In recent decades, Tokyo, London, and New York have been the sites of credit bubbles of historically unprecedented magnitude. Central bankers have...
How does one distinguish between European Union investments that improve welfare and those that create economic malaise? Funding the Greek Crisis: The...
The bureaucracy’s commitment to the public good and predictable decision making processes is an important prerequisite of economic growth. There are...
What impact did the cultural origins and religious backgrounds of the merchants in the early modern period have on their business activities? How did...
While ports are traditionally considered national infrastructure sites that connect states to global markets, special economic zones and past free...
The production of urban space in scarcely studied by scholars in historical and urban studies, the city being still predominantly seen as a frame in...
This book responds to the increasing interest of maritime historians in the study of ports. These enclaves offer significant insights into a variety...