Léon Walras's Economic Thought: The General Equilibrium Theory in Historical Perspective
In: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics Series
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Compatibility of efficiency and fairness: How has Walras been misunderstood? -- PART I: Walras and his predecessors -- 1. Léon Walras and The Wealth of Nations: What did he really learn from Adam Smith? -- 2. Walras's critique of Jean-Baptiste Say: Entrepreneur and Laissez-Faire -- 3. Numéraire, workers, and the tax system: Was Isnard a precursor of Walras? -- PART II: Misunderstood ideas of Walras -- 4. The concept of labor market in Léon Walras's pure, social, and applied economics -- 5. Walras on the worker-entrepreneur: The origin of profits -- 6. The concept of sympathy: Walras, Smith, and Sen -- Appendix: Miyoji HAYAKAWA (1895-1962): The first Japanese translator of Walras -- Index.
