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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ohrenstein, Roman A.

Contributor:

Gordon, Barry (Barry Lewis John)

Series:

Brill eBook titles 2009

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Economics.

Talmud--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Talmud.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

3rd rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-60187-3

9786612601873

90-474-2808-0

OCLC:

647892418

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004174627.i-234 DOI