Originating from the International Network for Economic Method conference, hosted by the Erasmus Institute for Economics and Philosophy (EIPE) at the Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2013, this book chooses key themes that reflect on fascinating new developments in the philosophy of economics.

Contributions discuss new avenues and debates in important and upcoming areas, such as the philosophy of economic policy making, decision theory, ethics, and new questions in economic methodology. The book offers an excellent insight into cutting edge research in these fields that are about to...

The papers in this volume explore various issues relating to theories of individual and collective choice and theories of social welfare.The topics include individual and collective rationality, motivation and intention in economics, coercion, public goods, climate change and voting theory. The book offers an excellent overview over latest research in these fields."

Showing how the use of biodegradable plastics in agriculture can have a profound positive impact on plasticulture, this book starts with an organic chemistry approach to biodegradable and compostable plastics, both natural and synthetic, and then analyzes the technological and agronomic aspects of existing bioplastics for protected cultivation.