Economics versus Reality How to be Effective in the Real World in Spite of Economic Theory【電子書籍】[ John Legge ]

＜p＞John M. Legge shows the many ways in which the real world diverges from economics textbooks. He argues that mainstream economic theory took a disastrous turn 140 years ago, when it attempted to use calculus to explain human behaviour. A real economy involves people who are not variables in equations. This error led to a second, mainstream economics becoming obsessed with equilibrium. However, constant change is the reality and one cannot explain the present without understanding the path taken to get here.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This book presents economics in historical context. It includes a short account of the contributions by some of the key figures in economic theory, starting with Adam Smith. Smith placed great weight on morality: he believed that economic activity took place in a society and could not be justified except insofar as it advanced the interests of that society.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Too many economists have come to believe that the interests of society can be measured by a number: that if a p．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る