The principles of income multiplier and the investment 'accelerator' play important role in determining the national income. This paper attempts to highlight that the ideas contained in Keynes' Multiplier and the Accelerator Principle are found in an Indian economic thought - Thirukkural, and...

From the two premises that (1) economies are complex systems and (2) the accumulation of knowledge about reality is desirable, I derive the conclusion that pluralism with regard to economic research programs is a more viable position to hold than monism. To substantiate this claim an...