Complexity and the History of Economic Thought : Selected Papers from the History of Economics Society Conference /

Complexity and the History of Economic Thought : Selected Papers from the History of Economics Society Conference /

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Corporate author / creator:	History of Economics Society. Conference.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 249 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Perspectives on the history of economic thought Perspectives on the history of economic thought.
Subject:	Economics -- History -- Congresses. Complexity (Philosophy) -- Congresses. Complexity (Philosophy) Economics. Electronic books. Conference papers and proceedings. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11118477

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Other authors / contributors:	Colander, David C.
ISBN:	0203286812 9780203286814 0203436008 9780203436004 0203744241 9780203744246 9780415756624 0415756626 9786610137879 6610137870 0415133564 9780415133562
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"Recently a new approach to science has 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 perspective. It finds that the ideas underlying complexity have been around for a long time, and that this new work in complexity has many precursors in the history of economic thought." "The result of looking at the history of economic thought from a complexity perspective not only gives us additional insight into the complexity vision, it also gives insight into the history of economic thought. When that history is viewed from a complexity perspective, the rankings of past economists change. Smith and Hayek move up in the rankings while Ricardo moves down."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: History of Economics Society Conference (1998 : Montréal, Québec). Complexity and the history of economic thought. London ; New York : Routledge, 2000 0415133564

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Summary:	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 underlying complexity have been around for a long time, and that this new work in complexity has many precursors in the history of economic thought.<br>This book consists of twelve studies on the issue of complexity and the history of economic thought. The studies relate complexity to the ideas of specific economists such as Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Alfred Marshall and Ragnar Frisch, as well as to specific schools of thought such as the Austrian and Institutionalist schools.<br>The result of looking a the history of economic thought from a complexity perspective not only gives us additional insight into the complexity vision, it also gives insight into the history of economic thought. When that history is viewed from a complexity perspective, the rankings of past economists change. Smith and Hayek move up in the rankings while Ricardo moves down.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 249 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0203286812 9780203286814 0203436008 9780203436004 0203744241 9780203744246 9780415756624 0415756626 9786610137879 6610137870 0415133564 9780415133562