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The economics of philanthropy and fundraising

Andreoni, James - 2015

subsidies to givers? Is religious giving different? Which fundraising approaches "work", and is more charity always better …? Questions like these make philanthropy and fundraising among the most dynamic research areas in economics today. This research … Pay More for Charity-Linked Products' -- Ayelet Gneezy, Uri Gneezy, Gerhard Riener and Leif D. Nelson (2012), 'Pay …

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Thorstein Veblen and the revival of free market capitalism

Knoedler, Janet T. (contributor); … - 2007

1. The place of science in society : progress, pragmatism, pluralism -- 2. Thorstein Veblen on the origins and meaning of private property -- 3. Capital and the modern corporation -- 4. Pecuniary institutions : their role and effects -- 5. Veblen's missing theory of markets and exchange, or, Can...

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Spirituality, organization and neoliberalism : understanding lived experiences

Bell, Emma (ed.); Gog, Sorin (ed.); Simionca, Anca (ed.); … - 2020

Contents: 1. Towards radical subjects: Workplace spirituality as neoliberal governance in American business / James Dennis LoRusso -- 2. Running to stay in the same place? Personal development work and the production of neoliberal subjectivity among Israel's "last republican generation" / Ariel...

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Liberalism in crisis? : European economic governance in the age of turbulence

Villafranca, Antonio (contributor); … - 2009

During the current economic crisis recurring questions on the validity of the liberal economic system have resurfaced concerning the role of the state and the free market, the proactive use of fiscal policies, economic nationalism, and environmental sustainability. However, due to the depth and...

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Educating economists : the Teagle discussion on re-evaluating the undergraduate economics major

Colander, David C. (contributor); … - 2009

The economics major is a central part of a college education. But is that economics major doing what it is meant to do? And if not, how should it be changed? This book raises a set of provocative questions that encourage readers to look at the economics major in a different light than it is...

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Makeshift work in a changing labour market : the Swedish model in the post-financial crisis era

Garsten, Christina (contributor); … - 2015

'Whatever happened to the Swedish model? Once the prime example of a Nordic welfare state, Sweden's labour market is now a highly individualized competitive arena. With attention to detail as well as global trends, this important book describes the dismantling of the Swedish welfare state across...

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Austrian economics and the political economy of freedom

Ebeling, Richard M. - 2003

Richard Ebeling's insightful and highly readable book explains and applies the ideas of the Austrian economists to a wide range of contemporary public policy issues. He combines intellectual political-economic history with the modern Austrian theory of the market process to challenge the...

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Political failure by agreement : learning liberalism and the welfare state

Wegner, Gerhard - 2008

The purpose of this book is to reconsider economic liberalism from the viewpoint of political liberalism. The author argues that advocates of economic liberalism largely overlook empirical political preferences which, in many societies, go far beyond a limited role of the state. Recent...

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The neoliberal revolution in eastern Europe : economic ideas in the transition from communism

Aligică, Paul Dragoş - 2009

This unique book develops two different but related research agendas: the study of the spread of 'neoliberalism' - as seen from the perspective of Eastern European post-communist evolutions; and the study of Eastern European transition - as seen from an ideas-centred perspective. It challenges a...

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The rise of the market : critical essays on the political economy of neo-liberalism

Sawyer, Malcolm C. (contributor); … - 2004

The growth of neo-liberalism has been the dominant political force in the past two decades. This volume concentrates on understanding the political economy of neo-liberalism. It focuses on a number of the most critical issues and examines the essence of neo-liberalism, namely, the dominance of...

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