Unknowledge and Choice in Economics : Proceedings of a Conference in Honour of G. L. S. Shackle

Annotation A collection of papers dicussing unknowledge and choice in economics. The topics focus especially on G.L.S. Shackle's theories and his place in subjectivist thought but also include time, choice and dynamics in economics and interest rates and investment decisions Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi G. L. S. Shackle’s Place in the History of Subjectivist Thought....Pages 1-8 The Fabric of Economics and the Golden Threads of G. L. S. Shackle....Pages 9-19 Shackle’s Theory of Decision-Making under Uncertainty: A Brief Exposition and Critical Assessment....Pages 20-45 The Use of Scenarios in Business Planning....Pages 46-63 Shackle and Keynes vs. Rational Expectations Theory and the Role of Time — Liquidity and Financial Markets....Pages 64-80 Imagination, Exchange and Business Enterprise in Smith and Shackle....Pages 81-95 Crusoe’s Kingdom: Cost, Choice and Political Economy....Pages 96-128 Time, Choice and Dynamics in Economics....Pages 129-155 Interest Rates and Investment Decisions....Pages 156-167 The Possibility of Possibility....Pages 168-191 Speech by G. L. S. Shackle at the Conference Dinner of the George Shackle Conference....Pages 192-196 Back Matter....Pages 197-219 xxvi, 219 p., [1] leaf of plates : 22 cm