G.L.S. Shackle

by Bruce Littleboy, Peter Earl, Peter E. Earl

This intellectual biography of G.L.S. Shackle, economic theorist, philosopher, explores his radical ideas, which deserve attention today. Shackle challenged the aims, methods and assumptions of mainstream economics. He remains the sole poet and mystic of economics. He sought to replace probabilistic, equilibrium-focused economics with an approach that focuses on imagined possibilities and potential for sudden 'kaledic' change. His richly psychological...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137281855
• ISBN13: 9781137281852
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"