Beyond the Invisible Hand

Groundwork for a New Economics

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Kaushik Basu

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One of the central tenets of mainstream economics is Adam Smith's proposition that, given certain conditions, self-interested behavior by individuals leads them to the social good, almost as if orchestrated by an invisible hand. This deep insight has, over the past two centuries, been taken out of context, contorted, and used as the cornerstone of

Author Biography:

Kaushik Basu is professor of economics and the C. Marks Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. He is currently chief economic advisor to the Ministry of Finance of the Government of India. His books include Prelude to Political Economy: A Study of the Political and Social Foundations of Economics and Of People, of Places: Sketches from an Economist's Notebook.

Release date Australia

August 2nd, 2016

Author

Kaushik Basu

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Illustrations

8 tables.

Pages

296

Dimensions

152x235x17

ISBN-13

9780691173696

Product ID

25001747

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