the cornucopians emphasise human creativity expressed through markets. This paper argues that both schools are right to … evolutionary view, which allows properly for social institutions, could give a more balanced account of population growth. …

within that understood universe of cultural meaning. Emphasizing H.‐G. Gadamer’s work on philosophical hermeneutics, shows …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that knowledge in general, and knowledge of markets in particular, is … adequate analysis of markets necessarily requires fundamental understanding of the worldviews underlying the views expressed … with respect to the nature and role of markets. This paper starts with the premise that any worldview can be associated …

economics study “provisioning”? or markets? or a method of reasoning, self-interested rational optimization? Design …/methodology/approach – A variety of scholars and others in many fields make use of a taxonomy of society consisting of three “spheres”: markets … is presented. Findings – The model is first used briefly to understand the historical development of markets. The model …

“Quasi‐markets” is the term predominantly employed as a means of conceptualising and describing the market … heavily on Thorstein Veblen’s distinction between evolutionary and teleological approaches. The quasi‐markets concept …, grounded in Oliver Williamson’s transaction cost economics, is predicated on the existence of “conventional markets”, defined …

involvement at the household level helps farmers to access markets with higher prices. Findings – The findings indicate that …. In such circumstances, the people have to rely on their collective/social effort to take advantage of markets …