Economic theory & philosophy
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Economic theory & philosophy
Paperback. Describes the remarkable creative renaissance in economics, how economic thinking is being applied to the paradoxes of everyday life. This title incorporates the developments in the field, including the rise of behavioral finance, the failure of carbon trading, and the growing trend of government bailouts. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143163
- ISBN
- 9780691143163
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.86
€ 24.99
€ 18.86
Paperback. Examines "the great contraction" of 2007 - 2010 within the context of the neoliberal globalization that began in the early 1980s. Summarizing a large amount of troubling data, the authors show that manufacturing has declined from 40 percent of GDP to under 10 percent over the years. Num Pages: 400 pages, 76 line illustrations, 6 charts, 21 tables. BIC Classification: KCA; KFF; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072244
- ISBN
- 9780674072244
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.97
€ 35.99
€ 30.97
Paperback. Rejects the conventional view that capitalism benefits society through price competition - that is, products and services become less costly as firms vie for consumers. While giving price competition due credit, this book stresses that large firms use innovation as a prime competitive weapon. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 line illus. BIC Classification: KCA; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116303
- ISBN
- 9780691116303
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041124
- ISBN
- 9780226041124
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.57
€ 40.99
€ 31.57
Paperback. Develops a way of understanding the process by which economies change. This title explains how different societies arrive at the institutional infrastructure that determines their economic trajectories. It argues that economic change depends largely on 'adaptive efficiency'. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145952
- ISBN
- 9780691145952
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.41
€ 37.99
€ 27.41
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415688031
- ISBN
- 9780415688031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.19
€ 51.19
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield International
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783485895
- ISBN
- 9781783485895
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.29
€ 47.99
€ 47.29
Paperback. Applies economic theory to human behavior and states that our daily actions and choices are influenced by market forces and economic incentives. This book contains 138 essays which address issues including: the changing role of women in economics, crime, immigration, drugs, and, discrimination against minorities. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780070067097
- ISBN
- 9780070067097
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.80
€ 31.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. Writing for a wide audience, Harvey here tells the political-economic story of where neoliberalization came from and how it proliferated on the world stage. He constructs a framework, not only for analyzing the political and economic dangers that now surround us, but also for assessing the prospects for more socially just alternatives. Num Pages: 256 pages, numerous graphs, 3 line drawings, 5 maps and 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199283279
- ISBN
- 9780199283279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.88
€ 25.88
Paperback. Dedicated to the controversial question of whether economics is performative - of whether, in some cases, economics actually produces the phenomena it analyzes, this book features case studies that intend to offer substance to the notion of the performativity of economics in an accessible, nontechnical way. Editor(s): MacKenzie, Donald; Muniesa, Fabian; Siu, Lucia. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 halftones. 11 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: JH; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138497
- ISBN
- 9780691138497
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Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 50.90
€ 65.07
€ 50.90
Hardback. Presents a unified theory of economic growth since the dawn of civilization. This title provides a comprehensive overview of the three phases of the development process. It analyzes the Malthusian theory and its empirical support. It examines theories of demographic transition and their empirical significance. Num Pages: 328 pages, 74 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCA; KCG; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130026
- ISBN
- 9780691130026
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Condition: New
€ 92.27€ 71.03
€ 92.27
€ 71.03
Paperback. Translator(s): Batson, H.E. Num Pages: 544 pages, index. BIC Classification: KCA; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc.
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- 5Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913966716
- ISBN
- 9780913966716
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.64
€ 14.99
€ 12.64
Paperback. "I defy anybody-Keynesian, Hayekian, or uncommitted-to read [Wapshott's] work and not learn something new."-John Cassidy, The New Yorker Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Number of pages
- 382
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393343632
- ISBN
- 9780393343632
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.14
€ 19.99
€ 19.14
Paperback. In today's financial climate, we are all, naturally, obsessed by debt. In this title, the author examines the flawed structure of the global finance systems as they exist today, and asks, with deeper imbalances that the world is currently facing, what's actually at stake. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718192143
- ISBN
- 9780718192143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.84
€ 13.00
€ 11.84
Hardback. For any market to work properly, certain key elements are necessary: competition, pricing, rules, clearly defined offers, and easy access to information. Without these components, there would be chaos. This book examines how order is maintained in the different interconnected consumer, producer, and credit markets of the global fashion industry. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 halftones. 2 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFFT; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141572
- ISBN
- 9780691141572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.32
€ 53.24
€ 42.32
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SteinerBooks, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621480495
- ISBN
- 9781621480495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.14
€ 46.99
€ 39.14
Paperback. Translator(s): Riemer, Jeremiah. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; KCA; KCL; KCP; KCZ; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172592
- ISBN
- 9780231172592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.78
€ 24.99
€ 18.78