Rethinking economic principles : critical essays on introductory textbooks
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Rethinking economic principles : critical essays on introductory textbooks
Irwin, c1996
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Includes index
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RETHINKING ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES challenges the content and presentation of introductory economics textbooks; it is an ideal supplement for instructors teaching principles of economics. Drawing from the varied perspectives of professors, textbook authors, and publishers, Aslanbeigui and Naples address the deficiencies of current texts and offer suggestions.
Table of Contents
1. Content Problems for Introductory Textbooks: An OverviewPART I. Methodology2. Positivism vs. Paradigms: The Epistemology of Economic Debate in Introductory Textbooks3. The Rhetoric of Economics Texts Revisited4. Gender in Introductory Economics TextbooksPART II. Microeconomics5. Entrepreneurship in Introductory Economics Textbooks6. Why Haven't Introductory Textbooks Resolved Sraffa's 1926 Complaints? Realism, U-Shaped Cost Curves, and Perfect Competition7. The Ordinary Use of Students' Lives, or, Business as Usual? A Plea for the Incorporation of Game Theory, Experiments, and Experiential Learning into the Principles CoursePART III. Macroeconomics8. Is There a Theory of Involuntary Unemployment in Introductory Textbooks?9. Full Employment in Introductory Macroeconomics Textbooks10. The AD-AS Model in Introductory Macroeconomics Texts: Theory Gone Awry11. A Reconstruction of Principles of Macroeconomics Based on the Pedagogical Model Used in Principles of MicroeconomicsPART IV. Global Dimensions12. More Than Sins of Omission: The Case for Internationalizing Macro Principles13. Economic Development in Introductory Textbooks14. The Greening of Introductory EconomicsPART V. The Changing Form And Content Of Introductory Textbooks15. Principles of Economics Textbooks: Coping With Scarce Resources and Unlimited Wants16. Counting Pages: The Evolution of the Economics Principles Text
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