Economics

Money has many apparently magical properties. It can be created out of the void - and vanish without so much as a puff of smoke. It can flash through space. It can grow without limit. And it can blow up without warning.David Orrell argues that the...

Participation has established itself as a significant approach to project implementation, policy-making and governance in developing and developed countries alike. Recently, however, it has become fashionable to dismiss participation as more rhetoric...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Golden Wizard Book Prize 2023.Book InformationISBN 9781919618821Author Trudy DavidsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Rhyming MomentsPublisher Rhyming Moments

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...

Three leading experts have produced a landmark work based on a set of working papers published by the Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) at the Universite Catholique de Louvain in 1994 under the title 'Repeated Games', which holds...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262543705Author Sanjit DhamiFormat PaperbackPage Count 520Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 369g

The information and communication technology revolution offers the promise of transforming economies and societies, and the risks of missing on a powerful techno-economic revolution and wasting scarce resources without much developmental impact. Some...

This major two volume work contains a selection of the best papers presented at the annual meeting of the History of Economics Society. They correct errors of interpretation and undertake constructive analyses. They show the importance of studies of...

Trade, Competition and Domestic Regulatory Policy presents a unique combination of analysis of both international trade and investment policies, and competition and regulatory policies. Increasingly, policymakers, businesses and the law and economics...

"Creepy, tense, and utterly gripping. I savored every superb word of this hypnotizing, unpredictable thriller" Samantha M. Bailey 'On May 26, 2004, Jessie Germaine rode her bike into the forest and disappeared.....

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) 454gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

While neo-classical analysis works well for studying impersonal exchange in markets, it fails to explain why people conduct themselves the way they do in their personal relationships with family, neighbors, and friends. In Humanomics, Nobel Prize-winning...

Mr Dobb examines the history of economic thought in the light of the modern controversy over capital theory and, more particularly, the appearance of Sraffa's book The Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities, which was a watershed in the...

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 9780358120575Author Mary L GrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing CompanyPublisher HarperCollins Publishers...

This book sheds new light on the political economy of Russia under Putin's rule. The author, a former EU diplomat, presents a historical review of the Russian economy and 60 years of state-communist mismanagement, followed by oligarchic privatization...

Capitalism is the only complex system known to us that can provide an efficient and innovative economy, but the financial crisis has brought out the pernicious side of capitalism and shown that it remains dependent on the state to rescue it from its own...

Tracing the evolution of social capital since his highly acclaimed contribution of 2001 (Social Capital Versus Social Theory), Ben Fine consolidates his position as the world's leading critic of the concept. Fine forcibly demonstrates how social...

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...

Constantly bandied about, 'crisis' has tended to be a much-overused word. Understanding the economy and its future challenges requires a detailed and precise analysis of what an economic crisis is. This book sets out to do just that. It first provides a...

A Financial Times Book of the Year, 2015 An Economist Best Book of the Year, 2015 A Bloomberg Best Book of the Year, 2015 The finance sector of Western economies is too large and attracts too many of the smartest college graduates. Financialization over...

Capitalism is in a profound state of crisis. Beyond the mere dispassionate cruelty of 'ordinary' structural violence, it appears today as a global system bent on reckless economic revenge; its expression found in mass incarceration, climate chaos,...

Public Finance and Public Choice provides a solid foundation in contemporary public economics, analysing different theoretical approaches and contextualising the theory with relevant and up-to-date examples. The authors have retained the focus on the...

An authoritative guide to the new economics of our crisis-filled century. Published in collaboration with the Institute for New Economic Thinking. The 2008 financial crisis was a seismic event that laid bare how financial institutions' instabilities can...

Debates surrounding institutional change have become increasingly central to Political Science, Management Studies, and Sociology, opposing the role of globalization in bringing about a convergence of national economies and institutions on one model to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781665588164Author Iain MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Authorhouse UKPublisher Authorhouse UKWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

The provision and management of social housing for those who are unable to access the housing market is essential to the maintenance of the fabric of society. The social housing industry is vast and still growing. There are very few countries in the...

Mainstream macroeconomics is founded on the idea of perfectly rational representative agents. Yet there is a growing realization that economic theories based on such agents are inadequate guides to real-world decision making. The behavioural evidence has...

For over three decades neoliberalism has been the dominant economic ideology. While it may have emerged relatively unscathed from the global financial crisis of 2007-8, neoliberalism is now - more than ever - under scrutiny from critics who argue that it...

Michael Hogan shows how The Marshall Plan was more than an effort to put American aid behind the economic reconstruction of Europe. American officials hoped to refashion Western Europe into a smaller version of the integrated single-market and mixed...

'What do you want?' is a constant query put to economic and globalization activists decrying current poverty, alienation and degradation. In this highly praised new work, destined to attract worldwide attention and support, Michael Albert provides an...

This is a unique account of the role played by 58 figures and diagrams commonly used in economic theory. These cover a large part of mainstream economic analysis, both microeconomics and macroeconomics and also general equilibrium theory. The...

'Engaging, fact-filled and profoundly illuminating. It's inspiring to read - and it should help make the world a lot better.' Cass Sunstein, author of NudgeThe rise of social media has sent our social instincts into overdrive, and the impact of our...

Now you can truly understand and apply the latest economic models as you work directly with theoretical tools, real-world applications, and the popular new behavioral economics in this reader-friendly, market-leading book. MICROECONOMIC THEORY: BASIC...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789386867780Author I.C. RobledoFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Jaico Publishing HousePublisher Jaico Publishing HouseWeight(grams) 193gDimensions(mm)...