Routledge Siena Studies in Political Economy

General Equilibrium

Problems and Prospects

Edited by Frank Hahn, Fabio Petri

Series: Routledge Siena Studies in Political Economy

In recent years certain leading figures in the world of economics have called the usefulness of general equilibrium theory into question. This superb new book brings together leading economic theorists with important contributions to the ongoing debate.General equilibrium theorists including Michio...

Published September 12th 2014 by Routledge

The Evolution of Economic Diversity

Edited by Antonio Nicita, Ugo Pagano

Series: Routledge Siena Studies in Political Economy

The traditional role of evolutionary theory in the social sciences has been to explain the existence of an object in terms of the survival of the fittest. In economics this approach has acted as a justification for hypotheses such as profit maximisation, or the existence of institutions in terms of...

Published January 15th 2014 by Routledge

Inequality and Economic Integration

Edited by Francesco Farina, Ernesto Savaglio

Series: Routledge Siena Studies in Political Economy

Internationally, globalization and increased economic integration has impacted quality of life and individual well-being. Attempts to evaluate the impact on income dispersion from this process have been extremely controversial. This key volume is the first real attempt to build up indices and a...

Published July 9th 2013 by Routledge

Environment, Inequality and Collective Action

Edited by Marcello Basili, Maurizio Franzini, Alessandro Vercelli

Series: Routledge Siena Studies in Political Economy

Efficiency is the hallmark of environmental economics, and though economists are concerned with the environment, primarily because it challenges the efficiency of competitive markets, until now, limited attention has been paid to distributional issues. This excellent collection of essays identifies...

Published November 15th 2012 by Routledge

Frontiers in the Economics of Gender

Edited by Francesca Bettio, Alina Verashchagina

Series: Routledge Siena Studies in Political Economy

Gender is now recognized as a fundamental organizing principle for economic as well as social life, and related research has grown at an unprecedented pace in the recent decades across branches of economics. The volume takes stock of this research, proposes novel analytical frameworks and outlines...

Published November 24th 2009 by Routledge

Legal Orderings and Economic Institutions

By Fabrizio Cafaggi, Antonio Nicita, Ugo Pagano

Series: Routledge Siena Studies in Political Economy

This book addresses the lively interaction between the disciplines of law and economics. The traditional boundaries of these two disciplines have somehow inhibited a full understanding of the functioning of and the evolution of economic and legal systems. It has often been the case that these...

Published May 3rd 2007 by Routledge

Cognitive Processes and Economic Behaviour

Edited by Marcello Basili, Nicola Dimitri, ITZHAK GILBOA

Series: Routledge Siena Studies in Political Economy

In recent years the understanding of the cognitive foundations of economic behavior has become increasingly important. This volume contains contributions from such leading scholars as Adam Brandenburger, Michael Bacharach and Patrick Suppes. It will be of great interest to academics and researchers...

Published July 24th 2003 by Routledge

Cycles, Growth and Structural Change

By Lionello F Punzo

Series: Routledge Siena Studies in Political Economy

This volume gathers together key new contributions on the subject of the relationship, both empirical and theoretical, between economic oscillations, growth and structural change. Employing a sophisticated level of mathematical modelling, the collection contains articles from, amongst others,...

Published June 28th 2001 by Routledge

The Politics and Economics of Power

Edited by Samuel Bowles, Maurizio Franzini, Ugo Pagano

Series: Routledge Siena Studies in Political Economy

This edited collection looks at the emerging relationship between politics and economics. The analysis of power relations - traditionally the focus of political science - is becoming increasingly important to economists in order to understand concepts such as the 'contested nature' of market...

Published November 5th 1998 by Routledge