Economic Ironies Throughout History: Applied Philosophical Insights for Modern Life

by Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan, L. Ramrattan

Book Overview

Economics for Alfred Marshall, the last of the classical economists, is concerned with activities in the ordinary business of life. In that milieu, we find conflicts and chaotic behavior among people, firms, and countries, which make them conduct their affairs in different, and sometimes, ironic ways. Economic Ironies Throughout History explores, explains, predicts, and harnesses these ironies for economists and scholars alike. Szenberg and Ramrattan...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137450819
• ISBN13: 9781137450814
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.6"