1st Edition

Equilibrium in Economics Scope and Limits

Edited By Valeria Mosini Copyright 2007
310 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

312 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

322 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

General Equilibrium Theory, which became the dominating paradigm after the Second World War,  is founded on the postulated existence, uniqueness, and stability of equilibrium in economic processes. Since then, the concept has come under sustained attack from all points of the heterodox compass, from Austrian economists to Marxists. Partly in response to these pressures,... Read more

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Biography

Valeria Mosini is at the London School of Economics and at the University ‘La Sapienza’ in Rome.