Economic analysis in Talmudic literature : rabbinic thought in the light of modern economics / by Roman A. Ohrenstein and Barry L.J. Gordon.

By:

Ohrenstein, Roman A

Contributor(s):

Gordon, Barry (Barry Lewis John)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.Edition: 3rd rev. edDescription: 1 online resource (xviii, 232 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789047428084
9047428080

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Economic analysis in Talmudic literature.DDC classification:

296.1/206 22

LOC classification:

BM509.E27 O38 2009eb

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Contents:

Foreword (Clement Tisdell, Queensland University, Australia); Preface; Acknowledgments; PART ONE BACKGROUNDS; Chapter One The Talmud, Its Method and Related Issues; Chapter Two Old Wisdom and the Written Law; PART TWO MACRO-ECONOMIC ISSUES; Chapter Three Economic Self-Interest and Social Progress; Chapter Four Business Cycle Analysis: The Talmudic Insight; PART THREE MICRO-ECONOMIC ISSUES; Chapter Five Time Dimension, Opportunity Cost and Market Behavior; Chapter Six Game Theory -- The Talmudic Minimax; Chapter Seven Risk, Uncertainty and Expectation; PART FOUR DISTRIBUTIONAL EQUITY.

Summary: Discusses Talmudic economics in the light of modern economics. This book focuses on the intricate debates, statements and principles that were forged by the Talmudic Rabbis. It discerns a range of macro- and micro-economic ideas of major significance.

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Discusses Talmudic economics in the light of modern economics. This book focuses on the intricate debates, statements and principles that were forged by the Talmudic Rabbis. It discerns a range of macro- and micro-economic ideas of major significance.

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