Economics


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Sherlock Holmes and the strange events at the Bank of England : with a supplement - the Bank of England : its origin and development : a lecture given by Maberley Phillips, 23rd January, 1920

Sherlock Holmes and the strange events at the Bank of England: with a supplement - the Bank of England: its origin and development: a lecture given by Maberley Phillips, 23rd January, 1920

Avery, Graham
Ian Henry Publications
1997
A Holmesian pastiche and a facsimile of a period essay on the Bank of England's origins.
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rise and fall of Scottish industry 1707-1939

The rise and fall of Scottish industry 1707-1939

Campbell, Roy Hutcheson
John Donald Publishers Ltd
1980
An assessment of the current state of Scottish industry.
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Scottish trade with Ireland in the eighteenth century

Scottish trade with Ireland in the eighteenth century

Cochran, L. E.
John Donald Publishers Ltd
1985
An analysis of one of Scotland's most important overseas trading relationships.
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Mediaeval Scotland : chapters on agriculture, manufactures, factories, taxation, revenue, trade, commerce, weights and measures

Mediaeval Scotland: chapters on agriculture, manufactures, factories, taxation, revenue, trade, commerce, weights and measures

Cochran-Patrick, R. W.
James MacLehose and Sons
1892
A collection of articles on the economy of early Scotland which originally appeared in the Glasgow Herald.
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Monetary systems and theories

Monetary systems and theories

Cole, George Douglas Howard
Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland
1943
A survey of monetary systems and the views of monetary reformers.
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Methods of amalgamation and the valuation of businesses for amalgamation and other purposes

Methods of amalgamation and the valuation of businesses for amalgamation and other purposes

Cutforth, Arthur Edwin
G. Bell and Sons, Ltd.
1926
A discussion of valuation methods for the merger of two or more business interests in whole, or in part.
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tobacco lords : a study of the tobacco merchants of Glasgow and their trading activities c.1740-90

The tobacco lords: a study of the tobacco merchants of Glasgow and their trading activities c.1740-90

Devine, Thomas Martin
John Donald Publishers Ltd.
1975
A discussion of the rise of Glasgow to a position of dominance in the American tobacco trade.
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Economic war after the war

Economic war after the war

Dickinson, Goldsworthy Lowes
Union of Democratic Control
1916
A criticism of the resolutions adopted by the Allied Governments in Paris in 1916, with alternative proposals.
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Ruthwell Cross and the Ruthwell Savings Bank : a handbook for tourists and students

The Ruthwell Cross and the Ruthwell Savings Bank : a handbook for tourists and students

Dinwiddie, John L.
Robert Dinwiddie
1933
A study of the 7th century Christian cross and a history of the Ruthwell Savings Bank, the first of its kind in the world.
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history of the brewing industry in Scotland

A history of the brewing industry in Scotland

Donnachie, Ian L.
John Donald Publishers Ltd
1979
The first extensive study of the development of brewing in Scotland.
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Economic democracy

Economic democracy

Douglas, Clifford Hugh
Cecil Palmer
1920
A discussion of the need for changes in the ownership over resources in communities and how they are used.
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British Linen Company 1745-1775

The British Linen Company 1745-1775

Durie, Alastair J.
Scottish History Society
1996
A history of the pre-cursor to the British Linen Bank, and one of the most significant companies in the Scottish economy in the mid seventeenth century.
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Economic self-sufficiency

Economic self-sufficiency

Fisher, Allan George Barnard
Clarendon Press
1939
A critique of Autarky and the consequences of following the associated policies.
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analysis of the principles of economics. Part 1

An analysis of the principles of economics. Part 1

Geddes, Patrick
Williams and Norgate
1885
The text of lectures presented to the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1884.
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brief chronicle of the Scottish Union and National Insurance Company

A brief chronicle of the Scottish Union and National Insurance Company

Gray, William Forbes
Printed for private circulation by H. & J. Pillans & Wilson
1924
A history of the Edinburgh insurance company with a sketch of contemporary Edinburgh.
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industrial revolution in Scotland

The industrial revolution in Scotland

Hamilton, Henry
Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.
1966
A re-issue of a standard work on the economic changes during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in Scotland.
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human factor in works management

The human factor in works management

Hartness, James
McGraw-Hill Book Company
1912
Sets forth some of the essential principles of industrial economics, with an emphasis on the human resource.
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Does money matter?

Does money matter?

Hobson, Oscar Rudolf
P.S. King and Staples Ltd
1942
A collection of articles exploring finances during the Second World War and the implications for post-war reconstruction.
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tale of two houses

A tale of two houses

House, Jack
Thomas McLintock & Co.
1980
A history of a Glasgow accountancy firm covering the years 1918 to 1980 in West George Street and the subsequent removal to Blythswood Square.
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length of days : the Scottish Mutual Assurance Society 1883/1983

A length of days: the Scottish Mutual Assurance Society 1883/1983

Magnusson, Mamie
Henry Melland
1983
A history of the Scottish Mutual Assurance Society from its beginnings as the Scottish Temperance Life Assurance Company.
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People in production : an enquiry into British war production. Part 1

People in production: an enquiry into British war production. Part 1

Mass-Observation
John Murray
1942
An analysis of how the country moved from a peace to a war economy based on what workers said to the team of interviewers.
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Banking and finance in the canon, with some notes on the history and canonical connections of the Capital and Counties Bank

Banking and finance in the canon, with some notes on the history and canonical connections of the Capital and Counties Bank

Monahan, Eric
Parallel Publications
1997
A discussion of matters financial in the canon.
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Adam Smith : the biographical approach : being the thirtieth lecture on the David Murray Foundation in the University of Glasgow delivered on 3rd March 1969

Adam Smith: the biographical approach: being the thirtieth lecture on the David Murray Foundation in the University of Glasgow delivered on 3rd March 1969

Mossner, Ernest Campbell
University of Glasgow
1969
The thirtieth David Murray lecture which discusses the famous Scottish economist.
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statement regarding the New Lanark Establishment

A statement regarding the New Lanark Establishment

Owen, Robert
Molendinar Press
1973
A reprint of Owen's 1812 statement on the development of a model manufacturing community.
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