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"Jevons's The Theory of Political Economy marks the watershed between classical and neoclassical economics. Jevons provided lengthy arguments for the mathematization of economic theory as well as for the priority of the utility theory of value in place of the labour theory of value that had been central to economics since John Locke. This book will enlighten any reader wishing to understand the essential nature of contemporary mainstream economics. And like all pathbreaking works, it also raises questions that have since been forgotten, questions about the measurement of utility, the justification for using continuous mathematical functions, or the definition of capital. Spending time with Jevon's brilliant and polymathic mind will amply reward any inquisitive reader."
Margaret Schabas, Professor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia, Canada
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Book Title: The Theory of Political Economy
Authors: W. Stanley Jevons
Series Title: Palgrave Classics in Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137374158
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-137-37414-1Published: 29 November 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-37415-8Published: 29 November 2013
Series ISSN: 2947-6569
Series E-ISSN: 2947-6577
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: LXXX, 339
Topics: Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Economic History, Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics, History of Economic Thought/Methodology, Microeconomics, Econometrics