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  • How Many Languages Do We Need?

    The Economics of Linguistic Diversity

    by Victor Ginsburgh, Shlomo Weber ...
    In the global economy, linguistic diversity influences economic and political development as well as public policies in positive and negative ways. It leads to financial costs, communication barriers, divisions in national unity, and, in some extreme cases, conflicts and war--but it also produces benefits related to group and individual identity. What are the specific advantages and disadvantages ... Read more

    $68.99 CAD

  • Handbook of the Economics of Art and Culture

    by Victor A. Ginsburgh, David Throsby ...
    Series Book 2 - Handbook of the Economics of Art and Culture
    This volume emphasizes the economic aspects of art and culture, a relatively new field that poses inherent problems for economics, with its quantitative concepts and tools. Building bridges across disciplines such as management, art history, art philosophy, sociology, and law, editors Victor Ginsburgh and David Throsby assemble chapters that yield new perspectives on the supply and demand for ... Read more

    $132.99 CAD

  • The Palgrave Handbook of Economics and Language

    Edited by Shlomo Weber, Victor Ginsburgh ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This revised and updated handbook brings together methodological, theoretical, and empirical studies in the economics of language. With contributions from leading researchers, it examines the impact of linguistic diversity on economic outcomes and public policies. The interdependence of language and culture is highlighted through an analysis of the evolution of different languages and the economic ... Read more

    $345.99 CAD

  • Enhancing Participation in the Arts in the EU

    Challenges and Methods

    Edited by Victoria M. Ateca-Amestoy, Victor Ginsburgh, Isidoro Mazza, John O'Hagan, Juan Prieto-Rodriguez ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    In this book, participation in the arts is analyzed as a substantial contributory factor to European citizenship, and also as a tool for improving individual and societal wellbeing through educational and inclusive policies. It offers an up-to-date overview of ongoing research on the measurement and analysis of, and prospects for, traditional and new forms of cultural engagement in Europe. It ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

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  • Transforming the Future

    Anticipation in the 21st Century

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    Society and Economy—a work of exceptional ambition by the founder of modern economic sociology—is the first full account of Mark Granovetter’s ideas about the diverse ways in which society and economy are intertwined.The economy is not a sphere separate from other human activities, Granovetter writes. It is deeply embedded in social relations and subject to the same emotions, ideas, and ... Read more

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    Imaginaries, Narratives, and Calculation in the Economy

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  • Culture and Economics

    On Values, Economics and International Business

    by Eelke de Jong ...
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    Since the early 1990s, culture, in the sense of norms and values, has entered economic analysis again, whereas it was totally absent from mainstream economics during most of the second half of the twentieth century. The disappointing results of mainstream economics and developments in the world economy triggered an awareness of the relevance of the context in which people make decisions. ... Read more

    $129.99 CAD