Gordon Bannerman

Gordon Bannerman reviews an interdisciplinary assessment of the fundamental importance of legal and financial institutions in the development of capitalism in England between 1300 and 1820.

In this historical study with a contemporary perspective, Tehila Sasson details the efforts of the charitable and nonprofit sectors to promote economic development in the ‘Third World’ after 1945. Despite pejorative connotations, ‘Third World’ is appropriate terminology given the historical context. The book is based on copious research, evident from a 30-page bibliography, with six chapters ambitiously traversing a range of issues from international development, corporate social responsibility, fair trade, environmentalism, and neoliberalism. In recounting a typology of global activism linking environmental, economic, and social issues, thematically the book oscillates…

Recounting the historical evolution of systematic credit surveillance in the United States, this informative, immaculately researched, well-written book highlights the enduring presence of trust and integrity, despite the revolutionary effects of advanced technological capability.

Charting the continuous movements for free trade from the 1840s to the present day, Pax Economica examines the history of the liberals, radicals, socialists, feminists, and Christians who advocated for free trade as the necessary accompaniment to anti-imperialism and peace.