0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Browse All Departments
Price
  • R100 - R250 (71)
  • R250 - R500 (1,355)
  • R500+ (4,693)
  • -
Status
Format
Author / Contributor
Publisher

Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Microeconomics

A Quantitative Analysis of Regional Well-Being - Identity and Gender in India, South Africa, the USA and the UK (Hardcover):... A Quantitative Analysis of Regional Well-Being - Identity and Gender in India, South Africa, the USA and the UK (Hardcover)
Vani Kant Borooah
R3,905 Discovery Miles 39 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Using data from the World Values Survey, this book sheds light on the link between happiness and the social group to which one belongs. The work is based on a rigorous statistical analysis of differences in the probability of happiness and life satisfaction between the predominant social group and subordinate groups. The cases of India and South Africa receive deep attention in dedicated chapters on cast and race, with other chapters considering issues such as cultural bias, religion, patriarchy, and gender. An additional chapter offers a global perspective. On top of this, the longitudinal nature of the data facilitates an examination of how world happiness has evolved between 1994 and 2014. This book will be a valuable reference for advanced students, scholars and policymakers involved in development economics, well-being, development geography, and sociology.

The Economics of Immigration (Paperback, 2nd edition): Cynthia Bansak, Nicole Simpson, Madeline Zavodny The Economics of Immigration (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Cynthia Bansak, Nicole Simpson, Madeline Zavodny
R1,741 Discovery Miles 17 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, in its second edition, introduces readers to the economics of immigration, which is a booming field within economics. The main themes and objectives of the book are for readers to understand the decision to migrate, the impacts of immigration on markets and government budgets and the consequences of immigration policies in a global context. Our goal is for readers to be able to make informed economic arguments about key issues related to immigration around the world. This book applies economic tools to the topic of immigration to answer questions like whether immigration raises or lowers the standard of living of people in a country. The book examines many other consequences of immigration as well, such as the effect on tax revenues and government expenditures, the effect on how and what firms decide to produce and the effect on income inequality, to name just a few. It also examines questions like what determines whether people choose to move and where they decide to go. It even examines how immigration affects the ethnic diversity of restaurants and financial markets. Readers will learn how to apply economic tools to the topic of immigration. Immigration is frequently in the news as more people move around the world to work, to study and to join family members. The economics of immigration has important policy implications. Immigration policy is controversial in many countries. This book explains why this is so and equips the reader to understand and contribute to policy debates on this important topic.

The Economics of Immigration (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Cynthia Bansak, Nicole Simpson, Madeline Zavodny The Economics of Immigration (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Cynthia Bansak, Nicole Simpson, Madeline Zavodny
R3,989 Discovery Miles 39 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book, in its second edition, introduces readers to the economics of immigration, which is a booming field within economics. The main themes and objectives of the book are for readers to understand the decision to migrate, the impacts of immigration on markets and government budgets and the consequences of immigration policies in a global context. Our goal is for readers to be able to make informed economic arguments about key issues related to immigration around the world. This book applies economic tools to the topic of immigration to answer questions like whether immigration raises or lowers the standard of living of people in a country. The book examines many other consequences of immigration as well, such as the effect on tax revenues and government expenditures, the effect on how and what firms decide to produce and the effect on income inequality, to name just a few. It also examines questions like what determines whether people choose to move and where they decide to go. It even examines how immigration affects the ethnic diversity of restaurants and financial markets. Readers will learn how to apply economic tools to the topic of immigration. Immigration is frequently in the news as more people move around the world to work, to study and to join family members. The economics of immigration has important policy implications. Immigration policy is controversial in many countries. This book explains why this is so and equips the reader to understand and contribute to policy debates on this important topic.

Human Resources and the Firm in International Perspective (Hardcover): Robert Fitzgerald, Christopher Rowley Human Resources and the Firm in International Perspective (Hardcover)
Robert Fitzgerald, Christopher Rowley
R11,453 Discovery Miles 114 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A key element in the development and competitiveness of businesses rest on the management and enhancement of 'human resource'. Although it is a subject very much in vogue, the organisation of human resources is too rarely grounded in the relevant historical and comparative contexts which shape their practice. Furthermore, there is a need to counter the over-simplistic 'one best way' views and management exhortation so common to this topic, and historical comparisons offer insight into the nature, scale and long-term impact of trends, whilst uncovering the complex interaction of differing circumstance and 'optimum practice'.This important new two volume set presents key reading in paternalism and industrial welfare; employee relations and the professionalisation of management; Taylorism and flexibility: technological change and the division of labour; industrial training and skills; and labour and politics are covered in a theoretically informed and critical fashion.

Analyzing Electoral Promises with Game Theory (Hardcover): Yasushi Asako Analyzing Electoral Promises with Game Theory (Hardcover)
Yasushi Asako
R1,519 Discovery Miles 15 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Electoral promises help to win votes and political candidates, or parties should strategically choose what they can deliver to win an election. Past game-theoretical studies tend to ignore electoral promises and this book sheds illuminating light on the functions and effects of electoral promises on policies or electoral outcomes through game theory models. This book provides a basic framework for game-theoretical analysis of electoral promises. The book also includes cases to illustrate real life applications of these theories.

The Foundations of Business Cycle Theory (Hardcover): D.P. O'Brien The Foundations of Business Cycle Theory (Hardcover)
D.P. O'Brien
R22,686 Discovery Miles 226 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The collection covers the foundations of business cycle theory from the mid-nineteenth century through to the work immediately affected by the publication of Keynes's General Theory.With the revival of interest in real business cycles in the last ten years, these volumes provide a substantial selection of the intellectual achievements in this area developed by previous generations; any of such achievements were temporarily obscured by the success of Keynes's work.

Outcome Uncertainty in Sporting Events - Winning, Losing and Competitive Balance (Hardcover): Placido Rodriguez, Stefan... Outcome Uncertainty in Sporting Events - Winning, Losing and Competitive Balance (Hardcover)
Placido Rodriguez, Stefan Kesenne, Brad R. Humphreys
R2,813 Discovery Miles 28 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Offering a cutting-edge analysis of competitive balance and outcome uncertainty, this book explores the topic from multiple perspectives. Chapters address competitive balance and outcome uncertainty in different sports in a range of countries to help understand its significance. Highlighting important new insights into previously unexplored dimensions, the book also provides a rich context for better understanding why fans, teams and leagues value competitive balance. It challenges readers to think about the topic in a broad and rigorous way, and in some cases to question widely held beliefs about how outcome uncertainty motivates competitive balance and how sports fans actually view competitive balance. Key case studies and the use of new data in the chapters makes this an interesting read for sports economics researchers and students looking for current analysis of the topic. Managers of sports organizations will also appreciate the insights that the book gives into what their customers value. Contributors include: A. Barajas, O. Budzinski, D. Coates, J. del Corral, A. Feddersen, B. Frick, T. Gasparetto, C. Gomez-Gonzalez, T.J. Gopane, B.R. Humphreys, S. Jenkins, S. Kesenne, M. Lowrance, J. Miller, K.T. Mokgatle, J. Price, J. Reade, P. Rodriguez, L.C. Sanchez, P. Sanchez-Fernandez, E.F. Stephenson, H. Winner

The Challenges of Public Procurement Reforms (Hardcover): Annalisa Castelli, Gustavo Piga, Stephane Saussier, Tunde Tatrai The Challenges of Public Procurement Reforms (Hardcover)
Annalisa Castelli, Gustavo Piga, Stephane Saussier, Tunde Tatrai
R3,911 Discovery Miles 39 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Public procurement affects a substantial share of world trade flows, amounting to 1000 billion euros per year. In the EU, the public purchase of works, goods and services has been estimated to account on average for 16 percent of GDP. The novelty of this book is that it focuses on the new European Union Directives approved in 2014 by the EU Parliament. The book consists of original contributions related to four specific themes of interest to the procurers' day-to-day role in modern public purchasing organizations - both economists and lawyers - allowing for relevant exchanges of views and "real time" interaction. The four sections which characterize the book are Life-cycle Costing in Public Procurement; Calculating Costs and Savings of Public Procurement; Corruption and Probity in Public Procurement and Public Procurement and International Trade Agreements: CETA, TTIP and beyond. These themes have been chosen for their current relevance in relation to the new European Public Procurement Directives and beyond. The original format features, as is the case with the first three volumes, an introductory exchange between leading academics and practitioners, from differing disciplines. It offers a series of sequential interactions between economists, lawyers and technical experts who supplement one another, so as to enrich the liveliness of the debate and improve the mutual understanding between the various professions. This essential guide will be of interest to policymakers, academics, students and researchers, as well as practitioners working in the field of EU public procurement.

Theories of Welfare (Paperback): Anthony Forder, Terry Caslin, Geoffrey Ponton, Sandra Walklate Theories of Welfare (Paperback)
Anthony Forder, Terry Caslin, Geoffrey Ponton, Sandra Walklate
R1,034 Discovery Miles 10 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1984 Theories of Welfare looks at theories of social administration developed in different social science disciplines. The book ranges widely and gives concise coverage to the historical and intellectual background in which the theory emerged, the implicit or explicit value assumptions, and account of the most important theoretical concepts and the major criticisms of them, an indication of the relevance to social administration and a guide to further reading.

Innovation in SMEs and Micro Firms - Culture, Entrepreneurial Dynamics and Regional Development (Paperback): Manuel... Innovation in SMEs and Micro Firms - Culture, Entrepreneurial Dynamics and Regional Development (Paperback)
Manuel Fernandez-Esquinas, Madelon Van Oostrom, Hugo Pinto
R1,238 Discovery Miles 12 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What is the role of culture in the innovation dynamic of small firms within the context of their territorial environments? How do shared values, beliefs and practices underpin the knowledge production process that leads to innovation? In what way do symbolic aspects of social life shape European SMEs' innovation processes? This volume gives an extensive insight into the complex links between culture and innovation in one of the key agents of economic life: SMEs and micro firms. The chapters employ different analytical and methodological strategies in regions of Europe to identify dimensions of culture, especially values, norms, skills and institutions, and to scrutinize which specific components of culture are relevant to firm innovation and to the more general dynamics of regional innovation. The original research presented shows how small firms learn, interact, compete and collaborate with other key agents of the innovation system. Taken as a whole, the volume points the way towards a more comprehensive framework for understanding the nature of innovation in SMEs and micro firms. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of European Planning Studies.

The Informal Economy - Measures, Causes, and Consequences (Hardcover): Ceyhun Elgin The Informal Economy - Measures, Causes, and Consequences (Hardcover)
Ceyhun Elgin
R3,905 Discovery Miles 39 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Informal Economy: Measures, Causes, and Consequences provides a comprehensive account of the economics of informality through the lenses of various economic perspectives. Although informal economic activity is widespread all around the world, many issues around its nature and consequences remain largely under-explored or unresolved. Most importantly, the evidence presented in the existing literature on informality has failed to generate a consensus on the measurements, causes, and effects of the informal sector among researchers. Most, if not all, of the empirical results are inconclusive or dependent on the nature of the dataset used in the analysis. This book aims to address that gap by exploring different definitions and measures of the informal economy, including different perspectives, then subjecting these measures to a battery of empirical tests to examine the determinants and effects of informality. Through this analysis and an extensive review of the literature, the book explores many of the economic, political, and social factors of the informal economy including the relationship between informality and the tax burden, tax enforcement, and institutional quality. This key text makes for compulsive reading to scholars and students interested in the informal or shadow economy.

Social Neuroeconomics - Mechanistic Integration of the Neurosciences and the Social Sciences (Hardcover): Jens Harbecke,... Social Neuroeconomics - Mechanistic Integration of the Neurosciences and the Social Sciences (Hardcover)
Jens Harbecke, Carsten Herrmann-Pillath
R4,060 Discovery Miles 40 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Neuroeconomics has emerged as a paradigmatic field where neuroscience and the social sciences are integrated in one analytical and empirical approach. However, the different disciplines involved often only relate to each other via the shared object of research, and less through the constructing of precise models of integrative mechanisms. Social Neuroeconomics explores the potential of philosophical and methodological reflections in the neurosciences and the social sciences to inform those efforts at cross-disciplinary integration, with a special focus on recent contributions to mechanistic explanations. The collected essays are drawn from the fields of neuroscience, psychology, economics, sociology and philosophy, and examine the ways and methods of constructing unified conceptual frameworks that can guide empirical work and hypothesis building. This is demonstrated in a range of applications, particularly regarding finance and consumer behavior. The concept of the 'social brain' is also explored; a multilevel framework in which complex analytical categories such as emotions or socially mediated cognitive processes connect neuronal and social phenomena in specific mechanisms that generate behavior. This book addresses a wide audience across the various disciplines, reaching from the neurosciences to the social sciences and philosophy.

A New Principles of Economics - The Science of Markets (Hardcover): Carsten Herrmann-Pillath, Christian Hederer A New Principles of Economics - The Science of Markets (Hardcover)
Carsten Herrmann-Pillath, Christian Hederer
R3,813 Discovery Miles 38 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Despite the dynamic development of the discipline of economics, the ways in which economics is taught and how it defines its basic principles have hardly changed, resulting in economics being criticised for its inability to provide relevant insights on global challenges. In response, this book defines new principles of economics and seeks to establish economics as the science of markets. A New Principles of Economics provides an alternative conceptual framework for the study of economics, integrating recent developments and research in both economics and neighbouring social sciences. Adopting the structure of a standard principles text, it separates the study of markets as mechanisms and markets in their wider contexts. In doing so, a number of new perspectives are introduced, including approaching the economy as part and parcel of the Earth system; directly connecting the analysis of production with an analysis of technology and thermodynamic principles; explicitly treating markets as forms of social networks mediated by the institution of money; and reinstating the central role of distribution in political economy analysis. Drawing on the latest theories and research on the economy, and including both the natural and social sciences, this text provides a holistic introduction suitable for postgraduates and other advanced students.

Microeconomics For Dummies, UK Edition (Paperback, UK Edition): P Antonioni Microeconomics For Dummies, UK Edition (Paperback, UK Edition)
P Antonioni 1
R537 R487 Discovery Miles 4 870 Save R50 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Your one-stop guide to understanding Microeconomics Microeconomics For Dummies (with content specific to the UK reader) is designed to help you understand the economics of individuals. Using concise explanations and accessible content that tracks directly to an undergraduate course, this book provides a student-focused course supplement with an in-depth examination of each topic. This invaluable companion provides clear information and real-world examples that bring microeconomics to life and introduces you to all the key concepts. From supply and demand to market competition, you'll understand how the economy works on an individual level, and how it affects you every day. Before long, you'll be conversant in consumers, costs, and competition. Microeconomics is all about the behaviour of individual people and individual firms. It sounds pretty straightforward, but it gets complicated early on. You may not be an economist, but if you're a business student at university, the odds are you need to come to grips with microeconomics. That's where Microeconomics For Dummies comes in, walking you through the fundamental concepts and giving you the understanding you need to master the material. * Understand supply, demand, and equilibrium * Examine the consumer decision making process * Delve into elasticity and costs of production * Learn why competition is healthy and monopolies are not Even the brightest business students can find economics intimidating, but the material is essential to a solid grasp of how the business world works. The good news is that you've come to the right place.

Enacting Dismal Science - New Perspectives on the Performativity of Economics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Ivan Boldyrev,... Enacting Dismal Science - New Perspectives on the Performativity of Economics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Ivan Boldyrev, Ekaterina Svetlova
R4,036 R3,058 Discovery Miles 30 580 Save R978 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this book, sociologists, philosophers, and economists investigate the conceptual issues around the performativity of economics over a variety of disciplinary contexts and provide new case studies illuminating this phenomenon. In featuring the latest contributions to the performativity debate the book revives discussion of the fundamental questions: What precise meaning can we attribute to the notion of performativity? What empirical evidence can help us recognize economics as performative? And what consequences does performativity have for contemporary societies? The contributions demonstrate how performativity can serve as a powerful conceptual resource in dealing with economic knowledge, as an inspiring framework for investigating performative practices, and as an engine of discovery for thinking of the economic proper.

Essential Economics for Business (Paperback, 6th edition): John Sloman, Elizabeth Jones Essential Economics for Business (Paperback, 6th edition)
John Sloman, Elizabeth Jones
R1,996 Discovery Miles 19 960 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

If you are a student on a business or management degree or diploma and taking a module which includes economics, then this text is written for you. The text covers the core economics that you will need as a business student, but also various business-related topics not typically covered in an introductory economics textbook, such as business organisation and strategy. Numerous cases and examples throughout the text illustrate how economics can be used to understand specific business problems or aspects of the business environment.

Cost-Benefit Analysis - Financial and Economic Appraisal Using Spreadsheets (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Harry F. Campbell,... Cost-Benefit Analysis - Financial and Economic Appraisal Using Spreadsheets (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Harry F. Campbell, Richard P. C Brown
R3,808 Discovery Miles 38 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Now in its third edition, Cost-Benefit Analysis has been updated, offering readers the perfect introduction to project, programme and policy appraisal using basic tools of financial and economic analysis. The key economic questions of any social cost-benefit analysis are: do the benefits of the project or policy exceed the costs, no matter how widely costs and benefits are spread, and irrespective of whether or not project impacts, such as environmental effects, are reflected in market prices? And which group or groups of individuals receive the benefits and which bear the costs? This book addresses these questions with an emphasis on putting the theory presented in the book into practice. This third edition has several attractive features: Readers are encouraged to develop their own skills by applying the tools and techniques of cost-benefit analysis to case studies and examples, including an analysis of a project which is developed throughout the book. The book emphasizes the use of spreadsheets which are invaluable in providing a framework for the cost-benefit analysis. A dedicated chapter provides guidance for writing up a report which summarises the analysis which has been undertaken. New pedagogical features, including Technical Notes and Examples, have been added as an aid to readers throughout the text. An appendix provides 14 additional case studies which can be developed in class or as assignment projects. Additional material for instructors and students is provided through Support Material maintained by Routledge. This updated edition is an ideal text for a course on cost-benefit analysis where the emphasis is on practical application of principles and equipping students to conduct appraisals. It is also a useful handbook for professionals looking for a logical framework in which to undertake their cost-benefit analysis work.

Managerial Economics (Paperback, 6th edition): Ivan Png Managerial Economics (Paperback, 6th edition)
Ivan Png
R1,730 R1,545 Discovery Miles 15 450 Save R185 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

1. The text explores highly complex topics with simple, non mathematical approach for managers rather than economists. 2. The editions have always been well-received in US market and the newest edition has been updated with behavioural economics, case studies on Amazon, Spotify, Uber, TikTok, England National Health Service and other topical businesses. 3. Includes case studies, discussion questions and examples to illustrate the principles. 4. The book will be updated with bigger font and come in color.

Market Analysis for Real Estate (Hardcover): Rena Mourouzi-Sivitanidou Market Analysis for Real Estate (Hardcover)
Rena Mourouzi-Sivitanidou; Edited by Petros Sivitanides
R4,976 Discovery Miles 49 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Market Analysis for Real Estate is a comprehensive introduction to how real estate markets work and the analytical tools and techniques that can be used to identify and interpret market signals. The markets for space and varied property assets, including residential, office, retail, and industrial, are presented, analyzed, and integrated into a complete understanding of the role of real estate markets within the workings of contemporary urban economies. Unlike other books on market analysis, the economic and financial theory in this book is rigorous and well integrated with the specifics of the real estate market. Furthermore, it is thoroughly explained as it assumes no previous coursework in economics or finance on the part of the reader. The theoretical discussion is backed up with numerous real estate case study examples and problems, which are presented throughout the text to assist both student and teacher. Including discussion questions, exercises, several web links, and online slides, this textbook is suitable for use on a variety of degree programs in real estate, finance, business, planning, and economics at undergraduate and MSc/MBA level. It is also a useful primer for professionals in these disciplines.

Economic Analysis and Law - The Economics of the Courtroom (Hardcover): Christopher E. S. Warburton Economic Analysis and Law - The Economics of the Courtroom (Hardcover)
Christopher E. S. Warburton
R3,957 Discovery Miles 39 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A comprehensive presentation of the use of economics in judicial decisions, the book is structured to provide all the foundational concepts that are important for the application of economics to the development and interpretation of statutes that emanate from economic conditions. The diversity of the economic field defines the scope of the book and its relevance to the study of law and rule adjudication. Beyond the positive dimensions of law and economics, the book evaluates the normative aspects of law and economics when laws are imprecise, and markets are inefficient. The ethical scope of transactions and rule adjudication are further considered in the context of professional ethics and the rationale for ethical considerations in the practice of law and economics. It presents a unique analysis of law, finance, and economics, by taking a look at the intricate quantitative requirements that are essential for scientific knowledge in the courtroom and the international dimensions of the practice of law and economics beyond municipal frontiers. It alerts entrepreneurs to risk exposures in the global economy and provides foundational information for readers who are also interested in international law and economics, and the essence and interpretations of international conventions appertaining to money, expropriation, the environment, and investments in international financial markets. This book is a useful reference for both undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in law and economics, forensic economics, corporate white-collar crime, and legal studies. It is also valuable for certificate programs for paralegals who wish to have a basic understanding of economic and financial concepts.

Economic Analysis and Law - The Economics of the Courtroom (Paperback): Christopher E. S. Warburton Economic Analysis and Law - The Economics of the Courtroom (Paperback)
Christopher E. S. Warburton
R1,510 Discovery Miles 15 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A comprehensive presentation of the use of economics in judicial decisions, the book is structured to provide all the foundational concepts that are important for the application of economics to the development and interpretation of statutes that emanate from economic conditions. The diversity of the economic field defines the scope of the book and its relevance to the study of law and rule adjudication. Beyond the positive dimensions of law and economics, the book evaluates the normative aspects of law and economics when laws are imprecise, and markets are inefficient. The ethical scope of transactions and rule adjudication are further considered in the context of professional ethics and the rationale for ethical considerations in the practice of law and economics. It presents a unique analysis of law, finance, and economics, by taking a look at the intricate quantitative requirements that are essential for scientific knowledge in the courtroom and the international dimensions of the practice of law and economics beyond municipal frontiers. It alerts entrepreneurs to risk exposures in the global economy and provides foundational information for readers who are also interested in international law and economics, and the essence and interpretations of international conventions appertaining to money, expropriation, the environment, and investments in international financial markets. This book is a useful reference for both undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in law and economics, forensic economics, corporate white-collar crime, and legal studies. It is also valuable for certificate programs for paralegals who wish to have a basic understanding of economic and financial concepts.

War Movies and Economics - Lessons from Hollywood's Adaptations of Military Conflict (Hardcover): Laura J. Ahlstrom,... War Movies and Economics - Lessons from Hollywood's Adaptations of Military Conflict (Hardcover)
Laura J. Ahlstrom, Franklin G. Mixon Jr.
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

War Movies and Economics: Lessons from Hollywood's Adaptations of Military Conflict applies ongoing research in the relatively new genre of economics in popular media to Hollywood's war movies. Whether inadvertently or purposefully, these movies provide numerous examples of how economic principles often play an important role in military conflict. The authors of the chapters included in this edited collection work to illustrate economics lessons portrayed in adaptations such as Band of Brothers, Conspiracy, The Dirty Dozen, Dunkirk, Memphis Belle, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List, Spartacus, Stalag 17, and Valkyrie. Aspects of these stories show how key economic principles of scarcity, limited resources, and incentives play important roles in military conflict. The movies also provide an avenue for discussion of the economics of public goods provision, the modern economic theory of bureaucracy, and various game-theoretic concepts such as strategic moves and commitment devices. Where applicable, lessons from closely related fields such as management are also provided. This book is ideal reading for students of economics looking for an approachable route to understanding basic principles of economics and game theory. It is also accessible to amateur and professional historians, and any reader interested in popular culture as it relates to television, movies, and military history.

Essentials of Economics in Context (Hardcover): Neva Goodwin, Jonathan M Harris, Pratistha Joshi Rajkarnikar, Brian Roach, Tim... Essentials of Economics in Context (Hardcover)
Neva Goodwin, Jonathan M Harris, Pratistha Joshi Rajkarnikar, Brian Roach, Tim B. Thornton
R4,122 Discovery Miles 41 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Essentials of Economics in Context is specifically designed to meet the requirements of a one-semester introductory economics course that provides coverage of both microeconomic and macroeconomic foundations. It addresses current economic challenges, paying specific attention to issues of inequality, globalization, unpaid work, technology, financialization, and the environment, making the text a genuinely twenty-first century introduction to economics. Aspects of history, institutions, gender, ethics, and ecology are integrated throughout the text, and economic analysis is presented within broader themes of human well-being, and social and environmental sustainability. Theoretical expositions in the text are kept close to reality by integrating numerous real-world examples and by presenting the material in the recognized accessible and engaging style of this experienced author team. Key features of Essentials of Economics in Context include: * an inclusive approach to economics, where the economy is analyzed within its social and environmental context * an innovative chapter examining data on various economic indicators * focus on goals of human well-being, stability, and sustainability, and inclusion of core and public purpose spheres, instead of solely focusing on market activities a wealth of online materials such as slides, test banks, and answers to exercises in the book This text is the ideal resource for one-semester introductory economics courses globally. The book's companion website is available at: http://www.bu.edu/eci/education-materials/textbooks/essentials-of-economics-in-context/

Firm Size, Innovation and Market Structure - The Evolution of Industry Concentration and Instability (Hardcover): Mariana... Firm Size, Innovation and Market Structure - The Evolution of Industry Concentration and Instability (Hardcover)
Mariana Muzzucato
R2,854 Discovery Miles 28 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Firm Size, Innovation and Market Structure uses evolutionary dynamic theory, non-linear mathematics and computer simulation techniques to explore the relationship between firm size, innovation and market structure. The book begins by reviewing the connection between these variables from a theoretical and an empirical point of view, and goes on to illustrate how analytical tools may be used in order to explore Schumpeterian propositions regarding firm size, innovation and the specific role of idiosyncratic events. In the concluding chapter, Mariana Mazzucato focuses on the US automobile industry from 1900-1997, and uses empirical evidence in order to determine whether or not there is a relationship between market share instability and stock price volatility, and to what degree the relationship is connected to industry specific factors. This innovative new book will prove invaluable to researchers, lecturers and scholars of industrial organisation, technology and market structure.

The Economics of Transition - Developing and Reforming Emerging Economies (Hardcover): Ichiro Iwasaki The Economics of Transition - Developing and Reforming Emerging Economies (Hardcover)
Ichiro Iwasaki
R3,942 Discovery Miles 39 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the last three decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall, there has been a vast amount of study looking at transforming the planned economy to a market economy from both theoretical and empirical aspects. This book provides an overview and insight into transition economies in the recent decades and looks at key economics topics from the so-called "transition strategy debate" to environmental reform. The book also includes an analytical review and meta-analysis of the existing literature. By integrating theoretical discussions and synthesizing empirical findings in a systematic manner, this book may help to enlighten the debate on the timing, speed, and policy sequence of economic transition. The book will particularly appeal to researchers, policy makers, other practitioners, and under- and post-graduate students who are interested in transition economies in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Southeast Asia, and China. It aims to be read as an advanced reader.

Free Delivery
Pinterest Twitter Facebook Google+
You may like...
Understanding microeconomics
Philip Mohr, Reyno Seymore, … Paperback R395 R365 Discovery Miles 3 650
Health Economics and Policy
James Henderson Hardcover R1,285 R1,152 Discovery Miles 11 520
Handbook of Research Methods and…
Nigar Hashimzade, Michael A. Thornton Hardcover R7,842 Discovery Miles 78 420
Microeconomics
Mankiw Taylor Paperback R1,066 R978 Discovery Miles 9 780
The South African Informal Sector…
Frederick Fourie Paperback R290 R227 Discovery Miles 2 270
Seven Kinds of People You Find in…
Shaun Bythell Hardcover R575 R470 Discovery Miles 4 700
A Research Agenda for Consumer Financial…
Jing J Xiao, Satish Kumar Hardcover R3,474 Discovery Miles 34 740
Microeconomics - South African Edition
Gregory Mankiw, Mark Taylor, … Hardcover R547 R516 Discovery Miles 5 160
Microeconomics: Theory and Applications…
Jeffrey Perloff Paperback R2,482 Discovery Miles 24 820
Public Economics
E. Calitz, T. Steenekamp, … Paperback R791 R725 Discovery Miles 7 250

 

Partners