The Principles of Economics: Some Lies My Teacher Told Me by Lawrence Boland
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The Principles of Economics
Summary
This book is about forming effective critiques of neoclassical economics. It begins with what Alfred Marshall called the `Principles of Economics' and concludes that there is still much that can be done to make neoclassical economics more realistic
The Principles of Economics Summary
The Principles of Economics Reviews
The book is a scholarly, incisive exploration into the foundational assumptions of economics that provides a welcome step in the continuing exposition of the world according to Boland... there is much insight and knowledge to be gained from Boland and his approach... - Journal of Economics Literature
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Table of Contents
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 Part 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 Part III: Some Missing Elements 9. The Foundations of Keynes' Methodolgy 10. Individualism without Psychology 11. Methodology and the Individual Decision-maker Part IV: Some Technical Question 12. Lexicographic Orderings 13. Revealed Preference vs Ordinal Demand 14. Giffen Goods vs Market Determined Prices Epilogue: Learning Economic Theory through Criticism
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9780415064330
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The Principles of Economics: Some Lies My Teacher Told Me by Lawrence Boland
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Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
19920507
252
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