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Blomkvist, Johan; Clatworthy, Simon; Holmlid, Stefan - 2023

"If Design is about forming materials, then what are the materials of Service Design? In this ground-breaking book, Johan Blomkvist, Simon Clatworthy and Stefan Holmlid explore this question by establishing a discourse around the materials of service design, discussing materials as a means to...

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Ethics as social science : the moral philosophy of social cooperation

Yeager, Leland B. - 2001

1. Ethics and economics -- 2. Some fundamentals -- 3. Origins of ethics -- 4. The case for indirect utilitarianism -- 5 …. What counts as utility? -- 6. The alleged problem of aggregation -- 7. Is utilitarianism immoral? -- 8. Altruism and self …-interest -- 9. Duty and universalizability -- 10. Rivals of utilitarianism -- 11. Law, government, and policy -- 12. Utilitarianism …

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Taxation and the promotion of human happiness : an essay

Norman, George Warde - 2009

utilitarianism to liberal thinking on taxation. As such, this unique book will appeal to specialists in the history of economic …

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Equality, rights, and the autonomous self : toward a conservative economics

Roth, Timothy P. - 2004

Modern liberalism asserts the transcendental, autonomous self's 'natural rights' against others' moralistic and political preferences, and regards the economist's utilitarian social welfare theory as instrumental to the achievement of 'social justice'. Timothy Roth argues that the liberal...

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Handbook of teaching ethics to economists : a plurality of perspectives

Negru, Ioana (ed.); Duckworth, Craig (ed.); … - 2023

"Drawing on the knowledge of highly experienced academics, this authoritative Handbook explains how ethics can inform the teaching of economics. It includes state-of-the-art moral theory alongside traditional approaches to emphasise why ethics should be an important consideration for economic...

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Human capital, inter-firm mobility and organizational evolution

Pennings, Johannes M. - 2007

The authors of this fascinating and original work contend that by analysing the conduct of organization members, a great deal can be learnt about firm behaviour and about the cooperative and competitive forces that underlie industry evolution

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Measuring and improving productivity in services : issues, strategies and challenges

Djellal, Faridah - 2008

The definition and measurement of productivity in services raises important conceptual, methodological and strategic problems. This book aims to provide a critical review of the main debates on productivity in the domain of services. The first part examines the theoretical consequences of...

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Economic performance in the Americas : the role of the service sector in Brazil, Mexico and the USA

Mulder, Nanno - 2002

Economic Performance in the Americas compares the economic performances of Brazil, Mexico and the USA over the past half century. As with most other high and middle-income countries their economies are service-sector orientated and have been for several decades. This book encompasses all sectors...

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Heightening competition in the postal and delivery sector

Crew, Michael A. (contributor); … - Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics <(17th … - 2010

This compilation of original essays by an international cast of top scholars addresses some of the major issues now facing postal and delivery services throughout the world. The European Commission and member states wrestle with the problem of how to implement the scheduled liberalization of...

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Productivity, innovation, and knowledge in services : new economic and socio-economic approaches

Gallouj, Fai͏̈z (contributor); Gadrey, J. (contributor) - 2002

Written by some of the most distinguished authors in the field, this book elucidates the critical and complex relationships between services, production and innovation. The authors discuss the limitations of current theories to explain service productivity and innovation, and call for a...

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