'This book presents Latin America's innovation systems in a new theoretical and political light. The focus is upon how innovation processes can become inclusive; a major challenge for the non-egalitarian Latin American countries. The analytical framework combines Amartya Sen's capacity approach...

"The idea of a free gift economy has become important in the movement for alternative economics, however the connection with women and especially with mothers has not been widely understood. The conference "The Maternal Roots of the Gift Economy," held in Rome in 2015, brought together women and...

Bisherige Studien haben herausgefunden, dass kognitive Einschränkungen Entscheidungsträger daran hindern können sich strategisch an eine veränderte Umwelt anzupassen. Mit dem Ziel die bisherige Forschung zu erweitern, befasst sich die vorliegende Dissertation damit, wie soziale...

The world of money is being transformed as households and organizations face changing economies, and new currencies and payment systems like Bitcoin and Apple Pay gain ground. What is money, and how do we make sense of it? Money Talks is the first book to offer a wide range of alternative and...