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Foundations of Economic Analysis, Enlarged Edition (Harvard Economic Studies) 2nd Edition

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Although his classic work has gone through many reprintings and translations, only now has Paul A. Samuelson added new material to his 1947 treatise. A new introduction portrays the genesis of the book and analyzes how its contributions fit into theoretical developments of the last thirty-five years. A new and lengthy mathematical appendix gives a survey of the following post-1947 breakthroughs in political economy, in relation to the methodology of Foundations: linear programming and comparative statics; nonlinear programming, dynamic and stochastic; modern duality theory; the testable content of the neoclassical money model; probabilistic decision making, with new slants on the dogma of Expected-Utility maximizing; and portfolio and liquidity preference analysis by general methods that transcend mean-variance approximations.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0674313038
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0674313033
  3. Edition
    2nd
  4. Publisher
    Harvard University Press
  5. Publication date
    January 1, 1983
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
  8. Print length
    604 pages
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Paul A. Samuelson was an American economist, and the first American to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harvard University Press; 2nd edition (January 1, 1983)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 604 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0674313038
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0674313033
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.8 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
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Rock
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
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Carlos
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Math-based economics
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2013
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Highly recommend it for students taking multivariable calc-based econ. I've been struggling in such class without a required text. This is perfect.
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Rob Kirk
3.0 out of 5 stars As I feared... realized
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Professor Samuelson strikes again. I love the study of economics, have my economics degree, and somehow, I still like to read economic books for pleasure.. Yeah, I know, sorta strange. Well, after the normal dose Keynesian, Friedman, etc. I got to absorb Samuelson a bit and years later, this book makes me shake my head. After reading this book, I can't, for the life of me, figure out who would enjoy this read. It's chock full of equations and some of most obscure ideas on mathematically decoding a buying/selling decision of a consumer. It's mind-numbing.
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Louis Tully
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutley Seminal
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 1999
Samuelson's "Foundations" may be the most important book on mathematical economics ever written. This remarkable book thoroughly treats every area of modern economic theory -- from international trade to portfolio theory -- in an elegant and concise manner. Every equation derived is done so methodically, without the logical leaps that typify most technical textbooks and monographs. Altough the mathematics of the book are what gives "Foundations" its great authority (see Samuelson on "The Apotheosis of the Calculus"), Samuelson's prose is lucid and engaging. This book is absolutely essential for any student of technical economics. But it did leave me wondering: does economics really lend itself, as physics does, and as Samuelson posits, to the most technical applied and theoretical mathematics? But no matter....
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john lee
5.0 out of 5 stars Maybe not what you're looking for
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2000
If you have to get a review of this book from Amazon, you will find it considerably too technical and mathematical for anyone without graduate level economics. Nevertheless, it is one of the ten most important economics books books of the(previous) century
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Murillo Horta
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Great start point to young economista with interests beyond the new and more hot themes. A great book from a great economist
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adam
5.0 out of 5 stars All economists of the World - read or die!
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No review is needed - this is one of these books which every economist must read - that is all. Ok several words more - please read this volume since it is the old school of writing - it is not a modern textbook - it is a poetry on economics - nothing more nothing less!. Read, think and find iut why globalization in its current form is collapsing... I wish I could write like Prof. Samuelson. I love this book and the intellect of the Author - Prof. Adam K. Prokopowicz
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