Can economics be used to make a real model of the economy and society.
Is it possible to predict the future of an economy and also is it
possible to produce good guidelines that are based on reality rather
than the middle class pretentions of the neoclassical economist? Where
would you start when trying to make economics correspond to reality.
Is the problem intrinsic to the questions economics tries to ask and
answer? Could it be that the human mind is unpredictable and the
dynamics that come from many humans are too chaotic to understand?
Should governments shut up shop and do nothing when it comes to the
economy? Or should government take complete control of the anarchy
that is the market and impose a command style economy? Market
Hobbesianism versus Adam Smith. You decide. What's your view?
Re: Open Source vs. Commercial ... > Very often I see debates evolving around the quality of Open Source...Economy of Open Source. ... > software market and render all professional programmers unemployed. ... > money, so again there's a market and the argument is void. ... (borland.public.delphi.non-technical)
What Is The Point Of Investing In The Future If There Is No Future To Invest In? ... savings accounts for 64% of all UK stock market investment by UK investors. ... As the world economy has moved on from being just a safe place to put money, ... If growth does not happen then the market economy ... Given that we generally have freedom to invest in whatever way we like, ... (uk.finance)
What Is The Point Of Investing In The Future If There Is No Future To Invest In? ... savings accounts for 64% of all UK stock market investment by UK investors. ... As the world economy has moved on from being just a safe place to put money, ... If growth does not happen then the market economy ... Given that we generally have freedom to invest in whatever way we like, ... (uk.environment)
Re: Another example of a money hungry Steve Jobs ... yes--but 'the market' still functioned very ... The drop in output after heavy regulation was instituted? ... Other countries don't have poor quality public education systems.... Value in a market-based economy is determined by the market itself. ... (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)
