Arthur Cecil Pigou [electronic resource] /
Aslanbeigui, Nahid.author.
Oakes, Guy.author.
The British economist Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877-59) reconceptualized economics as a theory of economic welfare and a logic of policy analysis. Misconceptions of his work abound. This book, an essay in demystification and the first reading of the entire Pigouvian oeuvre, stresses his pragmatic and historicist premises.
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""Cover ""; ""Half-Title ""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""1 Pigou in the Foreground""; ""Untitled""; ""2 ?The Most Brilliant YoungMan I Know?""; ""3 Developing A Framework""; ""4 The Theory of Policy Analysis""; ""5 The Cost Controversies""; ""6 The Robbins Critique""; ""7 Confrontations with Keynes""; ""8 Legacy: Demythologizing a Cambridge Eccentric""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The British economist Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877-59) reconceptualized economics as a theory of economic welfare and a logic of policy analysis. Misconceptions of his work abound. This book, an essay in demystification and the first reading of the entire Pigouvian oeuvre, stresses his pragmatic and historicist premises.
Pigou, A. C. (Arthur Cecil), 1877-1959.
Economic history.
Economic theory.
History of Economic Thought/Methodology.
Economic History.
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.