Economics, Competition and Academia: An Intellectual History of Sophism Versus VirtueEdward Elgar Publishing, 2007 M01 1 - 148 pages There is much to be praised in this book. It is interesting and compelling reading. . . Economics, Competition and Academia is a well written book and well worth reading. It provides a coherent perspective of the main avenues by which societies have provi |
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Sophism academia and Greek economics | 14 |
Adam Smith and sophism reaction to the endowment model | 31 |
Virtue and early academia in the US | 44 |
Academia and the rise of capitalism in the US | 62 |
Corporate capitalism and the university as a business | 78 |
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