Microeconomics: A Critical Companion (Political Economy and Development)

The culmination of forty years of teaching, researching, and advising on political economy, Ben Fine’s Microeconomics offers a clear and concise exposition of mainstream microeconomics from a heterodox perspective. Covering topics from consumer and producer theory to general equilibrium to perfect competition, it sets the emergence and evolution of microeconomics in both its historical and interdisciplinary context. Fine critically exposes the methodological and conceptual content of dominant microeconomic models without sacrificing the technical detail required for those completing a first degree in economics or entering postgraduate study. The result is a book which is sure to establish a strong presence on undergraduate reading lists and in comparative literature on the subject.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Locating Microeconomics
Chapter 2. Elusive Consumers and the Theory of Demand
Chapter 3. From Production to Supply and Beyond to General Equilibrium?
Chapter 4. Competition Is as Competition Does?
Chapter 5. Production Function Rules, Not OK
Chapter 6. Labour Markets
Chapter 7. Whither Microeconomics: Upside-Down or Inside-Out?