Economics is often accused of being -a-ethical---lacking a moral perspective--if not altogether immoral. Its detractors criticize economic models of pure and perfect competition, and claim that economics should be concerned with social effects and strive to be equitable. Yet, these critics fail to understand that the discipline has many dimensions. Economics has also developed a group of concerns directly related to ethics. The presence of practical ethics is evident in the economic analysis of behavior that incorporates ethical preference, altruism, and a responsible calculation based on...
Economics is often accused of being -a-ethical---lacking a moral perspective--if not altogether immoral. Its detractors criticize economic models ...
In his book Marktform und Gleichgewicht," published initially in 1934, Heinrich von Stackelberg presented his groundbreaking leadership model of firm competition. In a work of great originality and richness, he described and analyzed a market situation in which the leader firm moves first and the follower firms then move sequentially. This game-theoretic model, now widely known as Stackelberg competition, has had tremendous impact on the theory of the firm and economic analysis in general, and has been applied to study decision-making in various fields of business. As the first translation of...
In his book Marktform und Gleichgewicht," published initially in 1934, Heinrich von Stackelberg presented his groundbreaking leadership model of firm ...
The Capability Approach has developed significantly since Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998. It is now recognised as being highly beneficial in the analysis of poverty and inequality, but also in the redefinition of policies aimed at improving the well-being of individuals.
Although acknowledging the undeniable progress that the approach has made in renewing the thinking on the development and well-being of a population, this book takes a critical stance. It focuses particularly on the approach s inadequateness vis- -vis the continental phenomenological...
The Capability Approach has developed significantly since Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998. It is now recognised as bei...
The capability approach has developed significantly since Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998. It is now recognised as being highly beneficial in the analysis of poverty and inequality, but also in the redefinition of policies aimed at improving the well-being of individuals.
The approach has been applied within numerous sectors, from health and education to sustainable development, but beyond the obvious interest that it represents for the classical economics tradition, it has also encountered certain limitations. While acknowledging the undeniable progress...
The capability approach has developed significantly since Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998. It is now recognised as bei...
Heinrich von Stackelberg's book, "Grundlagen einer reinen Kostentheorie," published in 1932 was at the forefront of a growing conceptual revolution in the theory of the firm, a theory which appears more relevant than ever in today s economic climate. In this work, Stackelberg masterfully built a theoretical framework which he later developed in Market Structure and Equilibrium.
Foundations of a Pure Cost Theory represents the first translation of the original German version into English. This substantial book offersreaders a critical and technical understanding of the firm, how firms...
Heinrich von Stackelberg's book, "Grundlagen einer reinen Kostentheorie," published in 1932 was at the forefront of a growing conceptual revolution...
