The 2007-2008 financial crisis exposed the shortcomings of mainstream economic theory with economists unprepared to deal with it. In the face of this, a major rethinking of economics seems necessary and in presenting alternative approaches to economic theory, this book contributes to the rebuilding of the discipline.

2019

Level: mittel

Alternative Approaches to Economic Theory

Víctor A. Beker

Routledge

Das bewährte Konzept, durch Frage und Antwort in die zu lösenden Probleme einzuführen, ist auch in der fünften Auflage beibehalten worden. Dadurch wird der Leser in das ökonomische Denken eingeübt und lernt nicht nur vorgedachtes Wissen, das er doch spätestens wenige Monate nach dem Examen wieder vergisst.

2004

Level: mittel

Neue Mikroökonomie

Peter Weise, Wolfgang Brandes, Thomas Eger, Manfred Kraft

Physica-Verlag HD

This book represents a new foundation for the study of microeconomics, viewed from a broad perspective that takes into account new developments at the intersections with psychology, political science, the natural sciences and philosophy.

2014

Level: leicht

Microeconomics. A fresh start

Dorman, Peter

Springer VS

The book is offered, in the first instance, to students who are beginners in economics, but some parts of it may be of wider interest. The three topics, Economic Doctrines, Analysis and Modern Problems, might be the subject of concurrent courses or they may be studied consecutively.

1973

Level: leicht

An Introduction to Modern Economics

Robinson, Joan; Eatwell, John

Maidenhead McGraw-Hill

Mainstream textbooks present economics as an objective science free from value judgements; that settles disputes by testing hypotheses; that applies a pre-determined body of principles; and contains policy prescriptions supported by a consensus of professional opinion.

2012

Level: leicht

The economics anti-textbook

Hill, Rod; Myatt, Toni

Zed Books

Part I: Basic Economic Problems Is Economics a Science? Is It Useful? (Lawrence Boland, Ian Parker) Is There Such a Thing as a Free Market? (William Watson, Robert Prasch) Part II: Consumers and Firms Is Homo Economicus an Appropriate Representation of Real-World Consumers? (Joseph Persky, Morris Altman) Is the Consumer Sovereign?

2010

Level: mittel

Introducing Microeconomic Analysis

Hassan Bougrine, Mario Seccareccia, Ian C. Parker

Emond Montgomery Publications

Use economic models to learn how prices and markets benefit society in the face of scarcity and then apply those models to analyze policy Jonathan Gruber edX Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Level: mittel

Microeconomics

Jonathan Gruber

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Anwar Shaikh seeks in his lectures for alternative explanations for empirically observed macro and microeconomic patterns of economic fluctuations, price volatility, and economic development.

Level: mittel

Capitalism: Competition, Conflict, Crisis

Anwar Shaikh

The New School

Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash In this course you will learn all of the major principles of microeconomics normally taught in a quarter or semester course to college undergraduates or MBA students Perhaps more importantly you will also learn how to apply these principles to a wide variety of …

Level: mittel

The Power of Microeconomics: Economic Principles in the Real World

Peter Navarro

University of California, Irvine

Understanding the financial crisis from four very different economic theories: Social Economics, Institutional Economics, Post Keynesian economics.

Level: leicht

Economics from a pluralist perspective

Prof. Dr. Irene van Staveren, Prof. Dr. Rob van Tulder, Maria Dafnomili (PhD researcher)

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Learn the basics of microeconomics including supply and demand of commodities and how equilibrium in the market affects price Joon Koo Lee edX Seoul National University

Level: leicht

Introduction to Economics - Part 1: Microeconomics

Joon Koo Lee

Seoul National University