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![The Legacy of Thorstein Veblen]()
The Legacy of Thorstein Veblen
Edited by Rick Tilman
Veblen was an original thinker, responsible for introducing and popularising a host of important concepts and insights. He ignited controversy not only in economics, but also in sociology, history and political science. The number and qu... -
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Globalization, Social Capital and Inequality
Edited by Wilfred Dolfsma, Charlie Dannreuther
This volume investigates the relationship between globalization, inequality and social capital, and reveals that although strongly related, these ideas are also highly contested. The authors elucidate the interactions between these conce... -
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Incentives to Improve Education
Robert McMeekin
Incentives to Improve Education identifies three categories of incentives: rewards, (financial rewards for teachers), competition (educational choice, often in the form of payment for education by voucher) and threats (introduction of ex... -
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National Competitiveness and Economic Growth
Timo J. Hämäläinen
The current paradigm shift in the world economy is challenging the traditional competitiveness and growth theories with their few explanatory variables. This book offers a more holistic framework to synthesise the key findings of the var... -
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Conventions and Structures in Economic Organization
Edited by Olivier Favereau, Emmanuel Lazega
This book contributes to the current rapprochement between economics and sociology. It examines the fact that individuals use rules and interdependencies to forward their own interests, while living in social environments where everyone ... -
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Governance and Economic Development
Joachim Ahrens
The main theme of this study is the political economy of policy reform in less developed countries and post-socialist countries. Given the complexity of economic development and transition, Joachim Ahrens views failures in policy reform,...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Competing Capitalisms: Institutions and Economies
Edited by Richard Whitley
This authoritative collection brings together the leading contributions to the comparative study of forms of capitalism. An introductory essay presents the context in which these contributions developed, discusses the major issues raised... -
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Institutions and Trade Policy
J. M. Finger
This book reprints 18 essays selected from almost 30 years of work by the author as a high level official at the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the US Treasury Department and the World Bank.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![A Modern Reader in Institutional and Evolutionary Economics]()
A Modern Reader in Institutional and Evolutionary Economics
Edited by Geoffrey M. Hodgson
In the 1990s, institutional and evolutionary economics emerged as one of the most creative and successful approaches in the modern social sciences. This timely reader gathers together seminal contributions from leading international auth...eBook:Find out more$37.56
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Economics, Governance and Law
Warren J. Samuels
This coherent collection of previously published and unpublished papers also includes a specially written introduction by Warren Samuels. The book examines some of the fundamental issues in political economy in a non-judgemental and non-... -
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The Institutional Economy
David Reisman
This thorough and comprehensive book examines the role that institutions play in economic life. The discussion begins with common values, shared traditions and individual habits which have their roots in the past. It goes on to consider ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Consumption and Growth
Davide Gualerzi
The theme of this extensive book is the relationship between consumption and growth in the context of the long run theory of effective demand. Taking Schumpeter’s views on economic development as a starting point, the author proposes an ...
