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Public choice and the challenges of democracy

Casas Pardo, José (contributor); … - 2007

This timely and important volume addresses the serious challenges faced by democracy in contemporary society. With contributions from some of the world's most prestigious scholars of public choice and political science, this comprehensive collection presents a complete overview of the threats...

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Rules, choice and strategy : the political economy of Italian electoral reform

Mudambi, Ram - 2001

This topical book analyses the change of electoral rules in Italy from proportional representation toward plurality. While Italy is used as the illustrative case, the analysis has far-ranging theoretical and practical implications, and will therefore be of interest to academics and researchers...

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Beyond conventional economics : the limits of rational behaviour in political decision making

Hamlin, Alan P. (contributor); Eusepi, Giuseppe (contributor) - 2006

Beyond Conventional Economics presents new original work from leading scholars on the interface between the individual and political and social institutions. The book offers a critique of the inadequacies of the conventional economic approach to politics and a state-of-the-art view of new...

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Innovation in environmental policy : economic and legal aspects of recent developments in environmental enforcement and liability

Tietenberg, Thomas H. (ed.) - 1992

environmental policy - liability law and enforcement - which are experiencing dramatic change. It shows how economic analysis can … provide useful and meaningful insights about subjects such as criminal penalties, private enforcement, liability for oil … spills, tort remedies, and lender liability which have hitherto only been considered by lawyers. Drawing on the latest …

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Exploring the entrepreneurial society : institutions, behaviors and outcomes

Bonnet, Jean (contributor); Dejardin, Marcus (contributor); … - 2017

Contents: Part I: Entrepreneurship and formal and informal institutions -- 1. Understanding the drivers of an 'entrepreneurial' economy: Lessons from Japan and the Netherlands / Hiroyuki Okamuro, André van Stel and Ingrid Verheul -- 2. Hofstede's cultural dimensions and modes of entry into...

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Entrepreneurship and the internationalisation of Asian firms : an institutional perspective

Yeung, Henry Wai-Chung - 2002

1. An institutional perspective on entrepreneurship in international business -- 2. Transnational entrepreneurship in two contrasting Asian contexts : Hong Kong and Singapore -- 3. City-states and their global reach : outward investments from Hong Kong and Singapore -- 4. Entrepreneurs in...

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The evolution of economic institutions : a critical reader

Hodgson, Geoffrey Martin (contributor) - 2007

It is now widely acknowledged that institutions are a crucial factor in economic performance. Major developments have been made in our understanding of the nature and evolution of economic institutions in the last few years. This book brings together some key contributions in this area by...

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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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Institutional economics and the formation of preferences : the advent of pop music

Dolfsma, Wilfred - 2004

The formation of preferences is an elusive subject that many social scientists, and especially economists, have tended to avoid. In this original new book, Wilfred Dolfsma combines institutional economics with insights from the other social sciences to analyse the way in which preferences are...

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Globalization and institutions : redefining the rules of the economic game

Djelic, Marie-Laure (contributor); Quack, Sigrid (contributor) - 2003

This volume investigates the relationship between economic globalization and institutions, or global governance, challenging the common assumption that globalization and institutionalization are essentially processes which exclude each other. Instead, the contributors to this book show that...

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