This book describes the path ahead. It combines system transformation research with political economy and change leadership insights when discussing the need for a great mindshift in how human wellbeing, economic prosperity and healthy ecosystems are understood if the Great Transformations ahead...

This three volume series of intellectual biography considers the life, work and impact on economic, social and political theory of the Italian economist, sociologist and political scientist Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923). This volume covers the period starting from his childhood up to his early...

This atlas provides a macro-regional overview of the areas that surround the European Union, from the Sahara to the Middle East, Western Balkans to European Russia, Turkey to the Arctic. Detailing key socio-economic data as well as developmental trends, the maps provide a comprehensive...

Power, Freedom, and Voting is an interdisciplinary book that presents a comprehensive insight into current research by economists, mathematicians, philosophers and political scientists on three intimately related concepts that are at the heart of theories of democracy and social welfare. The...

Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) was a leading figure in the British classical school of economics, best-known for extending the insights of Adam Smith at a time of revolutionary improvements in agriculture and industry. This book explores the way in which he accounted for the tendency to...

The world has still to emerge fully from the housing-triggered Global Financial Crisis, but housing crises are not new. The history of housing shows long-run social progress, littered with major disasters; nevertheless the progress is often forgotten, whilst the difficulties hit the headlines....

Welchen grundlegenden markensoziologischen Erkenntnissen unterliegt durchsetzungsstarke Werbung? Welche Mechanismen können eingesetzt werden, um bestimmte Vorstellungen bei Gruppen zu aktivieren und dadurch Wirtschaftskörper zu stärken? Oliver Carlo Errichiello präsentiert eine...

Dieses Buch vermittelt umfassendes Wissen zu den sozialen Dynamiken und Prinzipien, die beim Markenaufbau und in der erfolgreichen Markenführung wirken. In Theorie und Praxis wird beschrieben, welche soziologischen Faktoren Marken dauerhaft attraktiv machen und stetig wachsen lassen. Diese...