Innovative Comparative Methods for Policy Analysis: Beyond the Quantitative-Qualitative Divide
ISBN: 9780387288284 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Innovative Comparative Methods for Policy Analysis aims to provide a decisive push to the further development and application of innovative and specific comparative methods for the improvement of policy analysis. To take on this challenge, this volume brings together methodologists and specialists from a broad range of social scientific disciplines and policy fields. The work further develops methods for systematic comparative cases analysis in a small-N research design, with a key emphasis laid on policy-oriented applications. Innovative Comparative Methods for Policy... Innovative Comparative Methods for Policy Analysis aims to provide a decisive push to the further development and application of innovative and spe... |
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Policymaking for a Good Society: The Social Fabric Matrix Approach to Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
ISBN: 9780387293691 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Society, ecological systems, and technological combinations are sets of ongoing processes that are organized as integrated systems and networks. Consequently, real-world problems whether labeled social, economic, environmental, or technical are a result of the ongoing processes that organize and coordinate integrated parts to make undesirable deliveries to each other. Furthermore, the processes are guided by numerous policies and concomitant rules, regulations, requirements, and enforced behavioral patterns. Therefore, there is no reason to expect processes to change or problems to be solved...
Society, ecological systems, and technological combinations are sets of ongoing processes that are organized as integrated systems and networks. Conse...
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693,97 zł |
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900): Economy and Society
ISBN: 9780387329796 / Angielski / Twarda / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nietzsche Economy and Society: The Closed and the Open Questions a b Jurgen G. Backhaus and Wolfgang Drechsler a University of Erfurt, Germany b Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia Nietzsche s impact and in?uence anywhere in and on our civilization was and is immense. This has by now been widely recognized in almost all areas, even in the hard sciences (see Babich 1999), but Nietzsche is still completely understudied in the ?eld of economics. This is all the more surprising because in?uence paths, both serious (e. g., Joseph A. Schumpeter) and pop ones (e. g., Ayn Rand), seem obvious,...
Nietzsche Economy and Society: The Closed and the Open Questions a b Jurgen G. Backhaus and Wolfgang Drechsler a University of Erfurt, Germany b Talli...
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From Walras to Pareto
ISBN: 9780387337562 / Angielski / Twarda / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this thought-provoking collection, ten international scholars offer reflections and new interpretations of Walras and Pareto s unique contributions to topics including the importance of the social sciences, the development of modern microeconomics and econometrics, political economy and public choice, and political sociology. Their insights will interest researchers and scholars of economic history, political sociology, and the social sciences."
In this thought-provoking collection, ten international scholars offer reflections and new interpretations of Walras and Pareto s unique contributi... |
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Homo Oeconomicus: The Economic Model of Behaviour and Its Applications in Economics and Other Social Sciences
ISBN: 9780387727578 / Angielski / Twarda / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The economic model of behaviour is fundamental not only in economic theory, but also in modern approaches of other social sciences, above all in political science and law. This book provides a comprehensive treatise of the general model, its philosophical and methodological foundations and its applications in different fields. In addition to the basic model, extensions to its assumptions are examined to account for complex applications like low-cost situations with moral behaviour. The economic model of behaviour is fundamental not only in economic theory, but also in modern approaches of other social sciences, above all in po... |
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Political Economy, Linguistics and Culture: Crossing Bridges
ISBN: 9780387733715 / Angielski / Twarda / 251 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Social sciences and economics have undergone enormous progress. While certain topics have been fully researched, others have remained largely under-researched or ignored. It is this discrepancy which prompted the research paradigm of "Crossing Bridges." For this volume, ten authors have joined forces to address the problem of under-researched topics, focusing in particular on gaps in interdisciplinary research between economics and other social sciences.
Social sciences and economics have undergone enormous progress. While certain topics have been fully researched, others have remained largely under... |
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Essays in Persuasion
ISBN: 9780393001907 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The essays in this volume show Keynes's attempts to influence the course of events by public persuasion over the period of 1919-40.
The essays in this volume show Keynes's attempts to influence the course of events by public persuasion over the period of 1919-40.
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Sir John Hicks: Critical Assessments of Contemporary Economists
ISBN: 9780415012720 / Angielski / Twarda / 1248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sir John Hicks is one of the highest-regarded contemporary economists, and it is fitting that the new series of Critical Assessments of Contemporary Economists should commence with his work. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1972, Sir John Hicks work is extremely wide-ranging, with the list of topics reading almost like an agenda for the whole of modern economics: general equilibrium theory, welfare economics, problems of index numbers, trade cycles, wages and many others. He may, however, be best known to present day economists for having introduced IS-LM curves,... Sir John Hicks is one of the highest-regarded contemporary economists, and it is fitting that the new series of Critical Assessments of Contemp... |
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Friedrich A. Hayek : Critical Assessments
ISBN: 9780415046596 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek is particularly noted as one of the premier defenders of the free market, stressing the benefits of personal liberty and arguing against economic planning. This four-volume set of Hayek's essays provides a full summary of the Nobel Prize-winner's theories.
The Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek is particularly noted as one of the premier defenders of the free market, stressing the benefits of personal li...
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Swedish Economic Thought: Explorations and Advances
ISBN: 9780415054133 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The impact of Swedish economists on the development of modern economic analysis has been profound. This volume contains twelve essays dealing with various aspects of the development of economics and economic thought from the mid 18th century to the middle of the 20th century. Most of the essays cover the golden age of Swedish economics, the early decades of the 20th century, and deal with such figures as Knut Wicksell, Gustav Cassel, Eli Heckscher, Bertil Ohlin, Erik Lindahl and Erik Lundberg.
The book includes a chapter on an unpublished manuscript of Knut Wicksell's which is reproduced... The impact of Swedish economists on the development of modern economic analysis has been profound. This volume contains twelve essays dealing with var...
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Joseph A. Schumpeter: Critical Assessments
ISBN: 9780415056687 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Joseph A. Schumpeter (1883-1950) worked successively in Austria, Bonn and Harvard. He possessed a broad overall picture of the socio-economic process and made major contributions to economics, political philosophy and the theory of economic development. Schumpeter's main concern was to explain economic development, including future economic development. He considered that the tendency was towards static, circular-flow economies; and that the role of the entrepreneur was vital in bringing about the technological and organisational innovations necessary to preserve dynamism and wealth-creation....
Joseph A. Schumpeter (1883-1950) worked successively in Austria, Bonn and Harvard. He possessed a broad overall picture of the socio-economic process ...
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A History of Indian Economic Thought
ISBN: 9780415061957 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The history of Indian economic thought provides rich insights into both economic issues and the workings of the Indian mind. A History of Indian Economic Thought provides the first overview of economic thought in the sub-continent. Arguing that it would be inappropriate to rely on formal economic analyses it draws on a wide range of sources; epics, religious and moral texts for the early period and public speeches, addresses, and newspaper articles for controversies from the nineteenth century onwards.
What emerges is a rich mosaic reflecting India's different cultures and... The history of Indian economic thought provides rich insights into both economic issues and the workings of the Indian mind. A History of Indian E...
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On the History of Economic Thought
ISBN: 9780415067157 / Angielski / Twarda / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On the History of Economic Thought is introduced by an essay in intellectual autobiography, outlining the development of Coats' key ideas and the distinctive elements of his approach. Two themes in particular emerge. The first is the difference between British and American economics, both in content and in the practice of the profession. This is an important element in all areas of his research. The second theme is in the interrelationships between economic ideas, events (or conditions) and policy issues. The book concludes by offering an assessment of the current state of the discipline...
On the History of Economic Thought is introduced by an essay in intellectual autobiography, outlining the development of Coats' key ideas and the dist...
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Economics in Sweden : An Evaluation of Swedish Research in Economics
ISBN: 9780415072564 / Angielski / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While research evaluation has achieved particular significance in the United Kingdom, there is growing interest and activity in this area among Scandanavian countries. Funded by the Swedish Council for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences, this book is a product of the increasing recognition of the importance of evaluations. The principal aim of Economics of Sweden is to locate Swedish economic research in an international setting and from there, to identify the strengths and weaknesses of Swedish economics. Throughout, an effort has been made to relate to recent work on evaluation...
While research evaluation has achieved particular significance in the United Kingdom, there is growing interest and activity in this area among Scanda...
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618,85 zł |
Wassily Leontief: Critical Assessments of Leading Economists
ISBN: 9780415074971 / Angielski / Twarda / 1314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Like all great intellectual pioneers, Wassily Leontief has inspired a new generation of researchers. This three-volume set contains a collection of key articles that critically assess Leontief's contribution to economics, as well as a number of articles that build on his economic theories.
Like all great intellectual pioneers, Wassily Leontief has inspired a new generation of researchers. This three-volume set contains a collection of ke...
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The Mediterranean Tradition in Economic Thought
ISBN: 9780415093019 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Mediterranean Tradition in Economic Thought surveys the legacy of thinking on economic affairs from the countries in the Mediterraean basin over four millenia. It considers the economic content of the scriptures of the Mesopotamian civilisations, Pharaonic Egypt and the Biblical peoples and the contributions of the Greeks and Romans, and their influence on Islamic civilisation and on the Medieval scholastics. The flowering of the school of Salamanca as recently as the seventeenth century demonstrates how long-lived the tradition was, and throughout Baeck demonstrates how these...
The Mediterranean Tradition in Economic Thought surveys the legacy of thinking on economic affairs from the countries in the Mediterraean bas...
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Studies in the History of French Political Economy : From Bodin to Walras
ISBN: 9780415099394 / Angielski / Twarda / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection of essays considers the evolution of economic thought in France. The period covered is vast, extending from the 16th to the 20th century. The aim is to bring to the forefront those economists, themes and controversies which are important in the context of recent research, and about which new ideas can be developed. The contributors consider economists such as Galiani, Necker, Turgot, Say, Sismondi, Dupuit, Walras, and Bicquilley - a recently discovered, historically important economist. The themes explored include: Law's system; the application of mathematics and probability...
This collection of essays considers the evolution of economic thought in France. The period covered is vast, extending from the 16th to the 20th centu...
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Tobacco in History: The Cultures of Dependence
ISBN: 9780415116695 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jordan Goodman explores the historical transformation of tobacco from Amerindian shamanism to global capitalism, from the food of the spirits to the fatal epidemic and from the rough pipe and cigar to the modern-day cigarette. This comprehensive survey combines up-to-date published work with primary research to provide a systematic way of understanding current debates from a historical perspective. Goodman draws on a wide variety of fields including history, anthropology, politics and medicine.
Jordan Goodman explores the historical transformation of tobacco from Amerindian shamanism to global capitalism, from the food of the spirits to the f...
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Hayek's Political Economy: The Socio-Economics of Order
ISBN: 9780415129091 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In a society where no central agency coordinates the human activity of producing, selling and buying, why is there order and not chaos? This fundamental question has taxed generations of economists. Hayek's notion of spontaneous order goes some way to providing an answer.
Hayek's Political Economy argues that afer explicitly rejecting positivism, Hayek was free to embrace reality and offer an explanation of the process involved in bringing about order. In a society where no central agency coordinates the human activity of producing, selling and buying, why is there order and not chaos? This fundament...
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Economic Ideas and Government Policy : Contributions to Contemporary Economic History
ISBN: 9780415132459 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection, by an economist who participated in many of the events described, sketches the more important economic developments from the end of the Second World War to the early 1980s. In so doing, it brings together a series of papers which were produced by Sir Alec Cairncross during this period. The topics covered include: economic development in the immediate post-war period, including some long neglected issues, such as the role of economists in the wartime government of Britain; sterling crises and devaluation during the 1960s and 1970s; the wider view and long-term issues involved,...
This collection, by an economist who participated in many of the events described, sketches the more important economic developments from the end of t...
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