Economics category: 26433 books
by A. Marshall
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
Alfred Marshall, Principles of Economics (1890) – Founder of Modern (Neo-classical) Economics. His book Principles of Economics was the dominant textbook in economics for a long time and it is considered to be his seminal work.
Economics Unmasked
From Power and Greed to Compassion and the Common Good
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
The economic system under which we live not only forces the great majority of humankind to live their lives in indignity and poverty but also threatens all forms of life on Earth. Economics Unmasked presents a cogent critique of the dominant economic system, showing that the theoretical constructions...
by Michael Watts, Zvi Eckstein, Esther Gal-Or
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2014
Experienced economics editors discuss navigating the world of scholarly journals, with details on submission, reviews, acceptance, rejection, and editorial policy.
Editors of academic journals are often the top scholars in their fields. They are charged with managing the flow of hundreds of...
The Philosophy of Economics
An Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2007
An anthology of works on the philosophy of economics, including classic texts and essays exploring specific branches and schools of economics. Completely revamped, this edition contains new selections, a revised introduction and a bibliography. The volume contains 26 chapters organized into five parts:...
Caring Economics
Conversations on Altruism and Compassion, Between Scientists, Economists, and the Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
A COLLECTION OF INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED SCIENTISTS AND ECONOMISTS IN DIALOGUE WITH HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA, ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR A MORE ALTRUISTIC ECONOMY
Can the hyperambitious, bottom-line-driven practices of the global economy incorporate compassion into the pursuit of wealth? Or...
Ecological Economics
Political Economics for Social and Environmental Development
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Ecological economics seeks to socially construct a political economics which will deal successfully with environmental problems and make the individual more visible in economic analysis. The author describes the principles, strategies and instruments of social change for key players - governmental...
Uncertainty in Economics
A New Approach
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2017
In this book the author develops a new approach to uncertainty in economics, which calls for a fundamental change in the methodology of economics. It provides a comprehensive overview and critical appraisal of the economic theory of uncertainty and shows that uncertainty was originally conceptualized...
Preface to Social Economics
Economic Theory and Social Problems
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Economics both describes the way economic forces work and studies the effi ciency, or ineffi ciency, that results. These two aspects of economics have probably never been wholly separated, and it is debatable how far it is possible or desirable to separate them. The question will ultimately be answered...
by Michelle Baddeley
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2018
Behavioural economics and behavioural finance are rapidly expanding fields that are continually growing in prominence. While orthodox economic models are built upon restrictive and simplifying assumptions about rational choice and efficient markets, behavioural economics offers a robust alternative...
Essays on Philosophy, Politics & Economics
Integration & Common Research Projects
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2010
This volume brings together distinguished philosophers with interdisciplinary expertise to show how the resources of philosophy can be employed in the tasks of evaluating economics and fostering policy debates. Contributors offer analyses of basic ideas in economics, such as the notion of efficiency,...
McCloskey's Rhetoric
Discourse Ethics in Economics
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2005
The rhetoric of economics has long claimed scientific objectivity, however the late, great economist Joan Robinson argued that ‘the purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.’ This unique...
Kantian Ethics and Economics
Autonomy, Dignity, and Character
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2011
This book introduces the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant—in particular, the concepts of autonomy, dignity, and character—to economic theory, explaining the importance of integrating these two streams of intellectual thought. Mainstream economics is rooted in classical utilitarianism, recommending...
Fair Economics
Nature, money and people beyond neoclassical thinking
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Alternative economics for the 21st centuryModern economics bases its view of the world on assumptions about nature and people laid down by Adam Smith, nearly 300 years ago, in a time when people traveled by horse and carriage and wrote by the light of candles. We now live in a globally connected,...
Re-Thinking Economics
Exploring the Work of Pierre Bourdieu
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2014
Once again, unfettered capitalism has failed. Promises for global prosperity and peace have given way to a world of deep recession, social upheaval and political instability. Once again, mainstream economics has proved its inadequacy. Despite its technical rigour and mathematical virtuosity, it failed...