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Issues in Contemporary Economics: Volume 1: Markets and Welfare (International Economic Association Series) - Hardcover

Book 52 of 115: International Economic Association
 
9780333524770: Issues in Contemporary Economics: Volume 1: Markets and Welfare (International Economic Association Series)

Synopsis

This book, with an overview introduction by Kenneth J.Arrow, is the first volume of the proceedings of the World Economic Congress held in Athens, Greece, in August/September 1989 under the auspices of the International Economic Association. It contains in Part 1 lectures from the plenary session by distinguished world economists. Part 2 contains surveys and reflections on various aspects of markets in equilibrium. Part 3 is concerned with normative criteria for economic policy within the framework of welfare and social choice theory.

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About the Author

Kenneth J. Arrow, Nobel Laureate and past President of the American Economic Association, is Professor of Economics at Stanford University and editor of this volume.

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