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100	1		_aAfriat, S. N., _d1925-
245	1	4	_aThe market : _bequilibrium, stability, mythology / _cS.N. Afriat.
260			_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c2003.
300			_axiv, 128 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
440		0	_aRoutledge frontiers of political economy ; _v44
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aThe market phenomenon -- Market equilibrium and stability -- The linear market model -- Market & myth -- On trade, and self-sufficiency -- In the economic context: concerning 'efficiency'. _g _r _t
520			_aThis punchy book unites mainline mathematical economics and sometimes idiosyncratic political economy. Freshness is brought to the market concept giving general equilibrium theory a new lease of life, and an opening of thought on such matters as free trade, globalization and the environment. Where most theories of general equilibrium have been based on utility maximizing traders, Afriat here maintains the view that the topic essentially is concerned with aggregates and that anything to do with utility is at best secondary if not spurious. The book goes on ...
650		0	_aEconomics, Mathematical.
650		0	_aEquilibrium (Economics)
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