This book discusses Samuel Pufendorf and his contributions to the development of the European Enlightenment and the emergence of economics as a social science. Born in 1632 in Saxony, Pufendorf wrote widely on natural law, ethics, jurisprudence, and political economy and was one of the most...

Introduction -- Chapter 1 Structural changes of the Chinese economy: from the New Dream to Covid19 -- Chapter 2 Can China be less dependent on exports? -- Chapter 3 Chinese innovation capacity: state of the art of the leading edge -- Chapter 4 Chinese diplomacy, strategic partnerships and global...

1. The problems at hand -- 2. The money question -- 3. On firm ground -- 4. Economists and the search for industrial order -- 5. Obscured irrelevance : economists in the boom years -- 6. Stuck in the middle : economists, agricultural reform, and crisis.

pt. 1. Globalization, economic integration, and cultural differences -- pt. 2. Do cultural differences hinder economic globalization? -- pt. 3. Interpreting a cultural distance-economic globalization nexus.

Behavioural public policy has thus far been dominated by approaches that are based on the premise that it is entirely legitimate for policymakers to design policies that nudge or influence people to avoid desires that may not be in their own self- interest. This book argues, instead, for a...

A major feat of research and synthesis, this book presents the first comprehensive history of the Dutch economy in the nineteenth century--an important but poorly understood piece of European economic history. Based on a detailed reconstruction of extensive economic data, the authors account for...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Part one. Ideas, themes and measures -- Chapter 1 Economic philosophy from a Shari'ah perspective -- Chapter 2 Micro-economic morality: a theory of the firm enlightened by Islamic values -- Chapter 3 Fiscal policy choices to promote social justice -- Chapter...