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Economics, culture and social theory
Jackson, William A. - 2009
Economics, Culture and Social Theory examines how culture has been neglected in economic theorising and considers how … economics could benefit by incorporating ideas from social and cultural theory …pt. I. Introduction -- pt. II. The cultural critique of economics -- pt. III. Implications of the cultural critique …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851330
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Inspiring economics : human motivation in political economy
Frey, Bruno S. - 2001
Bruno S. Frey illustrates what he perceives to be the inspirational quality of economics and how this differs from the … type of economics studied in many academic institutions. He introduces insights into economics from a psychological …pt. 1. On economics -- pt. 2. Integrating psychology -- pt. 3. Political economy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850938
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Recent developments in the economics of happiness
Frey, Bruno S. - 2013
What makes people happy in life? This crucial question has the potential to shake up economics. In recent years …, dissatisfaction with the understanding of welfare in economics and new opportunities for empirical study of people's subjective well … economics of happiness. Professor Frey and Professor Stutzer have selected contributions by leading scholars which offer a wide …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852174
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Finance and development : surveys of theory, evidence, and policy
Green, Christopher J. (contributor);  … - 2005
In this valuable new book, a distinguished group of authors takes stock of the existing state of knowledge in the field of finance and the development process. Each chapter offers a comprehensive survey and synthesis of current issues. These include such critical subjects as savings, financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851554
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The financial crisis and developing countries : a global multidisciplinary perspective
Haan, Arjan de (contributor);  … - 2011
The Financial Crisis and Developing Countries discusses and analyses regional and country specific impacts of the financial crisis in emerging markets and developing countries, covering all continents. Using heterodox and mainstream methodologies, the book develops a multidisciplinary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852129
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The economics of climate-resilient development
Fankhauser, Samuel (contributor);  … - 2016
1. Climate-resilient development: an introduction / S. Fankhauser and T. Mcdermott -- Part I concepts -- 2. The role of climate in development / D. Castells-Quintana, M. Lopez-Uribe and T. Mcdermott -- 3. Poverty and climate change / S. Hallegatte, M. Bangalore, L. Bonzanigo, M. Fay, T. Kane, U....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419875
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Handbook of social capital : the troika of sociology, political science, and economics
Svendsen, Gert Tinggaard (contributor);  … - 2009
networks, balancing the'troika' of sociology, political science and economics. Eminent contributors, including Nobel Prize …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851341
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Neuroeconomics and the firm
Stanton, Angela A. (contributor);  … - 2010
The ideal firm has been studied over several centuries, yet little is known about what makes one successful and another fail. This pioneering book brings together leading researchers investigating the concept of the firm from a neuroscientific perspective
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850603
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Happiness, economics and politics : towards a multi-disciplinary approach
Dutt, Amitava Krishna (contributor);  … - 2009
pt. I. Happiness -- pt. II. Happiness and economics -- pt. III. Happiness and politics -- pt. IV. What is to be done? …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850758
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Culture and economic growth
Spolaore, Enrico - 2014
Law and Other Norms of Governance', Journal of Comparative Economics, 35 (4), 659-88 -- Joel Mokyr (2005), 'The … Inequality', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 125 (4), November, 1627-82 -- Diego Comin, William Easterly and Erick Gong (2010 … Spolaore and Romain Wacziarg (2009), 'The Diffusion of Development', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 124 (2), May, 469 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852180