Economics

Since economies are dynamic processes driven by creativity, social norms, and emotions as well as rational calculation, why do economists largely study them using static equilibrium models and narrow rationalistic assumptions? Economic activity is as...

"Stimulating, provocative, often infuriating, but well worth reading."--Peter Newman, Economica "His critical blast blows like a north wind against the more pretentious erections of modern economics. It is however a healthy and...

The views generally held about the rise of the factory system in Britain derive from highly distorted accounts of the social consequences of that system, so say the economic historians whose papers make up this volume. The authors offer documentary...

Post Keynesianism offers an appealing alternative to the mainstream approach to economics, which makes this volume particularly welcome. John King draws on his expertise to provide a clear, accessible and cohesive overview. He explains how Post Keynesian...

Presenting an in-depth overview of the foundations and developments of post-Keynesian macroeconomics since Kalecki and Keynes, this timely book develops a comprehensive post-Keynesian macroeconomic model with the respective macroeconomic policy mix for...

Who is AYN RAND? Few 20th century intellectuals have been as influential - and controversial - as the novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand. Her thinking still has a profound impact, particularly on those who come to it through her novels, Atlas Shrugged...

Agent-based modelling in economics Lynne Hamill and Nigel Gilbert, Centre for Research in Social Simulation (CRESS), University of Surrey, UK New methods of economic modelling have been sought as a result of the global economic downturn in 2008.This...

Amartya Sen uses his 1999 work Development as Freedom to evaluate the processes and outcomes of economic development. Having come to the conclusion that development is best summed up as the expansion of freedom, Sen examines traditional definitions and...

"[This] beautiful and austere book . . . [is] an important landmark of economic theory."-F.H. Hahn, Journal of Political Economy "An immortal classic of twentieth century economics. Every economist should own a copy."-Robert Lucas, University of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262518598Author Jeffrey G. WilliamsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 454g

This edited volume discusses the socioeconomic, environmental, and policy implications of smart cities. Written by international experts in energy economics and policy, the chapters present wide range of high quality theoretical and empirical studies at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805089165Author Michael ShermerFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint Henry Holt & Company IncPublisher Henry Holt & Company IncWeight(grams) 296g

Traditionally, economists have attributed consistency and rational calculation to the action of 'economic man'. In a powerful challenge to orthodox thinking, Geoffrey Hodgson maintains that social institutions play a central and essential role in molding...

A revision worth waiting for Introduction to Economic Growth, Fourth Edition is the only text to synthesize the research and thinking on growth in a way that is accessible to undergraduates. Highlights of this thorough revision are its emphasis and...

An in-depth look at how to account for the human complexities at the heart of today's financial system Our economy may have recovered from the Great Recession--but not our economics. In The End of Theory, Richard Bookstaber discusses why the human...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541742390Author Muhammad YunusFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint PublicAffairsPublisher PublicAffairsWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm *...

The planning and control of the production process represents a fundamental part of modern manufacturing technology. This book provides an essential introduction to the basic principles involved and is specially written for BTEC HNC/D programmes in...

Sunk Costs and Market Structure bridges the gap between the new generation of game theoretic models that has dominated the industrial organization literature over the past ten years and the traditional empirical agenda of the subject as embodied in the...

This book advances Post-Keynesian Institutional economics, an integrative tradition - inspired by keen economic observers such as John Kenneth Galbraith, Joan Robinson, and Hyman Minsky - that bridges Institutional and Post Keynesian economics. The...

Dead Pledges is the first book to explore the ways that U.S. culture-from novels and poems to photojournalism and horror movies-has responded to the collapse of the financialized consumer credit economy in 2008. Connecting debt theory to questions of...

Italy is a country of recent decline and long-standing idiosyncratic traits. A rich society served by an advanced manufacturing economy , where the rule of law is weak and political accountability low, it has long been in downward spiral alimented by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865978300Author Frederic BastiatFormat PaperbackPage Count 492Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 904g

Originally published in 1951, Social Choice and Individual Values introduced "Arrow's Impossibility Theorem" and founded the field of social choice theory in economics and political science. This new edition, including a new foreword by Nobel...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061245138Author Steven D LevittFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 599gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865975699Author Ludwig von MisesFormat PaperbackPage Count 275Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 482g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912905539Author Cecily MackworthFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Honno LtdPublisher Honno Ltd

The period between the two World Wars was remarkable; mass unemployment, protectionism, diverse exchange rate regimes, the disintegration of world trade, poor growth prospects and high business cycle volatility. This comprehensive textbook surveys key...

This book examines the complex relationships between social capital, markets and democracy. It argues that participation in markets positively enriches and enhances the stock of social capital, while, conversely, democratic politics may undermine it by...

Is there one best way to run the modern business corporation? What is the appropriate balance between shareholders, executives, and employees? These questions are being vigorously debated as layoffs, scandals, and restructurings rattle companies around...

Economic historians have made great progress in unraveling the causes of the Great Depression, but not until Scott Sumner came along has anyone explained the multitude of twists and turns the economy took. In The Midas Paradox: Financial Markets,...

This is an essential companion to Daron Acemoglu's landmark textbook, Introduction to Modern Economic Growth . Designed for students, this manual contains solutions to selected exercises located throughout Acemoglu's text, helping students to maximize...

This EMEA adaptation of Thomas Nechyba s popular text presents a European, Middle East and African perspective, whilst also being fully updated. This exciting new edition follows Professor Nechyba s five primary goals for any microeconomics course by...

Since its original publication in 2000, Game Theory Evolving has been considered the best textbook on evolutionary game theory. This completely revised and updated second edition of Game Theory Evolving contains new material and shows students how to...

This revised edition of an established classic textbook brings the subject right up to date. It applies economic theory to the formation of demand on the construction industry and to the way the industry responds. This edition provides a topical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307717870Author Greg FarrellFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 420gDimensions(mm)...

Understanding Institutions proposes a new unified theory of social institutions that combines the best insights of philosophers and social scientists who have written on this topic. Francesco Guala presents a theory that combines the features of three...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262528306Author Kartik B. AthreyaFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm

It's time to rethink how we create and allocate money. In Outgrowing Capitalism, Marco Dondi sheds light on the fact that most people do not have the economic security to focus on purpose and life fulfilment. He proposes that this is not the way things...

Binmore argues that game theory provides a systematic tool for investigating ethical matters. In Game Theory and the Social Contract, Ken Binmore argues that game theory provides a systematic tool for investigating ethical matters. His reinterpretation...

This is a challenge to conventional thinking around money and the 'debt crisis'. By re-evaluating the source of money, Mary Mellor presents a radical alternative to austerity and privatisation: public wealth, or, money used for sustainability,...