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After a summary review of binary relations and their properties, it presents the main axioms used in the theory of choice. The several formulation of completeness and transitivity are used to outline their implications for discussing freedom and collective choice problems. After a chapter on revealed preference, the assumption of continuity is introduced and the main results on the representation of preferences. The following chapter discusses the axiom of rationality and its interpretations. The book ends with an introduction to the theory of choice under uncertainty.

Starting from a discussion of the simple Robinson economy, it gives an introduction to the basic tools of analysis for an economic system and the different approaches one can take. After discussing the main problems to be faced in going from the one agent to the multi agent case, it presents the theory of the consumer and that of the firm. The main results derived in these chapter are then use to give an outline of general equilibrium and welfare economics.

After a summary review of binary relations and their properties, it presents the main axioms used in the theory of choice. The several formulation of completeness and transitivity are used to outline their implications for discussing freedom and collective choice problems. After a chapter on revealed preference, the assumption of continuity is introduced and the main results on the representation of preferences. The following chapter discusses the axiom of rationality and its interpretations. The book ends with an introduction to the theory of choice under uncertainty.

Starting from a discussion of the simple Robinson economy, it gives an introduction to the basic tools of analysis for an economic system and the different approaches one can take. After discussing the main problems to be faced in going from the one agent to the multi agent case, it presents the theory of the consumer and that of the firm. The main results derived in these chapter are then use to give an outline of general equilibrium and welfare economics.