Growth, Employment, Inequality, and the Environment

Adolfo Figueroa is Professor Emeritus of Economics of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He has taught and participated in collaborative research in American and British universities. He received his PhD in Economics from Vanderbilt University, USA in 1972. He studied there under the influence and guidance of Professor Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, the famous bio-economist.

• PART I: SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE RULES, FACTS, AND STANDARD THEORIES REFUTATION 1. Popperian Epistemology In Economics: The Alpha-Beta Method 2. The Capitalist System: Empirical Regularities 3. Standard And Classical Economics PART II: THE SHORT RUN: PRODUCTION, EMPLOYMENT, AND DISTRIBUTION 4. The Epsilon Society 5. The Omega Society 6. The Sigma Society 7. Inequality And Social Disorder

"The author uses a language and style that orthodox economists will appreciate and understand which means the book has the potential to have a significant impact on mainstream economic thinking. ... it also makes a number of vital contributions to our understanding of capitalist development and deserves a wide readership." (Geoff Goodwin, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Vol. 17 (4), 2016)