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Author Stiglitz, Joseph E.

Title Whither socialism? / Joseph E. Stiglitz
Published Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [1994]
©1994

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Description xii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series The Wicksell lectures ; 1990
Wicksell lectures ; 1990
Contents 1. The Theory of Socialism and the Power of Economic Ideas -- 2. The Debate over Market Socialism: A First Approach -- 3. Critique of the First Fundamental Theorem of Welfare Economics -- 4. A Critique of the Second Fundamental Theorem -- 5. Criticisms of the Lange-Lerner-Taylor Theorem: Incentives -- 6. Market Rationing and Nonprice Allocations within Market Economies -- 7. Competition -- 8. Innovation -- 9. Centralization, Decentralization, Markets, and Market Socialism -- 10. Privatization -- 11. The Socialist Experiment: What Went Wrong? -- 12. Reform of Capital Markets -- 13. Asking the Right Questions: Theory and Evidence -- 14. Five Myths about Markets and Market Socialism -- 15. Some Tentative Recommendations -- 16. Philosophical Speculations -- 17. Conclusions
Summary This book expands on the Wicksell Lectures presented at the Stockholm School of Economics in April 1990. Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-323) and index
Analysis Economics
Capitalism
Government regulation
Mixed economies
Neoclassical economics
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Notes This book expands on the Wicksell Lectures presented at the Stockholm School of Economics in April 1990
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-323) and index
Notes Wicksell lectures no:1990
Subject Capitalism -- Mathematical models.
Mixed economy -- Mathematical models.
Neoclassical school of economics.
Author Stiglitz, Joseph E.
LC no. 93043188
ISBN 026219340X
0262691825
9780262193405
9780262691826