2nd Edition
Foundations of Paul Samuelson's Revealed Preference Theory, Revised Edition A study by the method of rational reconstruction
By Stanley Wong
Copyright 2006
180 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
180 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
176 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Originally published over two decades ago, this classic text within the philosophy of economics is a tour de force against revealed preference. It critically examines the research programme carried out by the Nobel Prize winner Paul Samuelson on the revealed preference approach to the theory of consumer behaviour. It also challenges two essential premises:
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Preface Introduction 1. Understanding and Criticsim 2. The Hicks and Allen Programme 3. A New Theory 4. A Method of Revealing Preference 5. The Observational Equivalent of Ordinal Utility Theory 6. Epilogue Notes Bibliography Name Index Subject Index
Biography
Stanley Wong received his university education at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia and King’s College, Cambridge. He is currently practising law with a major Canadian law firm and holds an LL.B. from the University of Toronto as well as two degrees in economics.
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