The aim of this paper is to analyse the way in which the world is divided into different 'legal traditions', in order to understand the actual establishment of a ranking of the various legal systems, as it is used as a powerful device for global governance, directed to mould policy projects of...

This paper reviews the debate in economics over neuroeconomics' contribution to economics. It distinguishes majority and minority views, argues that this debate has been framed by mainstream economics' conception of itself as an isolated science, and argues that this framing has put off the...

Hayek's later work on the possibility of socio-economic order in decentralized market economies is an exercise in contrastive causal explanation as conceptualized by realist social theorists and philosophers. This interpretation of Hayek's work lends support to the view that Hayek's post-1960...

This paper is an essay review of Richard Wagner's book, 'Mind, Society and Human Action'. It focuses on the ontological presuppositions of Wagner's account of of the social world (that is, on what Wanger's account presupposes about the nature of social reality). Issue discussed include the...

Spanish Abstract: Este artículo recoge algunas reflexiones en lo referente al carácter científico de la economía y sus efectos sobre la administración como disciplina afín. El ejercicio se hace desde una perspectiva crítica en el que se ponderan los aspectos epistemológicos con respecto...

This paper discusses a few meta-theoretical questions about Behavioural Law and Economics (BLE) in order to better understand both its popularity and the criticisms it has received. It argues that BLE provides a litmus test to reveal dividing lines, manifest latent tensions and polarize debates...

The paper lists salient characteristics of the certainty theory of consumer choice and discusses the import of prominent empirical analyses of the theory. All of them reject the theory's empirical relevance which suggests that the theory is unfit to analyze consumer choice in an uncertain world....

Angesichts komplexer wirtschaftlicher und wirtschaftspolitischer Fragen steht der Wirtschaftsjournalismus vor der Herausforderung, mit vielfältigen Perspektiven zu einer demokratischen Meinungsbildung beizutragen. Indes steht er durch zahlreiche Studien in der Kritik, dem Anspruch nach Vielfalt...