Economists have often been accused of failing to take full account of culture and social norms in their explanations of human behaviour. Cultural factors are playing an increasingly important role in economic theorizing and are achieving...
The Politics of Migration is an authoritative collection which includes the most important articles and papers that document and analyse the political impact and consequences of migration since World War II.
This major collection presents the most important articles and papers tracing the growth and development of Germany – the most powerful economy in Europe – since 1870.
The economic decline of the United Kingdom has dominated research into modern economic history which has charted its fall from pre-eminence since the late nineteenth century and the loss of its position as the world’s leading industrial ...
Differences in technology between countries and the effect of this on trade performance have important consequences for the growth and development of countries. This book analyses the role of innovation in influencing the trade performa...
Party-States and their Legacies in Post-Communist Transformation is a unique investigation into the construction, operation, self-destruction and transition of Hungarian politics from the 1960s to the mid- 1990s. It presents a rich pict...
Edited by Peter A.G. van Bergeijk, A. L. Bovenberg, Eric E.C. van Damme, Jarig van Sinderen
Economic Science and Practice seeks to bridge the gulf between economic theory and policy and overcome some of the problems created by the specialized nature of much economic research. A distinguished group of academic economists and ex...
This comprehensive volume comprises articles on the main aspects of Belgian social-economic history. Various topics are discussed within the volume to give a global picture of the Belgian economy since 1870: the Belgian economy in the l...
The Fiscal Behavior of State and Local Governments presents, in one authoritative volume, Harvey Rosen''s considerable contribution to the field of sub-federal public finance in the United States. He investigates how state and locality ...
Edited by Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh, Jan van der Straaten
Economy and Ecosystems in Change addresses ecological problems from the perspective of economics, and provides policy suggestions for resource management and environmental sustainability based on integrated, multidisciplinary information...
This landmark book presents a critical study of the Austrian subjectivism of Menger and Mises and assesses their contribution in the light of contemporary philosophy of the human sciences. Allen Oakley lays emphasis on the subjectivism ...
Science and technology policy is widely recognized as a critically important sphere of state activity. This book presents an authoritative overview of comparative research on science and technology policy in order to illuminate the choi...