The theoretical and empirical literature of grants economics is restated and integrated through a paradigm of power. General principles of grants economics are articulated in terms of power and opportunity sets and applied to hitherto classificatory matters. These include: gifts and tribute,...

This authoritative and comprehensive reference work introduces the reader to the major concepts and leading contributors in the field of institutional and evolutionary economics.

This thoroughly updated and revised edition of a popular and authoritative reference work introduces the reader to the major concepts and leading contributors in the field of law and economics. The Companion features accessible, informative and provocative entries on all the significant issues,...

Smith’s «Essay on Astronomy» argues that we settle for propositions setting minds at rest, especially when truth is unattainable. I suggest that 1. the area of setting minds at rest, through propositions asserting a logical sequence of cause and effect (or otherwise) lets people feel that...

Review of: The Theory of Ethical Economy in the Historical School: Wilhelm Roscher, Lorenz von Stein, Gustav Schmoller, Wilhelm Dilthey and Contemporary Theory. Ed. by Peter Koslowski. 1995. Springer Verlag: Berlin