Economic theory and philosophy Books

This is the first and only book that examines dialogue as it pertains to the work of school leaders. The authors of Dialogue Is Not Just Talk develop a theory of dialogic leadership that bridges the gaps between the pioneering philosophical works of such...

A substantial revision of Curriculum Books: The First Eighty Years, this new volume is a comprehensive presentation of curriculum books that have contributed to theoretical and practical discourse about curriculum throughout the twentieth century...

The pursuit of profit by business motivates the capitalist economic system. Understanding profits, therefore, especially the source of profits, is essential to an understanding of capitalism. Mark Obrinsky claims that there has never been an adequate...

In the past decades several researchers have developed statistical models for the prediction of corporate bankruptcy, e. g. Altman (1968) and Bilderbeek (1983). A model for predicting corporate bankruptcy aims to describe the...

Interest in John Maynard Keynes's economic, political and philosophical thinking has undergone a tremendous revival in the last decade. The essays and comments collected in this volume were written on a set of themes...

What is the role of economic theory? Is there any common ground among economists of different schools concerning the role or roles to be played by theory? These were the basic questions in my mind when I undertook to edit a...

Over the past two decades we have witnessed something of a revolution in the natural sciences as thermodynamic thinking evolved from an equilibrium, or 'classical', perspective, to a nonequilibrium, or 'self­ organisational'...

This book constitutes an overview of recent developments in political economy in general, and Marxist value theory in particular. The implications of value theory for bank credit, inflation and deflation are fully explored.

Providing an overview of the future research challenges for economists and social scientists concerning population ageing, pensions, health and social care in Europe, this book examines how scientific research can provide cutting-edge evidence on income...

The 1986 article by Sanford J. Grossman and Oliver D. Hart titled "A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration" has provided a framework for understanding how firm boundaries are defined and how they affect economic performance. The property...

Seminar paper from the year 2019 in the subject Economics - Economic Cycle and Growth, grade: 1.3, University of Göttingen (Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät), course: International Financial Market, language: English, abstract: This paper mainly...

The coming of age of the personal computer and World Wide Web has made it possible to reach a much wider portion of populations. Technological determinists as well as social activists saw the potential of deploying networked computers to the general...

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in nine Americans works in sales, meaning that each day more than fifteen million people earn their keep by persuading someone else to make a purchase. The Excellent Persuader has the unique ability...

"Der Wohlstand der Nationen im 21. Jahrhundert" von Alex Goodman beleuchtet die moderne globale Ökonomie und zeigt auf, wie der freie Markt, technologische Innovationen und soziale Verantwortung die Weltwirtschaft transformieren. Goodman, ein erfahrener...

Sollen Beamtinnen in Deutschland das Kopftuch tragen dürfen? Die offene Neutralität des Staates spricht eigentlich dafür. Einige Bundesländer haben aber aufgrund der Ludin-Entscheidung Gesetze erlassen, die das Kopftuchtragen von Beamtinnen verhindern...

Die Reichweite des Drittschutzes im Bauplanungsrecht ist von großer praktischer Bedeutung, da davon der Rechtsschutz des Nachbarn eines Vorhabens abhängt. Dementsprechend hat die Thematik in Rechtsprechung und Literatur seit jeher große Aufmerksamkeit...

Aufgrund der EU-Erweiterung sind zahlreiche Reformvorschläge zur Ratspräsidentschaft entstanden. Für die Handlungsfähigkeit der EU ist entscheidend, inwiefern diese die Defizite der Rotation beheben, die Vorteile weiterhin ermöglichen und die aus der...

"A visionary and immensely practical approach to reforming today's bubble finance and taming its global casino. Verhagen [...] illuminates the win-win solutions possible when we combine monetary transformation with low-carbon, renewable resource...

The prosperity and stability of any economic structure is reliant upon a foundation of secure systems that regulate the movement of money across the globe. These structures have become an integral part of contemporary society by reducing monetary risk...

Interdisciplinary factors in the modern business realm have significant impacts on economic agents within organizations. These behavioral influences affect multiple decision-making processes on both the individual and organizational levels. Applied...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Individuum, Gruppe, Gesellschaft, Note: 1,7, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit untersucht die gesellschaftlichen Megatrends, die Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Privatleben und die...

The Economics of Online Gaming covers basic economic concepts, unique economic issues, and general economic themes. This book is made from the connections that the author saw when he compared his experience inside a video game with what he learned...

This book sets out to encourage a debate about the role that economic theory and philosophy of economics can play. A good part of economics consists of theoretical developments which describe completely imaginary worlds and have no connections to actual...

Some time ago one of the editors (Gordon Tullock) stumbled on a paradox in the competition for rents. He asked a previous research assistant (William Hunter) to work out some examples and gave a seminar on it. For reasons he...

Game Theoretical Applications to Economics and Operations Research deals with various aspects of game theory and their applications to Economics and OR related problems. It brings together the contributions of a wide...

Preface.- Foreword.- Introduction.- Classical Macroeconomc Theory.- Keynesian Macroeconomic Theory.- Dynamic Optimization Methods in Discrete Time.- Neoclassical Growth Theory.- Monetary Growth Theory.- The Demand for Money and the Welfare Cost of...

Philosophical Accounts of Vagueness, Fuzzy Poverty Measures and Multidimensionality.- The Mathematical Framework of Fuzzy Logic.- An Axiomatic Approach to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement via Fuzzy Sets.- On the Convergence of Various Unidimensional...

Friedrich Nietzsche and Economics: Research Problems.- The Influence of Nietzsche on the History of Economic Thought.- Nietzsche and Economics.- Creative Destruction in Economics: Nietzsche, Sombart, Schumpeter.- The Word of Honour.- An "All too Human"...

: Optimal Models for Economics and Finance.- Mathematics of Optimal Control.- Computing Optimal Control : The SCOM package.- Computing Optimal Growth and Development Models.- Modelling Financial Investment with Growth.- Modelling Sustainable Development...

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Notations.- Part I: The Basics.- Forward and Futures Markets.- Standard Pricing Results Under Deterministic and Stochastic Interest Rates.- Part II: Investment and Hedging.- Pure Hedging.- Optimal Dynamic Portfolio Choice in...

Max Weber laid the foundations for the meaning of 'charisma' in modern secular usage. This new volume argues for the importance of the 'charismatic principle' in history, economics and society. This volume brings together a number of contributors at the...

This book proposes a new approach to economics, management and organization that should help in making economic organization 'wise', 'innovative' and 'robust' in an uncertain and risky world. Although the modern economy and society is 'knowledge...

When this book was first published in 1990, there were massive economic changes in the East and significant economic challenges to the West. This critical analysis of democratic theory discusses the principles and forces that push both socialist and...