Economic theory and philosophy

This book explains how standard micro-founded macroeconomics is misguided and proposes an alternative method based on statistical physics.

Kenneth Boulding was a prolific writer across so many different fields that not only is he often much referred to and cited, he is considered a core member of many of these fields.

Der Autor liefert einen mit wissenschaftlichen Methoden erarbeiteten Beitrag zur Verbesserung der Bundesverkehrswegeplanung insbesondere unter raumordnerischen Aspekten.

This is not a festschrift, but a study of the prodigious Samuelson phe- nomenon, his history-making contributions to and impact on the econom- ics of our age, and the intricate, often perplexing, and divergent trends in modern economics - all intensely controversial subjects that will be argued, scrutinized, and periodically reassessed by economists of various strands and traditions for years to come, for, as Samuelson wrote of Pigou, "e;immortality does have its price.

The actual organization and use of information systems in American, European and Japanese firms are investigated and compared with theoretical conclusions.

This book carves the beginnings of a new path in the arguably weary discipline of economics.

When we fail to achieve our goals, procrastination is often the culprit.

This book offers an accurate and updated approach to the main contributions of cosmopolitan biolaw in relation to sustainability, global governance, organizational health care economics and COVID-19.

Christian Ragacs develops contributions to the theory of minimum wages, while taking rationing and spill-over effects on markets other than the labour market into account.

A classically rational subject is a maximiser: he chooses the best alternative(s) according to some utility function, a paradigm going back to the eighteenth century.

Following the 2007-2009 financial and economic crises, there has been an unprecedented demand among economics students for an alternative approach, which offers a historical, institutional and multidisciplinary treatment of the discipline.

Now in its fourth edition, A Short History of Economic Thought provides an elementary overview of the history of economic thought.

This multidisciplinary book provides new insights and hope for sustainable prosperity given recent developments in economics - but only if swift and strong actions consistent with Earth's biophysical limits and principles of justice are universally taken.

This textbook is designed for students in economics seeking a self-contained approach to game theory.

This upper level textbook provides a coherent introduction to the economic implications of individual and population ageing.

This book tackles the terms under which a knowledge-based society can indefinitely improve while pursuing an eco-economic steady state.

Explores how the Virginia School developed an economics for natural equals in which consent is critical for policy.

The book gives an overview of important research topics recently addressed in evolutionary Neo-Schumpeterian Economics.

This book provides a critical approach to the study of economic thought - from neoclassical economics, to Marxian economics, and to Keynesian economics - through the lens of science and the scientific method.

This book presents different topics related to innovation, complexity, uncertainty, modeling and simulation, fuzzy logic, decision-making, aggregation operators, business and economic applications, among others.

First published in 1986, this title argues that the successful development of a new microeconomics requires a deeper understanding of methodological individualism and its role in stability analysis.

For many, Thomas Carlyle's put-down of economics as "e;the dismal science"e; rings true--especially in the aftermath of the crash of 2008.

Society today faces multi-dimensional challenges that are hard to define and even harder to deal with.

There is a revival of interest by economists in ethical issues and beliefs, and by moral philosophers and theologians in economics.

In this new volume it is argued that network effects are much more common than usually assumed, and that they have a profound impact on many aspects of economic systems, especially technological change and economic growth.

This second edition offers a comprehensive, up-to-date overview and analysis of cultural economics in the digital creative economy.

The nature of the contemporary global political economy and the significance of the current crisis are a matter of wide-ranging intellectual and political debate, which has contributed to a revival of interest in Marx's critique of political economy.

This book provides the basic knowledge of Japanese contributions in political economy and the ongoing research agenda, such as the pursuit of theoretical consistency in Marxian economics by Uno School; the concept of 'civil society' as a criterion of existing socio-economic structure; a mathematical reconstruction of Marxian theory; and an analysis of environmental pollution.

This monograph is a systematic exposition of the authors' research on general equi- librium models with an infinite number of commodities.

Explores the different choices made by donor governments when delivering foreign aid projects around the world.

Ben Bernanke's history of the Federal Reserve and its response to the 2008 financial crisisIn 2012, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the U.

This volume draws on Hayek's shorter articles for weeklies, and his reviews, as well as academic papers and articles.

Institutions are fundamental aspects for driving tourism and hospitality globally.

Viola Hellge zeigt Ansatzpunkte und Rahmenbedingungen für das Personalmanagement in Unternehmensclustern anhand empirischer Analysen von Clusterfallstudien auf und befragt Clusterexperten.