1st Edition

The Economics of Rationality

Edited By Bill J Gerrard Copyright 1993
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

The concept of rationality is the heart of modern economics. Neo-classical theory seems unable to proceed without assuming a rational agent seeking to find the optimal means to a well defined end. Yet many find this uncritical treatment of rationality problematic. It takes little account of culture history or creativity and consequently many economists find this insistence on rationality of little... Read more
John Hay, University of York; Graham Loomes, University of York; Paul Anand, Oxford University; Geoff Hodgson, Newcastle Polytechnic; Bill Gerrard, University of York; Shaun Hargreaves-Heap, University of East Anglia; Anna Carabelli, Universita di Pavia; Ted Winslow, York University, Ontario; David Mayston; Avner Offer, University of York

Biography

Bill J Gerrard