Contemporary literature dealing with the governance and exploitation of common-pool
natural resources was initiated by Elinor Ostrom in 1990, and has been growing fast ever …

This Element examines the historical emergence of evolutionary economics, its
development into a strong research theme after 1980, and how it has hosted a diverse set of …

Abstract 1871 saw the publication of two major treatises in economics, with self-seeking
economic man at their center. In the same year Darwin published The Descent of Man …

This paper delves into the diverse conceptualizations of the “common good” within the
economic discourse and scrutinizes their implications for European integration during the …

This paper shows how cognitive human dispositions that take effect at the level of an
individual firm's corporate culture have repercussions on an industry's evolution. In our …

Empirical evidence strongly suggests that something other than pay is sought in work. By
emphasizing consumption over production, the worker as a producer was eclipsed by …

Institutional marketing plays key role in improving the economic incentives of smallholders to
enhance their market participation and commercialization. Such incentives derived from …

Abstract In his article 'The Nature of the Firm'Coase Economica 4: 386-405,, Ronald Coase
enquired why organisations such as firms exist in a specialised exchange economy. He …

Grid operators increasingly have to collaborate with other actors in order to realize smart
grid innovations. For routine maintenance, grid operators typically acquire technologies in …

Thorstein Veblen asked in 1898 why economics is not an evolutionary science; he also
proposed a Darwinian paradigm shift for economics. Among the implications reviewed here …