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The invisible hand in economics how economists explain unintended social consequences /

Addressing theÈcontroversial concept ofẗhe invisible hand, this book questions, examines and explicates the strengths and weaknesses of the concept by analyzing its paradigmatic examples such as Carl Menger's Origin of Money and Thomas Schelling's famous checkerboard model of residential s...

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Main Author: Aydinonat, N. Emrah.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.
Series:Routledge INEM advances in economic methodology ; 10.
Subjects:
Economics > Philosophy.
Free enterprise.
Self-interest > Social aspects.
Economics > Methodology.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Theory. > Economics
Electronic books.
Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
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Summary:Addressing theÈcontroversial concept ofẗhe invisible hand, this book questions, examines and explicates the strengths and weaknesses of the concept by analyzing its paradigmatic examples such as Carl Menger's Origin of Money and Thomas Schelling's famous checkerboard model of residential segregation.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 254 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-242) and index.
ISBN:9780203930946
0203930940

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