A tribute to Earl A. Thompson and, in his own words, a summary of his general economic and social theory

Earl Thompson > Orthodox value theory > Standard competitive model > Walras-Arrow-Debreu general equilibrium > Policy irrelevance of economics > Private information > Imperfect information > Incomplete information > Transaction costs > Rent seeking > Efficiency > Optimality > Static versus evolutionarily dynamic modeling > Money > Keynesian economics > Capital theory > Inflation > Game theory > Hierarchical social structures > Governments > Property rights > Law > Morals and ethics > Narrow versus Broad economic rationality > Nature of the state > Vital institutions > Defence externalities > Time inconsistencies of decisions > Income and wealth taxation > Social security > Government involvement in health care > Child labor laws > Public education > Charities > Non-profit organizations > History > Guilds > Mercantilism > Gold standard > Democracy > Underdevelopment traps > Ideology > Rise and fall of dominant nation-states > Aufsatz in Zeitschrift