Walrasian economics
By: Donald A. Walker.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
ISBN-13: 9780521858557
Subjects: Walras, Léon, 1834-1910.; Equilibrium (Economics); Economics.
Description: "To understand the various strands of general equilibrium theory, why it has taken the forms it has since the time of Leon Walras, and appreciate fully a view of the present state of general equilibrium theorizing, it is essential to understand his work and examine its influence. The first section of this book accordingly examines the foundations of Walras's work, including his philosophical and methodological approaches to economic modeling, his views on human nature, and the basic components of his general equilibrium models. The second section examines how the influence of his ideas has been manifested in the work of his successors, surveying the models of theorists such as H.L. Moore, Vilfredo Pareto, Knut Wicksell, Gustav Cassel, Abraham Wald, John von Neumann, J.

R. Hicks, Kenneth Arrow, and Gerard Debreu. The book also provides a bibliography (relating to Chapter 11) of recent models of many types regarding which their constructors explicitly acknowledge Walras's influence."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.