The Principles of Economics: Some Lies My Teacher Told Me

Lawrence Boland

Language: English

Publisher: Routledge

Published: Jun 21, 2005

Description:

This book is about forming effective critiques of neoclassical economics. Its focus is on constructive criticism of the foundations neoclassical theory, beginning with what Alfred Marshall called the `Principles of Economics'. It concludes that there is still much that can be done to make neoclassical economics more realistic. **

Review

The book is a scholarly, incisive exploration into the foundational assumptions of economics that provides a welcome step in the continuing exposition of the world according to Boland. . . . there is much insight and knowledge to be gained from Boland and his approach . . ..
Journal of Economic Literature , 9/93

About the Author

Lawrence A. Boland is Professor of Economics at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia. He is the author of The Methodology of Economic Model Building (Routledge, 1989).