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Thatchenkery, Tojo Joseph - 2007

1. Introduction : a new adventure -- 2. Knowledge sharing : a historical perspective -- 3. The generative potential of appreciative processes -- 4. How to ASK -- 5. Private sector case studies -- 6. Government sector case studies -- 7. Public service case study -- 8. Summary, conclusion, and...

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Economics and the social sciences : boundaries, interaction and integration

Ioannides, Stavros (contributor); Nielsen, Klaus (contributor) - 2007

pt. 1. Economics and other social sciences : relationships and boundaries -- pt. 2. New light on rationality, social relations and the environment -- pt. 3. Flexibility, routines and production in economics and social sciences.

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The Elgar companion to social economics

Davis, John Bryan (ed.); Dolfsma, Wilfred (ed.) - 2015 - 2nd ed

developments across different subject areas and topics. Contributors map the likely trends and directions of future research …

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Business regulation

Balleisen, Edward J. (contributor) - 2015

This extensive research review conveys the leading scholarly ideas on modern regulatory governance since 1871. The …, Duty, and Regulatory Compliance: Lessons from Three Research Projects' -- Edward J. Balleisen (2009), 'Private Cops on the … Function of Research in the Regulation of Natural Monopolies' -- Henry C. Adams (1902), 'What is Publicity?' -- Henry R. Seager …

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Rethinking economics as social theory

Wagner, Richard E. - 2022

"Taking an innovative look at the origins of economics, this forward-thinking book relocates economics from a materialistic general theory of rational action into an idealistic theory of social organization and individual action. Adding new insightful analytical methods such as complexity...

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Knowledge, social institutions, and the division of labour

Porta, Pier Luigi (ed.); Scazzieri, Roberto (ed.); … - 2001

Knowledge, Social Institutions and the Division of Labour gives rise to a new and richer institutional analysis of the economy centred around the analysis of language, the division of labour and social knowledge. It is in this perspective that the economic analysis of institutions comes to be...

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Unintended consequences and the social sciences : an intellectual history

Infantino, Lorenzo - 2023

"Illustrating the knowledge and ideas of thinkers such as Mandeville, Hume, Montesquieu and Smith, this book fully investigates the entire panorama of social sciences as well as providing a clear and concise analysis of the history of the social sciences from the point at which evolutionary...

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Complexity and co-evolution : continuity and change in socio-economic systems

Garnsey, Elizabeth (contributor); McGlade, James (contributor) - 2006

This book applies ideas and methods from the complexity perspective to key concerns in the social sciences, exploring co-evolutionary processes that have not yet been addressed in the technical or popular literature on complexity. Authorities in a variety of fields--including evolutionary...

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The social embeddedness of industrial ecology

Boons, Frank (contributor); … - 2009

Most work on industrial ecology continues to emphasize its roots in engineering and the technological sciences. This book differs in that it explores the social context of industrial ecology and presents empirical work addressing how cognitive, cultural, political and structural mechanisms...

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The Elgar companion to social economics

Davis, John Bryan (contributor); … - 2008

trends and directions of future research. This Companion will undoubtedly become a leading reference source and guide to …

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