The Economics of W.S. Jevons

1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-0-415-06713-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 326 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 703 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

William Stanley Jevons occupies a pivotal position in the history of economic thought, spanning the transition from classical to neo-classical economics and playing a key role in the Marginal Revolution.
The breadth of Jevons's work is examined here which:

* includes a detailed consideration of a wide range of his work-policy, theoretical, methodological, applied and empirical
* relies on textual exegis
* takes account of a wide range of secondary sources
A new approach to the 'Jevonian revolution' is adopted, which emphasizes the link between poverty and economics and focuses on the nature and meaning of rationality in Jevonian economics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Peart, Sandra

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Introduction Chapter 1. General Themes Part 2: Macroeconomic Concerns: Growth and Stability Chapter 2. Jevons's Theory of Economic Growth Chapter 3. Sunspots and Expectations: Jevons's Theory of Economic Fluctuations Part 3: Microeconomic Theory Chapter 4. Jevons's Theory of Political Economy: Origins, Scope and Purpose Chapter 5. Jevons's Theory of Exchange Chapter 6. Production Part 4: Economic Policy Chapter 7. Jevons and Utilitarianism Chapter 8. Jevons's Analysis of Policy Part 5. Methodology Chapter 9. The Rise of Empirical Methods: Jevons's Methodology of Economics Chapter 10. Jevons's Empirical Studies Part 6. Conclusion References

Über Autor(innen)

Sandra Peart