Is “Walras' Law” Really Walras's Original Law?

<p class="first" id="d8065315e65">This article shows that “Walras' Law,” which is one of the crucial foundations of modern economic theory as formulated by Lange, and modified by the modern authors, differs essentially from Walras's own ori...

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Main Author: Ezra Davar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pluto Journals 2012-11-01
Series:World Review of Political Economy
Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/worlrevipoliecon.3.4.0478
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description <p class="first" id="d8065315e65">This article shows that “Walras' Law,” which is one of the crucial foundations of modern economic theory as formulated by Lange, and modified by the modern authors, differs essentially from Walras's own original laws. These two versions of “Walras Law” are disconnected from real economics; nevertheless, unfortunately, they replaced Walras's original laws which are compatible with a hypothetical regime of perfectly free competition. </p>
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spelling doaj.art-3a98347530894f4b958b04742ab258f22023-05-03T13:52:52ZengPluto JournalsWorld Review of Political Economy2042-891X2042-89282012-11-013447850010.13169/worlrevipoliecon.3.4.0478Is “Walras&apos; Law” Really Walras&apos;s Original Law?Ezra Davar<p class="first" id="d8065315e65">This article shows that “Walras' Law,” which is one of the crucial foundations of modern economic theory as formulated by Lange, and modified by the modern authors, differs essentially from Walras's own original laws. These two versions of “Walras Law” are disconnected from real economics; nevertheless, unfortunately, they replaced Walras's original laws which are compatible with a hypothetical regime of perfectly free competition. </p>https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/worlrevipoliecon.3.4.0478
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Is “Walras&apos; Law” Really Walras&apos;s Original Law?
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title Is “Walras&apos; Law” Really Walras&apos;s Original Law?
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title_fullStr Is “Walras&apos; Law” Really Walras&apos;s Original Law?
title_full_unstemmed Is “Walras&apos; Law” Really Walras&apos;s Original Law?
title_short Is “Walras&apos; Law” Really Walras&apos;s Original Law?
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