The Economics of Vilfredo Pareto

First Published in 1978. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Part 1 Introduction. Part 2 Vilfredo Pareto - his life and his economic theories: the man; the economist; the "Cours" and the "Manuel"; Pareto's major contributions to economics. Part 3 Pareto's methodological approach: ethical neutrality; economic sociology; Leon Walras and Pareto; note on the "second" school of Lausanne. Part 4 The Pareto optimum and welfare economics: a social welfare function; the theory of "second best". Part 5 The "law" of income distribution: extracts from the "Cours". Part 6 Utility theory and general economic equilibrium: extracts from the "Cours" and the "Manuel". Part 7 General equilibrium theory: notes on production and marginal productivity theories; extracts from the "Cours" and the "Manuel". Part 8 Pareto's minor contributions to theory: capital; rent; theory of the firm; monopoly and other forms of imperfect competition; the theory of money; economic crises and fluctuations; the theory of international trade; collective economies. Part 9 Conclusion.

R. Cirillo