The Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer rejected Nazi racism but his political resistance was flawed. Bonhoeffer neglected the principle of... Læs mere
Why do some nations soar while others stall? Capitalism and Development distills global evidence into Fair-Market Institutionalism-a practical... Læs mere
This is a book about the statistical analysis of longitudinal social network data for researchers and students in the social and other... Læs mere
People sometimes want the wrong things. They buy goods that do not make them happy, and refuse to buy goods that would make their lives go much better. Behavioral economics can help us see how we can increase human happiness.
Shows how a close-knit elite mercantile caste is reproduced as a privileged urban player in 'new' Hindu India. The process of... Læs mere
It is agreed by proponents of shareholder and stakeholder capitalism that firms are needed to create long-term value. This Element explores the nature and... Læs mere
White Knuckling is for readers curious about debt, inequality, and everyday life. Through wage-earner bankruptcy, it shows how... Læs mere
The world is rapidly urbanizing, with citizens of various regimes protesting for access to housing, electricity, etc. Yet how much does... Læs mere
Western academic analyses of the notion of answered prayer fail to be attentive to claims that, within a specifically Christian theology, should be normative. This Element... Læs mere
Lawgiving in the Ancient Near East offers a comprehensive study on the enactment of law from the mid-third to mid-first millennium BCE. This study analyzes the world's... Læs mere
Taming the Careerists is for scholars, graduate and undergraduate students, and policymakers seeking to understand how bureaucrats... Læs mere
Examining the forgotten publications of nineteenth-century asylums, Mila Daskalova draws on book history and periodical studies to... Læs mere