Economics category: 26433 books
The Liberation of the Serfs
The Economics of Unfree Labor
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
In Europe, the liberation of the serfs was a project initiated in 1806 with a scheduled completion date of 1810. It was obvious to those who planned the project that the liberation of the serfs involved a complete overhaul of agriculture as it was then known as Europe moved from feudalism to capitalism....
Inequality and Power
The Economics of Class
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2011
This book is about the causes and consequences of economic inequality in the advanced market economies of today. It is common that in market systems people choose their own individual economic destinies, but of course the choices people make are importantly determined by the alternatives available...
The Economics of Voting
Studies of self-interest, bargaining, duty and rights
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
The economics of voting is about whether and to what extent self-interest may be relied upon in voting. The central proposition in economics is that the world’s work gets done satisfactorily when each person does what they think is best for themselves. The commonsense view of the matter is that...
The Economics of Addictive Behaviours Volume IV
The Private and Social Costs of Overeating and their Remedies
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
This title offers an in-depth analysis of the psychological causes and consequences of, and proposed interventions for over-eating. The author examines the history of obesity and its distribution by social class and geography, the environmental effects of overconsumption and economic remedies such...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016
Professor Ailsa McKay, who was known not only for her work as a feminist economist but also her influence on Scottish social and economic policy, died in 2014 at the height of her academic career and impact on public life. Organised around the key themes of Ailsa McKay’s work, this collection brings...
Interest in Islamic Economics
Understanding Riba
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2005
With Islamic banking gradually becoming a more influential factor in the West, an analysis of the concept of riba – a definition of which is not given in the Qur’an – is long overdue. This text presents readers with various interpretations of this Islamic economic concept – generally perceived...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 1996
This work provides a valuable review of the most important developments in economic theory and application over the last decade. Comprising twenty-seven specially commissioned overviews, the volume presents a comprehensive and student-friendly guide to contemporary economics.
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Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
The Handbook of Media Management and Economics has become a required reference for students, professors, policy makers and industry practitioners. The volume was developed around two primary objectives: assessing the state of knowledge for the key topics in the media management and economics fields;...
by Ulrich Schwalbe
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
and should therefore constitute a part of every area of economic 3 theory. The spectrum covered by information economics today ranges from Stigler's search theory4 to industrial economics, including oligopoly theory, innovation, as well as research and develop 5 ment. However, the area information...
Enacting Dismal Science
New Perspectives on the Performativity of Economics
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2016
In this book, sociologists, philosophers, and economists investigate the conceptual issues around the performativity of economics over a variety of disciplinary contexts and provide new case studies illuminating this phenomenon. In featuring the latest contributions to the performativity debate the...
The Language of Economics
Socially Constructed Vocabularies and Assumptions
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2016
This Palgrave Pivot demonstrates that the inherited vocabularies of economics and other social sciences contain socially constructed words and theories that bias our very understanding of history and markets, bridging the empirical and moral dimensions of economics in general and inequality in particular....
Civil Happiness
Economics and Human Flourishing in Historical Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2006
Economists have long laboured under the misapprehension that all humans exist as rational beings that find happiness in maximizing their personal utility. This impressive volume presents an historical review of the evolution of economic thought, from economic philosophy to contemporary mathematical...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2005
This intriguing new book examines and analyses the role of critical realism in economics and specifically how this line of thought can be applied to the real world. With contributions from such varying commentators as Sheila Dow, Wendy Olsen and Fred Lee, this new book is unique in its approach and...
Gender and Economics in Muslim Communities
Critical Feminist and Postcolonial Analyses
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
Bringing together feminist analyses of economic processes and outcomes with feminist critiques of Orientalism, this book examines the diverse economic realities facing women in a range of Muslim communities. This approach pays special attention to the role of Islam in economic analyses of gender equality...