Economic theory & philosophy
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Economic theory & philosophy
Paperback. As a collection of alternative views on societies, methodologies, policies and assessment of the current elements of the society, Alternative Perspectives on a Good Society brings together different authors answering different questions all within the context of visions of a good society. Series: Perspectives from Social Economics. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; KCA; KCB; KCF; KFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349295890
- ISBN
- 9781349295890
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€ 63.22
€ 63.22
Paperback. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPB; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349296095
- ISBN
- 9781349296095
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€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349296934
- ISBN
- 9781349296934
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€ 63.77
€ 63.77
Paperback. In a unique undertaking, Andrew Yuengert explores and describes the limits to the economic model of the human being, providing an alternative account of human choice, to which economic models can be compared. Series: Perspectives from Social Economics. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPQB; KCA; KCK; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349299065
- ISBN
- 9781349299065
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€ 122.53
€ 122.53
Paperback. There are now increasing concerns about the need to upgrade public infrastructure, improve the delivery of public services, and explore new options for partnering with the private sector. This book looks atways of strengthening the efficiency of public investment and managing the fiscal risks ofpublic-private partnerships." Editor(s): Schwartz, G. Series: Procyclicality of Financial Systems in Asia. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349299447
- ISBN
- 9781349299447
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€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Paperback. This book provides new interdisciplinary and comparative answers as to why banking sectors in 'liberal' and 'coordinated' market economies operated under a shared set of rules during the Global Financial Crisis. Exploring the role of complex interactions among interdependent structures, institutions and agents defines this banking behaviour. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCK; KCP; KFF; KFFH; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349300518
- ISBN
- 9781349300518
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€ 121.59
€ 121.59
Paperback. This bookprovides a comprehensive analysis ofnational fiscal policies in the European Union and in the European Monetary Union. Adopting a critical perspective, the book offers a deep insight into the consequences of the current strategy of national fiscal policiesoneconomic activity." Editor(s): Ferreiro, Jesus; Fontana, Giuseppe. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCL; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349301614
- ISBN
- 9781349301614
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€ 63.62
€ 63.62
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; KCA; KCB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349303229
- ISBN
- 9781349303229
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€ 121.33
€ 121.33
Paperback. This book explores the life and work of Nicholas Kaldor, examining the influences that shaped and inspired his writings, and looks in detail at the crucial part he played in twentieth-century economics. Offering a comprehensive intellectual portrait of Kaldor, this book explains this great economist's importance in his own time and in ours. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349303854
- ISBN
- 9781349303854
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€ 121.25
€ 121.25
paperback. "Rules of origin have emerged as one of the most controversial issues in any trade negotiations. This book analyzes the economics of rules of origin in regional trade agreements. It critically evaluates the empirical aspects, providing fresh perspectives on complex policy-negotiations and rules of origin implementation"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCA; KCL; KCM; KCP; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- SKU
- V9781349303892
- ISBN
- 9781349303892
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€ 63.16
€ 63.16
Paperback. This book focuses on the construction of the economic policies of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and its institutions. It reviews the faltering economic performance of the EMU countries before and after the onset of the financial crisis. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCC; KCP; KFF; KFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349312573
- ISBN
- 9781349312573
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€ 63.16
€ 63.16
paperback. This book explores implications of the modern view of central banks rising from the proposition that words have no meaning beyond their use in a particular context and setting. It studies coded language to explain why a central bank's decisions and communicative interactions can't be devoted to a coded language which is an artificial language. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; KCA; KCB; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- SKU
- V9781349312672
- ISBN
- 9781349312672
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€ 63.36
€ 63.36
Social Capital, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economic Behaviour an...
. Ed(S): Sacconi, L.; Antoni, Giacomo Degli
Paperback. This book focuses on the concepts of social capital, corporate social responsibility, and economic development in relation toeconomic theory of institutions and behavioural economics.It also takes amacroeconomic and empirical approach, on the relationship between social capital, ethical behaviour and economic development." Editor(s): Sacconi, L.; Antoni, Giacomo Degli. Num Pages: 399 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCC; KCK; KJG; KJR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314058
- ISBN
- 9781349314058
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€ 122.91
€ 122.91
Paperback. 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, P.; Sawyer, Malcolm. Series: International Papers in Political Economy. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCP; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314195
- ISBN
- 9781349314195
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€ 121.25
€ 121.25
Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance
Sacconi, Lorenzo; Blair, Margaret; Freeman, R...
Paperback. "Corporate social responsibility is seen in this book as multi-stakeholder approach to corporate governance. This volume outlines neo-institutional and stakeholder theories of the firm, new rational choice and social contract normative models, self regulatory and soft law models, and the advances from behavioral economics"-- Editor(s): Vercelli, Alessandro. Series: International Economic Association Series. Num Pages: 482 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCC; KCK; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314621
- ISBN
- 9781349314621
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€ 124.89
€ 124.89
Paperback. Kaj Ilmonen was a pioneer in the third wave of the sociology of consumption. This bookprovides a balanced overview of the sociology of consumption, arguing that the enthusiasm of 'the third wave' exaggerated the role of the symbolic and imaginary at the expense of the materiality of human societies." Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR; JHB; JHBA; JPS; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318735
- ISBN
- 9781349318735
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€ 63.44
€ 63.44
Paperback. "Law and Markets examines the interaction between legal rules, market forces and prices. It emphasises the economic effects of legal rules on individual incentives in both market and non-market settings, and draws on cases and materials from a wide variety of legal jurisdictions to illustrate economic principles"-- Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCC; KCP; LNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349320318
- ISBN
- 9781349320318
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€ 123.58
€ 123.58
paperback. "This book analyses privatisation in Ireland, a European economy that has experienced rapidly changing fortunes over the last 30 years. It examines the effects of privatisation in terms of corporate performance, public finances and the distributional aspects of privatisation including the impact on employment and share ownership"-- Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCL; KCS; KFFD; KFFH; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 369.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- SKU
- V9781349320608
- ISBN
- 9781349320608
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€ 122.53
€ 122.53
Paperback. "The financial crisis is destroying wealth but is also a remarkable opportunity to uncover the ways by which debt can be used to regulate the economic system. This book uses four case studies of cooperatives to give an in-depth analysis on how they have braved the crisis and continued to generate wealth"-- Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCD; KCF; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349321995
- ISBN
- 9781349321995
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Condition: New
€ 39.28
€ 39.28
Paperback. In India today only35 percent ofpeople have access to medicines. This book examines the rise of drug prices in India, anddevelops a new healthcare model, which if implemented, would extend access to medicines to India's entire population. Sensitivity tests show that the proposed model is affordable, equitable and implementable" Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCA; KCM; KCQ; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323487
- ISBN
- 9781349323487
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€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Building on the impressive first edition, this revised and updated book examines a wide range of highly topical issues. Dr Panic questions whether economic prosperity, social wellbeing and peace are sustainable given existing national attitudes, institutions and policies, and explores the changes needed to prevent another global economic collapse. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCC; KCP; KCS; KFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349324095
- ISBN
- 9781349324095
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€ 64.17
€ 64.17
Paperback. Read addresses the contributions of significant individuals to our understanding of financial decisions and markets.Great financial theorists created the basis for what we now know as personal finance and this volume describes four great minds in finance that forever established the role of the rate of return and life cycle decision-making." Series: Great Minds in Finance. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCZ; KFF; KFFH; VSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349324293
- ISBN
- 9781349324293
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€ 122.53
€ 122.53
Paperback. Readexamines probability, risk, and uncertainty through the contributions of John von Neumann, Leonard Jimmie Savage, Kenneth Arrow and Harry Markowitz. These Portfolio Theorists provided us with a dramatic leap forward in our understanding of and insights into financial rewards under risk and uncertainty." Series: Great Minds in Finance. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KFF; KFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349324316
- ISBN
- 9781349324316
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€ 63.48
€ 63.48
Paperback. "The third book in the Great Minds in Finance series examines the pricing of securities and the risk/reward trade off through the legends, contribution, and legacies of Jacob Marschak, William Sharpe, Fischer Black and Myron Scholes, and Robert Merton, influencing both theory and practice, enabling the question of how do we measure risk? "-- Series: Great Minds in Finance. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCA; KCL; KFF; KFFH; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349324330
- ISBN
- 9781349324330
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€ 121.19
€ 121.19