Economic theory & philosophy
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Economic theory & philosophy
Hardback. In the global economy, linguistic diversity influences economic and political development as well as public policies in positive and negative ways. This title examines linguistic diversity as a global social phenomenon and considers what degree of linguistic variety might result in the greatest economic good. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 line illus. 34 tables. BIC Classification: CF; JFFS; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136899
- ISBN
- 9780691136899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.58€ 41.21
€ 51.58
€ 41.21
Paperback. How did we get to where we are? This title shows that the roots of our financial failure lie not with individuals, but with an idea - the idea that markets are inherently rational. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141036519
- ISBN
- 9780141036519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.13
€ 16.99
€ 13.13
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 recorded music items, 28 graphs, 3 figures. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; PBT; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231180726
- ISBN
- 9780231180726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.10€ 49.51
€ 63.10
€ 49.51
Paperback. Argues that wealth is not - or should not be - an end in itself, but a means to 'the good life'. Tracing the concept from Aristotle to the present, this book shows how far modern life has strayed from that ideal. It rejects the idea that there is any single measure of human progress, whether GDP or 'happiness'. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- PENGUIN PRESS/CLASSICS
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241953891
- ISBN
- 9780241953891
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. A study of how investment in an individual's education and training is similar to business investments in equipment. This edition has four new chapters, covering topics including: human capital, fertility and economic growth, the division of labour and economic considerations within the family. Num Pages: 412 pages, 6ill.2tabs. BIC Classification: JH; JN; KCA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041209
- ISBN
- 9780226041209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.11
€ 34.99
€ 28.11
Hardcover. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- New Century Publications India
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788177082906
- ISBN
- 9788177082906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.51
€ 40.99
€ 26.51
Hardback. This text surveys the anthropological foundations to the disciplines of economics and moral theology. The book presents an overview of the German, French, and Polish branches of personalist thought and surveys models of human nature that have been espoused by various schools of free-market thought. Series: Religion, Politics & Society in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 130 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739101841
- ISBN
- 9780739101841
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Condition: New
€ 119.18
€ 119.18
Paperback. Provides an important way to understand human behavior, revealing how our identities - and not just economic incentives - influence our decisions. This title explains how our conception of who we are and who we want to be may shape our economic lives more than any other factor, affecting how hard we work, and how we learn, spend, and save. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 halftone. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: KCA; KCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152554
- ISBN
- 9780691152554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.36
€ 23.99
€ 18.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175867
- ISBN
- 9780691175867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.36
€ 23.99
€ 18.36
Paperback. Faith in the free market has become a basic tenet of public policy debate. But as Joel Blau demonstrates in this eye-opening book, so-called "free market" programmes have been a dismal failure, heightening inequality, lowering the median standard of living, and steadily eroding the quality of our social and political life. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA; KCB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392. Large format paperback. clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc New York
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KEX0232103
- ISBN
- 9780195146066
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Consumers, investors, and corporations orient their activities toward a future that contains opportunities and risks. How do these actors assess uncertainty? Jens Beckert adds a new chapter to the theory of capitalism by showing how fictional expectations drive modern economies-or throw them into crisis when imagined futures fail to materialize. Num Pages: 358 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088825
- ISBN
- 9780674088825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.49
€ 48.99
€ 40.49
Paperback. This volume looks at why people emigrate, how they choose where to go, what difference it makes to the economies they leave and the ones they join, and how we are all affected for good and ill. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165912
- ISBN
- 9780691165912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.75
€ 29.99
€ 21.75
Hardback. The Research in the History of Economic Methodology (RHETM) 34A, includes original research from preeminent scholars in the field. Series: Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; JHBC; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 178 x 246 x 29. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785609602
- ISBN
- 9781785609602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.29
€ 153.29
Hardback. Introduces the concept of indifference pricing in models of discrete time and finite state spaces where duality theory can be exploited readily. This book also discusses utility indifference pricing for diffusion models, and addresses problems of optimal design of derivatives. Editor(s): Carmona, Rene. Series: Princeton Series in Financial Engineering. Num Pages: 440 pages, 7 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: KCA; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138831
- ISBN
- 9780691138831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.07€ 96.08
€ 126.07
€ 96.08
Paperback. Neoclassical economics assumes that people are highly rational and can reason their way through even the most complex economic problems. This book shows how the cumulative experiences of many individuals coalesce over time into customs, norms, and institutions that govern economic and social life. Num Pages: 208 pages, 43 line illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: KCA; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691086873
- ISBN
- 9780691086873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.06€ 54.68
€ 71.06
€ 54.68
Paperback. First published in the 1930s and 1940s, the essays collated in this volume discuss topics from moral philosophy and the methods of the social sciences to economic theory, as different aspects of the same central issue: free markets versus socialist planned economies. Editor(s): Hayek, F. A. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386. 280 pages. Editor(s): Hayek, F. A. First published in the 1930s and 1940s, the essays collated in this volume discuss topics from moral philosophy and the methods of the social sciences to economic theory, as different aspects of the same central issue: free markets versus socialist planned economies. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: KCA. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 17. Weight: 334.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226320939
- ISBN
- 9780226320939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.07
€ 34.99
€ 28.07
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 263 x 32. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172910
- ISBN
- 9780691172910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.73
€ 45.99
€ 32.73
paperback. This book looks at conceptions of the individual in recent new approaches in economics. Num Pages: 270 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521173537
- ISBN
- 9780521173537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00€ 34.80
€ 35.00
€ 34.80
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKP; KCA; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691645599
- ISBN
- 9780691645599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.69€ 70.59
€ 91.69
€ 70.59
Hardback. Contains a selection of thirteen papers from the Second Biannual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, Berlin, July, 2007. This work covers topics including welfare analysis with ordinal data, unit consistency and multidimensional inequality indices and unit consistency and intermediate inequality indices. Editor(s): Bishop, John A.; Zheng, Buhong. Series: Research on Economic Inequality. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCFM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781848551343
- ISBN
- 9781848551343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.15
€ 144.15
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540326960
- ISBN
- 9783540326960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 231.07€ 139.34
€ 231.07
€ 139.34
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bentley, Darron T.; Nelson, Earl P. Num Pages: 235 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604562583
- ISBN
- 9781604562583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.32€ 103.32
€ 153.32
€ 103.32
Paperback. Features a study of inflation targeting. This book shows that this strategy has advantages over traditional policies. It argues that the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank should adopt this strategy. It offers a study of what central banks do in different countries. It is intended for those interested in how economic policy is made. Num Pages: 392 pages, 25 line illus., 70 tables. BIC Classification: KCA; KCBM; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691086897
- ISBN
- 9780691086897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.45
€ 50.99
€ 36.45
Hardback. Illustrates how information choice is used to answer questions in monetary economics, portfolio choice theory, business cycle theory, international finance, asset pricing, and other areas. This book covers work on topics such as rational inattention, information markets, and strategic games with heterogeneous information. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCK; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142203
- ISBN
- 9780691142203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.31€ 45.40
€ 57.31
€ 45.40