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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452904003321

Autore

Brouwer Maria <1960-, >

Titolo

Organizations, individualism and economic theory / / Maria Brouwer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-87373-6

9786613715043

1-136-25313-0

0-203-10525-7

1-136-25312-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Collana

Routledge frontiers of political economy  Organizations, individualism, and economic theory

Disciplina

338.501

Soggetti

Business enterprises

Economics

Individualism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Organizations, Individualism and Economic Theory; Copyright; Contents; Tables; 1 Introduction; 2 Markets and organizations: Individualism and the theory of the firm; 3 Expectations and macro economic theory: The boundaries of rationality; 4 Corporate finance and the theoryof the firm; 5 Peter Drucker and the rise ofmanagement theory; 6 Spoils of war; 7 An institutional view ondemocracy and prosperity; 8 Organizations and innovation; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Most economic theory is based on the assumption that?economies grow in a linear fashion. Recessions, depressions and (financial) crises are explained?by?policy mistakes. However, economic development has historically been uneven, and this state of affairs continues today. This book argues that twentieth century economic theory has marginalized individualism and organizational variety, and puts forward the case for a pluralist approach. This book represents a unique synthesis of business theory and economic theory, which pinpoints the problems with many current mainstream theor