03042oam 2200673I 450 991045290400332120200520144314.01-280-87373-697866137150431-136-25313-00-203-10525-71-136-25312-210.4324/9780203105252 (CKB)2550000000104771(EBL)981730(OCoLC)798209412(SSID)ssj0000692092(PQKBManifestationID)11396766(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000692092(PQKBWorkID)10637064(PQKB)11248951(MiAaPQ)EBC981730(Au-PeEL)EBL981730(CaPaEBR)ebr10578065(CaONFJC)MIL371504(OCoLC)801406018(EXLCZ)99255000000010477120180706d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOrganizations, individualism and economic theory /Maria BrouwerAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (288 p.)Routledge frontiers of political economy Organizations, individualism, and economic theory Description based upon print version of record.0-415-69977-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexMost 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 theorRoutledge frontiers of political economy ;160.Business enterprisesEconomicsIndividualismElectronic books.Business enterprises.Economics.Individualism.338.501Brouwer Maria1960-,952312MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452904003321Organizations, individualism and economic theory2152761UNINA