Complexity and the History of Economic Thought

List of contents

List of figures, List of contributors , Preface, Introduction, PART I Introduction to complexity and the history of thought, PART II Specific economists and complexity, PART III Broader views on complexity, PART IV Alternative perspectives on complexity, Index

About the author

David Colander is the Christian A. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Economics at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. He has authored, co-authored, or edited 30 books and over 80 articles on a wide range of topics. He received his PhD from Columbia University and has taught at Columbia University, Vassar College, the University of Miami as well as Middlebury. He is listed in Who’s Who?, Who’s Who in Education?, etc. He has been President of the Eastern Economic Association and the History of Economic Thought Society and is currently on the editorial boards of the Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Journal of Economic Education, Eastern Economic Journal, and Journal of Economic Perspectives.

Summary

This book consists of twelve studies on the issues of complexity and the history of economic thought. The studies relate complexity to the ideas of specific economists such as Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Alfred Marshall and Ragnar Frisch.

Product details

• Authors: David Colander
• Assisted by: David Colander (Editor), Colander David (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.05.2014
• EAN: 9780415756624
• ISBN: 978-0-415-75662-4
• No. of pages: 262
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, Economic history, Economic theory & philosophy, Economic theory and philosophy