Economic Motives

Author : Suisheng Zhao
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 297 pages
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Release : 2017-10-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317481843

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China in Africa by Suisheng Zhao Pdf

China’s expansion and growing influence in Africa is arguably the most remarkable global political and economic development in the 21st century. China’s foray into Africa started in the late 1990s, propelled by its desire to obtain new sources of raw materials and energy for its economic growth, as well as new markets for its manufactured goods. While China’s "no political strings attached" policy proves attractive to many of African leaders, China has been criticized as neo-colonialist, interested solely in stripping Africa of its mineral wealth without proper environmental or social precautions. This book addresses the controversy by exploring the motivations and practices of China’s African engagement, providing a comprehensive account of the intensified interactions between China and African states. The first part examines the debate surrounding whether China has pursued a neo-colonialist path in Africa, by looking at the perception of China by the locals and the challenges that the intensified relationship has posed for African states. The second part analyses China’s strategic motivations to see if Beijing has acquired sustaining power and influence in Africa in competition with the West. The third part focuses on economic and business practices of Chinese companies in Africa, as well as China-Africa trade patterns. The articles in this book were originally published in special issues of the Journal of Contemporary China.

Author : Zenas Clark Dickinson
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 314 pages
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Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0526372702

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Author : Bruno S. Frey
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 246 pages
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Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781843767121

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Inspiring Economics by Bruno S. Frey Pdf

I highly recommend this book to all economists. It is well written, informative and a pleasure to read. The first chapter, in particular, "Inspiring, Dismal or Boring Economics?" should be made required reading for all graduate students in economics, and even more so for their professors, especially at leading universities in the United States. Yew-Kwang Ng, Journal of Economic Literature Instead of ignoring the challenge to rational behaviour posed by several anomalies in behaviour, or abandoning rationality in the face of this challenge, Bruno Frey s Inspiring Economics provides a valuable extension of rational behaviour to incorporate these anomalies. This is an exhilarating study that I strongly recommend to everyone, including those like myself, who believe that the importance of these anomalies are sometimes exaggerated. Gary S. Becker, Stanford University, US Bruno Frey is one of a number of modern economists who believe (as I do) that economics should be importing rather than exporting ideas from elsewhere in the social sciences. In these sparkling essays, he shows that rational choice theory is enriched and sometimes revised by taking account of non-monetary rewards and incentives. With Frey, economics once again becomes an inspiring behavioural science. Mark Blaug, University of London and University of Buckingham, UK Economics can be inspiring often taking a stand against convention, achieving challenging results, discussing unorthodox viewpoints and suggesting new policies. Bruno S. Frey illustrates what he perceives to be the inspirational quality of economics and how this differs from the type of economics studied in many academic institutions. He introduces insights into economics from a psychological perspective, dealing with issues such as transformation of anomalies, identification in democracy and crowding effects, and focuses on intrinsic motivation and how it is undermined. Inspiring Economics also looks at the integration of economics and politics, covering topics including popular initiatives and referenda, authoritarian nations and foreign aid, and the way in which the cost of war is reflected on the capital market. This groundbreaking empirical study of human motivation and behaviour will be a fascinating read for those interested in economics and economic theory.

Author : Zenas Clark Dickinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Economics
ISBN : UOM:35128000115020

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Author : Zenas Clark. [From Old Catalo Dickinson
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 324 pages
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Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1355595266

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Author : Zenas Clark Dickinson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 318 pages
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Release : 2018-02-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0666171092

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Excerpt from Economic Motives: A Study in the Psychological Foundations of Economic Theory, With Some Reference to Other Social Sciences The following essay grew out Of a doctoral thesis presented at Harvard University in 1919, and it was submitted in the Wells Prize competition In 1920. It seems impossible to find a title that accurately and briefly covers the field of the inquiry. This field may be called the psychological problems and postulates of economics, which are most conspicuous, of course, in the matter relating to Wants, self-interest, Value, Interest and Wages. These psychological questions are concerned, I believe, not only with seeking the chains of causation which make economic behavior what it is, and what it might be, but also with examining the effects of such activities on human welfare. In other words, it appears that there are psychological problems involved in the fullest investigation of Production and Economic Welfare, as well as of Value and Distribution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Zenas Clark Dickinson
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 326 pages
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Release : 2015-08-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1297968816

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Author : Donald E. Campbell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 699 pages
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Release : 2018-02-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107035249

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Incentives by Donald E. Campbell Pdf

This book examines incentives at work to see how and how well coordination is achieved by motivating individual decision makers.

Author : Zenas Clark Dickinson
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 324 pages
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Release : 2016-04-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1354870859

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Economic Motives by Zenas Clark Dickinson Pdf

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Author : Zenas Clark Dickinson
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 330 pages
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Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1407690116

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Economic Motives; a Study in the Psychological Foundations of Economic Theory, with Some Reference to Other Social Sciences by Zenas Clark Dickinson Pdf

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Author : Zenas Clark Dickinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
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Author : Uri Gneezy,John List
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 242 pages
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Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781443407601

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The Why Axis by Uri Gneezy,John List Pdf

Two of Forbes magazine’s “world’s most powerful economists” provide the breakthrough ideas to challenge the assumptions of human decision-making. Can economics be passionate? Can it centre on people and what really matters to them? And can it help us understand why they do what they do in everyday life? Two revolutionary economists believe it can. In The Why Axis, Uri Gneezy and John List lead us on a journey to discover the economics underlying human motivation and how to structure the incentives that can get people to move mountains. Finding the right incentive can be like looking for a needle in a haystack, but Gneezy and List have pioneered an innovative approach to zeroing in on those needles. Like other economists, they gather data and build models, but then they go much, much further, embedding themselves in our messy world—the factories, schools, communities and offices where people live, work and play. Their goal: to discover solutions to the big, difficult problems, such as the gap between rich and poor, the violence plaguing inner city schools, why people really discriminate, and whether women are really less competitive than men. Their revelatory and startling discoveries about how incentives really work are both groundbreaking and immensely practical. This research will change the way we both think about and take action on big and little problems. Anyone working in business, politics, education or philanthropy can use the approach Gneezy and List describe in The Why Axis to reach a deeper, more nuanced understanding of human behaviour and a better grasp of what motivates people and why.

Author : Zenas Clark Dickinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
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Release : 1922
Category : Economics
ISBN : HARVARD:32044031675580

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Author : Antonio Fatás,Mr.Atish R. Ghosh,Ugo Panizza,Mr.Andrea F Presbitero
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781498312103

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The Motives to Borrow by Antonio Fatás,Mr.Atish R. Ghosh,Ugo Panizza,Mr.Andrea F Presbitero Pdf

Governments issue debt for good and bad reasons. While the good reasons—intertemporal tax-smoothing, fiscal stimulus, and asset management—can explain some of the increases in public debt in recent years, they cannot account for all of the observed changes. Bad reasons for borrowing are driven by political failures associated with intergenerational transfers, strategic manipulation, and common pool problems. These political failures are a major cause of overborrowing though budgetary institutions and fiscal rules can play a role in mitigating governments’ tendencies to overborrow. While it is difficult to establish a clear causal link from high public debt to low output growth, it is likely that some countries pay a price—in terms of lower growth and greater output volatility—for excessive debt accumulation.

Author : Andrew C. Corbett,Jerome A. Katz
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 326 pages
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Release : 2012-07-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781780529011

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Entrepreneurial Action by Andrew C. Corbett,Jerome A. Katz Pdf

Volume 14 addresses the central issue of entrepreneurial action: while many factors are important to the phenomenon of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship does not happen until someone takes action!