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Paperback. This work progresses on from the author's earlier book, Public Sector Economics, addressing many of the same themes but at a more advanced level, and specifically within the context of local government. Suitable for both UK and international readerships, it reflects the multidisciplinary nature of local government. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPR; KCA; KFFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 577.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333669082
ISBN
9780333669082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.89
€ 70.10

Hardback. This volume focuses on how families and family members have been affected by economic and financial stress. Using a variety of methodological and theoretical perspectives, the scholars in this volume examine the various ways financial difficulties affect family structures, family behaviours, and family relationships. Editor(s): Blair, Sampson Lee. Series Editor(s): Blair, Sampson Lee. Series: Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 233 x 31. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780529783
ISBN
9781780529783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.20

Paperback. Is the United States "the land of equal opportunity" or is the playing field tilted in favor of those whose parents are wealthy, well educated, and white? If family background is important in getting ahead, why? This title provides answers to these questions by leading economists, sociologists, biologists, behavioral geneticists, and philosophers. Editor(s): Bowles, Samuel; Gintis, Herbert; Osborne-Groves, Melissa. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 line illus. 64 tables. BIC Classification: JFSC; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136202
ISBN
9780691136202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.11

Paperback. Adam Smith was a philosopher before he ever wrote about economics, yet there has never been a philosophical commentary on the Wealth of Nations. This book suggests that Smith's vastly influential treatise on economics can be better understood if placed in the light of his epistemology, philosophy of science, and moral theory. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123905
ISBN
9780691123905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845403119
ISBN
9781845403119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.78

Hardcover. Hollander investigates the relation of Malthusian economics to that of the other great classicists - particularly Smith, Ricardo, J.B. Say, and the French physiocrats. He redefines our common perception of Malthus's method and character. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 1280 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 173 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1660.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802007902
ISBN
9780802007902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.61

Hardback. This companion offers a comprehensive and sophisticated exploration of the history of economic thought. It has a threefold focus: the history of economic thought; the history of economics as a discipline; and the historiography of economic thought. Editor(s): Samuels, Warren J.; Biddle, Jeff E.; Davis, John B. Series: Blackwell Companions to Contemporary Economics. Num Pages: 736 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631225737
ISBN
9780631225737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.91

Paperback. Assembling contributions from top thinkers in the field, this companion offers a comprehensive and sophisticated exploration of the history of economic thought. The volume has a threefold focus: the history of economic thought, the history of economics as a discipline, and the historiography of economic thought. Editor(s): Samuels, Warren J.; Biddle, Jeff E.; Davis, John B. Series: Blackwell Companions to Contemporary Economics. Num Pages: 736 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 169 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405134590
ISBN
9781405134590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.06

Paperback. By focusing on the human side as well as the intellectual dimensions of how economists work and think, this collection of interviews with top economists of the 20th century becomes a startling and lively introduction to the modern world of macroeconomics. Editor(s): Samuelson, Paul A.; Barnett, William A. Num Pages: 456 pages, 75 illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405159173
ISBN
9781405159173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.78

Paperback. Networks pervade social and economic life, and they play a prominent role in explaining a huge variety of social and economic phenomena. This book puts contemporary thinking about networks and economic activity into context. It develops a general framework within which this body of research can be located. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 line illus. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141183
ISBN
9780691141183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 50.82

Hardback. This text, the final book in the three volume "Foundations of Economic Personalism" series, systematically applies the praxeological (from the first volume) and theoretical (from the second volume) foundations of the personalist tradition to free-market economic theory. Series: Religion, Politics & Society in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739101865
ISBN
9780739101865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.11

Hardcover. What is the driving force behind the commitment to work: economic or social rewards? This book aims to break new ground in two ways. It gives a fresh analysis of the dynamics of motivation, and it challenges earlier interpretations of the empirical classics of motivation. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCA; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Copenhagen Business School Press
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763000734
ISBN
9788763000734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JHM; KCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 187 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742534919
ISBN
9780742534919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.47

Paperback. Why can teams of people find better solutions than brilliant individuals working alone? And why are the best group decisions and predictions those that draw upon the very qualities that make each of us unique? This book reveals that progress and innovation may depend more on diverse people working together and capitalizing on their individuality. Num Pages: 456 pages, 6 halftones. 43 line illus. 67 tables. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 30. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New edition with a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138541
ISBN
9780691138541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 26.92

Paperback. Apple or pears? Liberty or death? We experience life as a series of choices, large and small. What makes a choice rational? Divided in three parts with a section of keywords, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental principles of rational choice theory, game theory, and to their implications and limitations. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPM; JPA; KCA; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631183228
ISBN
9780631183228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.40

Hardcover. Despite the evident importance of Silicon Valley North for regional, national, and international technological development this phenomenon is far from being well understood. An exceptionally timely endeavor, this book is devoted to the multidimensional and multifaceted nature of SVN, its history, current state and future developments. Editor(s): Shavinina, Larisa V. Dr. (Universite du Quebec en Outaouais, Canada); Thomas, Howard. Series: Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitive Strategy. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; KCA; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780080444574
ISBN
9780080444574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.29

paperback. Provides an introduction to the subject-matter of and literature on the methodology of economics. This book presents issues in economics in order to demonstrate the need for methodological awareness and debate. It then explains the content and development of thought in methodology in relation to issues in economics. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198776123
ISBN
9780198776123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.84

Hardback. Editor(s): Patton, Sheri. Num Pages: 91 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KFFD1; KJVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634845656
ISBN
9781634845656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.64
€ 133.98

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226236797
ISBN
9780226236797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.92

Paperback. Market Society provides an original and accessible review of changing conceptions of the market in modern social thought. The book considers markets as social institutions rather than simply formal models, arguing that modern ideas of the market are based on critical notions of social order, social action and social relations. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 184 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745620275
ISBN
9780745620275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.74

Deals with the relationship between ethics and economics in Adam Smith's thinking. This title focuses on the devices Smith uses to ground his economics in broadly ethical and social categories. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872202054
ISBN
9780872202054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Rogge, Benjamin A. Num Pages: 234 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913966228
ISBN
9780913966228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Offers an overview of the history of economics and a bibliographic survey of the economic literature of the 1980s and early 1990s. This work introduces students to a range of topics in the history of economic thought. Editor(s): Spiegel, Henry William. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 236 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
896
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822309734
ISBN
9780822309734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 52.65

Paperback. These classic studies of the history of economic change in 19th- and 20th-century United States, Canada, and British West Indies examine national product; capital stock and wealth; and fertility, health, and mortality. "A 'must have' in the library of the serious economic historian."-Samuel Bostaph, "Southern Economic Journal" Editor(s): Engerman, Stanley L.; Gallman, Robert E. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Studies in Income and Wealth. Num Pages: 900 pages, 203 tables, 23 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1078.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
900
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226209296
ISBN
9780226209296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.82
€ 69.24

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