{"product_id":"9789814566667","title":"Inclusive Economic Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe goal of “Inclusive Economics” is to tie together various authoritative strands of contemporary economic theory into an easily comprehensible whole that illuminates the need for a broader approach to contemporary economic policymaking undistorted by obsolete 18th century rationalist assumptions about utility, ethics, worthiness and traditional culture. This is accomplished by elaborating the rationalist competitive ideal along the optimizing lines pioneered by Paul Samuelson (neoclassical economics); plumbing modifications necessitated by Herbert Simon's realist concepts of “bounded rationality” and “satisficing”; refined further by applying a pragmatist outlook to probe the consequences of relaxing Enlightenment teleological, ethical, spiritual and cultural taboos. The exercise will explain why competitive market economies guided by rational utility-seeking invariably are less productive, efficient, just and beneficent than most theorists concede, and will illuminate the full range of interventions needed to achieve better outcomes. We call this program in its entirety “Inclusive Economics”, including the integration of micro and macroeconomics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeoclassical Economics:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRational Utilitarianism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompetitive Ideal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBounded Rationality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCore Consumer Behavior Theory: Ideal and Realist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction and Costs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstitutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMacroeconomics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGovernance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemocracy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeo-realist Economics:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Reason Fails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Reason Seldom Prevails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDangers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpportunities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInclusive Economics:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUmbrella of Complementary Paradigms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTruth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMathematical Appendices:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBergsonian Social Welfare Functions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdealist Neoclassical Consumer Utility Optimization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdealist Neoclassical Production: Multiproduct Firm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRealist Profit and Revenue Seeking: Multi-firm Interaction Effects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRealist Retail Satisficing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e Undergraduates, graduates, academics and professionals who are interested in economic theory and mathematical economics. Policymakers who are in need of a broad practical approach to contemporary economic policymaking.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141265703152,"sku":"9789814566667","price":22.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814566667_p0.jpg?v=1763692471","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814566667","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}