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Political economy - the original name for economics in its entirety - has in recent years witnessed a semantic broadening to include some of the preoccupations of classical economics. This intriguing collection of contributed work is concerned mainly with developments in the neo-classical tradition and examines the role played by rational choice in the decision-making processes of firms and the State. With contributions from leading scholars including Tony Addison, Bruno Frey and Alan Rugman, this book is an important addition to the field of Political Economy and should become essential reading for all economists as well as policy makers.
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Issues in Positive Political Economy Political economy – the original name for economics in its entirety – has in recent years witnessed a semantic broadening to include some of the preoccupations of classical economics. This intriguing collection of contributed work is concerned mainly with developments in the neoclassical tradition and examines the role played by rational choice in the decision-making processes of firms and the State. Among the topics covered in this timely book are: • • • • the problems of the undemocratic centralisation of power in European politics the causes of contemporary conflict and civil war the problems facing economics in transition, for example Russia the problems of electoral uncertainty and why governments can be fiscally irresponsible With contributions from leading scholars including Tony Addison, Richard Auty, Bruno Frey, Mansoob Murshed and Alan Rugman, this book is an important addition to the field of Political Economy and should become essential reading for all economists as well as policy makers. S. Mansoob Murshed is at the Institute of Social Studies, the Hague, in the Netherlands. Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Equilibrium Versus Understanding Towards the rehumanization of economics within social theory Mark Addleson Evolution, Order and Complexity Edited by Elias L. Khalil and Kenneth E. Boulding Interactions in Political Economy Malvern after ten years Edited by Steven Pressman The End of Economics Michael Perelman Probability in Economics Omar F. Hamouda and Robin Rowley Capital Controversy, Post Keynesian Economics and the History of Economics Essays in honour of Geoff Harcourt, volume one Edited by Philip Arestis, Gabriel Palma and Malcolm Sawyer Markets, Unemployment and Economic Policy Essays in honour of Geoff Harcourt, volume two Edited by Philip Arestis, Gabriel Palma and Malcolm Sawyer Social Economy The logic of capitalist development Clark Everling New Keynesian Economics/Post Keynesian Alternatives Edited by Roy J. Rotheim The Representative Agent in Macroeconomics James E. Hartley Borderlands of Economics Essays in honour of Daniel R. Fusfeld Edited by Nahid Aslanbeigui and Young Back Choi Value, Distribution and Capital Essays in honour of Pierangelo Garegnani Edited by Gary Mongiovi and Fabio Petri 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 The Economics of Science Methodology and epistemology as if economics really mattered James R. Wible Competitiveness, Localised Learning and Regional Development Specialisation and prosperity in small open economies Peter Maskell, Heikki Eskelinen, Ingjaldur Hannibalsson, Anders Malmberg and Eirik Vatne Labour Market Theory A constructive reassessment Ben J. Fine Women and European Employment Jill Rubery, Mark Smith, Colette Fagan and Damian Grimshaw Explorations in Economic Methodology From Lakatos to empirical philosophy of science Roger Backhouse Subjectivity in Political Economy Essays on wanting and choosing