LEADER 03042oam 2200673I 450 001 9910452904003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-87373-6 010 $a9786613715043 010 $a1-136-25313-0 010 $a0-203-10525-7 010 $a1-136-25312-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203105252 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104771 035 $a(EBL)981730 035 $a(OCoLC)798209412 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000692092 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11396766 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000692092 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10637064 035 $a(PQKB)11248951 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC981730 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL981730 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10578065 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL371504 035 $a(OCoLC)801406018 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104771 100 $a20180706d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOrganizations, individualism and economic theory /$fMaria Brouwer 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 225 0 $aRoutledge frontiers of political economy Organizations, individualism, and economic theory 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-69977-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aMost economic theory is based on the assumption that?economies grow in a linear fashion. Recessions, depressions and (financial) crises are explained?by?policy mistakes. However, economic development has historically been uneven, and this state of affairs continues today. This book argues that twentieth century economic theory has marginalized individualism and organizational variety, and puts forward the case for a pluralist approach. This book represents a unique synthesis of business theory and economic theory, which pinpoints the problems with many current mainstream theor 410 0$aRoutledge frontiers of political economy ;$v160. 606 $aBusiness enterprises 606 $aEconomics 606 $aIndividualism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBusiness enterprises. 615 0$aEconomics. 615 0$aIndividualism. 676 $a338.501 700 $aBrouwer$b Maria$f1960-,$0952312 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452904003321 996 $aOrganizations, individualism and economic theory$92152761 997 $aUNINA