which once said simply that it was the sort of history which required a knowledge of economics (which is true); though they are an advance on that which defined an economic historian as one who wrote as little history as possible for as much money as possible (which is fun but untrue).doi:10.1007/978-1-349-19161-1_4D. C. ColemanRoderick Flou...
What Is Economics? There is no single adequate definition of what economics actually is, and the old joke that “economics is what economists do” is hardly helpful. A famous economist of the past, Alfred Marshall (1842—1924), said: Economics is the study of mankind in the ordinary ...
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Business Economics What is economic and social history?Question:What is economic and social history?History and Schools of Thought:Since no one person could ever possibly know all of human history, historians break up history into specific eras, places, or under themes. Economic, social, ...
A prominent example of an economy is the traditional economy that encompasses the customs and history of a nation to guide production and distribution of goods. Traditional economies are mostly based on agriculture, fishing, and hunting. Nowadays, there are some traditional economies, but mixed ...
The History of American Money Currency Wars In the 17th century, Great Britain was determined to keep control of both the American colonies and the natural resources they controlled. To do this, the British limited the money supply and made it illegal for the colonies to mint coins of their ...
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History of the Concept of Economy The word "economy" derives from the Greek term for household management ("oikonomia"), and the word is still used in that context. Economics as an area of study was touched upon by philosophers in ancient Greece, notably Aristotle. However, the modern study...
History of SaaS In the 1960s, mainframe computers were connected to dumb terminals that shared the mainframe’s software—a software delivery system known as time-sharing. As the cost of computers began to fall in the 1980s, many businesses created their own local version of time-sharing, whi...