This book contributes to the development of a relational view of economics. Bringing together experts from various disciplines, it offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the study of relational transactions. In contrast to discrete market transactions as a traditional subject of economic discourse, the book analyses the role of relational transactions in the study of economic phenomena. The contributing authors address topics such as global intra- and inter-company networks, intersectoral stakeholder management, relational contracts, and transcultural management approaches. Accordingly, the book makes an important contribution to an emerging field of research.

Lucio Biggiero is Professor of Organization Science at the Department of Industrial Engineering Information and Economics, University of LAquila, Italy. 

Derick de Jongh is Professor and the Founding Director of The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Birger Priddat is Emeritus Professor for Economics and Philosophy at the University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany.

Josef Wieland is Professor of Institutional Economics, Organisational Governance, Integrity Management& Transcultural Leadership at the Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen, and Director of the Leadership Excellence Institute Zeppelin (LEIZ), Germany.

Adrián Zicari is Full Teaching Professor in the Accounting and Management Control department at ESSEC Business School, France. He is also the Executive Director of the Council on Business& Society. Born in Argentina, he holds a doctorate from Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina and is a CFA charter holder. He is also honorary representative of Buenos Aires City in Paris.

Manifesto for a Relational Economics.- Theoretical Framework and Managerial Implications.- Why we could need a Relational Economics and why Standard Economics and its (orthodox) Derivations do not Help.