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Hardback. Drawing on economics and communication studies, this text explores the implications for economic analysis of employing a more complete conceptualization of information: information as locus of power; information as evolutionary agent; and media systems as devices for control. Editor(s): Babe, Robert. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393580
- ISBN
- 9780792393580
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Condition: New
€ 201.25
€ 201.25
Hardback. Studies the institutionalist's evolutionary theory of political economy in different areas of inquiry: the provision of a fresh overview of institutional economics; the refinement of pragmatic methods of inquiry; the clarifications of instrumental value theory; and, the distillation of institutionalist theory of labor markets. Editor(s): Tool, Marc R. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393467
- ISBN
- 9780792393467
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Condition: New
€ 201.34
€ 201.34
hardcover. While mainstream economic thought assumes tastes and technology as given, it has had little to say about how society has promoted and adjusted to technological change. The book presents a utopian design for society, whose purpose is to promote discovery, invention and innovation, which have become principal aspects of national state competition. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1993rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393030
- ISBN
- 9780792393030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.08
€ 201.08
Hardback. Examines the rank-dependent expected utility model (RDEU). This text considers this single model in an attempt to shed light on many of the concerns that have motivated the development of generalized utility models. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393023
- ISBN
- 9780792393023
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Condition: New
€ 198.24
€ 198.24
The Meaning of Ludwig von Mises. Contributions in Economics, Sociology...
Jeffrey M. . Ed(S): Herbener
Hardback. A restatement and extension of the major contributions of Ludwig von Mises to epistemology, history, economics and political philosophy. The contributors review topics of importance to the Austrian school of economic thought, including positivism and public choice, socialism, and methodology. Editor(s): Herbener, Jeffrey M. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792392903
- ISBN
- 9780792392903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.28
€ 256.28
Hardback. Starting with the historical and methodological issues, this book examines subjectivism, market coordination, institutions, political economy and evolutionary theory. It concludes with an Afterword by Mario Rizzo and Larry White, which both appraises the contents and assesses the approaches propounded in the volume. Editor(s): Caldwell, Bruce J.; Boehm, Stephan. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792392620
- ISBN
- 9780792392620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.94
€ 199.94
Hardback. Economic methodology has long been dominated by the work of Karl Popper who advocated the position that science is what it is by virtue of its adherence to certain ideals. This volume presents alternatives to Popperian methodology, showing there are other ways of construing methodology. Editor(s): De Marchi, Neil. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792392415
- ISBN
- 9780792392415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.85
€ 201.85
Hardback. Surveys and evaluates theoretical contributions on services growth, from the mercantillists and classicists to works beginning with Fisher and Fourasite, and developed by Fuchs, Bell, Baumol, Stanback, and Gershuny. This book discusses questions including: Are services a new engine for economic growth or 'nonproductive' deadweights? Translator(s): Heesterman, Aart. Series: International Studies in the Service Economy. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 143
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792392309
- ISBN
- 9780792392309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.50
€ 130.50
Hardback. Based on a NSF-sponsored Conference that brought generalized utility theorists and decision analysts together, this book examines the normative, prescriptive, and descriptive implications of the various utility theories. It reviews the phenomena that the utility theories are intended to explain and the theories themselves. Editor(s): Edwards, Ward. Series: Studies in Risk and Uncertainty. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792392262
- ISBN
- 9780792392262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.56
€ 255.56
Hardback. Editor(s): Roberts, Bruce; Feiner, Susan F. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792391784
- ISBN
- 9780792391784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.54
€ 199.54
hardcover. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1990th Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792391005
- ISBN
- 9780792391005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.41
€ 133.41
hardcover. Editor(s): Samuels, Warren J. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1990th Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792390466
- ISBN
- 9780792390466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.08
€ 133.08
Hardback. Editor(s): Samuels, Warren J.; Hennings, Klaus. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792390381
- ISBN
- 9780792390381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.22
€ 255.22
hardcover. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1990th Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792390046
- ISBN
- 9780792390046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.71
€ 136.71
hardcover. This text reports a project in agent-based computer simulation of processes of economic growth in a population of boundedly rational learning agents. The study is an exercise in comparative simulation. Series: Advances in Computational Economics. Num Pages: 163 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 163
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386889
- ISBN
- 9780792386889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.95
€ 193.95
hardcover. This text seeks to elucidate the nature and methodology of Islamic political economy, offering a comparative study of occidental thought in the same area. Topics of microeconomics and macroeconomic theory are covered. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386018
- ISBN
- 9780792386018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.58
€ 201.58
Hardback. Offering an overview of the main questions that have to be addressed explicitly or implicitly when making income inequality comparisons, this volume offers a historical survey of the link between the personal and functional distributions of incomes. It also reviews specific issues in and applications of income inequality analysis. Editor(s): Silber, Jacques. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 680 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1127.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385745
- ISBN
- 9780792385745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 375.15
€ 375.15
Hardback. Acknowledges that both positive and negative consequences accompanied the penetration of capitalism and the development of the forces and means of production throughout the world. Editor(s): Chilcote, Ronald M. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792384700
- ISBN
- 9780792384700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.13
€ 133.13
Hardback. Deals with some theoretical aspects of foreign aid, and analyzes some general policy aspects. This book also looks at the donor experience and includes one paper on the Danish experience. It considers the recipient experience and consists of five case studies. Editor(s): Gupta, Kanhaya L. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792384045
- ISBN
- 9780792384045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.65
€ 133.65
Hardback. Devoted to the computation of equilibria, fixed points and stationary points. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792383956
- ISBN
- 9780792383956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.04
€ 201.04
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792383918
- ISBN
- 9780792383918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.58
€ 201.58
Hardback. This volume presents a set of case studies of ways in which economics and theology may actually have been combined in the real world. The question of whether the interaction of religion and economics is fruitful or intellectually defensible is the focus of the second part. Editor(s): Dean, James M.; Waterman, A. M. C. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792383734
- ISBN
- 9780792383734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.28
€ 198.28
hardcover. This edition provides an updated treatment of network economics through the inclusion of new theoretical results and new applications, as well as problems for self-study purposes and/or for use in the classroom. It provides a unified treatment of finite-dimensional variational inequalities. Series: Advances in Computational Economics. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd rev. ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792383505
- ISBN
- 9780792383505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 379.53
€ 379.53
Hardback. Attempting to bring together the elements of different approaches that have been used to understand corruption, this book proposes a shift in the focus of studies on corruption away from bribery-type activities to corruption that results in distortion of economic policies. Editor(s): Jain, Arvind K. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792383338
- ISBN
- 9780792383338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.34
€ 131.34