The principles of economics : some lies my teachers told me /

This book is about forming effective critiques of neoclassical economics. Its focus is on constructive criticism of the foundations of neoclassical theory, beginning with those Alfred Marshall identified as the 'Principles of Economics'. It concludes that there is still much that can be do...

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Egile nagusia: Boland, Lawrence A.
Formatua: Liburua
Hizkuntza:English
Argitaratua: London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
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https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780203976418
Aurkibidea:
  • Prologue: Understanding neoclassical economics through criticism
  • Pt. I. The essential elements. 1. The neoclassical maximization hypothesis. 2. Marshall's 'Principles' and the 'element of Time'. 3. Marshall's 'Principle of Continuity'. 4. Axiomatic analysis of equilibrium states. 5. Axiomatic analysis of disequilibrium states
  • Pt. II. Some neglected elements. 6. Knowledge in neoclassical economic theory. 7. A naive theory of technology and change. 8. Knowledge and institutions in economic theory
  • Pt. III. Some missing elements. 9. The foundations of Keynes' methodology. 10. Individualism without psychology. 11. Methodology and the individual decision-maker
  • Pt. IV. Some technical questions. 12. Lexicographic orderings. 13. Revealed Preference vs Ordinal Demand. 14. Giffen goods vs market-determined prices
  • Epilogue: Learning economic theory through criticism.