• Proposes an alternative economic model that could end capitalism- Reviews the current patent system and explores opportunities for a new patent system- Brings economic theory and empirical modelling together as part of a new debate

Proposes an alternative economic model that could end capitalism Reviews the current patent system and explores opportunities for a new patent system Brings economic theory and empirical modelling together as part of a new debate

Autorentext
Dr Samuel Meng is a senior researcher at the Griffith University in Australia. With his colleagues, Dr Meng has obtained and worked on prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) grants. His papers have been published in international journals such as Tourism Management, Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Agricultural economics; The Environmental and Resources Economics, Economic Modelling, and Applied Economics. His last book with Palgrave Macmillan was Assessing the Economic Impact of Tourism (2017).

Inhalt

1. Patents and Economics.- 2. Logic, Politics and Economics: a brief history of political economy.- 3. Statistical Sophistry.- 4. A Critical Assessment of Different Schools of Economic Thought.- 5. A New Theory on Business Cycle and Economic Growth.- 6. A New Patent System to Usher In an Innovative Economy.- 7. The Future of Our Economy and Society.