William Jaffe's Essays on Walras [Hardcover]

Essays on the life and work of L?on Walras, the founder of general equilibrium analysis.These essays were selected on the basis of their importance to the Walrasian literature, either because they provide information on Walras' intellectual biography or because they contribute to the interpretation and analysis of his ideas.These essays were selected on the basis of their importance to the Walrasian literature, either because they provide information on Walras' intellectual biography or because they contribute to the interpretation and analysis of his ideas.In this book Dr Walker brings together Dr William Jaff?'s essays on the important and interesting work of L?on Walras, the founder of general equilibrium analysis. The essays were selected on the basis of their importance to the Walrasian literature, in that they provide information on Walras's intellectual biography with which we would otherwise be unfamiliar or they make a contribution to the interpretation and analysis of his ideas. One of Jaff?'s main interests was to explain the genesis of Walras's work, which he did by examining Walras's biography. Using a wide variety of sources, Jaff? pieced together an account of these matters in the belief that biography is essential for understanding the origins and development of a scientist's work. Jaff? corrected what he regarded as errors of interpretation of Walras by other writers, evaluated Walras's contributions, and indicated his significance for modern economics. The essays are informative, illuminating, and - as a result of Jaff?'s scholarly and literary craftsmanship - aesthetically satisfying.Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. Walras's Biography: 1. Unpublished papers and letters of L?on Walras (1935); 2. L?on Walras, an economic advisor manqu? (1975); Part II. The Genesis and Development of Walras's Ideas: 3. A. N. Isnard, progenitor of the Walrasian general equilibrium model (1969); 4. The birth of L?on Walras's El?ments (1977); 5. A centenalÃq