The big economic story of our times is not the Great Recession. It is how China and India
began to embrace neoliberal ideas of economics and attributed a sense of dignity and …

We tend to view prolonged economic downturns, such as the Great Depression of the 1930s
and the Long Depression of the late nineteenth century, in terms of the crisis and pain they …

" Distinguishing four sources of power in human societies-ideological, economic, military
and political-The Sources of Social Power traces their interrelations throughout human …

Credit booms are not rare, some end in a crisis (bad booms) whereas others do not (good
booms). We document that credit booms start with an increase in productivity growth, which …

Recent studies of economic growth have moved from explaining average trends in long-term
growth to study growth accelerations and decelerations. In this paper we argue that the …

There is growing concern that the innovation system's ability to create wealth and attain
social benefit is declining in effectiveness. This article explores the reasons for this decline …

Food labeling in the United States has been a topic of public debate and conflict for almost
two centuries. Legislative activity has involved consumer–industry–government battles over …

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Nation W. & ARR D WEBAP 3 JOHN MAJEWSKI Page 2 SERIES MODERNIZING A SLAVE …

Any reflections on an eventual transition towards a degrowth society have to take into
account the current crisis in the dominant system and question whether the latter will be able …

We develop new aggregate total factor productivity (TFP) growth estimates for the USA
between 1899 and 1941, and sectoral estimates at the most disaggregated level so far, 38 …