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Paperback. Apple or pears? Liberty or death? We experience life as a series of choices, large and small. What makes a choice rational? Divided in three parts with a section of keywords, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental principles of rational choice theory, game theory, and to their implications and limitations. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPM; JPA; KCA; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 678.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631183228
- ISBN
- 9780631183228
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Condition: New
€ 73.97
€ 73.97
Paperback. aeo This textbook is based on a course taught jointly by an economist and a mathematician making it a balanced and comprehensive introduction to mathematics in economics. aeo Mathematical techniques are always presented in the context of the economics problems they are used to solve. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: KCA; KCH; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 176 x 28. Weight in Grams: 878.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631180562
- ISBN
- 9780631180562
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€ 73.97
€ 73.97
Paperback. Concerned with the origins of capitalism and the conditions that accompanied its birth, this work argues that capitalism is more than an economic system: it is a culture that affects not just the material but also the social, familial and even spiritual bases of existence. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPF; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 150. Weight in Grams: 666.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631165576
- ISBN
- 9780631165576
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Condition: New
€ 29.85
€ 29.85
Paperback. Demonstrates that under capitalism, the process central to growth is geographical industrialization, and that the creation and use of territory is fundamental to economic development. Beginning with the economics of disequilibrium growth, this title reveals the technological, organizational and political foundations of industrialization. Num Pages: 292 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPA; KCA; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631165330
- ISBN
- 9780631165330
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€ 50.09
€ 50.09
Hardcover. System dynamics is a method similar to econometrics and mathematical statistics. Normally it is used to provide a rigorous analysis of models in closed systems. Here, however, it is used to study capital accumulation, and the economic cycles. Num Pages: 150 pages, d. BIC Classification: KCA; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471607922
- ISBN
- 9780471607922
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Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Hardcover. This volume is designed to promote students' understanding of econometrics and to build a more operational knowledge of economics through a meaningful combination of words, symbols and ideas. Num Pages: 896 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 1738.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 896
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471513643
- ISBN
- 9780471513643
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Condition: New
€ 301.90
€ 301.90
Hardcover. "An innovative book for an innovative topic. " Charles Hampden--Turner Like the subject matter it covers, Clusters of Creativity is innovative and original. Num Pages: 296 pages, maps, tables, charts. BIC Classification: KCA; KNDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471496045
- ISBN
- 9780471496045
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€ 68.98
€ 68.98
Hardcover. Andrea Gabor recounts the development of modern business through the lives, times and ideas of the great thinkers -- people such as Peter Drucker, W. Edwards Deming, Alfred Sloan, Abraham Maslow -- who defined the art and science of business. Num Pages: 398 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KCA; KCS; KCZ; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 744.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471492474
- ISBN
- 9780471492474
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€ 63.90
€ 63.90
Paperback. Truett and Truett's Eighth Edition shows how to use economic analysis to solve problems and make effective decisions in the complex world of business. The highly successful problem-solving approach, clear and accurate presentation of economic theory, and outstanding cases combine to make the best presentation of managerial economics yet. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 213 x 19. Weight in Grams: 758.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471462477
- ISBN
- 9780471462477
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Condition: New
€ 57.71
€ 57.71
Hardcover. Abraham Maslow started two revolutions in his lifetime, one in psychology and another in business. Most will remember him for his groundbreaking theories of self-actualization and the hierarchy of needs. This collection of writings introduces new readers to the key aspects of Maslow's thinking on management and human behavior in the workplace. Num Pages: 324 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; KCA; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471360087
- ISBN
- 9780471360087
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Condition: New
€ 65.13€ 55.38
€ 65.13
€ 55.38
Paperback. Uses a problem solving framework to provide students with the means for acquiring the necessary skills in the application of economic theory. Enables them to understand that economic theory does describe authentic relationships by actual people in the existing world. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCJ; KNAC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471304470
- ISBN
- 9780471304470
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Condition: New
€ 239.78
€ 239.78
Paperback. Few writings are more often cited as a cornerstone of modern economic thought than those of Adam Smith. Few are less read. Num Pages: 352 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393955309
- ISBN
- 9780393955309
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.51
€ 27.99
€ 26.51
Paperback. In The Worldly Philosophers, Robert Heilbroner set out to describe what the great economists thought would happen to the system of capitalism. In later books. Professor Heilbroner projected his own views about the future of the capitalist system. Now he asks a still more demanding question: What is capitalism? Num Pages: 226 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: KCA; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 126 x 194 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393955293
- ISBN
- 9780393955293
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.61
€ 30.99
€ 27.61
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345452
- ISBN
- 9780393345452
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.26
€ 24.99
€ 22.26
Paperback. Introduces Arrow's Impossibility Theorem and founded the field of social choice theory in economics and political science. Series: Cowles Foundation Monograph Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCK; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 178.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300179316
- ISBN
- 9780300179316
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€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. Presents the first extended critique of rational choice theory from an anthropological perspective Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHM; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292729025
- ISBN
- 9780292729025
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Hardcover. Written for theologians, philosophers, social scientists, and policymakers interested in the theological and philosophical foundations of economics, this carefully researched study argues that precarious, subsistence living is not an immutable law of nature. Rather, such a chronic, dismal condition reflects personal and collective moral failure. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX6; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268021924
- ISBN
- 9780268021924
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Condition: New
€ 108.31
€ 108.31
Paperback. The collected reflections of leaders in business, academy and other parts of society ask questions to consider in the rush towards globalization: What is the next step in the globalization process? Should we aim for one global code of conduct? What accountability structures are helpful? Editor(s): Williams, Oliver F., C.S.C. Series: John W.Houck Notre Dame Series in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268010409
- ISBN
- 9780268010409
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Hardback. Offers policy ideas and commentary on economic issues, such as global warming, the global economy, government spending, Social Security, tax reform, real estate, and political and social policy, and also includes a look at the economics of capital punishment, welfare reform, and the presidential elections. Editor(s): Edlin, Aaron S.; Stiglitz, Joseph E.; DeLong, J. Bradford. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 581.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143646
- ISBN
- 9780231143646
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.30
€ 30.99
€ 22.30
Paperback. In this work James Tobin discusses two major issues of macroeconomics: the strength of automatic market forces in maintaining full employment equilibrium and the efficacy of government fiscal and monetary policies in stabilizing the economy. Num Pages: 116 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 7. Weight in Grams: 141.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226805023
- ISBN
- 9780226805023
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.26
€ 25.99
€ 21.26
Paperback. Traces the emergence and transformation of economics in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries from a natural to a social science. Focusing on the works of several economists, this book examines their conceptual debt to natural science and thus locates the evolution of economic ideas within the history of science. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226735702
- ISBN
- 9780226735702
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 283 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: KCA; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226727240
- ISBN
- 9780226727240
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€ 37.99€ 29.74
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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
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.31
€ 24.99
€ 20.31
Hardcover. "The Pure Theory of Capital", was F A Hayek's most detailed work in economic theory. This work situates the book not only in historical and theoretical context but within Hayek's own life and his struggle to complete the manuscript. Editor(s): White, Lawrence H. Series: The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek. Num Pages: 464 pages, 34 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 34. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226320991
- ISBN
- 9780226320991
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Condition: New
€ 94.73€ 79.09
€ 94.73
€ 79.09