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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 distill their core economic ironies from a vast history of philosophy and literature that applies to economic thought. They include philosophical, psychological, literary and linguistic discussions and the personalities behind those ideas such as Socrates, Kierkegaard, Hume, Freud, Jung, Saussure, and Barthes. This book is ideal for economists as well as scholars across the business, social science, and humanities fields.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Historical and Logical Aspects of Irony
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Front Matter
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Application of Ironies
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About the authors
Michael Szenberg is Chair and Distinguished Professor of Business and Economics at Lander College of Arts and Sciences, Touro College and University System, USA.
Lall Ramrattan is Instructor at the University of California, Berkeley. He holds a PhD from the New School for Social Research, USA.
Lall Ramrattan is Instructor at the University of California, Berkeley. He holds a PhD from the New School for Social Research, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Economic Ironies Throughout History
Book Subtitle: Applied Philosophical Insights for Modern Life
Authors: Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137450821
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-45081-4Published: 04 December 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-49711-9Published: 04 December 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-45082-1Published: 04 December 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 190
Topics: Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Behavioral/Experimental Economics, Economic History, Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics