{"title":"Albert O. Hirschman","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlbert O. Hirschman's works explore the intricate dynamics of economic and social change, blending insights from economics, political science, and sociology. His writing challenges conventional thinking on how individuals and institutions respond to challenges, with a focus on the mechanisms of \u003cem\u003eexit\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003evoice\u003c\/em\u003e, and loyalty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in the intersections of business, entrepreneurship, and public policy will find Hirschman's ideas both thought-provoking and relevant. His books offer a nuanced perspective on historical economic developments and contemporary issues, making them essential for students and professionals alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"exit-voice-and-loyalty-by-albert-o-hirschman-9780674276604","title":"Exit, Voice, and Loyalty","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn innovator in contemporary thought on economic and political development looks here at decline rather than growth. Albert O. Hirschman makes a basic distinction between alternative ways of reacting to deterioration in business firms and, in general, to dissatisfaction with organizations: one, \u003cem\u003eexit\u003c\/em\u003e, is for the member to quit the organization or for the customer to switch to the competing product, and the other, \u003cem\u003evoice\u003c\/em\u003e, is for members or customers to agitate and exert influence for change from within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe efficiency of the competitive mechanism, with its total reliance on exit, is questioned for certain important situations. As exit often undercuts voice while being unable to counteract decline, loyalty is seen in the function of retarding exit and of permitting voice to play its proper role.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe interplay of the three concepts turns out to illuminate a wide range of economic, social, and political phenomena. As the author states in the preface, \"having found my own unifying way of looking at issues as diverse as competition and the two-party system, divorce and the American character, black power and the failure of unhappy top officials to resign over Vietnam, I decided to let myself go a little.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854511624428,"sku":"9780674276604","price":61.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9f026610af1ad1e3518e47f8befd7e1b.jpg?v=1759269387"},{"product_id":"the-postwar-economic-order-by-albert-o-hirschman-9780231200592","title":"The Postwar Economic Order","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYears before he became renowned as one of the most original social scientists of the twentieth century, Albert O. Hirschman played an active role in the rebuilding of postwar Europe. Between 1946 and 1952, he worked as an economic analyst in the Research Division of the Federal Reserve Board of the United States, focusing on the reconstruction of Europe and the Marshall Plan. In that capacity, Hirschman wrote a number of reports about European economic policies, the first efforts at intra-European cooperation, and the uncertainties that surrounded the shaping of a new international economic order with the United States at its core.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Postwar Economic Order\u003c\/em\u003e presents a collection of these interrelated reports, which offer incisive firsthand analysis of postwar Europe and give a behind-the-scenes view of American debates on European economic recovery. They feature nuanced and sophisticated discussion of topics such as the postwar \"dollar shortage,\" U.S.-European relations, and the first steps toward European economic integration. Hirschman provides original and perceptive interpretations of the struggles that European governments faced along their paths toward economic recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout, Hirschman's stylistic gifts and characteristic ways of reasoning are on full display as he highlights the counterintuitive and paradoxical aspects of economic and political processes. Shedding new light on the origins of European economic cooperation, this book provides unparalleled insight into the development of Hirschman's thinking on economic development and reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428304765164,"sku":"9780231200592","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780231200592.jpg?v=1774497075"},{"product_id":"the-passions-and-the-interests-by-albert-o-hirschman-9780691160252","title":"The Passions and the Interests","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, Albert Hirschman reconstructs the intellectual climate of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to illuminate the intricate ideological transformation that occurred, wherein the pursuit of material interests—so long condemned as the deadly sin of avarice—was assigned the role of containing the unruly and destructive passions of man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHirschman here offers a new interpretation for the rise of capitalism, one that emphasizes the continuities between old and new, in contrast to the assumption of a sharp break that is a common feature of both Marxian and Weberian thinking. Among the insights presented here is the ironical finding that capitalism was originally supposed to accomplish exactly what was soon denounced as its worst feature: the repression of the passions in favour of the \"harmless,\" if one-dimensional, interests of commercial life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo portray this lengthy ideological change as an endogenous process, Hirschman draws on the writings of a large number of thinkers, including Montesquieu, Sir James Steuart, and Adam Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a new afterword by Jeremy Adelman and a foreword by Amartya Sen, this Princeton Classics edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Passions and the Interests\u003c\/em\u003e sheds light on the intricate ideological transformation from which capitalism emerged triumphant, and reaffirms Hirschman's stature as one of our most influential and provocative thinkers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471819522284,"sku":"9780691160252","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/b289c0956bc18bd5ea898a081f10f1d9.jpg?v=1775694564"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/albert-o-hirschman.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}