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“george penelis”

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  • Structural Restoration of Masonry Monuments

    Arches, Domes and Walls

    by George Penelis, Gregory Penelis ...
    Historic structures need to be restored in line with international guidance and charters developed by architects and archaeologists, but technical understanding of structural engineering and materials is crucial, particularly with respect to response to earthquake loading.This guide to structural assessment and restoration of masonry monuments and historical buildings outlines the techniques, ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • Concrete Buildings in Seismic Regions

    by George Penelis, Gregory Penelis ...
    Reinforced concrete (R/C) is one of the main building materials used worldwide, and an understanding of its structural performance under gravity and seismic loads, albeit complex, is crucial for the design of cost effective and safe buildings.Concrete Buildings in Seismic Regions comprehensively covers of all the analysis and design issues related ... Read more

    $102.99 CAD

  • The European Economy 1914-1990

    by Derek Aldcroft, George Penelis ...
    This new edition of The European Economy 1914-1980 has been up-dated and revised to take account of the decade 1980-90 and, as such, covers some of the most dramatic and profound economic events of the twentieth century. The European Economy 1914-1990 includes two additional chapters, one dealing with the Western European economies, and in particul ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

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    The History of a Dangerous Idea

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    Conservatives today in both Europe and the United States have succeeded in casting government spending as reckless wastefulness that has made the economy worse. In contrast, they have advanced a policy of draconian budget cuts--austerity--to solve the financial crisis. We are told that we have all lived beyond our means and now need to tighten our belts. This view conveniently forgets where all ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • When the Money Runs Out

    The End of Western Affluence

    by Stephen D. King ...
    The Western world has experienced extraordinary economic progress throughout the last six decades, a prosperous period so extended that continuous economic growth has come to seem normal. But such an era of continuously rising living standards is a historical anomaly, economist Stephen D. King warns, and the current stagnation of Western economies threatens to reach crisis proportions in the not ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Exorbitant Privilege

    The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System

    by Barry Eichengreen ...
    For more than half a century, the U.S. dollar has been not just America's currency but the world's. It is used globally by importers, exporters, investors, governments and central banks alike. Nearly three-quarters of all $100 bills circulate outside the United States. The dollar holdings of the Chinese government alone come to more than $1,000 per Chinese resident. This dependence on dollars, by ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Global Capitalism: Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century

    by Jeffry A. Frieden ...
    "Magisterial history...one of the most comprehensive histories of modern capitalism yet written." —Michael Hirsh, New York Times Book ReviewIn 1900 international trade reached unprecedented levels and the world's economies were more open to one another than ever before. Then as now, many people considered globalization to be inevitable and irreversible. Yet the entire edifice collapsed in a few ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Europe's Deadlock

    How the Euro Crisis Could Be Solved - And Why It Won't Happen

    by David Marsh ...
    In this short, fiercely argued book, David Marsh explains how five years of continuous crisis management not only have failed to resolve the EurozoneÆs problems but have actually made things worse. While austerity-wracked southern states descend into misery and resentment, creditor countriesùled by Germanyùfear that they will be forced to subsidize their weaker brethren indefinitely. Constructive ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Euro and the Battle of Ideas

    by Markus K. Brunnermeier, Harold James, Jean-Pierre Landau ...
    How philosophical differences between Eurozone nations led to the Euro crisis—and where to go from hereWhy is Europe's great monetary endeavor, the Euro, in trouble? A string of economic difficulties in Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and other Eurozone nations has left observers wondering whether the currency union can survive. In this book, Markus Brunnermeier, Harold James, and Jean-Pierre ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • The Euro Crisis and Its Aftermath

    by Jean Pisani-Ferry ...
    The euro's life, while only slightly more than a decade long, has been riddled by a series of challenges and crises. The eruption of the Greek crisis in 2010 took European policymakers by surprise and forced them to design responses to a quickly deteriorating situation. Even though Europe has final begun to stabilize, the disparity between the prosperous Northern countries, especially Germany, and ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Golden Fetters

    The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919-1939

    by Barry Eichengreen ...
    Series series NBER Series on Long-term Factors in Economic Development
    This book offers a reassessment of the international monetary problems that led to the global economic crisis of the 1930s. It explores the connections between the gold standard--the framework regulating international monetary affairs until 1931--and the Great Depression that broke out in 1929. Eichengreen shows how economic policies, in conjunction with the imbalances created by World War I, gave ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • The End of the Euro

    The Uneasy Future of the European Union

    by Johan Van Overtveldt ...
    From the acclaimed author of Bernanke's Test, "an essential title for any reader with investments or interest in financial instruments" ( Library Journal).The End of the Euro begins with an overview of the birth of the euro itself. Understanding this history is essential to understand the anomalies built into the project from the beginning. These anomalies form the subject of chapter two, along ... Read more

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