Author: International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1451957092
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
This paper extends a standard growth model and obtains consistent panel data estimates of the growth retarding effects of military spending via its adverse impact on capital formation and resource allocation. Simulation experiments suggest that a substantial long-term “peace dividend”—in the form of higher capacity output—may result from markedly lower military expenditure levels achieved in most regions during the late 1980s, and the further military spending cuts that would be possible if global peace could be secured.
IMF Staff papers, Volume 43 No. 1
Author: International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1451957092
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
This paper extends a standard growth model and obtains consistent panel data estimates of the growth retarding effects of military spending via its adverse impact on capital formation and resource allocation. Simulation experiments suggest that a substantial long-term “peace dividend”—in the form of higher capacity output—may result from markedly lower military expenditure levels achieved in most regions during the late 1980s, and the further military spending cuts that would be possible if global peace could be secured.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1451957092
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
This paper extends a standard growth model and obtains consistent panel data estimates of the growth retarding effects of military spending via its adverse impact on capital formation and resource allocation. Simulation experiments suggest that a substantial long-term “peace dividend”—in the form of higher capacity output—may result from markedly lower military expenditure levels achieved in most regions during the late 1980s, and the further military spending cuts that would be possible if global peace could be secured.
The History of Woburn, Middlesex County, Mass. from the Grant of Its Territory to Charlestown, in 1640, to the Year 1860
Author: Samuel Sewall
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 708
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 708
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Catalogue ... 1807-1871
Author: Boston Mass, Athenaeum, libr
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Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Languages : en
Pages : 540
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The Story of China
Author: Michael Wood
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250202582
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
A single volume history of China, offering a look into the past of the global superpower and its significance today. Michael Wood has travelled the length and breadth of China, the world’s oldest civilization and longest lasting state, to tell a thrilling story of intense drama, fabulous creativity, and deep humanity that stretches back thousands of years. After a century and a half of foreign invasion, civil war, and revolution, China has once again returned to center stage as a global superpower and the world’s second largest economy. But how did it become so dominant? Wood argues that in order to comprehend the great significance of China today, we must begin with its history. The Story of China takes a fresh look at the Middle Kingdom in the light of the recent massive changes inside the country. Taking into account exciting new archeological discoveries, the book begins with China’s prehistory—the early dynasties, the origins of the Chinese state, and the roots of Chinese culture in the age of Confucius. Wood looks at particular periods and themes that are now being reevaluated by historians, such as the renaissance of the Song with its brilliant scientific discoveries. He paints a vibrant picture of the Qing Empire in the 18th century, just before the European impact, a time when China’s rich and diverse culture was at its height. Then, Wood explores the encounter with the West, the Opium Wars, the clashes with the British, and the extraordinarily rich debates in the late 19th century that pushed China along the path to modernity. Finally, he provides a clear up-to-date account of post-1949 China, including revelations about the 1989 crisis based on newly leaked inside documents, and fresh insights into the new order of President Xi Jinping. All woven together with landscape history and the author’s own travel journals, The Story of China is the indispensable book about the most intriguing and powerful country on the world stage today.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250202582
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
A single volume history of China, offering a look into the past of the global superpower and its significance today. Michael Wood has travelled the length and breadth of China, the world’s oldest civilization and longest lasting state, to tell a thrilling story of intense drama, fabulous creativity, and deep humanity that stretches back thousands of years. After a century and a half of foreign invasion, civil war, and revolution, China has once again returned to center stage as a global superpower and the world’s second largest economy. But how did it become so dominant? Wood argues that in order to comprehend the great significance of China today, we must begin with its history. The Story of China takes a fresh look at the Middle Kingdom in the light of the recent massive changes inside the country. Taking into account exciting new archeological discoveries, the book begins with China’s prehistory—the early dynasties, the origins of the Chinese state, and the roots of Chinese culture in the age of Confucius. Wood looks at particular periods and themes that are now being reevaluated by historians, such as the renaissance of the Song with its brilliant scientific discoveries. He paints a vibrant picture of the Qing Empire in the 18th century, just before the European impact, a time when China’s rich and diverse culture was at its height. Then, Wood explores the encounter with the West, the Opium Wars, the clashes with the British, and the extraordinarily rich debates in the late 19th century that pushed China along the path to modernity. Finally, he provides a clear up-to-date account of post-1949 China, including revelations about the 1989 crisis based on newly leaked inside documents, and fresh insights into the new order of President Xi Jinping. All woven together with landscape history and the author’s own travel journals, The Story of China is the indispensable book about the most intriguing and powerful country on the world stage today.
The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 900
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 900
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Literary Writings in America
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1372
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1372
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The Alumni Register of the University of Pennsylvania
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 986
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Languages : en
Pages : 986
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Catalogue of the Library of the Boston Athenæum
Author: Boston Athenaeum
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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The Bookseller
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1352
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1352
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Bulletin of the Public Library of the City of Boston
Author: Boston Public Library
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Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 542
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Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 542
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