It is striking that many sociologists observe that their discipline has failed to establish an adequate intellectual framework for the systematic analysis of money. This led Geoffrey Ingham to speak of an "Underdevelopment of the sociology of money" (Ingham in Sociologica 41(10): 3-18 1998).

This book surveys how economists engage with knowledge and beliefs in various fields of economic analysis, such as general equilibrium theory, decision theory, game theory, experimental economics, evolutionary theory of the firm, financial markets and the history of economic thought.

By illuminating the philosophical roots of the various notions of knowledge employed by economists, this Handbook helps to disentangle conceptual and typological issues surrounding the debate on knowledge amongst economists. Wide-ranging in scope, it explores fundamental aspects of the...

[fre] L'idée centrale, qui fonde l'analyse de la spéculation financière menée par J.M. Keynes dans la Théorie Générale, est que l'anticipation du spéculateur est une anticipation quant à l'opinion des autres opérateurs sur le cours boursier de la période suivante. On peut...

The number of central banks in the world is approaching 180, a tenfold increase since the beginning of the twentieth century. What lies behind the spread of this economic institution? What underlying process has brought central banks to hold such a key role in economic life today? This book...

[spa] La industria francesa frente a los apremios de cambio monetario - A más de su aparente desorden, las peripecias monetarias traducen una realidad fundamental : el poner a debate las modalidades del crecimiento que impera desde de la ultima guerra y sus formas institucionales. En este...

[fre] En matière de commerce extérieur, les positions fortes de la France et du Royaume-Uni sont disséminées au sein du système industriel. A l'inverse, les produits pour lesquels le Japon et l'Allemagne fédérale sont nettement excédentaires peuvent être regroupés à l'intérieur...

In keeping with the dual nature of the monetary relationship, crises may take on two polar-opposite forms: the resurgence of either centralising or fragmenting trends. Both also upset the fragile balance that the hierarchised system has brought about. But, contrary to what a casual inspection...