The Economics of Alfred Marshall (Routledge Revivals) - Softcover

Reisman, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415672058 ISBN 13: 9780415672054

Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

First published in 1986, The Economics of Alfred Marshall is concerned with the theories of demand, supply, market structure and income distribution which the celebrated author of the Principles of Economics developed while standing on the shoulders of giants. It is thus concerned with hidden assumptions, institutional constraints, tentative conclusions and blurred distinctions; for these are an integral part of the contribution of an economist who warned against spurious over-simplification of that which is inherently complex.

The economics of Alfred Marshall appears easy when in fact it is fraught with difficulties. The Economics of Alfred Marshall seeks to explain Marshall’s theories in detail and to evaluate them in depth. The book attempts in that way to help the reader to gain a deeper understanding of an influential thinker whose insights, however difficult, continue to shed a great deal of light on the nature and workings of the economic system.

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David Reisman

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415672058
• ISBN 13: 9780415672054
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 446