Economics (general

2 The Economics of the Long Period

Gregory Ponthiere | Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium An introduction to the study of history as a succession of economic regimes. This non-technical introduction is accessible to undergraduate students in economics and other social sciences, and, as such, aims at becoming a building block for undergraduate courses about the economic history of societies.

Themes in the Social Sciences

300pp Aug. 2022 9781009169769 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 Aug. 2022 9781009169745 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9781009169752

The Great Upheaval

Resetting Development Policy and Institutions for the Decade of Action in Asia and the Pacific’ Swarnim Waglé This volume examines the strengths of the AsianPacific response to the pandemic and weaknesses that the region must re-engineer to rebound. It reimagines social and economic pathways to revamp production modes and networks to rekindle sustainable growth.

426pp May. 2022 9781009224321 Hardback GBP 95.00 / USD 125.00 eISBN 9781009224314

NEW IN PAPERBACK Understanding Economic Change

Advances in Evolutionary Economics Ulrich Witt Leading evolutionary economists explain how thinking in evolutionary terms can enhance our understanding of economic and social change. Highlighting recent advances in the field, this book shows how the evolutionary approach is increasingly expanding into ever more domains of economics.

410pp 11 b/w illus. 9 tables Aug. 2022 9781316501757 Paperback GBP 27.99 / USD 41.99 Nov. 2018 9781107136205 Hardback GBP 99.99 / USD 137.00 eISBN 9781316477168

Defence Acquisition and Procurement

How (Not) to Buy Weapons Ron P. Smith | Birkbeck, University of London The acquisition and procurement of major weapons systems is fraught with difficulties. They tend to be delivered late, over budget and unable to meet requirements. This Element provides an economic analysis of why this happens.

Elements in Defence Economics

75pp Jul. 2022 9781009189651 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781009189644

Industrial Policy

The Coevolution of Public and Private Sources of Finance for Important Emerging and Evolving Technologies Kenneth I Carlaw Dismissing industrial policy because ‘governments cannot pick winners’ is counter-productive. This Element studying selected major innovations illustrates the fact that virtually all major new technologies have been developed by a synergetic cooperation between the public and the private sectors, each doing what it can do best.

Elements in Evolutionary Economics

75pp Jul. 2022 9781009227483 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781009227490

The Invisible Hand in Virtual Worlds

The Economic Order of Video Games Matthew McCaffrey | University of Manchester Studies how games provide a unique space to study economic behavior. It combines theory with gaming practice to look at the economics of virtual worlds and the game industry. Long-established ideas about the benefits of the division of labor and trade and new work on the evolution of social institutions and governance are explored.

262pp Feb. 2022 9781108839716 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108884891

The US Defense Economy

Jomana Amara This Element primarily focuses on interactions between government and industrial suppliers within the institutional peculiarities of the defence marketplace. This includes the developments that have determined the course of defence industry consolidation post-Cold War.

Elements in Defence Economics

75pp Jan. 2022 9781009010566 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781009023801

History of economic thought and methodology

Pasinetti and the Classical Keynesians

Nine Methodological Issues Enrico Bellino | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano Building on a solid and vivid tradition of economic thought, this book challenges conventional thinking in the field of economics. Nine leading scholars critically assess the nine main ideas that characterize the Classical-Keynesian approach, evaluating their relevance for both the history of economics and for present economic research.

250pp 2 b/w illus. Feb. 2022 9781108831116 Hardback GBP 95.00 / USD 125.00 eISBN 9781108923309