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Paperback. Why does contemporary calculation develop as calculation of the quality of everything? How should we consider calculation of quality and the relationship between calculation and enhancement of life? These and related questions are addressed through phenomenological investigation and a critical analysis of the social science debate. Editor(s): Doria, Luigi. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JHBA; KCA; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346080
- ISBN
- 9781349346080
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€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Hardback. Presents directions of thinking on decision theory on non-expected utility theory, fuzzy decision theory and case-based theory. This book also provides theoretical insights on measures of risk aversion and on problems for general equilibrium analysis. It analyzes how the thinking that underlies these theories spills over into real decisions. Editor(s): Luini, Luigi. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792383918
- ISBN
- 9780792383918
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€ 201.62
€ 201.62
Hardcover. Why does contemporary calculation develop as calculation of the quality of everything? How should we consider calculation of quality and the relationship between calculation and enhancement of life? These and related questions are addressed through phenomenological investigation and a critical analysis of the social science debate. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JF; JHB; KCA; KJMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230353749
- ISBN
- 9780230353749
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€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardcover. A discussion of the anthropological roots of the market, tracing its development using the history of ideas and cultures as well as simple game theory. In his analysis of market ethics Bruni calls for a reconsideration of some of the central tenets of modern political economy, and the need for a new spirit of capitalism. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348455
- ISBN
- 9780230348455
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€ 127.57
€ 127.57
Hardback. We must quickly learn how to live well in the world as it is today, including the realm of work. We need to learn a new vocabulary of economics and markets that is more suitable to understand the present world and that is likely to offer us the tools to act, and perhaps improve it as well. Num Pages: 133 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCK; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137528872
- ISBN
- 9781137528872
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€ 66.05
€ 66.05
Hardback. Since the early 70s, economists have been studying the relationship between socially optimal goals and private self-interest. The task was to reconcile the Utopian and Hobbesian traditions using game theory. This book provides a succinct and up-to-date account of this vast literature. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; KCA; KCBM; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333657942
- ISBN
- 9780333657942
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€ 193.61
€ 193.61
Paperback. In this work, Luis Cabral has compiled and placed into context the most important contributions to the literature of industrial economics (IO) since the 1980s. Editor(s): Cabral, Luis M. B. Series: Blackwell Readings for Contemporary Economics. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; KCA; KJU; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 800.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216179
- ISBN
- 9780631216179
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€ 76.99
€ 76.99
Hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118456071
- ISBN
- 9781118456071
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Condition: New
€ 59.16
€ 59.16
Hardcover. Editor(s): Galindo Martin, Miguel Angel; Nardi Spiller, Cristina. Num Pages: 256 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 696.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608761739
- ISBN
- 9781608761739
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€ 292.06€ 198.26
€ 292.06
€ 198.26
Paperback. Monetary Policy and the Onset of the Great Depression challenges Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz's now consensus view that the high tide of the Federal Reserve System in the 1920s was due to the leadership skills of Benjamin Strong, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCC; KCP; KCS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349476152
- ISBN
- 9781349476152
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Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Paperback. Employment Generation Schemes directs attention to challenges and opportunities of enacting direct job creation policies in developing countries and BRICS, including: China, Ghana, Argentina, and India. This exciting new volume investigates how the Job Guarantee might interface with other policy goals. Editor(s): Murray, M. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349459049
- ISBN
- 9781349459049
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€ 126.52
€ 126.52
Paperback. This collection of essays by prominent economists and philosophers showcases the important contributions that markets can make to important topics within social economics, including practical issues such as poverty and disaster relief, as well as more general concerns regarding ethics and well-being. Editor(s): White, M. Series: Perspectives from Social Economics. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349286836
- ISBN
- 9781349286836
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€ 65.81
€ 65.81
Paperback. Supplies extensive material making it possible for the reader to understand how Thomas Jefferson's mind spanned the vast distance separating antiquity from writers like William James and Sigmund Freud, analyzing his studies in economics, moral philosophy, history and law. Num Pages: 409 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; JFCX; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 557.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 409
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349131174
- ISBN
- 9781349131174
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€ 67.64
€ 67.64
Paperback. The traditional Marxian picture of a two-class polarisation seems far removed from today's diverse society. Re-examining the very foundations of the Marxian theory in the process, the author argues that important critiques can fruitfully be understood and to accomplish the goal, he extends the traditional concepts in innovative and original ways. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349449835
- ISBN
- 9781349449835
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€ 127.04
€ 127.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; KCA; KCC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312230180
- ISBN
- 9780312230180
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€ 127.72
€ 127.72
Paperback. Starting with an overview of Modigliani's life, the authors explain and assess his influential theories, including his theory of the life-cycle hypothesis of saving; the famous Modigliani-Miller theorem in corporate finance; stabilisation policy; econometric model building and forecasting, and his legacy and influence on contemporary economics. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349283507
- ISBN
- 9781349283507
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€ 126.68
€ 126.68
Hardback. A critical perspective on the foundations of economic theory showing the importance of ethical considerations and focusing in particular on altruism, cooperation and equity. Throughout the book the nature of "homo economicus" is contrasted with that of "homo ethicus". Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KCA; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333673669
- ISBN
- 9780333673669
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€ 193.81
€ 193.81
Paperback. Dedicated to the controversial question of whether economics is performative - of whether, in some cases, economics actually produces the phenomena it analyzes, this book features case studies that intend to offer substance to the notion of the performativity of economics in an accessible, nontechnical way. Editor(s): MacKenzie, Donald; Muniesa, Fabian; Siu, Lucia. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 halftones. 11 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: JH; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138497
- ISBN
- 9780691138497
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Condition: New
€ 64.77€ 51.21
€ 64.77
€ 51.21
Paperback. An updated edition of the essential textbook for students of economics at every level, with comprehensive coverage of mathematical theory. Num Pages: 776 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; PBT; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 250 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1466.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784991487
- ISBN
- 9781784991487
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 44.46
€ 46.99
€ 44.46
Hardcover. This volume deals with both a new theoretical framework and the capability of new economics to tackle a number of economic problems.It offers detailed analysis and informed comment on the type of new economics emerging in the aftermath of the financial crisis and the 'great recession'. Editor(s): Arestis, Philip. Series: International Papers in Political Economy. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230298774
- ISBN
- 9780230298774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89