The assumptions economists make /
Schlefer, Jonathan, 1949-
The assumptions economists make / Jonathan Schlefer. - Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2012. - xv, 356 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-330) and index.
The metaphor of the invisible hand -- What do economists do? -- In search of a model -- Economics when society matters -- Chasing a chimera -- Utopia -- This imperfect world -- Entering the realm of production -- What caused income inequality? -- Understanding an uncertain world -- In the long run -- In the short run -- The golden age of capitalism -- Economies in crisis -- Thinking about economies.
9780674052260 (alk. paper) 0674052269 (alk. paper)
2011042363
HB171 / .S376 2012
330
The assumptions economists make / Jonathan Schlefer. - Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2012. - xv, 356 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-330) and index.
The metaphor of the invisible hand -- What do economists do? -- In search of a model -- Economics when society matters -- Chasing a chimera -- Utopia -- This imperfect world -- Entering the realm of production -- What caused income inequality? -- Understanding an uncertain world -- In the long run -- In the short run -- The golden age of capitalism -- Economies in crisis -- Thinking about economies.
9780674052260 (alk. paper) 0674052269 (alk. paper)
2011042363
HB171 / .S376 2012
330