Vom Gilgamesch-Epos über das Alte Testament und die Wall Street bis zur Weltwirtschaftskrise - nach Tomas Sedlacek geht es in der Ökonomie immer um Gut und Böse. Auch in mathematischen Modellen erkennt er eine Parabel, die die Welt um uns herum verständlicher macht. (S.Preisler)

In this clear and engaging book, economist Louis Putterman places the economy and the study of economics in a broad historical and social perspective. He explores the history of the discipline, the history of the modern economy, different perspectives on the market economy, and the relations...

The centenary of E.F. Schumacher's birth (1911-1977) offered an urgent opportunity to revisit his work and life. Against the background of the crisis at the beginning of this century, reconsidering Schumacher's Small is Beautiful or frugality paradigm makes clear that advances in responsible...