Economic theory and philosophy

Emerging in the late 1970s, the Amsterdam School's (AS) most distinctive contribution to international political economy was the systematic incorporation of the Marxian concept of capital fractions into the study of international politics.

Financial markets play a huge role in society but theoretical reflections on what constitutes these markets are scarce.

In April 1947, a group of right-leaning intellectuals met in the Swiss Alps for a ten-day conference with the aim of establishing a permanent organization.

Using unique and cutting-edge research, Schofield a prominent author in the US for a number of years, explores the growth area of positive political economy within economics and politics.

This book, first published in 1987, is an attempt to explain Adam Smith's theory of property.

Die elektronische Mundpropaganda beeinflusst maßgeblich die Erwartungsbildung der Konsumenten, sodass Firmen starke Anreize haben, die Informationskanäle strategisch zu manipulieren.

How is it possible that the desire for a perfectly safe world with perfectly safe workplaces helps generate the opposite?

First published in 1990, this work examines the link between the economic performance of companies and profit sharing.

A major contribution to post-Keynesian economics appealing to researchers interested in alternative economic thought.

This book presents a system view of the digital scientific and technological revolution, including its genesis and prerequisites, current trends, as well as current and potential issues and future prospects.

We have become accustomed to economists and politicians talking about "e;market forces"e; as if they are immutable laws of the universe.

This book explores the origins of Arthur Laffer's economic theories and how they became a part of mainstream economic policy.

Originally published in 1990, this anthology of articles from the German financial and industrial press, translated into English for this volume, discusses the socio/politico/economic background that was a catalyst for the development of replacement cost accounting ideas in Europe and Anglo-American countries.

This reissue of the authoritative Royal Economic Society edition of Essays in Persuasion features a new introduction by Donald Moggridge, which discusses the significance of this definitive work.

Economics and fiction often pursue parallel objectives.

This book argues that capitalism cannot be said to be truly democratic and that a system of producer cooperatives, or democratically managed enterprises, is needed to give rise to a new mode of production which is genuinely socialist and fully consistent with the ultimate rationale underlying Marx's theoretical approach.

This book, first published in 1980, is based on a series of lectures entitled "e;Theoretical Problems of American Political Economy"e; that Lynn Turgeon made during the fall of 1978 at Moscow State University.

Gathering together the papers presented at the Madrid Conference on Optimum Currency Areas in 1970 this volume represents one of the first complete surveys of the theory and policy implication of monetary integration.

This book deals with the recent problems arising from the growth of financial globalization (i.

This book unifies and extends the definition and measurement of economic efficiency and its use as a real-life benchmarking technique for actual organizations.

What is money and how does it acquire its value?

These notes are the result of an interrupted sequence of seminars on optimiza- tion theory with economic applications starting in 1964-1965.

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.

Economic Growth and the Origins of Modern Political Economy addresses the intellectual foundations of modern economic growth and European industrialization.

First published in 1982.

This book is the second volume in a new series on 'Great Minds in Regional Science,' which seeks to present a contemporary view on the scientific relevance of the work done by great thinkers in regional science.

This book has a dual purpose.

This book provides a new methodological approach to money and macroeconomics.

In an increasingly technologically-led century the striking pattern emerging in firms' innovative activities is their competition for a technological leadership position in situations best described as races.

Social and Economic Networks in Cooperative Game Theory presents a coherent overview of theoretical literature that studies the influence and formation of networks in social and economic situations in which the relations between participants who are not included in a particular participant's network are not of consequence to this participant.

Consistency and Viability of Capitalist Economic Systems develops an original analytical framework to understand the relationship between the economic, political, and ideological structures, the external environment, and the process of reform that give rise to certain economic systems by establishing consistency.

Economic geographers increasingly consider the significance of history in shaping the contemporary socio-economic landscape, and increasingly believe that experiences and competencies, acquired over time by individuals and entities in particular localities, to a large degree determine present configurations as well as future regional trajectories.

This book provides a historical economic analysis of two key issues relating to township and village enterprise (TVE) development in China.

China has experienced radical economic and societal change since the initiation of the reform process in 1978.

Second-rank cities are back on the academic scene, capturing the interest of scholars with their unexpected recent performance with respect to first-rank cities.

The legendary bestseller that made millions look at the world in a radically different way returns in a new edition, now including an exclusive discussion between the authors and bestselling professor of psychology Angela Duckworth.

Alfred Eichner's pioneering contributions to post-Keynesian econmics offered significant insights on the way modern economies and institutions actually work.

This book presents recent research on probabilistic methods in economics, from machine learning to statistical analysis.

This book is a survey of the field of development studies from a political economy perspective.

Leading scholars from a range of disciplines come together in an inclusive discussion of the latest techniques and issues examined by the capability approach.

This and its companion volume, "e;The Economics of Imperfect Competition and Employment"e;, are about Joan Robinson, her impact on modern economics, her challenges and critiques and the advances made in the science and art of economics.

All human beings develop a certain view on the world.

Best-selling books such as Freakonomics and The Undercover Economist have paved the way for the flourishing economics-made-fun genre.

This book offers an analysis of external dimensions of an emerging economy, India, in the backdrop of neoliberal globalisation.

This book offers insights into the process and the practice of local economic development.