Economic ironies throughout history
Subtitle: applied philosophical insights for modern life
By: by Michael Szenberg and Lall Ramrattan ; foreword by Vernon Smith
Contributors: Ramrattan, Lall, 1951-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9781137450814
Subjects: Economics; Philosophy; Irony; History
Description: Economics for Alfred Marshall, the last of the classical economists, is concerned with activities in the ordinary business of life. In that milieu, we find conflicts and chaotic behavior among people, firms, and countries, which make them conduct their affairs in different, and sometimes, ironic ways. Economic Ironies Throughout History explores, explains, predicts, and harnesses these ironies for economists and scholars alike. Szenberg and Ramrattan distill their core economic ironies from a vast history of philosophy and literature that applies to economic thought. They include philosophical, psychological, literary and linguistic discussions and the personalities behind those ideas such as Socrates, Kierkegaard, Hume, Freud, Jung, Saussure, and Barthes. This book is ideal for economists as well as scholars across the business, social science, and humanities fields.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-178) and index.