Economic theory and philosophy Books

Preface Acknowledgements Foreword; M.Panic Introduction Background to Policy Recommendations Taxation Reform and Investment Incentives Accounting Conventions and Policy Package Deals General Essays Index

Preface PART I: THEORY AND METHODS Background Elements of Industrial Organization Economic Externalities New Neoclassical Economics New Institutional Economics PART II: APPLICATIONS Law and Economics Behavioural Economics Organizations Theory...

Consumption, Jobs and the Environment argues that the present pattern of development, based on everlasting economic growth, is completely unsatisfactory from a welfare point of view. It threatens ecological catastrophe while perpetuating poverty. Roy...

Editor's Introduction Bibliography Biographies of Contributors On the Role of Values in the Work of Economists; F.D.Graham Economists and Public Policy; R.Coase On the Decline of Authority of Economists; W.H.Hutt 'Realism' in Policy Espousal; C...

List of Tables List of Figures Introduction Market Failure and Government Intervention Government Failure and Government Intervention New Institutional Economics, New Public Management and Government Failure The Political Economy of Paradigmatic Policy...

Foreword and Acknowledgements Preface Introduction: the Puzzling Case of Harrod's Dynamics Imperfect Competition and the Possibility of Trade Cycle Theorising Prices, Saving and Investment in an Advancing Community: Activities, 1932-34 Towards the Trade...

A crucial issue in the era of globalization and internationalization, is whether the relationship between investment and finance is beneficial to growth and development. Similar questions have been raised about education and its rate of social return; is...

VOLUME 1 Acknowledgements - Abbreviations and Acronyms - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction; K.J.Arrow - PART 1: THE NATURE AND ROLE OF SOCIAL CHOICE THEORY - The Functions of Social Choice Theory; K.J.Arrow - Discussion; W.Gaertner - Individual...

This book provides a fresh and critical survey of the different schools of development thought. A unique feature of this book is that both orthodox and heterodox schools of development thinking are covered in an up-to-date and non-technical manner. The...

First published in 1930, John Hobson's study deals with the economic dilemmas generated in the early twentieth century by the advent of mass production. Namely the over-production and surfeit of goods and the resultant failure of the expansion of markets...

First published in 1989, this re-issue concerns itself with the relevance of Max Weber's sociology for the understanding of modern times. The book outlines key tenets of Weber's sociology and points to the valuable legacy of Weber's...

Preface - Introduction - The Economic Theory of Rights - Governments and Constitutions - A Model of Rights and Government - Distinction between Clubs and Governments - Government as Monopolist - Institutions and Exchange - Constitutional Evolution -...

Recent decades have witnessed both a renewed energy in feminist activism and widespread attacks taking back hard-won rights. Despite powerful feminist movements, the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly undermined the progress women have struggled for...

Recent years have seen a surge of interest in 'the commons' based on a simple yet radical idea: great improvements in production and management could be achieved by reducing barriers to knowledge exchange and power-sharing. Ranging from meadows, forests...