"Social forces are important determinants of how people behave, how economies work at the macroeconomic level, and the effectiveness of economic policies. However, this dimension is generally overlooked in mainstream economics. How Social Forces Impact the Economy demonstrates that a broader...

Working time is a crucial issue for both research and public policy. This book presents the first comprehensive analysis of both paid and unpaid work time, integrating a unique discussion of overwork, underwork, shortening of the working week, and flexible work practices.Time at work is affected...

Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introductory overview -- The theoretical and metaphysical foundations of sciences -- Economics and psychology -- Evolutionary economics -- Neuroeconomics -- Happiness economics -- Institutional economics -- The capability approach -- Civil economy -- Conclusion --...

1. Introductory overview -- 2. The theoretical and metaphysical foundations of sciences -- 3. Economics and psychology -- 4. Evolutionary economics -- 5. Neuroeconomics -- 6. Happiness economics -- 7. Institutional economics -- 8. The capability approach -- 9. The civil economy approach -- 10....

pt. 1. At the roots of economics imperialism : classical and neoclassical economics and the issue of primitive societies -- pt. 2. Economics and the challenge of primitieve societies : anthropological non-formalist approaches -- pt. 3. The problem of the 'other' : economics and unselfish...