1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910476798303321

Autore

Kurz Heinz D.

Titolo

Classical Economics and Modern Theory / / Heinz D. Kurz, Neri Salvadori

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified] : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2003

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

330.9

Soggetti

Economic history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Classical Theory and its Interpretations -- 2. Growth Theory and the Classical Tradition -- 3. Criticism of Neoclassical Theory.

Sommario/riassunto

In this thought-provoking book, well known economists Kurz and Salvadori cover original findings and new vistas on old problems. They cover: alternative interpretations of classical economists new growth theory the relationship between Sraffian theory and Von Neumann the treatment of capital in neoclassical long-period theory. Incorporating cutting-edge research and new work, this book will be of great interest to those working in the field of the history of economic thought.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786679003321

Autore

Claydon Tony

Titolo

William III / / Tony Claydon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2014, c2002

ISBN

1-317-87682-2

1-138-14644-7

1-315-83842-7

1-317-87683-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Profiles In Power

Disciplina

941.068092

Soggetti

Great Britain Kings and rulers Biography

Great Britain History William and Mary, 1689-1702

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2002 by Pearson Education Limited.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Maps and table; Notes on style and abbreviations; Timeline: the main events of William's career; Introduction: William III in British and Irish History; PART ONE: WILLIAM'S LIFE; 1 An Orange: William's Career, 1650-88; The shape of William's Dutch career; The course of William's Dutch career; 2 A Stuart? William's British Career, 1688-1702; William and the invasion of England; William's career as king in Britain and Ireland; Conclusion; PART TWO: WILLIAM AND THE STUART REALMS; 3 William and the English Constitution

The problem: constitutional instability in England and WalesWilliam's constitutional advantages; William's solution: the revolutionary settlement; William's solution: the policies of the 1690s; 4 William and Political Party; The problem: the legacy of political division; William and the constitutional disputes between parties; William and the religious disputes between parties; William and party organisation; 5 William and the English State; The problem: the weakness of the English state in the seventeenth century; William and the Dutch state; William's solution: the Protestant state

William's solution: the parliamentary stateWilliam's state and Europe; 6 William and the 'Three Kingdoms': England, Scotland and Ireland; The



'British problem' in the seventeenth century; The initial British crisis: William, Scotland and Ireland, 1688-91; William's failure in British politics: Scots and Irish resentment; William's success in British politics: religious moderation and parliamentary government; Conclusion: William's Place in History; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

William III, William of Orange (1650-1702), is a key figure in English history. Grandson of Charles I and married to Mary, eldest daughter of James II, the pair became the object of protestant hopes after James lost the throne. Though William was personally unpopular - his continental ties the source of suspicion and resentment - Tony Claydon argues that William was key to solving the chronic instability of seventeenth-century Britain and Ireland.  It took someone with a European vision and foreign experience of handling a free political system, to end the stand-off between ruler and people th