcolm Langford Название: Adjudicating Trade and Investment Disputes: Convergence or Divergence? ISBN: 1108487408 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108487405 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 105600.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book focuses on a much-discussed topic in international economic law: whether trade and investment law have gone on separate ways or whether they might be coming together. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the book looks at the narrow topic of convergence and divergence between trade and investment dispute settlement.
Автор: Leonid Grinin; Andrey Korotayev Название: Great Divergence and Great Convergence ISBN: 3319177796 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319177793 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 93160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Olivier de Bandt; Heinz Herrmann; Giuseppe Parigi Название: Convergence or Divergence in Europe? ISBN: 3642069053 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642069055 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 135090.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Against the background of the introduction of the euro in 1999, France, Germany and Italy have recently experienced higher divergence in terms of GDP growth. Indeed, there is no consensus among economists regarding the effects of monetary union, which can lead either to more specialisation as in the United States, or to increasing intra-industry trade, hence higher co-movements. Based on a set of original papers produced by a team of economists from the three main National Central Banks of the euro area, presented to an International Conference held in Paris as well as the contributions of panel of leading economists, the book analyses the latest developments in three largest European economies in a broad perspective, using modern econometric techniques. One of the conclusions is that, while business cycles are more strongly correlated across the three countries, as evidenced by the common reaction to the 2001 slowdown, the three countries still exhibit differences in terms of long term growth.
Автор: Masahiko Iguchi Название: Divergence and Convergence of Automobile Fuel Economy Regulations ISBN: 331936507X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319365077 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 93160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Chapter 1: introduction.- Chapter 2: Business actors in global environmental governance.- Chapter 3: Construction of European fuel economy regulations for passenger cars.- Chapter 4: Construction of Japanese fuel economy regulations for passenger cars.- Chapter 5: Construction of the US fuel economy regulations for passenger cars.- Chapter 6: Comparative assessment.- Chapter 7: Conclusions.
Автор: Kuran Timur Название: Long Divergence ISBN: 0691156417 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691156415 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 31680.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In the year 1000, the economy of the Middle East was at least as advanced as that of Europe. But by 1800, the region had fallen dramatically behind--in living standards, technology, and economic institutions. In short, the Middle East had failed to modernize economically as the West surged ahead. What caused this long divergence? And why does the M
Автор: Klaus W?lde Название: Convergence, Divergence and Changing Trade Patterns ISBN: 3790808784 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783790808780 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 81050.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This study constitutes a theoretical inquiry into the reasons for convergence, divergence and, in a trade-theoretic perspective, for a reversal of trade patterns. It describes various mechanisms determining factor rewards and the change of trade patterns of growing economies.
Автор: Horesh Niv Название: Empires in World History: Commonality, Divergence and Contingency ISBN: 981161539X ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811615399 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 60550.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: 1. Introduction2. State of the Field3. Analysis of the Comparative Scholarly Literature on Empire in Antiquity4. Analysis of the Comparative Scholarly Literature on Empire in the Early Modern and Modern Ages5. Is the US an Empire6. Is China an Emerging Empire7. Future Scenarios
Автор: Hartwell C. Название: Institutional Barriers in the Transition to Market: Examining Performance and Divergence in Transition Economies ISBN: 1349458740 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349458745 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 93160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Examines the institutional developments in 28 transition economies over the past two decades and concludes that, contrary to popular belief, institutions were not neglected; while personalities mattered as much as policies for outcomes, getting the basic institutions right was the most important aspect of a successful transition.
Автор: Hoffmann Rhea Tamara, Krajewski Markus Название: Coherence and Divergence in Services Trade Law ISBN: 3030469573 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030469573 Издательство: Springer Цена: 167700.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book addresses topical questions concerning the legal framework of trade in services, and assesses how these issues are dealt with in GATS and in selected preferential trade agreements. In addition, the chapters discuss whether the differences and similarities (if any) are evidence of greater coherence or greater divergence. The book combines the individual analyses to provide a more comprehensive picture of the current law on services trade liberalisation.A quarter of a century after the conclusion of the General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS), international law on trade in services is still in a state of flux: on the one hand, countries increasingly conclude bilateral and regional trade agreements with sections on trade in services that aim at a further liberalisation of services trade. On the other, the GATS structure remains the dominant model and serves as the basis for many preferential trade agreements. In addition, new aspects such as electronic commerce, data protection and taxation are now emerging, while issues that had already manifested in the mid-1990s such as financial services regulation, labour mobility, and telecommunications continue to be problematic. Usually, the debates focus on the question of whether preferential trade agreements serve as a stepping-stone or stumbling block for trade liberalisation at the multilateral level. However, it can be assumed that rules on trade in services in preferential trade agreements will coexist with the global GATS regime for the foreseeable future. This raises the question of whether we're currently witnessing a drive towards greater coherence or more divergence in agreements on trade in services.
Автор: Masahiko Iguchi Название: Divergence and Convergence of Automobile Fuel Economy Regulations ISBN: 3319174991 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319174990 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 93160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Chapter 1: introduction.- Chapter 2: Business actors in global environmental governance.- Chapter 3: Construction of European fuel economy regulations for passenger cars.- Chapter 4: Construction of Japanese fuel economy regulations for passenger cars.- Chapter 5: Construction of the US fuel economy regulations for passenger cars.- Chapter 6: Comparative assessment.- Chapter 7: Conclusions.
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