Books in the Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy series

This book provides an economic-theoretical understanding of the many ways in which innovation can structure consumer choice, a central theme that has been ignored by traditional economic theory.

This text discusses the continuing relevance of one of the most prominent economists of the twentieth century. The contributors explore the continuing relevance of Galbraith's arguments to current controversies and problems.

Examines the main areas of interest in Marxian economics, paying particular attention to class conflict, analytical Marxism and game theory. This book also presents a study of game theory and Marxism.

Presents an analysis of the phenomenon of corruption, as seen from the perspective of New Institutional Economics - one of the most influential schools of thought in the social sciences.

K Vela Velupillai has made significant contributions to various fields within economics, such as computability theory, economic dynamics and macroeconomic theory and policy. This title includes essays in his honour which reflects the respect with which he's rightly held.

Offers a discourse on modelling Man in a social context. This title focuses on economic main-stream theory in its capacity to handle basic problems such as uncertainty, social dynamics and ethics.

This work explores the way political economy understands human motivation. The text provides insights by integrating political economy, philosophy, and psychology, and argues many of its points by looking at the psychology of self-interest.

The original theory of finance which grows out of this critique is of interest to students and researchers of financial economics, practitioners in finance and policy-makers.

Based upon distinguishing capitalism from other economic systems, as well as analysis of capitalist change across its stages of development, this title argues that the economic tendencies we refer to as globalization constitute a world historic transition away from capitalism.

Presenting what E V Ilyenkov calls the development of a 'fully logical and really historical' dialectical examination of human social production, this book aims to restore social production and classes back at the centre of Marxist theory.

Investigates the interaction of effective goods demand with the wage-price spiral, and the impact of monetary policy on financial and the real markets from a Keynesian perspective.

Analyses the role of rationality in economics focusing on which conditions the rationality assumption makes valuable explanations possible and what kinds of explanation are then involved.

A collection of essays analysing the political economy of the Arab-Israeli peace process, focusing on the politics of trade, particularly the ways in which new commercial alliances have developed through the peace process. In the ROUTLEDGE FRONTIERS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY series.

In this volume eighteen scholars have contributed chapters exploring themes such as the history of economic theory, applied economics and an evaluation of Mark Perlman's written contributions

This book provides a comparative account of women's employment in Japan and Germany. Kucera examines women's role as a flexible, contingent workforce in two of the world's foremost industrialised economies.

This book provides a vital and critical survey of key issues in political economy at the end of the twentieth century.

It is commonplace that political power is becoming more centralized and remote. This ground breaking book argues that this happened through a slow development which began before globalisation.

Presents an institutional approach to the analysis of capitalism. This book is intended for social scientists including advanced students and professionals with an interest in politics and economics.

This book testifies that the economic thinking of Karl Marx is still valid for the 21st century, introducing readers to unknown materials buried in archives which portray Marx's attitudes to democracy.

Offers a philosophical critique of neoclassical and post-neoclassical economics.

This volume brings together important papers, coupled with new introductions, in the influential area of uncertainty in economic theory. Seminal papers are available together for the first time in book format, with new introductions and under the editorship of Itzhak Gilboa.

Identifies the nature and role of the religious contribution to wellbeing. This title explores the religious dimensions to the many key features of well-being, including marriage, crime and rehabilitation, work, inequality, mental health, environment, participation, institutional theory, business and trade.

Consists of the major work of Professor Ping Chen, a pioneer in studying economic chaos and economic complexity.

Contributes to the Christian debate about the market economy, clarifying the links between ethical values, Christian belief and economics considering themes of welfare (and happiness), justice and virtues.

Introducing the main theories of distributional justice, this book covers utilitarianism and welfare economics, Rawls social contract, and the Sen/Nussbaum capability approach. It discusses the concepts of income, wealth and economic goods. It is intended for economists, social scientists, and philosophers.

Presents advances in areas which consider both the individual and the group when measuring inequalities and well-being. This book covers topics such as relative deprivation and happiness, domains where even economists have now recognized the importance of reference groups in the assessment of individuals' well-being.

Examining the crucial topic of race relations, this book explores the economic and social environments that play a significant role in determining economic outcomes and why racial disparities persist. It compares how various racial groups fare and are affected in different ways by economic and social institution.

Two of the important economics treatise are Adam Smith's "Theory of Moral Sentiments" and "Wealth of Nations" and Milton Friedman's "Capitalism and Freedom". This book provides a rhetorical analysis of these texts arguing that both Smith and Friedman use argumentative and narrative depictions of character to reinforce a sense of societal decorum.