Theory Of Economics category: 2484 books
Crisis Management and Public Policy
Singapore's Approach to Economic Resilience
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2011
This book is an annual effort by the economists from the Nanyang Technological University to provide analysis, interpretations and insights on contemporary economic issues affecting Singapore.
In 2010, Singapore's economy was just recovering from the sharp economic downturn in 2008/09 caused...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004
Internationally, globalization and increased economic integration has impacted quality of life and individual well-being. Attempts to evaluate the impact on income dispersion from this process have been extremely controversial. This key volume is the first real attempt to build up indices and a theoretical...
by Christian Schubert, Georg Von Wangenheim
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
This book comprises nine papers approaching designed institutions and their interplay with spontaneous institutions from various angles.
While the evolution of spontaneous institutions is quite well understood in economic thinking, the development of consciously designed institutions has been...
In Situ and Laboratory Experiments on Electoral Law Reform
French Presidential Elections
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
In the modern era, representation is the hallmark of democracy, and electoral rules structure how representation works and how effectively governments perform. Moreover, of the key structural variables in constitutional design, it is the choice of electoral system that is usually the most open to...
The Economic Merry-Go-Round (RLE: Business Cycles)
A New Theory of Trade Cycles with the Document of History as Proof
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2015
Originally published in the Great Depression this accessible volume was aimed not only at the academic economist, but also the general reader. The cycles of panic, boom and bust are discussed and solutions provided as to how to get over the bust periods as efficiently as possible. The commodities...
by Hak Choi
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
Abba Lerner was a very prolific economist, and his views were sometimes very thought provoking, but are they also correct? This volume includes three of his theories: The first is about how communist countries can catch up free market economy; The second is about how to improve trade deficit; The...
Luigi L. Pasinetti: An Intellectual Biography
Leading Scholar and System Builder of the Cambridge School of Economics
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2018
Luigi L. Pasinetti (born 1930) is arguably the most influential of the second generation of the Cambridge Keynesian School of Economics, both because of his achievements and his early involvement with the direct pupils of John Maynard Keynes. This comprehensive intellectual biography traces his research...
Perspectives on Rules of Origin
Analytical and Policy Insights from the Indian Experience
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
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.
Hayek: A Collaborative Biography
Part XI: Orwellian Rectifiers, Mises’ ‘Evil Seed' of Christianity and the ‘Free’ Market Welfare State
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Funded by the tobacco and fossil fuel industries, the Mises- and Hayek-inspired ‘free’ market has adopted ‘The Slogan of Liberty’ - but should their faith-based assertions be accorded the same epistemological status as a science? If Austrian economics is a branch of divinely revealed ‘knowledge’...
Ricardo and the History of Japanese Economic Thought
A selection of Ricardo studies in Japan during the interwar period
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2016
David Ricardo’s theories were introduced in fragments in Japan after the Meiji restoration of 1868 and his work came into prominence late in comparison to other major thinkers figuring in the history of economic thought.
The book seeks to analyse the studies in Japan from the year 1920...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
Originally published in 1972 this book examines technological forecasting and assesses its merits and limitations and possible uses for society, government, industry and the military. Although technological forecasting was in its infancy when this book was originally published, it has now become part of mainstream social and economic planning.
Milton Friedman
Nobel Prize-winning economist and free market advocate
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
Nobel Prize-winning economist and free market advocateThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding the life and works of Milton Friedman.In 50 minutes you will be able to: • Recognize and understand the main ideas behind the works of Milton Friedman and his reasons for writing...
Economix
How Our Economy Works (and Doesn't Work), in Words and Pictures
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Stimulus plans: good or bad? Free markets: How free are they? Jobs: Can we afford them? Occupy Wall Street . . . worldwide! Everybody’s talking about the economy, but how can we, the people, understand what Wall Street or Washington knows—or say they know? Read Economix. With clear, witty writing...
by Tom Slee
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2006
We live in a culture of choice. But, in an age of corporate dominance, our freedom to choose has taken on new meaning. Upset with your local big box store? Object to unfair hiring practices at your neighbourhood fast food restaurant? Want to protest the opening of that new multinational coffeeshop?...