Economic theory & philosophy
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Economic theory & philosophy
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 143
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792392309
- ISBN
- 9780792392309
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Condition: New
€ 125.13
€ 125.13
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792392415
- ISBN
- 9780792392415
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€ 192.30
€ 192.30
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792392620
- ISBN
- 9780792392620
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Condition: New
€ 190.47
€ 190.47
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792392903
- ISBN
- 9780792392903
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Condition: New
€ 245.62
€ 245.62
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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€ 188.56
€ 188.56
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
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€ 192.74
€ 192.74
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393467
- ISBN
- 9780792393467
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€ 192.99
€ 192.99
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.
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- 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
€ 192.91
€ 192.91
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393597
- ISBN
- 9780792393597
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Condition: New
€ 191.27
€ 191.27
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393771
- ISBN
- 9780792393771
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Condition: New
€ 191.15
€ 191.15
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
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Condition: New
€ 127.09
€ 127.09
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
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€ 192.34
€ 192.34
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
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€ 127.34
€ 127.34
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394433
- ISBN
- 9780792394433
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Condition: New
€ 191.70
€ 191.70
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. 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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 415
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394488
- ISBN
- 9780792394488
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€ 244.79
€ 244.79
Hardback. Provides the reader with different perspectives on 'economic theory' from the viewpoint of various subdisciplines within economics. This book considers questions including the role of economic theory and what factors influence the way economists view the role of theory in economics. Editor(s): Klein, Philip A. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394525
- ISBN
- 9780792394525
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Condition: New
€ 126.68
€ 126.68
hardcover. This volume examines the human economy and its co-evolutionary relationship with the natural world in three broad types of societies. It argues that the current human impact on the environment will cause profound changes in the biophysical world. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394884
- ISBN
- 9780792394884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.39
€ 189.39
Hardback. Contains essays written by philosophers concentrating on philosophical issues that arise at the level of the everyday theoretical practice of working economists. This book also includes responses from economists to the philosophical arguments from the standpoint of their own disciplines. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394945
- ISBN
- 9780792394945
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Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Hardback. Explores and develops several areas of post- Keynesian economics most in need of additional fundamental research, including: a monetary theory of production; post-Keynesian price theory; international economics; labor economics; financing aggregate demands; and, the liquidity preference theory of interest. Editor(s): Wells, Paul. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 124 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792395706
- ISBN
- 9780792395706
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Condition: New
€ 124.51
€ 124.51
Hardback. Contains essays which are grouped under three headings: the theory of social value; the instrumental value principle; and extensions of Toolian themes. Editor(s): Clark, Charles Michael Andres. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792396062
- ISBN
- 9780792396062
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Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Hardback. This text provides a debate on the issues surrounding transaction cost economics. It aims to contribute to understanding of the theory of the firm and to provide a better knowledge of the complexities of economic organization. Editor(s): Groenewegen, John. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792396116
- ISBN
- 9780792396116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.16
€ 246.16
hardcover. Intends to convince professional economists who study the behaviour of the economic system as a whole that they must re-examine some of the assumptions underlying the reigning economic theories. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792396512
- ISBN
- 9780792396512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.27
€ 190.27
Hardback. Michael Kalecki (1899-1970) was one of the most important economists of the 20th century. In the 1930s he made a series of fundamental contributions to macroeconomic theory which anticipated, complemented, and in some ways surpassed those of Keynes. This volume documents his work. Editor(s): King, J. E. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792396987
- ISBN
- 9780792396987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.88
€ 126.88