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Author:   Margaret Schabas
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   3380
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780691634807

ISBN 10:   0691634807
Pages:   206
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*CHAPTER ONE. Mathematical Pursuits, pg. 1*CHAPTER TWO. Jevons's Life, pg. 12*CHAPTER THREE. The Mathematical Theory of Economics, pg. 31*CHAPTER FOUR. Logic and Scientific Method, pg. 54*CHAPTER FIVE. Markets and Mechanics, pg. 80*CHAPTER SIX. Response to the Theory, pg. 98*CHAPTER SEVEN. Mathematical Economics Takes Hold, pg. 119*CHAPTER EIGHT. Mathematical Hegemony, pg. 135*Notes, pg. 141*Select Bibliography, pg. 177*Index, pg. 187

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"""Schabas has argued cogently that Jevons's economic theory was shaped by his views on logic and scientific method, and A World Ruled by Number constitutes a strong demonstration that the investigation of the development of economics gains much from a broadened perspective.""--Economics and Philosophy"

Schabas has argued cogently that Jevons's economic theory was shaped by his views on logic and scientific method, and A World Ruled by Number constitutes a strong demonstration that the investigation of the development of economics gains much from a broadened perspective. --Economics and Philosophy

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