1. Introductory overview -- 2. The theoretical and metaphysical foundations of sciences -- 3. Economics and psychology -- 4. Evolutionary economics -- 5. Neuroeconomics -- 6. Happiness economics -- 7. Institutional economics -- 8. The capability approach -- 9. The civil economy approach -- 10....

1. Introduction : economics as a moral science -- 2. 'The economic' and chrematistics -- 3. An ontological analysis of Aristotle's oikonomike and chrematistics -- 4. Aristotle's science of economics -- 5. 'The economic' and ethics -- 6. 'The economic' and politics -- 7. Eudaimonia and the...

Spatial planning seeks to regulate demand for land resources with a view to securing the well-being of urban and rural communities. It identifies the decisions that should be made in light of a preferred future development. Yet, preferences for future development change as demands for housing,...

The Handbook of Economics and Ethics portrays an understanding of economic methodology in which facts and values, though distinct, are closely interconnected in a variety of ways. From theory building to data collection, and from modelling to policy evaluation, this encyclopaedic Handbook is at...