1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996387097903316

Autore

Marcos, de Lisboa, Bishop of Porto, <1511-1591.>

Titolo

The chronicle and institution of the Order of the seraphicall father S. Francis [[electronic resource] ] : conteyning his life, his death, and his miracles, and of all his holie disciples and companions / / set foorth first in the Portugall, next in the Spanish, then in the Italian, lastlie in the French, and now in the English tongue

Pubbl/distr/stampa

At S. Omers, : By Iohn Heigham, 1618

Descrizione fisica

[34], 747 [i.e. 759], [6] p

Altri autori (Persone)

CapeWilliam

Soggetti

Christian saints - Italy - Assisi

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Original work attributed to Marcos and the translation into English attributed to William Cape by STC (2nd ed.) and NUC pre-1956 imprints.

"The first tome."

"With permission of Superiors."

Signatures: A² B-5H⁴ 5I².

Numerous errors in paging.

Includes index.

Includes marginal notes.

Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0062



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783711903321

Titolo

Global political economy and the wealth of nations : performance, institutions, problems, and policies / / edited by Phillip Anthony O'Hara

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-134-43522-3

1-134-43523-1

0-429-23311-6

0-203-60040-1

1-280-07708-5

0-203-48887-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (415 p.)

Collana

Routledge frontiers of political economy ; ; 57

Altri autori (Persone)

O'HaraPhillip Anthony <1954->

Disciplina

330.9

337

Soggetti

International economic relations

Globalization - Economic aspects

Globalization - Social aspects

Globalization - Environmental aspects

Globalization - Political aspects

International business enterprises

International organization

Comparative government

Capitalism

Wealth

Economic policy

Sustainable development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Global performance and the wealth of nations; A global economy, polycentric world or system of nation-states?; Wealth and welfare of nations, continents and



corporations; Uneven development, convergence and North; South interaction; Recent performance of the developing East Asian economies; Transformation to a market economy in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and Asia; Global institutions and organizations

Transnational corporations: Dynamic structures, strategies, and processesTransnational financial institutions, global financial flows and the International Monetary Fund; The World Trade Organization, free trade areas, and the distribution of wealth; The global gender division of labor; Conspicuous consumption, fashion and style in the global marketplace; Critical global and regional problems; Financial crises, crashes, and speculative bubbles: The regulation imperative in a critique of recent episodes; Environmental problems of the world: Global warming and biodiversity

World poverty, hunger, and diseaseEthnic and religious tension in the world: A political-economic perspective; The war on terrorism, political-economic contradictions and policy issues; Governance issues for the future; Viability of national government policies in a global political economy; Viable policies, programs and institutions for the future; Development policies for the twenty-first century; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive collection documents the major processes, performance, institutions, problems and policies associated with global political economy. For the first time in a single volume, the authors present a detailed analysis of the changing distribution and production of wealth throughout the world, different measures of performance, the global technological revolution, long waves in the world economy and a special study of Asia and Eastern Europe in the world system.