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Economic theory & philosophy

Paperback. Gilbert Rist presents a radical critique of neoclassical economics from a social and historical perspective. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
178
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848139220
ISBN
9781848139220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.85

Paperback. Asserts that - regardless of the efforts of individual capitalists, public authorities or even generous philanthropists - any market economy is inevitably doomed to endure a series of worsening, explosive crises leading finally to complete collapse. Translator(s): Fernbach, David. Num Pages: 1088 pages. BIC Classification: JPFC; JPFF; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 49. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445701
ISBN
9780140445701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.79

Paperback. The capitalist era is passing. Rising in its wake is a new global collaborative Commons that will transform our way of life. Jeremy Rifkin explains that intense competition is forcing the introduction of ever newer technologies, in turn boosting productivity to the point where the marginal cost of producing additional units is nearly zero. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCA; KCK; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 35. Weight in Grams: 472.
Number of pages
368
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137280114
ISBN
9781137280114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.05

Hardback. A small number of economists have begun to use laboratory experiments to evaluate economic propositions under carefully controlled conditions. This work offers a comprehensive treatment of this area of research. Acknowledging that laboratory experiments are no panacea, it argues for their effectiveness in selected situations. Num Pages: 584 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 41. Weight in Grams: 994.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
590
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691043173
ISBN
9780691043173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.73
€ 127.54

Paperback. A particular, narrow way of thinking about the economy is dominant in society today. This book explores how this came to be, why the system cannot continue and how to build a better future. Series Editor(s): Moran, Mick. Series: Manchester Capitalism. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 graphs, 3 tables. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP; KCY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526110138
ISBN
9781526110138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.02

paperback. This text reflects on some of the most fundamental concerns of economists since the 18th century. In 15 essays, the author evaluates the contributions of a number of figures, including Adam Smith, and George Stigler, as well as economists at the London School of Economics in the 1930s. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226111032
ISBN
9780226111032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.17

Paperback. .
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865977600
ISBN
9780865977600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Series: Critique. Influence. Change. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 213 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Second Edition,New Edition,New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780325620
ISBN
9781780325620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: KCA; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
227
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865970878
ISBN
9780865970878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Marx's major work was the product of 30 years' close study of the most advanced industrial society of his day. "Capital: volume 2" is introduced here by Ernest Mandel, author of "Late Capitalism", which was an attempt to develop its theoretical legacy. Translator(s): Fernbach, David. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: JPFC; JPFF; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445695
ISBN
9780140445695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Describes the history of economic thought, focusing on the development of economic theory from Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations" to the late twentieth century. This text examines how important economists have reflected on the sometimes conflicting goals of efficient resource use and socially acceptable income distribution. Num Pages: 504 pages, 14 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148427
ISBN
9780691148427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.66

Paperback. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745695532
ISBN
9780745695532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

Paperback. "First issued as a World's Classic paperback 1995, reissued as an Oxford World's Classic paperback in 1999, reissued in 2008"--T.p. verso. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: JPFC; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 29. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535705
ISBN
9780199535705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Corporate Communication Num Pages: 239 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; KCA; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 252 x 16. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433106217
ISBN
9781433106217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 191 x 24. Weight in Grams: 846.
Publisher
BIS Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9789063693985
ISBN
9789063693985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Argues that wealth is not - or should not be - an end in itself, but a means to 'the good life'. Tracing the concept from Aristotle to the present, this book shows how far modern life has strayed from that ideal. It rejects the idea that there is any single measure of human progress, whether GDP or 'happiness'. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
PENGUIN PRESS/CLASSICS
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241953891
ISBN
9780241953891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. .
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850362695
ISBN
9780850362695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.25

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198784289
ISBN
9780198784289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 recorded music items, 28 graphs, 3 figures. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; PBT; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231180726
ISBN
9780231180726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 51.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
1st US
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521378154
ISBN
9780521378154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

Hardback. Scholars normally emphasize the contrast between the two great eighteenth-century thinkers Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Adam Smith. Rousseau is seen as a critic of modernity; Smith as an apologist. However, Istvan Hont finds significant commonalities in their work, arguing that both were theorists of commercial society but from different perspectives. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD1; HPS; JPA; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674967700
ISBN
9780674967700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. The textbook that will set the standard for the new movement for pluralist economics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; KCA; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745334882
ISBN
9780745334882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Paperback. This book explores what it means to be rational in a variety of contexts, from personal decisions to those affecting large groups of people. It introduces ideas from economics, philosophy, and other areas, showing how the theory applies to particular situations such as gambling and the allocation of resources. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 5 halftones, numerous figures. BIC Classification: GPQ; JMH; KCA; PBUD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803030
ISBN
9780192803030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171135
ISBN
9780691171135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.43

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