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The Elgar companion to social economics
Davis, John Bryan (ed.); Dolfsma, Wilfred (ed.) - 2015 - 2nd ed
This comprehensive second edition of The Elgar Companion to Social Economics presents an overview of a dynamic and growing field in economics that emphasizes the key role that values play in the economy and in economic life. Social economics treats the economy and economics as being embedded in...
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Conventions and structures in economic organization : markets, networks, and hierarchies
Lazega, Emmanuel (contributor);  … - 2002
This book contributes to the current rapprochement between economics and sociology. It examines the fact that individuals use rules and interdependencies to forward their own interests, while living in social environments where everyone does the same. The authors argue that to construct durable...
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Marshall and Schumpeter on evolution : economic sociology of capitalist development
Nishizawa, Tamotsu (contributor);  … - 2009
This unique and original work contends that, despite the differences between Marshallian and Schumpeterian thinking, they both present formidable challenges to a broad type of social science beyond economics, particularly under the influence of the German historical school. In a departure from...
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Handbook on the knowledge economy
Ninan, Abraham (contributor); Rooney, David (contributor);  … - 2005
This fascinating Handbook defines how knowledge contributes to social and economic life, and vice versa. It considers the five areas critical to acquiring a comprehensive understanding of the knowledge economy: the nature of the knowledge economy; social, cooperative, cultural, creative, ethical...
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Economics, culture and social theory
Jackson, William A. - 2009
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Beyond the representative agent
Gallegati, Mauro (ed.); Kirman, A. P. (ed.) - 1999
This challenging book extends standard economic theory to take into account the presence of heterogeneity among economic agents. It argues for an approach to economic analysis which regards the economy as an interactive system with heterogeneous agents and not simply a system which treats...
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Evolution of the corporation in the United States : from social control to financialization
Atkinson, Glen; Hake, Eric R.; Paschall, Stephen P. - 2021
Contents: 1. Financialization and the corporation in the twenty-first century -- 2. Capitalist development -- 3 … policy to achieve social control -- 6. Corporations and finance -- 7. Case studies in financialization -- 8. Creating the … through illuminating case studies in financialization. It concludes with crucial insights into the future of the corporation …
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Fixing prices : a century of setting, posting and adjusting retail prices
Cochoy, Franck; Hagberg, Johan; Kjellberg, Hans - 2023
"Shedding light on a range of price adjustment mechanisms and price display technologies, this incisive book offers a clear overview of the retail price setting and alteration process. Based on a detailed study of a century of pricing practices in the US retail sector, it explores the...
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The contest for value in global value chains : correcting for distorted distribution in the global apparel industry
Nachum, Lilach; Uramoto, Yoshiteru - 2021
Contents: 1. Introduction: Setting up the stage -- 2. The conceptual framework -- 3. The empirical context: The global apparel value chain -- 4. The contest for value capture: Manufacturers and global brands -- 5. The contest for value capture: Labor as a claimant of value -- 6. The contest for...
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Marx, Veblen, and contemporary institutional political economy : principles and unstable dynamics of capitalism
O'Hara, Phillip Anthony - 2000
This book uses an institutional-evolutionary approach to analyse economic problems associated with developments in capitalism during the second half of the twentieth century. It argues that economics should centre on institutions - the durable fabric of the economy over time. Drawing on the...
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