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Blending past and present, this brief history of economics is the perfect book for introducing students to the field. A Brief History of Economics illustrates how the ideas of the great economists not only influenced societies but were themselves shaped by their cultural milieu. Understanding...
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This paper is a critical examination of the notion of equilibrium in the classical theory of value. It highlights the … theoretical importance as well as the problems associated with the notion of equilibrium in the classical theory and goes on to … argue that Sraffa presents a theory of value within the classical tradition that does not require a notion of equilibrium of …
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This paper is a critical examination of the notion of equilibrium in the classical theory of value. It highlights the … theoretical importance as well as the problems associated with the notion of equilibrium in the classical theory and goes on to … argue that Sraffa presents a theory of value within the classical tradition that does not require a notion of equilibrium of …
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threefold relationship between 'economic reality', 'the economist/observer' and 'economic theory'. We elucidate the constraints …
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In Chapter 3 of the General Theory, Keynes sketches out what he calls the essence of the General Theory of Employment …
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In Chapter 4 of the General Theory, Keynes discusses the units of measurement he will be using in the remainder of the …
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Chapters 8, 9 and 10 set out Keynes’ theory of consumer behavior. Chapter 8 is entitled The Propensity to Consume: I …
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This paper puts John Maynard Keynes’ "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money" into its historical context … background to the General Theory, looks at the influence of other economists of the period on the evolution of Keynes’ thought …
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Chapter 2 is one of the most important chapters in the General Theory. Not only does it set out Keynes’ disagreements … the analysis in the remainder of the General Theory. The issue of how labour’s response to a change in its real wage …
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