GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM

“One of the great strengths of the book is the careful theoretical treatment that is motivated by and constantly connected to real-world problems… Overall, this is an excellent and valuable book. It is not only a comprehensive and careful statement of the assumptions and results obtainable from the core general equilibrium model, but much more than this. Tony Bryant's passionate concern to understand real-world economies, and the policy debates about them, drives the comprehensiveness and care. It is for this reason a superb book for students, drawing them into the world of economic theory, and inviting them to push on further with the many unresolved and important questions.”

“Overall, this is an excellent and valuable book. It is not only a comprehensive and careful statement of the assumptions and results obtainable from the core general equilibrium model, but much more than this. Tony Bryant's passionate concern to understand real-world economies, and the policy debates about them, drives the comprehensiveness and care. It is for this reason a superb book for students, drawing them into the world of economic theory, and inviting them to push on further with the many unsolved and important questions. And it is well worth having for a professional economist as a readable survey and reference on the model which has been at the core of twentieth-century economics.”

“One of the most important virtues of this book is the abundance of references and the thorough discussions of historical achievements of General Equilibrium Theory, making it a good starting point for an exploration of many subtle details. Therefore, it will be invaluable to any researcher interested in GET.”