Economics and psychology are both sciences of human behaviour. This paper gives a survey of their interaction. First, the changing relationship between the two sciences is discussed: while economics was once imperialistic, it has become a science inspired by psychological insights. In order to...

This book champions the view that economics is a social science and that, moreover, it may serve as a new paradigm for the social sciences. Economics is taken to be a part of those sciences which deal with actual problems of society by providing insights, improving our understanding and...

Emphasising a positive approach to dealing with terrorism (the carrot), this book provides a critique of deterrence policy (the stick) which can be ineffective and even counterproductive, and proposes three alternative and effective anti-terrorist policies: Decentralisation reduces vulnerability...