Economics and Finance

New York: Twayne Publishers. Good in Good dust jacket. 1968. Unknown Binding. Exlibrary markings. Square, sound binding and hinges. Clean but age-darkened text pages. Paper over boards is edge rubbed with library tape stains. DJ has general moderate shelf wear, some fading and scuffing, tape stains on flaps. 176 pp. <br><br>; Literary biography of 19th century American economist and social philosopher Henry George (1839-1898). ; Twayne's United States Authors Series 128; Ex-Library; Vol. 128 . more information

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Tokyo: Foreign Press Center Japan. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. Hard Cover. 4789005453 . Book is written in the English and Japanese languages. Square with sharp corners, tight binding and hinges, clean and bright pages. No writing or marks. DJ has minor edge rubbing. There is a separate paper band over the DJ displaying ISBN number and several lines of text in Japanese that is in slightly worn condition. 244 pp. approximately. Contents: Alun M. Anderson, "Japan and the Global Environment"; Choi Su-Yung, "Peace for Northeast Asia and Japan's Role"; Chung Ku-Chong, "Security in the New Asia-Pacific Age and Japan's Role"; Bill Emmott, "Internationalization and Japan's Global Role"; Robert Kuttner, "Japanese Values and the Global Order"; Hamish Mcdonald, "Japan's Role in the Developing Pacific Rim Economy"; Jakob Oetama, "ASEAN's Future Development and the Role of Japan"; Anthony Sampson, "Prospects for Japan in the 21st Century"; Max V. Soliven, "Japan's 'Sissy Image' in Mideast Confrontation May Be Her Best Foot Forward"; Theo Sommer, "The New European Order in the 1990s and Its Impact on Japan and the US"; Noordin Sopiee, "The Rise of Pax Nipponica: The Challenge to Japan"; Alain Vernay, "The Challenge of Multilateral Relations"; Nichaolas Wade, "Japan's Next Agenda"; Kathleen K. Wiegner, "Japan's Contribution to the Future of Computer Technology"; Suthichai Yoon, "Japan That Can Say 'We Care.'"; 8.75" (21.5 cm) Tall . more information

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Berlin. Good with no dust jacket. 1958. Ephemera. No binding as issued, newspaper-style. Illustrated with black and white photos. 24 pages including wraps. Paper is age-darkened. Two lightly pencilled words at top margin on back. Scarce publication in German language focusing on skilled craftsmen in East Germany at the height of the Cold War era.; 11.5" (29 cm) Tall . more information

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London: Longman. Good with no dust jacket. 1972. Hard Cover. 0582500435 . Exlibrary markings. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean and bright text pages. Paper over boards has slight shelf wear. 396 pp. Chapters by Folke Schmidt, Benjamin Aaron, Gino Giugni, Xavier Blanc-Jouvan, Thilo Ramm, K. W. Wedderburn. Scholarly examination of legal issues in industrial conflict, trade unions, labor-management relations, etc.; Ex-Library; 9.5" (24 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1973. Paperback. 0448014688 . Square, tight binding. Clean, age-darkened pages. Wraps have light handling wear including crease at spine. 154 pp. ; <br><br>Reference book containing over 5,000 names of heirs who have not claimed their inheritances. Also an extensive list of companies that issued stock under a name different from their current operating name. ; 154 pages . more information

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London: New Left Review. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1978. Soft Cover. Square, tight binding. Clean and bright text pages. Wraps have edge rubbing and light handling wear. 96 pp. Contents: Aglietta, "Capitalist Expansion in the USA"; Heinen, "Appraising Alexandra Kollantai"; Weber, "The Eurocommunist Mirage"; Eagleton, "John Bayley, Critic"; Wallerstein, "Crisis of the 17th Century"; Enzensberger, "Notes on the End of the World [review essay]."; 8.75" (21 cm) Tall; 96 pages . more information

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Moskva. Good with no dust jacket. 1972. Hard Cover. Book is in Russian language. Square, tight book originally a softcover now bound in sturdy brown library buckram. Pages age-darkened. Library markings. Text pages display no reading wear. 181 pp. Title translates as "class conflict and the contemporary world: problems of the working class movement in developed capitalist countries." Anthology of essays by Soviet authors A. Kozlov, B.Pishkov, L. B. Moskvii, I. S. Iazhborovskaia, L. Kukharchuk, V. Rupets, Io. B. Kerzhenevich, M. E. Orlova, Io. V. Emel'ianov, L. Ia. Mashezevskaia, T. V. Zonova, E. V. Derevtsova, A. F Khramtsov, L. V. Mikhailova. Writings on French, Italian, Irish, U.S., Germany, and general theoretical and historical discussion of class conflict in industrializing and industrialized nations.; Ex-Library; 8.5" (21.5 cm) Tall . more information

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Moskva: Izdatel'stvo Moskovskogo Universiteta. Good with no dust jacket. 1969. Soft Cover. Book is in the Russian language. Exlibrary markings. Originally a softcover, this has been bound in red library buckram over boards as a sturdy hardcover. Pages age-darkened with dampstain at outer margins early in book. 179 pp. Study of Soviet economic policy and law.; Ex-Library; 8.5" (21.5 cm) Tall . more information

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Great Barrington, Mass.: American Institute for Economic Research. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1968. Ephemera. Stapled booklet style binding is tight. Pages clean, slightly age-darkened. Wraps have light overall wear. ; <br><br>Publication dedicated to the history of the American Institute for Economic Research, its work and its plans for the future. ; 9.0" tall; 48 pages . more information

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Genève: Librarie Droz. Good with no dust jacket. 1970. Soft Cover. Book is in the French language. Exlibrary markings. Second edition. Originally a soft cover, rebound in buckram over boards as a hardcover. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean and bright text pages. Exterior shows light shelf wear. 201 pp. <br><br>; Contents: "L'Histoire des investissements etrangers" (origine, le XIXe siècle, la République) ; "Les mesures d'encouragement des investissements étrangers et leurs effets (le cadre général et trois cas particuliers; la loi 6224, son application et ses effects; effets des entreprises sur l'économie nationale) ; "L'Avenir des investissements étrangers en Turquie" (attitude envers les capitaux étrangers; l'association de la Turquie à la CEE; réforme de la législation actuelle). Conclusion, appendix with text of la loi 6224, bibliography. ; Ex-Library; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall; 201 pages . more information

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Washington, D. C.: International Monetary Fund. Good with no dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. Exlibrary markings. Square, sound binding and hinges. Clean, off-white pages. Cloth over boards is edge worn with overall shelf wear. 1012 pp. <br><br>; Anthology of banking laws from 21 selected countries, arranged by nation. The laws included represent both the oldest and (for 1961) the most recent types of central bank and monetary legislation; laws which are couched in very broad terms, which regulate central bank functions and powers in considerable detail, and which in extent of elaboration fall between these two groups; and reflect central banking and monetary regimes of countries at different levels of economic development. ; Ex-Library . more information

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Moskva: Isdatel'stvo "Financ'i". Good with no dust jacket. 1972. Soft Cover. Book is in the Russian language. Exlibrary markings. Originally a softcover, this has been rebound with original wraps laminated to boards and is now a sturdy hardcover. Clean but age-darkened pages. Light shelf wear to exterior. 165 pp. Soviet study of the role of credit in economic development.; Ex-Library; 8.00" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1979. Hard Cover. 0299078604 . Exlibrary markings. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean, bright text pages. Cloth over boards is lightly shelf worn. 288 pp. Proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the Committee on Taxation, Resources and Economic Development (TRED) at the Lincoln Institute, Cambridge, Massachuetts, 1976. Contributors: Roy W. Bahl, William A. Doebele, C. Lowell Harriss, Daniel M. Holland, Johannes F. Linn, John McCulloch, Charles E. McLure Jr., Oliver Oldman, O. St. Clare Risden, Carl S. Shoup, Roger S. Smith, Mary Miles Teachout, Ching-mai Wu.; Exlibrary; 9.25" (23.5 cm) Tall; 288 pages . more information

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London: Cambridge University Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1962. Soft Cover. Exlibrary markings. Originally a soft cover, rebound in cloth over boards as a hardcover. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean but slightly age-darkened pages. 71 pp. General discussion of various industrial policies for investment and growth in the British economy.; Ex-Library; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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Cambridge: Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. Good with no dust jacket. 1970. Soft Cover. Square, tight copy with clean and slightly age-darkened pages. Wraps have light shelfwear. Contents: Kozo Yamamura and Henry Rosovsky, "Entrepreneurial Studies in Japan: An Introduction"; Johannes Hirschmeier, "The Japanese Spirit of Enterprise, 1868-1970"; Tsunehiko Yui, "The Personality and Career of Hikojiro Nakamigawa, 1887-1901"; Hidemasa Morikawa, "The Organizational Structure of the Mitsubishi and Mitsui Zaibatsu, 1868-1922: A Comparative Study"; Koji Taira, "Factcory Legislation and Management Modernization during Japan's Industrialization, 1868-1916"; Robert Evans, Jr., "Evolution of the Japanese System of Employer-Employee Relations, 1868-1945"; Kozo Yamamura, "A Note on the Japan Business History Review and Recent Books."; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. Good with no dust jacket. 1966. Hard Cover. Book is in the German language. Exlibrary markings. Cloth over boards is shelfworn with label at lower spine. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean, slightly off-white text pages. 532 pp. Study of the relationship between economics and democracy in the post-WWII era.; Ex-Library; 9.25" (23.5 cm) Tall . more information

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Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: University. Good with no dust jacket. 1964. Hard Cover. 0875840388 . Square, tight binding. Clean and bright pages. Cloth over boards generally shelfworn. 274 pp. <br><br> Study of industrial growth and finance in the developing economy of Iran in the mid-1960s. ; Exlibrary; 8.5" (21.5 cm) Tall; 274 pages . more information

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Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. Good with no dust jacket. 1939. Ephemera. Stapled binding is tight. Pages clean but age-darkened. Wraps are creased, age-darkened, with light overall wear. 56 pp. Narrative and numerical data on American women's wages in the 1930s.; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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Washington, DC, U.S.A.: Institute for International Economics. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1988. Soft Cover. 088132082X . Square with slightly curled wraps displaying minor edge wear at corner tips. Binding tight, pages clean and bright. No writing or marks. 218 pp. Book suggests a strategy of "competitive interdependence" as the best course for the United States in the 1990s. Topics discussed: economic setting, global framework, eliminating trade deficit, macroeconomic policy, promotion of exports and opening of markets, third world debt and international financial institutions. References, index, tables.; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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Boone, NC: Appalachian State University. As New with no dust jacket. 1994. Soft Cover. 0963455915 . Square, tight, clean copy. Pages bright, no writing or marks. Author left position of State Treasurer for North Carolina in 2001 after decades of service. 183 pp.; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall; 183 pages . more information

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Athens, Greece: Contos Press Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1964. Soft Cover. Exlibrary markings. Originally a softcover, this has been rebound in library buckram as a sturdy hardcover. Text pages are clean and bright. Tight binding and hinges. 252 pp. Detailed description and analysis of the Greek tax system of the early 1960s.; Ex-Library; 8.25" (21 cm) Tall . more information

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Moskva: Izdatelstvo "mysl". Good with no dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. Exlibrary markings. Slightly cocked with sound binding and hinges. Clean but age-darkened pages. Cloth over boards is edge rubbed with bumped corners and general light shelf wear. 294 pp. <br><br>; Book is in the Russian language. Soviet socioeconomic study; translates as "Criticism of the Bourgeois: Studies on the Economic System of Contemporary Capitalism." ; Glavnaya Redaktsiya Sotsialno-Ekonomicheskoi Literatury; Ex-Library; 8.75" tall; 294 pages . more information

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New York: Macmillan St. Martin's Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1970. Hard Cover. 0312751109 . Square, tight binding and hinges, clean and bright pages. DJ has moderate shelf wear, with several shallow closed tears with adjacent creasing, and general light soiling. 487 pp. Written by a Canadian economist, with illustrations using Canada's experience. Contents: Foundations for specification (overview of economy, methodology and concepts, micro-theory about the household, the firm and production, a model of the firm, market behaviour with imperfect competition, transition from micro- to macro-theory); detailed specification of a macro-model of the economy (household sector, business firm, productive system, aggregate supply, labour market, foreign trade and finance, government system of money and finance, goods market and price level, final assembly of the economic model;); examples of specification and testing - some actual econometric models (the original Canadian model designed by Profsesor Lawrence R. Klein; two subsequent Canadian models); uses and applications of the econometric macro-model (analysis of the dynamic properties of the economy, goals, long-range governmental policies, optimal growth paths, short-run forecasting and policy, conclusion). Appendixes, index.; 9.25" (23.5 cm) Tall . more information

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The Hague: Institute of Social Studies. Good with no dust jacket. 1977. Soft Cover. Exlibrary markings. Originally a soft cover, rebound in boards as a hardcover. Square, tight binding. Clean and bright text pages. Boards display light shelf wear. Typescript font. <br><br>; Assessment of the relation of self-management to financial investment in Yugoslavia in the 1960s and 1970s. Case study of Commune Smederevo is examined. ; Ex-Library; 9.25" (23.5 cm) Tall; 336 pages . more information

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Köln: Bund-Verlag. Good with no dust jacket. 1965. Hard Cover. Book is in the German language. Exlibrary markings. General light shelfwear to cloth over boards with fading at spine and around edges. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean and bright text pages. 139 pp. Economic study of prices and profits with regional comparisons.; Ex-Library; 8.5" (21.5 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: McGraw-Hill. Fine in Good dust jacket. 1976. Hard Cover. 0070101329 . Square, tight book with sound binding and hinges, clean and bright pages, no writing or marks. Blue paper over boards is very well preserved. Book displays no reading wear. DJ has moderate edge wear and closed tears with creasing on back. 260 pp. Economic analysis of Ph.D.'s and the academic labor market, with emphasis on how to project faculty needs in the future, which at the time the book was written seemed to be a future in which enrollments at colleges and universities in America would be at risk of declining in the post-Baby Boom era. Chapters: "Projecting Academic Demand," "A Retrospective View," "Demographic Factors Affecting College Enrollment," "Projecting Undergraduate Enrollments," "Total Enrollment in Higher Education," "Estimating the Demand for Faculty," Fixed-Coefficient and Market-Response Models," "The Changing Composition of College and University Faculties," "First Job Placement of New Doctorates," "An Overview of Projected Academic Labor Market Conditions." References, index.; 8.75" (21.5 cm) Tall . more information

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Albany, New York, U.S.A.: New York State Labor-Religion Coalition. Fair with no dust jacket. 2002. Soft Cover. 0971457905 . Paperback edition. Some portions in English, others in Spanish language. Square binding with several pages detached but present. Clean and bright pages. Wraps have light overall shelf wear and edge rubbing. 115 pp. Color photographs and text. Young people give their impressions of the impact of globalization on Mexican workers and their families, specifically the impact of NAFTA.; 9.75" (25 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers. Good in Good dust jacket. 1949. Hard Cover. Square, tight binding and hinges, pages a bit age-darkened, occasional underlined words and phrases in text. Owner's name on ffep. DJ has moderate edge wear. 159 pp. Book offers guidance on building the budget, financial campaigns, the woman's part in church finance, benevolences, church fires and insurance, conducting the yearly canvass, church accounting, debts, endowments, pensions and the spiritual significance of church finance.; 7.75" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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Dallas: University of Texas at Dallas. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. Hard Cover. 0292780966 . Square, tight book with sound binding and hinges, clean and bright pages, no writing or marks. Book displays no evidence of reading wear. DJ has edge rubbing, slight shelf wear. 203 pp. Book is a philosophical discussion of freedom, patriotism, and economic stability as the three great sources of national strength, with specific application to the United States.; 9.5" (23.5 cm) Tall . more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Peter Lang. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1999. Soft Cover. 0820441511 . Square, tight binding. Clean and bright pages. Wraps are clean with slight edge rubbing. 190 pp. Analysis of poverty in America with a point of view that argues that institutions can become instruments for overcoming the social arrangement by which poverty is perpetuated.; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: The Twentieth Century Fund. Good with no dust jacket. 1943. Hard Cover. 1945 printing. Sound binding and hinges, clean but age-darkened pages. Edge rubbing and light soiling to cloth over boards. Some writing and light soiling on endpapers. 179 pp. Analysis of financial issues facing the United States as World War II ended.; 8.00" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: The Twentieth Century Fund. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1945. Hard Cover. Second printing, 1946. Sound binding and hinges, clean but age-darkened pages. Edge rubbing and light soiling to cloth over boards. Some writing on ffep. 156 pp. Analysis of financial issues facing the United States as World War II ended.; 8.00" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: The Twentieth Century Fund. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1942. Hard Cover. Later printing, 1946. Sound binding and hinges, clean but age-darkened pages. Edge rubbing to cloth over boards. Some writing on ffep. DJ edgeworn with small chip at front bottom, a little writing in pencil, darkened spine, general overall light soiling. 106 pp. Analysis of financial issues facing the United States in early 20th century.; 8.00" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: The Twentieth Century Fund. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1946. First Edition. Hard Cover. Sound binding and hinges, clean, age-darkened pages. Edge rubbing to cloth over boards. Some writing on ffep. DJ has minor edge wear, darkened spine, general light soiling overall. 123 pp. Analysis of financial issues facing the United States in the post World War II era.; 8.00" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: The Twentieth Century Fund. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1942. Hard Cover. Sound binding and hinges, clean but age-darkened pages. Edge rubbing to cloth over boards. Some writing on ffep. DJ edgeworn with closed tear at bottom of spine, a little writing in pencil, age-discolored spine, general overall light soiling. 134 pp. Analysis of financial issues facing the United States during World War II.; 8.00" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Free Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1971. Coded First Edition. Hard Cover. Square with sharp corners, tight binding and hinges, bright pages. Exlibrary markings. Some light edge rubbing to cloth over boards. DJ well preserved with some fading at spine , in new mylar sleeve. 404 pp. Essays by Pranab Bardhan, Ruddar Datt and K. P. M. Sundharam, Marion R. Larsen, Wilfred Malenbaum, Robert Michae Field, Barry M. Richman, M. Abel, Audrey Donnithorne, Dwight H. Perkins J. S. Uppal, Shahid Javid Burki, Thomas E. Dow, Jr., Sripati Chandrasekhar, John S. Air, Leo A. Orleans, William W. Hollister, Philip M. Phibbs, Paul Streeten and Roger Hill, Robert L. Price, Kuan-I Chen and others.; Ex-Library; 9.5" (24 cm) Tall . more information

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Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Center for Chinese STudies. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1971. Soft Cover. Square, tight binding. Clean and bright pages. Typescript font. Wraps have light shelf wear. 79 pp. Analysis of the evolution of the economy in People's Republic of China in the first 20 years of its existence, wtih bibliography.; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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Toronto: Bantam Books. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1985. Hard Cover. 0553051032 . Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean and bright pages. Gift bookplate on ffep. Paper over boards is edge rubbed. DJ has moderate edge wear, shelf wear. 292 pp. <br><br>Addresses the question of why some mid-size companies succeed, whereas others fail. Based on extensive research, interviews with corporate and other business leaders.; 9.25" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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Berkeley: University of California Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover. 0520016815 . Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean and bright pages. Cloth over boards is slightly edge rubbed. DJ has general shelf wear with some scuffing and edge wear. 300 pp. Study probes the interaction between the universal aspects of the industrialization process andthe Japanese culture and social structure. Author examines the role of tradition among contemporary Japanese blue-collar workers and compares Japanese and Western organizational patterns. To do research, author was employed as a blue-collar worker in a Tokyo diecast plant and in a rural auto-parts factory.; 9.25" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Committee for Economic Development. Good with no dust jacket. 1962. Soft Cover. Exlibrary markings. Originally a softcover, this has been bound in boards as a hardcover. Text pages clean but age-darkened. 56 pp. Contents are divided into four main sections: "The Need for Tax Rate Reduction"; "The Tax Reduction Program"; "Taxes, the Budget and Expenditures"; "Future Reform of the Federal Revenue System." Typescript font.; Ex-Library; 10.25" (26 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Committee for Economic Development. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1983. Soft Cover. 0871860775 . Square, tight binding. Clean and bright pages. Wraps display light handling wear. 106 pp. Statement by the CED with the purpose of recommending an effective process for federal budgeting during the Reagan years, when concern over how to balance the United States federal budget were growing.; 10" (25.4 cm) Tall . more information

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Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: CED (Committee for Economic Development). Very Good with no dust jacket. 1993. Spiral Bound. Spiral bound softcover is tightly bound with clean and bright pages. Wraps have light edge rubbing. 36 pp. Policy statement in support of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), just prior to its approval by the United States Congress in 1993.; 11.0" (28 cm) Oblong . more information

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Tuscon: Research Corporation. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2004. Soft Cover. 0963350471 . Square, tight binding. Clean and bright pages. Slight edge rubbing to edges of wraps. 328 pp. History of the founding in 1912 and subsequent development of the Research Corporation as a phlanthropic organization as well as a business, a combination of public service and profit making.; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Inc.. Good with no dust jacket. 1940. Ephemera. Stapled binding is tight. Pages clean but age-darkened. Errata sheet tipped in. Wraps are age-darkened with light overall shelf wear. 51 pp. Overview of governmental actions denying married women their right to work in the United States; legal safeguards of the married woman's right to work in the United States; laws affecting the employment of married women in other countries; bibliography.; 8.75" (21 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: Columbia University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1967. Hard Cover. 0231030193 . 1967 edition. Square with sharp corners, tight binding and hinges, lightly read with just a few minor marginal notations. Pages a bit off-white. Essays by Florestan Fernandes, "The Social Sicneces in Latin America"; Luis Escobar Cerda, "An Economist's View of the Role of Social Sciences in Latin America"; José Nun, "Notes on Political Science and Latin America"; Daniel Cosío Villegas, "History and the Social Sciences in Latin America"; Victor L. Urquidi, "Further Observations on Economic Research in Latin America"; Victor Flores Olea, "On Political Science in Latin AMerica: Viewpoints:; Octavio Ianni, "Sociology in Latin America"; José Honorio Rodrigues, "Brazilian Historiography: Present Trends and Research Requirements"; Fernando Cámara Barbachano, "Anthropology"; José María Franco, "Latin American Law and Legal Institutions."; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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Leningrad, USSR: Izdatelstvo Nauka Leningradskoe Otdelenie. Good with no dust jacket. 1971. Hard Cover. Book is in the Russian language. Square, tight binding and hinges, age-darkened pages. Exlibrary markings, bumped corners, light shelf wear to cloth over boards. Text pages display no reading wear. 288 pp. History of the role of German investment capital in the development of the electrical industry and transportation in Russia from the 1890s to 1917.; Ex-Library; 8.25" (21 cm) Tall . more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperInformation. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. Hard Cover. 0884103609 . Exlibrary markings. Square with tight binding and hinges, bright pages. DJ well preserved with 1/2 inch (1 cm) closed tear at top front, in new mylar sleeve. 162 pp. Study of the rising crisis of spiraling debt obligations in the United States and throughout the world. National debt and default in developing countries is examined, as well as the role of Wall Street financiers in creating investment vehicles that are debt-related.; Ex-Library; 8.5" (21.5 cm) Tall . more information

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Washington, DC, U.S.A.: World Resources Institute. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1995. Soft Cover. 1569730326 . Square with clean, edge rubbed wraps. Tight binding, clean and bright pages. No writing or marks. 181 pp. Overview of environmental accounting with case studies on Amoco Yorktown Refinery, Ciba-Geigy, Dow Chemical, Du Point, and S. C. Johnson Wax. Also includes essay on accounting for pollution prevention in Washington state.; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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Riga: Izdatelstvo Zinatne. Good with no dust jacket. 1973. Hard Cover. Book is in the Russian language with synopsis of content in English on pp. 182-185. Exlibrary markings. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean but age-darkened text pages. Cloth over boards is shelfworn with fading around edges. 186 pp. History of the Riga Jesuit Council during the period 1592-1621, with attention to the economic history of the Council with regard to its extensive estates.; Ex-Library; 8.75" (21 cm) Tall . more information

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Orange, Ca.: Chapman University's Argyros School of Business and Economics. Fine with no dust jacket. 2007. Soft Cover. Square, tight binding. Clean and bright pages. Wraps have minor edge rubbing. 154 pp. Contents: Benson, "Aviator of Fortune: Lowell Yerex and the Anglo-American Commercial Aviation Rivalry, 1931-1946"; Cheape, "Working on the Railroad: Workers and the Evolution of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Pension Plan"; Connors, "The Decline of British Shipbuilding: Negotiations between the British Government and the Scott Lithgow Company, 1960-1987"; Crofton and Dopico, "Zara-Inditex and the Growth of Fast Fashion"; Kasner, "Unfair Competition? American and Japanese Airlines Transpacific Route Rivalries, 1946-1971"; Lane, "The Elimination of the National Debt in 1835 and the Meaning of Jacksonian Democracy"; Mathis and Snell, "Tobacco in Transition: An Overview of Sixty-Six Years of Partnership between PRoducers, Processors and Politicians"; Moreira, "The Role of Quality: Spanish Wool in Portuguese Trade in the Early Nineteeth Century"; Reback, "Merger for Monopoly: The Formation of U.S. Steel"; Taylor, "Buy Now! Buy Here!: The Rise and Fall of the Patriotic Blue Eagle Emblem, 1933-1935"; Traflet and Coyne, "Ending a NYSE Tradition: The 1975 Unraveling of Brokers' Fixed Commissions and its Long Term Impact on Financial Advertising"; Wrigth, "On the Economic Efficiency of Organizations: Toward a Solution of the Efficient Government Enterprise Paradox."; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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