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Limits of Economic and Social Knowledge

Autor S. DeCanio
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The book aims to show that the deterministic vision embodied in conventional economic modelling is neither consistent with nor supported by the state of the art in mathematics, logic, and physical science. DeCanio recognizes that economic agents are intrinsically free and somewhat unpredictable, which is essential for economic and social theory.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781137371928
ISBN-10: 1137371927
Pagini: 250
Ilustrații: XIII, 250 p.
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:2014
Editura: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

1. Introduction and Overview 2. Consequences of computational limits 3. Simulating Simple Societies 4. Economics and Natural Science 5. Economics, Behaviorism, and Utilitarianism 6. A Case Study and Cautionary Tale: Climate Policy 7. Politics and Governance 8. The Gift of Freedom

Notă biografică

Stephen J. DeCanio is Professor of Economics, Emeritus (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA). From 1986 to 1987 he served as a senior staff economist at the President's Council of Economic Advisers. He participated in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He has been a recipient of the Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought, as well as a 'Best of the Best' Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency.