G.L.S. Shackle (Great Thinkers in Economics)
Littleboy, Bruce, Earl, Peter
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Description for G.L.S. Shackle (Great Thinkers in Economics)
Hardcover. This is an intellectual biography of G.L.S. Shackle, economic theorist, philosopher, and historian of economic theory. It explores how Shackle challenged the aims, methods and assumptions of mainstream economics. He stressed macroeconomic instability, and developed a radically subjectivist theory for behavioural economics and business planning. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; KCA; KCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
This is an intellectual biography of G.L.S. Shackle, economic theorist, philosopher, and historian of economic theory. It explores how Shackle challenged the aims, methods and assumptions of mainstream economics. He stressed macroeconomic instability, and developed a radically subjectivist theory for behavioural economics and business planning.
This is an intellectual biography of G.L.S. Shackle, economic theorist, philosopher, and historian of economic theory. It explores how Shackle challenged the aims, methods and assumptions of mainstream economics. He stressed macroeconomic instability, and developed a radically subjectivist theory for behavioural economics and business planning.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Great Thinkers in Economics
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137281852
SKU
V9781137281852
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Ref
99-15
About Littleboy, Bruce, Earl, Peter
Peter Earl is a former co-editor of the Journal of Economic Psychology and is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Queensland, Australia. His many books include Economics as an Art of Thought: Essays in Memory of G.L.S. Shackle (2000) (editor, with Stephen Frowen). Bruce Littleboy is Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Queensland, Australia. He ... Read more
Reviews for G.L.S. Shackle (Great Thinkers in Economics)
“This intellectual history of the English economist George Lennox Sharman Shackle is part of the Great Thinkers in Economics series. … this book provides a very good introduction to Shackle’s central concern–his theory of choice under uncertainty–and provides an excellent starting point for anyone wishing to become familiar with this important heterodox thinker.” (Gene Callahan, Journal of the History of ... Read more