Why do policies and business practices that ignore the moral and generous side of human nature often fail? Should the idea of economic man—the amoral and self-interested Homo economicus—determine how we expect people to respond to monetary rewards, punishments, and other incentives? Samuel...

Il volume si propone di introdurre lo studio dell’economia agli studenti del primo anno delle lauree triennali in scienze economiche e sociali. L’approccio seguito è quello di analizzare questioni e problemi - anche sotto la prospettiva storica dello sviluppo delle società capitalistiche e...

Can the welfare state survive in an economically integrated world? Many have argued that globalization has undermined national policies to raise the living standards and enhance the economic opportunities of the poor. This book, by sixteen of the world's leading authorities in international...