A MODERN GUIDE TO ECONOMIC THOUGHT
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A MODERN GUIDE TO ECONOMIC THOUGHT by Douglas Mair
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the main schools of contemporary economic thought, presenting the current state of each school in its own terms, indicating its raison d'être, why each school thinks as it does and the questions to which it is trying to find answers. There is an introductory chapter on the philosophy and methodology of economics and separate chapters on the Austrian, neoclassical, Chicago, Keynesian, post Keynesian, Institutionalist/Evolutionary and Radical/Martian schools each written by an economist with specialist knowledge of the particular school. The book explains in straight-forward terms the ideologies, methodological practices, issues, assumptions, evidence and conclusions in a positive and constructive way. Summaries are provided to allow readers to establish the principal features of each school.
'. . an essential purchase for libraries and a most highly recommended book for all undergraduate economists and their teachers.' -- Peter J. Reynolds, British Review of Economic Issues
'The editors and their authors have succeeded in providing a useful survey of modern economic thought. . . .' -- Lafayette G. Harter, Jr., Journal of Economic Issues
'. . . this is a stimulating book, which deserves to be recommended to students.' -- Anthony Brewer, Manchester School
'The content more than amply justifies the title of this excellent collection of articles by respective authorities in the areas of modern economic thought. The presentation is lucid, exact, to the purpose and without undue oversimplification.'
'The editors and their authors have succeeded in providing a useful survey of modern economic thought. . . .' -- Lafayette G. Harter, Jr., Journal of Economic Issues
'. . . this is a stimulating book, which deserves to be recommended to students.' -- Anthony Brewer, Manchester School
'The content more than amply justifies the title of this excellent collection of articles by respective authorities in the areas of modern economic thought. The presentation is lucid, exact, to the purpose and without undue oversimplification.'
Edited by Douglas Mair, former Professor of Economics and Anne G. Miller, Formerly Lecturer in Economics, Heriot-Watt University, UK
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852786403 |
| ISBN 10 | 185278640X |
| Title | A MODERN GUIDE TO ECONOMIC THOUGHT |
| Author | Douglas Mair |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 1992-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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