, though distinct, are closely interconnected in a variety of ways. From theory building to data collection, and from modelling …1. Altruism / Jonathan Seglow -- 2. Thomas Aquinas / Odd Langholm -- 3. Aristotle / Ricardo Crespo -- 4. Jeremy Bentham … K. Barker and Darla Schumm -- 23. Freedom / Nicolas Gravel -- 24. Game theory / Ken Binmore -- 25. Globalization …

This comprehensive and authoritative book offers a global approach to the modern economics of the family, family law … and family policy. Beginning with the division of labour in the family, this book deals with the economics of marriage …, the demand for children, inter-generational relationships, and the economics of inheritance. The family is analysed using …

pt. 1. Theory -- pt. 2. Networks and institutions -- pt. 3. History …

J.W. Stoelhorst (2007), 'The Naturalist View of Universal Darwinism: An Application to the Evolutionary Theory of the … Altruism', Science, 250, December, 1665-8 -- Paul A. Samuelson (1993), 'The Economics of Altruism: Altruism as a Problem … Sciences, Evolutionary Theory, and the Origins of Reciprocity, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1-27, references …

In standard economic theory human beings are portrayed as selfish money-maximizing actors. This book investigates the … contribute and draws conclusions on how the empirical findings influence economic theory and policy. Academic economists …

traditional family pattern in Europe is being challenged by the growing number of dual-income families, and by the rise of women … compatible with the need, increasingly expressed by employees, for greater integration between work and family life. The book …

perspective / Christian Lechner -- 9. The role of family members in entrepreneurial networks: beyond the boundaries of the family …: an exploratory study of advisor networks in mena countries / Sarfraz Mian and Shahid Qureshi -- 11. Ubuntu in family … actor-network theory / Wadid Lamine; Alain Fayolle and Hela Chebbi. …