{"product_id":"uncertainty-in-economics-and-other-reflections-paperback-9780521153317","title":"Uncertainty in Economics and Other Reflections (Paperback) 9780521153317","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUncertainty in Economics and Other Reflections\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is a collection of some of Professor Shackle's papers written between 1939 and 1953.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eG. L. S. Shackle (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521153317, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 26 August 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.37 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is a collection of some of Professor Shackle's papers written between 1939 and 1953 is largely concerned with the problems of 'expectation' and 'uncertainty' and with reducing these universal factors to some sort of plausible rules. Also included are essays on interest rates, on investment and employment, and on the philosophy of economics. This book, by one of the finest economic writers of his time, will appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of economics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Author's note for C. U. P. L. E. reprint\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Part I. On Expectation and Uncertainty: 1. Probability and uncertainty\u003cbr\u003e 2. On the meaning and measure of uncertainty: I\u003cbr\u003e 3. On the meaning and measure of uncertainty: II\u003cbr\u003e 4. The logic of surprise\u003cbr\u003e 5. Expectation in Economics: some critics answered\u003cbr\u003e 6. A non-additive measure of uncertainty\u003cbr\u003e 7. Three versions of the ø-surface\u003cbr\u003e 8. The economist's view of profit\u003cbr\u003e 9. The nature and role of profit\u003cbr\u003e Part II. On Interest-Rates: 10. The nature of interest-rates\u003cbr\u003e 11. Interest-rates and the pace of investment\u003cbr\u003e Part III. On Investment and Employment: 12. The multiplier in closed and open systems\u003cbr\u003e 13. Twenty years on: a survey of the theory of the multiplier\u003cbr\u003e 14. Myrdal's analysis of monetary equilibrium\u003cbr\u003e 15. The deflative or inflative tendency of government receipts and disbursements\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. On the Philosophy of Economics: 16. A chart of economic theory\u003cbr\u003e 17. Economics and sincerity\u003cbr\u003e 18. What makes an economist?\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics%20%5BKC%5D%22\"\u003eKC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004873429272,"sku":"9780521153317","price":36.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521153317i_6828020a-85a8-4b57-affa-50c382d563f1.jpg?v=1691372675","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/uncertainty-in-economics-and-other-reflections-paperback-9780521153317","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}