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THE BIOLOGICAL BASES OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOUR
A CONCISE INTRODUCTION |
| Volume: |
2015 |
| By: |
David McFarland |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£24.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1137568089 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781137568083 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
30 November, 2015 |
| Edition: |
2016 ed. |
| Pages: |
122 |
| Description: |
The micro-economic behaviour typical of humans is also found in other animals, suggesting that some basic biological features underpin the behaviour of many species, and that there are some problems with traditional micro-economic theory. |
| Synopsis: |
Human genetics has changed little over the past 20,000 years, but human economic behaviour has changed a lot. These changes are probably due to human cultural evolution. But studies of human hunter-gatherers, and of a variety of other animal species, show that their micro-economic behaviour is much the same. Whereas the standard economic analysis focuses on money, the biological approach brings time and energy into the analysis. Moreover, humans and other animals tested under laboratory conditions do not exhibit the complexity of the results of field studies. In other words, results obtained in the real world are not the same as those obtained in the laboratory. The Biological Bases of Economic Behaviour invites readers to approach micro-economics from a biological viewpoint, in a clear and introductory manner. |
| Illustrations: |
biography |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
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Non-returnable |
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