Power or pure economics?
By: Joseph A. Schumpeter and Yasuma Takata ; edited by Michio Morishima ; translated by Cyprian P. Blamires and Janet Hunter.
Contributors: Takata, Yasuma, 1883-1972.; Morishima, Michio, 1923-
Series: Classics in the history and development of economics
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Equilibrium (Economics); Power (Social sciences); Distribution (Economic theory); Economics.
Description: This volume examines the central questions about the nature of economic theory, its historical development and its explanatory power. What determines economic distribution? Can pure economic theory itself explain the fundamentals of distribution or is a broader economics incorporating theories of power in society necessary? The book presents the debate through classic statements of each position from two leading economists of the century, Joseph A. Schumpeter and Yasuma Takata.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-187) and index.