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  • The Street Porter and the Philosopher

    Conversations on Analytical Egalitarianism

    by David M. Levy, Sandra Peart ...
    Adam Smith, asserting the common humanity of the street porter and the philosopher, articulated the classical economists' model of social interactions as exchanges among equals. This model had largely fallen out of favor until, recently, a number of scholars in the avant-garde of economic thought rediscovered it and rechristened it "analytical egalitarianism." In this volume, Sandra J. Peart and ... Read more

    $50.39 USD

  • The "Vanity of the Philosopher"

    From Equality to Hierarchy in Post-Classical Economics

    by David M. Levy, Sandra Peart ...
    The "Vanity of the Philosopher" continues the themes introduced in Levy's acclaimed book How the Dismal Science Got Its Name.Here, Peart and Levy tackle the issues of racism, eugenics, hierarchy, and egalitarianism in classical economics and take a broad view of classical economics' doctrine of human equality. Responding to perennial accusations from the left and the right that the market economy ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

  • Reflections on the Classical Canon in Economics

    Essays in Honour of Samuel Hollander

    Edited by Evelyn L. Forget, Sandra Peart ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
    In this discipline-defining volume, some of the leading international scholars in the history of economic thought re-examine the concepts of 'classical economics' and the 'canon', illuminating the roots and evolution of the contemporary discipline. ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

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  • The Ethics of Liberty

    by Murray N. Rothbard ...
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  • In the Long Run We Are All Dead

    Keynesianism, Political Economy, and Revolution

    by Geoff Mann ...
    A groundbreaking debunking of moderate attempts to resolve financial crisesIn the ruins of the 2007–2008 financial crisis, self-proclaimed progressives the world over clamored to resurrect the economic theory of John Maynard Keynes. The crisis seemed to expose the disaster of small-state, free-market liberalization and deregulation. Keynesian political economy, in contrast, could put the state ... Read more

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  • Malthus

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Donald Winch ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) was an English cleric whose ideas, as expounded in his most famous work the Essay on the Principle of Population, caused a storm of controversy. In this Very Short Introduction, Donald Winch explains and clarifies Malthus's ideas, assessing the profound influence he has had on modern economic thought. Concentrating on his writings, Winch sheds light on the context ... Read more

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  • The Nature and Logic of Capitalism

    by Robert L. Heilbroner ...
    In The Worldly Philosophers, Robert Heilbroner set out to describe what the great economists thought would happen to the system of capitalism. In later books. Professor Heilbroner projected his own views about the future of the capitalist system. Now he asks a still more demanding question: What is capitalism?In search of an answer, The Nature and Logic of Capitalism takes us on a far-ranging ... Read more

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  • On Global Justice

    by Mathias Risse ...
    Debates about global justice have traditionally fallen into two camps. Statists believe that principles of justice can only be held among those who share a state. Those who fall outside this realm are merely owed charity. Cosmopolitans, on the other hand, believe that justice applies equally among all human beings. On Global Justice shifts the terms of this debate and shows how both views are ... Read more

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  • The Sociology of Law

    Classical and Contemporary Perspectives

    by A. Javier Trevino ...
    Series series Law and Society
    The purpose of this book is to introduce the sociology of law by providing a coherent organization to the general body of literature in that field. As such, the text gives a comprehensive overview of theoretical sociology of law. It deals with the broad expanse of the field and covers a vast amount of intellectual terrain. This volume is intended to fill a gap in the literature. Most textbooks in ... Read more

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  • Greed, Lust and Gender

    A History of Economic Ideas

    by Nancy Folbre ...
    When does the pursuit of self-interest go too far, lapsing into morally unacceptable behaviour? Until the unprecedented events of the recent global financial crisis economists often seemed unconcerned with this question, even suggesting that "greed is good." A closer look, however, suggests that greed and lust are generally considered good only for men, and then only outside the realm of family ... Read more

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  • The Moral Foundations of Politics

    by Ian Shapiro ...
    Series series The Institution for Social and Policy St
    When do governments merit our allegiance, and when should they be denied it? Ian Shapiro investigates this most enduring of political dilemmas in this innovative and engaging book.Shapiro discusses the different answers that have been proposed by the major political theorists in the utilitarian, Marxist, and social contract traditions over the past four centuries. Showing how these political ... Read more

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