"People pursue their own interests, whatever those interests might be. Some people have interests that are narrow and selfish, others have interests that are broad and altruistic, still others have interests that are somewhere in between. The idea that people are self-interested underpins all of...

Key Features:Covers all the major issues in general equilibrium theory, unlike competing books in the field that deal only with a subset of issues (e.g. existence and optimality of equilibrium)Reviews recent theoretical developments in the field and also empirical evidence on the claims of...