Complexity and the History of Economic Thought

by David Colander (Editor)

Overview

A new approach to science has recently developed. It is called the complexity approach. A number of researchers, such as Brian Arthur and Buz Brock, have used this approach to consider issues in economics. This volume considers the complexity approach to economics from a history of thought and methodological perspectives. It finds that the ideas un

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134785087
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/13/2000
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

David Colander is the Christian A. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Economics at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. He has authored, co-authored, or edited 30 books and over 80 articles on a wide range of topics. He received his PhD from Columbia University and has taught at Columbia University, Vassar College, the University of Miami as well as Middlebury. He is listed in Who’s Who?, Who’s Who in Education?, etc. He has been President of the Eastern Economic Association and the History of Economic Thought Society and is currently on the editorial boards of the Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Journal of Economic Education, Eastern Economic Journal, and Journal of Economic Perspectives.

Table of Contents

List of figures, List of contributors , Preface, Introduction, PART I Introduction to complexity and the history of thought, PART II Specific economists and complexity, PART III Broader views on complexity, PART IV Alternative perspectives on complexity, Index