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Hardback. Focuses on theories of the business cycle and various empirical methods and synopsizes the results. This title gives an overview of models and modern concepts and tools for analyzing the business cycle. It demonstrates, where possible, the relation of those models to the history of business cycle analysis. Editor(s): Semmler, Willi. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 415 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 415
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394488
- ISBN
- 9780792394488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.79
€ 244.79
Hardback. Offers insights into research focusing on the interface between thermodynamics and economics. Although nonequilibrium thermodynamics and self-organisation appear to offer more possibilities for economic application, the papers in this volume demonstrate that economic insights are still derivable from the standpoint of classical thermodynamics. Editor(s): Burley, Peter; Foster, John. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 265 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
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394464
- ISBN
- 9780792394464
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Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardback. Employs case studies to examine the extent to which economics may be regarded as independent of the religious beliefs of its practitioners. This book also contains commentaries, or interpretive essays dealing with the question 'How sensitive is economics to theological considerations?' Editor(s): Brennan, Geoffrey; Waterman, A. M. C. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCX6; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394433
- ISBN
- 9780792394433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.70
€ 191.70
Hardback. Concerned with communicating and comprehending, this book takes the view that ideas matter and that a dialogue with alternative worldviews is a civilised exercise in tolerance. It concentrates on the ideas of Plato, Steuart, Mill, Schumpeter, Hayek, Buchanan, the Catholic social economists and the property-rights tradition. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394334
- ISBN
- 9780792394334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.34
€ 127.34
Hardback. Presents the interrelationships and possible connecting threads between two attempts within economic theory to step out of the mainstream of conventional neoclassical wisdom - evolutionary and neo-Schumpeterian theory. Editor(s): Magnusson, Lars. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393856
- ISBN
- 9780792393856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.34
€ 192.34
Hardback. Reviews the topic of co-ordination from an economic, theoretical standpoint. The aim of this volume is two-fold: first, it contributes to the ongoing research on the economics of co-ordination; and second, it disseminates results and encourages interest in the topic. Editor(s): Friedman, James W. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KJ; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1170.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393818
- ISBN
- 9780792393818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.09
€ 127.09
Hardback. Addresses questions such as: What are bureaucrats and bureaucracies? Why do they exist and what are their functions? How do they behave? how much power do they possess? What is their impact on efficiency and production? And how do they affect society? Editor(s): Garston, Neil. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393771
- ISBN
- 9780792393771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.15
€ 191.15
Hardback. This collection of papers reflects the variety of interpretations and definitions connected with the concept of "mercantilism", which have evolved historically during the last two centuries. They range from interpretations of "mercantilistic" ideas to interpretations of policies. Editor(s): Magnusson, Lars. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393597
- ISBN
- 9780792393597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.27
€ 191.27
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.91
€ 192.91
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.99
€ 192.99
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.
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- 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
€ 192.74
€ 192.74
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.56
€ 188.56
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
€ 245.62
€ 245.62
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
€ 190.47
€ 190.47
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
€ 192.30
€ 192.30
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
€ 125.13
€ 125.13
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
€ 244.92
€ 244.92
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792391784
- ISBN
- 9780792391784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.27
€ 191.27
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
€ 127.92
€ 127.92
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
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
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
€ 244.60
€ 244.60
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
€ 131.14
€ 131.14
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 163
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386889
- ISBN
- 9780792386889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.01
€ 186.01
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
€ 192.98
€ 192.98