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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
€ 25.96

Paperback. Essays on Philosophy, Politics, & Economics offers a critical examination of economic, philosophical, and political notions, with an eye towards working across all three, so that students and scholars from can expand their perspectives as they approach the necessarily complex research questions of today and tomorrow. Editor(s): Gaus, Gerald F.; Favor, Christi; Lamont, Dr. Julian. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 table, 3 figures. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762557
ISBN
9780804762557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 53.18

Hardback. Editor(s): Irwin, Douglas A. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630656
ISBN
9780691630656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.54
€ 138.03

Paperback. Arguing against the perception that the capitalist marketplace permits no alternatives, the author shows that a kind of economic "common sense" conditions how people organize their everyday lives and understand their powers as social agents within markets that are far from monolithic and uniform. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFC; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730860
ISBN
9780804730860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. This text disputes the laissez-faire direction of both economic theory and practice that has gained prominence since the mid-1970s. Dissenting voices, the author argues, have been drowned out by a sea of circular arguments and complex mathematical models that ignore real-world conditions. Num Pages: 428 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCH; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226465555
ISBN
9780226465555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.31

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

€ 168.15
€ 126.73

Hardback. Research in Experimental Economics is a series of edited research volumes focused on laboratory experimental economics, first published in 1979 with founding editor Vernon L. Smith. Volume 16 of the series focuses around the themes of experiments in financial economics. Editor(s): Isaac, R. Mark; Norton, Douglas A. Series: Research in Experimental Economics. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783501403
ISBN
9781783501403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.28

Hardcover. Presents experimental economics research focusing on issues of environmental quality and sustainability. This title covers such topics as institutions for cap-and-trade, eco-tourism, urban sprawl, and optimal pollution control strategies. Editor(s): Isaac, R. Mark; Norton, Douglas A. Series Editor(s): Isaac, R. Mark; Norton, Douglas A. Series: Research in Experimental Economics. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCD; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857247476
ISBN
9780857247476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.53

Hardback. Under what conditions of supply and demand are experts likely to give us good advice? When is expert failure more likely? Do entrepreneurs challenge existing expertise? Are they experts themselves? This title brings a heterogeneous collection of thinkers, some "Austrian" and to engage the problem of experts. Editor(s): Koppl, Roger; Horwitz, Steven; Dobuzinskis, Laurent. Series Editor(s): Koppl, Roger. Series: Advances in Austrian Economics. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781902165
ISBN
9781781902165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.28

Hardback. Features papers presented at the inaugural Wirth Institute Conference on the Austrian School of Economics. This work explores issues in economic policy, applied economics, and pure theory from a variety of perspectives. Editor(s): Koppl, Roger. Series: Advances in Austrian Economics. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848553309
ISBN
9781848553309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.27

paperback. A prescient book criticising the greed and unsustainable economic practices which have proved to be the seeds of a world-wide recession. It considers how the economic landscape has shifted in a decade, and asks the crucial question: where do we go from here? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847081322
ISBN
9781847081322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. In this work, Ferber and Nelson look back at the progress of feminist economics and forward to its future, offering a thorough summary of feminist economic thought followed by original essays from the field's leading scholars. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 line drawing, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFFK; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226242071
ISBN
9780226242071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415645096
ISBN
9780415645096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.85

Hardcover. Finance and the Economics of Uncertainty explores the growing range of economic decisions that are conducted under uncertainty both on the personal level, as well as by large firms. * Analyzes the allocation of risk in the context of the current literature, as well as emphasizes the role of information in decisions and prices. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5. BIC Classification: KCA; KF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405121385
ISBN
9781405121385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.57

Paperback. Finance and the Economics of Uncertainty explores the growing range of economic decisions that are conducted under uncertainty both on the personal level, as well as by large firms. * Analyzes the allocation of risk in the context of the current literature, as well as emphasizes the role of information in decisions and prices. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5. BIC Classification: KCA; KF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Malden, MA
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405121392
ISBN
9781405121392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.36

Hardback. Explores the post-World War II transformation of economics by constructing a history of the proof of its central dogma - that a competitive market economy may possess a set of equilibrium prices. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156644
ISBN
9780691156644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.97

Paperback. Editor(s): Bradley, Vincent. Num Pages: 101 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 3JM; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634857413
ISBN
9781634857413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 137.35
€ 103.86

Paperback. Leading economist John B. Taylor's straightforward plan to rebuild America's economic future by returning to its founding principles. Num Pages: 240 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393345452
ISBN
9780393345452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.26

Paperback. In Fixing Economics, bestselling financial writer George Cooper takes readers on a gripping tour of scientific revolution, social upheaval and the secrets of money and debt, in an unmissable read for anyone curious to understand how the world really works - and the amazing future of economics.

Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Harriman House Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857195524
ISBN
9780857195524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Paperback.

At a recent meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, it was reported that a ghost was haunting the deliberations of the assembled global elite D that of the renowned social scientist and economic historian, Karl Polanyi. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745684444
ISBN
9780745684444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.19

Hardcover. At a recent meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, it was reported that a ghost was haunting the deliberations of the assembled global elite D that of the renowned social scientist and economic historian, Karl Polanyi. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745684437
ISBN
9780745684437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262531924
ISBN
9780262531924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.26
€ 80.29

Hardback. A collection that includes both refereed articles and review essays of books in the history of economic thought and methodology. It highlights research the historiography and methodology of the English Poor Laws, behavioural economics, and the socialist calculation debate; as well as AD Roy and portfolio theory. Editor(s): Emmett, Ross B. Series Editor(s): Emmett, Ross B.; Biddle, Jeff E.; Johnson, Marianne. Series: Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology. Num Pages: 452 pages, ill. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 40. Weight in Grams: 876.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780520087
ISBN
9781780520087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.87

Paperback. Emphasizes that we need not choose between accepting and rejecting globalization, and that we can have a different globalization. This title also states that the movement of people and ideas is more important than the movement of things and money, and that freedom to change the institutions defining a market economy is needed. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145884
ISBN
9780691145884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

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