1st Edition

The Principles of Economics Some Lies My Teacher Told Me

By Lawrence Boland Copyright 1992
256 Pages
by Routledge

252 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

Boland's book will help a new generation of economists to overcome the traditional economic metaphysics, exploring the central questions by - hopefully - more testable, realistic concepts. This book is about forming effective critiques of neoclassical economics. Its focus is on constructive criticism of the foundations of neoclassical theory, beginning with what Alfred Marshall called the... Read more
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

Biography

Lawrence Boland