Economics: New Classical Versus Neoclassical Frameworks - Softcover

Yang, Xiaokai

Softcover

ISBN 10: 063122002X ISBN 13: 9780631220022

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2000

Synopsis

This innovative text ushers in a new way of examining basic economic issues. It teaches economics from a different standpoint, based on specialization and the division of labor. Resource allocation for a given level of division of labor is shown as not the only determination for demand and supply. Levels of division of labor are shown as a major factors as well.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This innovative text ushers in a new way of examining basic economic issues. It teaches economics from a different standpoint, using a division-of-labor theme to eliminate the need for a dichotomy between microeconomics and macroeconomics. This text shows how resource allocation and levels of division of labor are determining factors for demand and supply. It also illustrates the ways that unemployment and business cycles are seen as features of the network of division of labor.

While innovative in content, this book keeps the continuity of mainstream economics through a synthesis of existing and emerging branches of economics. It is an exceptional work that will encourage both creative and critical thinking.

About the Author:

Xiaokai Yang is Professor in the Department of Economics at Monash University and an affiliated Fellow in the Center for International Development, Harvard University. His research papers have appeared in The American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, and other refereed journals. He is the author of eight books, and is co-author, with Jeffrey Sachs, of Development Economics (Blackwell, 2001).

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 063122002X
• ISBN 13: 9780631220022
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 774