Economic theory and philosophy Books

Preface - Introduction - Money - The Quantity Theory of Money - Money, Relative Prices and the Rate of Interest - Keynes's General Theory - Forced Saving Versus the Multiplier - Monetarism - Control of the Money Supply - International Trade and Exchange...

Introduction; P.Annunziato & M.Baldassarri - PART 1: ECONOMIC CYCLE FLUCTUATIONS - Theory and Measurement of Economic Cycles: A Recent Debate; M.Lippi - On the Sources of Fluctuation of the Italian Economy: A Structural VAR Analysis; P.Onofri, P.Paruolo...

This book provides an assessment of the impact that Keynesian economics has had over the past 70 years, with contributions by many of Keynes's leading proponents.

In India today only 35 percent of people have access to medicines. This book examines the rise of drug prices in India, and develops a new healthcare model, which if implemented, would extend access to medicines to India's entire population. Sensitivity...

The financial crisis is destroying wealth but is also a remarkable opportunity to uncover the ways by which debt can be used to regulate the economic system. This book uses four case studies of cooperatives to give an in-depth analysis on how they have...

This reissue of the authoritative Royal Economic Society edition of Essays in Biography features a new introduction by Donald Winch, which examines the continued relevance of this classic work. The volume presents a collection of Keynes' biographical...

The threat we face from high-stakes risk has never been higher. These challenges include environmental pollution, fragile financial systems and the threat of widespread geopolitical violence. This book suggests that a return to natural risk levels --...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Keynes' contributions to macroeconomics and offers an in-depth analysis of the contested legacy of The General Theory, a book that marked the emergence of modern macroeconomics from the earlier heritage of...

Kaj Ilmonen was a pioneer in the third wave of the sociology of consumption. This book provides a balanced overview of the sociology of consumption, arguing that the enthusiasm of 'the third wave' exaggerated the role of the symbolic and imaginary at the...

This book brings together John Maynard Keynes' infamous BBC wireless broadcasts, specially selected from the Royal Economic Society edition of Keynes' Collected Writings. With an introduction by Donald Moggridge, this unique anthology provides an insight...

Islamic Social Welfare and Political Islam in the Arab World Social Capital, Faith-Based Welfare and Islam 'You Reap What You Plant': The Historical Evolution of Social Networks in Jordan Faith-Based Welfare and Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood Movement...

The most comprehensive and contemporary source available on socialist economic systems, this book employs economic data from eight East European countries and Russia to provide readers with a thorough, accurate picture of formerly Communist economies. J...

1 Introduction.- 2 Review of Ordinary Least Squares and Generalized Least Squares.- 3 Point Estimation and Tests of Hypotheses in Small Samples.- 4 Large Sample Point Estimation and Tests of Hypotheses.- 5 Stochastic Regressors.- 6 Use of Prior...

Why are poor countries poor? How can they get out of the poverty trap?Sir Arthur Lewis (1915-1991) was the first person to answer these questions in a systematic way. But he was much more than this; he was also the first Afro-Caribbean to be a professor...

This book explores institutional change and economic behaviour through examining the transition process in the eight former socialist countries that became members of the EU in 2004, looking at the phenomenal growth that has been taking place in China in...

Since the 1970s the state has witnessed significant challenges to its control over social policy institutions in the arena of health care. Examining these changes in comparative perspective, this volume provides a quantitative overview of financing,...

Foreword; P.Arestis Introduction PART I: REAL AND MONETARY ANALYSIS IN ECONOMIC PARADIGMS Real and Monetary Analysis in Economic Paradigms: Introduction Real Analysis in Classical, Neoclassical, Neoclassical Synthesis, Monetarist, New Classical, New...

This volume explores all aspects of contemporary public procurement theory, examining managing risk in procurement, collusion in procurement, efficiency in procurement, transparency in procurement, and auction design.

Over the last two decades, the countries of South East Europe have engaged in farreaching reforms of their health systems, including reforms of primary and secondary health care, new governance and funding arrangements, the privatization of health care...

Management always entails a certain vision of the human being, along with a view of the nature and purpose of the business firm and society. This is evident from the very beginnings of management studies. So far, in practice, many scholars have focused...

The 2007-2009 financial crisis caught many by surprise. When the dust began to settle, people began looking around and asking how this could have happened and why we did not see it coming. Criticism fell heavily on the economics profession because there...

In this book, Driver and Temple examine how the simple faith of economists and policymakers in freemarkets and financialisation masqueraded as an economic theory justifying the neglect of investment in capital, skills and technology. The authors survey...

This two-volume book explores how the great buildings of England bear witness to a thousand years of the nation's history. In every age, investment in iconic buildings reaches a climax when the prevailing mode of production is operating most effectively,...

Bank Behaviour in Modern Banking presents a updated insight into key facts impacting on financial institutions after the financial crisis and highlights areas of major policy and academic interest. The book includes a selection of papers on this issue,...

This book seeks to clarify the positive and negative lessons in the experiences of late development under neoliberal globalization. Dic Lo explores competing theories, with a view to constructing an alternativesynthesis that transcendsneoliberalism,...

Recent regulatory ideas like libertarian paternalism and nudge indicate how policy discourse over sin taxes, consumer credits, cooling-off periods, pension schemes and other domains of life increasingly relies on terminology, analytical methods and...

The human imprint on the biosphere has become so pronounced in recent years that there has been talk of a new geological era, the 'Anthropocene'. Gathering contributions from some of the world's foremost heterodox economists, this book explores the new...

Marx's Theory of Price and its Modern Rivals provides an original look at how Marx understood the role of money, extending his theory to consider how prices move over the course of business cycles. Key modern theories of price are also analyzed;...

Friedrich Hayek was awarded the 1974 Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences for his contributions to the analysis of money and the business cycle, and for his penetrating analysis of the interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena. Hayek...

A collection of papers from an eminent economist, Wynne Godley, focusing on the stock-flow coherent method, which formed the core of his contribution to the discipline. Chapters trace the development of Professor Godley's theoretical work, and include...

Readexamines probability, risk, and uncertainty through the contributions of John von Neumann, Leonard Jimmie Savage, Kenneth Arrow and Harry Markowitz. These Portfolio Theorists provided us with a dramatic leap forward in our understanding and insights...

The British economist Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877-59) reconceptualized economics as a theory of economic welfare and a logic of policy analysis. Misconceptions of his work abound. This book, an essay in demystification and the first reading of the entire...

This volume expands and develops the analyses and concepts put forward in Unit Root Tests in Time Series: Volume One, providing a comprehensive and clear way into the techniques of unit root testing. Patterson provides an awareness of the pitfalls and...

Testing for a unit root is now an essential part of time series analysis. This volume provides a critical overview and assessment of tests for a unit root in time series, developing the concepts necessary to understand the key theoretical and practical...

Law and Markets examines the interaction between legal rules, market forces and prices. It emphasises the economic effects of legal rules on individual incentives in both market and non-market settings, and draws on cases and materials from a wide...

Franchising Globally is first of its kind to examine franchising both from an entrepreneurial and from an international perspective. The book includes theoretical discussions and practical examples of international franchising as well as both micro and...

This book examines the life and work of John Kenneth Galbraith, a truly iconic figure in progressive modern liberalism and a seminal influence in the rise of heterodox political economy. It emphasizes his continuing relevance to the current research of...

Blunting Neoliberalism is one of the first books to examine the impact of tripartism across the developing world. Tripartism refers to the consultation and negotiation of public policies between government, business and labour. Although this mode of...