1st Edition
The Political Economy of Prosperity Successful Societies and Productive Cultures
By Peter Murphy
Copyright 2020
260 Pages
33 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
258 Pages
33 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
258 Pages
33 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Why do some nations and cities attain high levels of economic and social prosperity? What makes them so successful? The kinds of factors habitually cited in answer to these questions explain why nations improve their economic and social performance but not why a small group of nations (or cities) perform much better than the rest. Economists stress efficient markets, effective industries and... Read more
1. Prosperity
2. Space-time
3. Axiomodernity
4. Systems
5. Patterns and rules
6. Voice and exit
7. Ratio
8. Axial economies
9. Creation
10. Ambidexterity
11. Antinomy and economy
12. Romantic economies
13. Enlightenment economies
14. Paradoxy and economy
Biography
Peter Murphy is Adjunct Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at La Trobe University, Australia, and Adjunct Professor at the Cairns Institute at James Cook University.
“Unlike many other books on the topic, Murphy adopts an acutely multidisciplinary approach, ranging from economics to ethnography, philosophy, and literary study… The Political Economy of Prosperity is a very interesting and notably readable book, from which I certainly learnt a lot.” — Charles Amos, Institute of Economic Affairs, UK, from Economic Affairs 2020; 40:492–494.
