The Economics of W.S. Jevons / Edition 1

by Sandra Peart

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415067133
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/31/1996
Series:	Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
Pages:	326
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1640L (what's this?)

Table of Contents

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