Book contents
- The Age of Fragmentation
- The Age of Fragmentation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: A Non-linear Discourse
- Part I The Background
- 2 The Foundations: Classicals and Marginalists
- 3 The Immediate Precursors
- Part II The Giants of the Short Century
- Part III The Disgregation of the Mainstream
- Part IV The Weakening of the Paradigm
- Part V Is a New Paradigm Possible?
- References
- Index
2 - The Foundations: Classicals and Marginalists
from Part I - The Background
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 November 2019
Book contents
- The Age of Fragmentation
- The Age of Fragmentation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: A Non-linear Discourse
- Part I The Background
- 2 The Foundations: Classicals and Marginalists
- 3 The Immediate Precursors
- Part II The Giants of the Short Century
- Part III The Disgregation of the Mainstream
- Part IV The Weakening of the Paradigm
- Part V Is a New Paradigm Possible?
- References
- Index
Summary
In the framework of a critical illustration of the contemporary history of economics, this chapter provides a brief exposition of the main characteristics of the Classical and the marginalist approaches, including the notions of self-interest and felicific calculus and Marx’s thought
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- The Age of FragmentationA History of Contemporary Economic Thought, pp. 13 - 30Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019