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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910815176703321
• Autore: Ohrenstein Roman A
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-60187-3; 9786612601873; 90-474-2808-0
• Edizione: [3rd rev. ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Collana: Brill eBook titles 2009
• Altri autori (Persone): GordonBarry (Barry Lewis John)
• Disciplina: 296.1/206
• Soggetti: Economics - Religious aspects - Judaism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Materials / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter One. The Talmud, Its Method And Related Issues / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Two. Old Wisdom And The Written Law / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Three. Economic Self-Interest And Social Progress / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Four. Business Cycle Analysis: The Talmudic Insight / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Five. Time Dimension, Opportunity Cost And Market Behavior / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Six. Game Theory—The Talmudic Minimax / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Seven. Risk, Uncertainty And Expectation / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Eight. The Welfare Dimension / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Nine. Categories Of Value / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Ten. Human Capital Issues / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Eleven. Jews In The European Economy / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Name Index / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Subject Index / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- List Of Abbreviations / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon.
• Sommario/riassunto: This lucidly written study is unique in that there is no book extant by an economic historian that discusses Talmudic economics in the light of modern economics. Its major focus is on the intricate debates, statements and principles that were forged by the Talmudic Rabbis. This ancient storehouse of learning includes a wealth of economic ; knowledge of modern sophistication. The book taps these \'economic treasures\' by way of analytic inquiry. The authors, both economic historians and economists, through their study of the original dialectics in the Talmud, were able to discern a wide range of macro- and micro-economic ideas of major significance. These concepts when viewed from either a contemporary or a modern perspective, display an extraordinary degree of insight and sophistication. Indeed, sections of the Talmud and the reflections of subsequent commentators on those passages, embody a wealth of economic thought that was later to become significant in the reasoning of political economists, or of their professional academic successors.