Economic theory & philosophy books

This book explores the micro-foundations and the macro-implications of the design of labour contracts.  Read More >>

Thomas Piketty--whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century pushed inequality to the forefront of public debate--wrote...  Read More >>

Marx's critique of the capitalist system is rife with big themes: his theory of 'surplus value', his discussion...  Read More >>

Jerry Evensky's analysis of Adam Smith's landmark book, The Wealth of Nations, walks the reader through the principal...  Read More >>

John Maynard Keynes: Free Trader or Protectionist? sheds light on Keynes' position on the issue of free versus protected...  Read More >>

Tools and methods from complex systems science can have a considerable impact on the way in which the quantitative...  Read More >>

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Economics has tended to be perceived as being quantitative, mathematical, abstracted and generalising, whilst history...  Read More >>

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This breakthrough book proposes a simple yet profound economic innovation: a decentralized system of permanent capital...  Read More >>

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This volume explores issues in the philosophy of science relating to biology and economics. It interrogates the...  Read More >>

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

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The mathematical theory of democracy deals with selection of representatives who make decisions on behalf of the...  Read More >>

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The prevailing aspiration of business is performance, while that of society is progress. Capitalism, both the paradigm...  Read More >>

First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

Tax competition draws into question political economic life as we know it. It undermines the fiscal autonomy of...  Read More >>