Power and Neoclassical Economics
Ozanne, Adam; Zimmer, Klaus
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Description for Power and Neoclassical Economics
Hardback. Mainstream economics ignores power, meaning it can provide only partial explanations of inequality and poverty. Ozanne proposes a new approach for including power in standard microeconomic theory which, if adopted in economics teaching, could radically change the way young economists are taught to think about economic problems. Num Pages: 109 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; KCC; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 291.
Mainstream economics almost completely ignores the role power plays in determining economic outcomes, which means it can only provide partial explanations of the distribution of wealth and income, and of the problems associated with inequality and poverty. For many, this is a fundamental failing that severely limits its relevance to the real world and is the source of much dissatisfaction with, and cynicism about, economics and economists. Ozanne explains how this neglect of power has come about over the past 150 years and why it is important. He reviews various definitions and theories of power from across the social sciences ... Read more
Mainstream economics almost completely ignores the role power plays in determining economic outcomes, which means it can only provide partial explanations of the distribution of wealth and income, and of the problems associated with inequality and poverty. For many, this is a fundamental failing that severely limits its relevance to the real world and is the source of much dissatisfaction with, and cynicism about, economics and economists. Ozanne explains how this neglect of power has come about over the past 150 years and why it is important. He reviews various definitions and theories of power from across the social sciences ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
109
Condition
New
Number of Pages
101
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137553720
SKU
V9781137553720
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99-15
About Ozanne, Adam; Zimmer, Klaus
Adam Ozanne has degrees in physics and astronomy, rural development, and agricultural economics. He also began a DPhil in nuclear astrophysics but abandoned it and went instead to teach maths and physics in Pakistan and work for a Third World development agency. He is now a Senior Lecturer teaching economics at the University of Manchester, UK.
Reviews for Power and Neoclassical Economics
"In this well-written, well-presented and highly readable book, Adam Ozanne provides a thought-provoking attempt to reintroduce the lost discussion of power into mainstream economics. ... I find this an interesting, ambitious book with an intelligent rhetoric." (Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 195, April, 2016) "Adam Ozanne has written a very interesting, short book on the strange absence of the concept of ... Read more