A world ruled by number : William Stanley Jevons and the rise of mathematical economics / Margaret Schabas
1990, First Edition. Princeton New Jersey: Princeton University Press. Fine gilt-blocked cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #379574
ISBN: 0691085439
Physical description: 205 pages: 1 portrait. 25cm. Notes: Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.) - University of Toronto, 1983. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- CHAPTER ONE. Mathematical Pursuits -- CHAPTER TWO. Jevons's Life -- CHAPTER THREE. The Mathematical Theory of Economics -- CHAPTER FOUR. Logic and Scientific Method -- CHAPTER FIVE. Markets and Mechanics -- CHAPTER SIX. Response to the Theory -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Mathematical Economics Takes Hold -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Mathematical Hegemony -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index. Subjects: Jevons, William Stanley 1835-1882. Economics, Mathematical.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Economic History. British Society for the History of Mathematics.
Price: €32.00