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Complexity and the history of economic thought

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This book consists of twelve studies on the issues of complexity and the history of economic thought. The studies relate complexity to the ideas of specific economists such as Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Alfred Marshall and Ragnar Frisch.

Title Complexity and the history of economic thought : selected papers from the History of Economics Society Conference / edited by David Colander.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher London
New York : Routledge
Creation Date 2000
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content Book Cover
Title
Contents
List of figures
List of contributors
Preface
Introduction
Introduction to complexity and the history of thought
What is complexity?
A thumbnail sketch of the history of thought from a complexity perspective
Specific economists and complexity
Charles Babbage in a complex world
Did Marx know the way to Santa Fe? Reflections on evolution, functionalism, and class consciousness
Complexity in Peirce's economics and philosophy: an exploration of his critique of Simon Newcomb
The premature death of path dependence
Complexity, chaos, or randomness: Ragnar Frisch and the enigma of the lost manuscriptBroader views on complexity
Will complexity turn economics into sociology?
Marshall and the role of common sense in complex systems
Competition, rationality, and complexity in economics and biology
Alternative perspectives on complexity
Complexity and economic method: an institutionalist perspective
Complexity theory: an Austrian perspective
Index
Series Perspectives on the history of economic thought
Extent 1 online resource (262 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010702507405171
MARC RECORDS
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