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Hardcover. 20 years after the collapse of communism in Central Eastern European countries and 30 years after the start of market-oriented reforms in China, this book provides a framework for understanding the differing emphasis and sequencing of two reforms and explores in-depth these issues in the demise of communism and the triumph of the market economy. Editor(s): Ichimura, Shinichi; Sato, Tsuneaki; James, William E. Num Pages: 294 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228030
- ISBN
- 9780230228030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.69
€ 128.69
Hardcover. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Keynes' contributions to macroeconomics and offers an in-depth analysis of the contested legacy of The General Theory, a book that marked the emergence of modern macroeconomics from the earlier heritage of monetary theory and business cycle and analysis. Editor(s): Dimand, Robert; Mundell, Robert; Vercelli, Alessandro. Series: International Economic Association. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230235991
- ISBN
- 9780230235991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Hardcover. The current global financial and economic crisis has called for the revival of Keynesian theory. This sixth volume in the International Papers in Political Economy (IPPE) series focuses on twenty first century Keynesian economics in terms of both theory and application. Editor(s): Arestis, Philip; Sawyer, Malcolm. Series: International Papers in Political Economy. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 455.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230236011
- ISBN
- 9780230236011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardcover. This volume brings a plurality of approaches -- from political economic to Foucauldian -- to bear on the broad range of contestations around urban neoliberalism. The contributors explore the range of resistant agency and reveal the heterogeneity of intersecting power relations that movements mobilize against. Editor(s): Kunkel, Jenny; Mayer, Margit. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; KCA; RGCP; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230271838
- ISBN
- 9780230271838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.14
€ 150.14
Hardcover. Money is an important instrument of calculation: as a unit of account and means of payment, it serves the purpose of exchange. Yet, it is increasingly becoming itself an object of exchange and calculation on financial markets, which tend less to the production and exchange of real goods. The question therefore is: has the economy lost its measure? Editor(s): Amato, Massimo; Doria, Luigi; Fantacci, Luca. Series: Bocconi on Management. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 tables, 1 figures. BIC Classification: JHB; KCA; KCBM; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398. Economic and Sociological Perspectives. Series: Bocconi on Management. 232 pages, 1 tables, 1 figures. Editor(s): Amato, Massimo; Doria, Luigi; Fantacci, Luca. Money is an important instrument of calculation: as a unit of account and means of payment, it serves the purpose of exchange. Yet, it is increasingly becoming itself an object of exchange and calculation on financial markets, which tend less to the production and exchange of real goods. The question therefore is: has the economy lost its measure?. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHB; KCA; KCBM; KFF. Dimension: 143 x 223 x 19. Weight: 398.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277779
- ISBN
- 9780230277779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Hardcover. An exploration of Friedrich Hayek's contribution to the foundation of behavioural economics, and how his work interacted with and complemented that of his contemporaries. Chapters include detailed discussions of the concept of rationality, psychology and Hayek's philosophical theories as well as the historical context in which he lived and worked. Editor(s): Frantz, Roger; Leeson, Robert. Series: Archival Insights into the Evolution of Economics. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230301160
- ISBN
- 9780230301160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.77
€ 128.77
Hardcover. The human imprint on the biosphere has become so pronounced in recent years that there has been talk of a new geological era, the 'Anthropocene'. Gathering contributions from some of the world's foremost heterodox economists, this book explores the new economic directions and paradigms that are required to respond to this crisis. Editor(s): Gerber, Julien-Francois; Steppacher, Rolf. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230303584
- ISBN
- 9780230303584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Hardcover. This book accounts for the work done around the two central aspects of Piero Sraffa's contribution to economic analysis, namely the criticism of the neoclassical theory of value and distribution and the reconstruction of economic theory along the lines of the Classical approach. Editor(s): Levrero, Enrico Sergio; Palumbo, Antonella; Stirati, Antonella. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230355262
- ISBN
- 9780230355262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.77
€ 128.77
Hardcover. This second volume of the book Sraffa and the Reconstruction of Economic Theory focuses on the theory of output and growth as developed in the modern revival of classical approach. Editor(s): Levrero, Enrico Sergio; Palumbo, Antonella; Stirati, Antonella. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230355293
- ISBN
- 9780230355293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.33
€ 128.33
Hardcover. This book accounts for the work done around the two central aspects of Piero Sraffa's contribution to economic analysis, namely the criticism of the neoclassical theory of value and distribution and the construction of economic theory along the lines of the Classical approach. Editor(s): Levrero, Enrico Sergio; Palumbo, Antonella; Stirati, Antonella. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230355309
- ISBN
- 9780230355309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48
Hardcover. This book covers a wide spectrum of issues in behavioural game theory (BGT), ranging from players' heterogeneity, social preferences and reciprocity, to learning, information and punishment in public good games. The book opens up the interdisciplinary aspects of BGT, and presents models which are tested through experimental methods. Editor(s): Innocenti, Alessandro; Sbriglia, Patrizia. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230520813
- ISBN
- 9780230520813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Hardcover. This book explores institutional change and economic behaviour by examining the transition process in the former socialist countries that joined the EU in 2004, looking at the growth occurring in China, offering a historical perspective on economic underdevelopment in the Middle East, and discussing the neo-classical paradigm. Editor(s): Kornai, Janos; Matyas, Laszlo; Roland, Gerard. Series: International Economic Association. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230546981
- ISBN
- 9780230546981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Paperback. This is an excerpt from the 4-volume dictionary of economics, a reference book which aims to define the subject of economics today. 1300 subject entries in the complete work cover the broad themes of economic theory. This extract concentrates on problems encountered in a planned economy. Editor(s): Eatwell, John; Milgate, Murray; Newman, Peter. Series: The new Palgrave series. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333495490
- ISBN
- 9780333495490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.32
€ 79.32
Hardcover. The connection between markets and states is examined in these essays, whose publication celebrates the 40th anniversary of the founding of Britain's largest Department of Government, at the University of Manchester. Editor(s): Moran, Michael; Wright, Maurice. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333535387
- ISBN
- 9780333535387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.34
€ 194.34
Hardcover. Features 15 contributors who argue that technical change can fruitfully be interpreted as an institutionally-structured learning process. These essays show that the analysis of knowledge-generating institutions provides insights into the pace, direction and persistence of technological change. Editor(s): Thomson, Ross. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JN; KCA; KCF; PDG; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 501.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333556832
- ISBN
- 9780333556832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.70
€ 194.70
Hardcover. This collection developed from a conference held in 1992 to mark the coming of age of E.P. Thompson's concept of "the moral economy". It provides a critical evaluation of the original concept and of its application to a wide and diverse field of scholarship. Editor(s): Randall, Adrian (Professor of English Social History, University of Birmingham); Charlesworth, Andrew (Reader in Human Geography, Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education). Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPWF; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 226 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333671849
- ISBN
- 9780333671849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.23
€ 183.23
Hardcover. Arising out of a conference celebrating the 60th anniversary of the publication of Sir Roy Harrod's "The Trade Cycle", this volume contains essays on the interpretation of Harrod's work in the fields of economic dynamics and trade. Editor(s): Rampa, Giorgio; etc.; Stella, Luciano (Teacher, Faculty of Law, University of Genoa, Italy); Thirlwall, A.P. (Professor of Applied Economics, University of Applied Economics, University of Kent, Canterbury). Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333717301
- ISBN
- 9780333717301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.80
€ 194.80
Hardcover. Offering a critical re-appraisal of the causes of the 1997 Asian crisis and of its impact on the strategies of firms, this book should prove of interest to anyone who wants to understand how firms have responded to the changes brought about by the crisis. Editor(s): Andreosso-O'Callaghan, Bernadette; Bassino, Jean-Pascal; Jassaud, Jacques. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJPR; KCA; KCC; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333964378
- ISBN
- 9780333964378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardcover. This is a collection of selected papers using the framework of inframarginal analysis of the division of labour held at Monash University on 6-7 July 2001. This framework, pioneered mainly by Professor Xiaokai Yang, with joint researches involving all the three editors and many of the authors. Editor(s): Ng, Yew-Kwang; Shi, Helling; Sun, Guangzhen. Num Pages: 343 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCF; KJE; KNP; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333999325
- ISBN
- 9780333999325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.60
€ 128.60
Hardcover. The issues dealt with in this volume range from the philosophical consideration of the precise nature of dialectical reasoning, to dialectics and economic theory, and to more concrete concerns such as how dialectics can help us think about globalization, freedom, inflation and subjectivity. Editor(s): Albritton, Robert; Simoulidis, John. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPFC; KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333999332
- ISBN
- 9780333999332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.78
€ 138.78
Hardcover. Drawing on behavioural, experimental and neoclassical economics, this volume brings together eminent academics and practitioners to provide working macroeconomic models and explore the social norms governing a post-crisis financial world. Editor(s): Aoki, Masahiko; Binmore, Kenneth; Deakin, Simon, FBA; Gintis, Herbert. Series: International Economic Association. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137034199
- ISBN
- 9781137034199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.63
€ 67.63
Hardcover. Having previously defined a good society as a sustainable society with a high level of development, significant provision of meaningful jobs, and low levels of inequality and social ills, Toward a Good Society in the Twenty-first Century provides a wide range of principles and policies that would be necessary if we are to achieve a good society. Editor(s): Marangos, John; Karagiannis, Nikolaos. Series: Perspectives from Social Economics. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCA; KCK; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137274731
- ISBN
- 9781137274731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. This book is a collection of specially commissioned chapters from philosophers, economists, and political scientists, focusing on Adam Smith's two main works Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations with a view to bringing Smith to a mainstream philosophy audience while simultaneously informing Smith's traditional constituency. Editor(s): Hardwick, David; Marsh, Leslie; Harvey, Geoffrey. Series: Archival Insights into the Evolution of Economics. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320681
- ISBN
- 9781137320681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardcover. Do the languages people speak influence their economic decisions and social behavior in multilingual societies? This Handbook brings together scholars from various disciplines to examine the links and tensions between economics and language to find the delicate balance between monetary benefits and psychological costs of linguistic dynamics. Editor(s): Ginsburgh, Victor; Weber, Shlomo. Num Pages: 816 pages, 30 figures, 49 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CFB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137325044
- ISBN
- 9781137325044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 303.24
€ 303.24