11. Econophysics: Background and Applications in Economics, Finance, and Sociophysics

dc.date.accessioned	2016-07-22T07:18:58Z
dc.date.available	2016-07-22T07:18:58Z
dc.date.issued	2013-07
dc.identifier.issn	2277-9752
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2259/848
dc.description	IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review, 2, 2 (2013): 178–179	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Econophysics: Background and Applications in Economics, Finance, and Sociophysics is a collection of 10 chapters by six different contributors. The first part of the book consisting of two chapters lays down the philosophy of econophysics. Both economics and physics employ reductionist thinking. However, there are fundamental differences in their approach which is highlighted in the first chapter. Economists are largely concerned about positing a model of human behaviour focusing primarily on its rational aspect; physicists occupy themselves with describing the natural phenomena in empirical terms. In this background, history of econophysics is extension of physicists’ attempt towards gaining understanding of human economic henomena...	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Sage Publications	en_US
dc.subject	Book Reviews	en_US
dc.title	11. Econophysics: Background and Applications in Economics, Finance, and Sociophysics	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Appetizer without Main Course	en_US
dc.type	Book Reviews	en_US