1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911097018003321

Titolo

The legacy of Hicks : his contribution to economic analysis / / edited by Harald Hagemann and O.F. Hamouda

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1994

ISBN

1-134-91535-7

0-415-36707-7

1-280-13896-3

0-203-97965-6

9780203979655

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HagemannHarald

HamoudaO. F

HicksJohn <1904-1989.>

Disciplina

330.1092

330/.092

Soggetti

Economics - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Economists - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Essays written by an international group of economists in tribute to Sir John Richard Hicks.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; THE LEGACY OF HICKS: His contributions to economic analysis; Copyright; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; 1 IN MEMORIAM; 2 JOHN HICKS THE THEORIST; 3 CAPITAL AND GROWTH; 4 CAPITAL THEORY; 5 THE THEORY OF WAGES REVISITED; 6 A REFORMULATION AND EXTENSION OF HICKSIAN DYNAMICS; 7 HICKS ON GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM AND STABILITY; 8 HICKSIAN WELFARE ECONOMICS; 9 HICKS, KEYNES AND MARSHALL; 10 HICKS'S LATER MONETARY THOUGHT; 11 IN TIME WITH HICKS: Probability; 12 RISK AND UNCERTAINTY; 13 EMPLOYMENT AND MACHINERY; 14 ECONOMIC THEORY AND ECONOMIC HISTORY: Perspectives on Hicksian themes

15 TIME IN ECONOMICS PUBLISHED WRITINGS - JOHN RICHARD HICKS; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Sir John Hicks made a major contribution to almost every aspect of modern economic theory. His diverse and inventive work has left a



huge impression on the discipline.  Contributors: Christopher Bliss, Oxford University; John S. Chipman, University of Minnesota; Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, Vanderbilt University; Richard Goodwin, University of Siena; Frank H. Hahn, Cambridge University; John D. Hey, University of York; Charles M. Kennedy, University of Kent; David Laidler, University of Western Ontario; Axel Leijonhufvud, University of California, Los Angeles; Robin C.O. Matthews, Cambridge

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911146979203321

Titolo

World-regional social policy and global governance : new research and policy agendas in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America / / edited by Bob Deacon ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, c2010

ISBN

1-135-23661-5

0-415-84870-9

1-135-23662-3

1-282-37715-9

9786612377150

0-203-86650-9

9780203866504

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in international relations and global politics ; ; 79

Altri autori (Persone)

DeaconBob

Disciplina

320.6

361.61

Soggetti

Social policy

Regionalism (International organization)

International agencies

Globalization - Social aspects

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 (pages [230]-249) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I The



case for regionalism with a strong social dimension; 1 Regional formations and global governance; 2 Globalization, regional integration and social policy; 3 Regional social policy from above: International organizations and regional social policy; 4 Regional social policy from below: Reclaiming regional integration: social movements and civil society organizations as key protagonists

Part II The social policy dimensions of regional integration: Case studies from four continents5 Social policies and rights in the European Union and the Council of Europe: Exhortation, regulation and enforcement; 6 Regional social policies in Latin America: Binding material for a young giant?; 7 Regional social policies in Asia: Prospects and challenges from the ASEAN and SAARC experiences; 8 Regional social policies in Africa: Declarations abound; Part III Regional social integration and global social governance; 9 The evolving context of world-regional social policy

10 Global social governance and world-regional social policyBibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume explores the case for and the prospects of the development of world-regional social policies as integral elements of a pluralistic, equitable and effective system of global governance. Focusing on transnational regionalism, this book examines the trajectory and crossing over of the three strands of scholarly analysis within the past decade which have given rise to this volume: the perceived negative impact of neo-liberal globalisation upon national social policy; the need for but the difficulty of securing reforms in the institutions of global social governance; and the i