The Morality of Radical Economics: Ghost Curve Ideology and the Value Neutral Aspect of Neoclassical Economics
Ron P. Baiman
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Hardback. Num Pages: 331 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 560.
This book is in equal parts a treatise on morality and economics, a critique of neoclassical orthodoxy, a brief for replacing mainstream economics with a radical political economics, and an argument for the abandonment of neoliberal capitalism in favor of democratic socialism. It includes a detailed proposal for a demand and cost alternative to supply and demand analysis and an in-depth technical critique of both neoclassical high theory and applied microeconomic analysis demonstrating that these are not only infeasible or immoral, but have directly contributed to public policy disasters. Further, the book ... Read more
This book is in equal parts a treatise on morality and economics, a critique of neoclassical orthodoxy, a brief for replacing mainstream economics with a radical political economics, and an argument for the abandonment of neoliberal capitalism in favor of democratic socialism. It includes a detailed proposal for a demand and cost alternative to supply and demand analysis and an in-depth technical critique of both neoclassical high theory and applied microeconomic analysis demonstrating that these are not only infeasible or immoral, but have directly contributed to public policy disasters. Further, the book ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
559g
Number of Pages
314
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137455581
SKU
V9781137455581
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About Ron P. Baiman
Ron P. Baiman teaches economics in the MBA program at Benedictine University, USA. He has written numerous academic and policy papers, served for many years on the Editorial Board of the Review for Radical Political Economics, and co-authored and co-edited the Choice award-winning collection, Political Economy and Contemporary Capitalism.
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