Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-340) and index

A- General equilibrium theory: getting acquainted -- 1- Concept and history of general equilibrium theory -- 2- An elementary general equilibrium model: the Robinson Crusoe economy -- 3- The Edgeworth box --4- Integrating production and multiple consumption decisions: A 2 x 2 x 2 model -- 5- Existence of general equilibrium in an economy with an excess demand function -- B- Mathematics -- 6- Logic and set theory -- 7 - R N: real N-dimensional Euclidean space -- 8- Convex sets, separation theorems, and nonconvex sets in RN -- The Brouwer fixed-point theorem -- C - An economy with bounded production technology and supply and demand functions -- 10- Markets, prices, commodities, and mathematical economic theory -- 11- Production with bounded-firm technology -- 12 - Households -- 13- A market economy -- 14- General equilibrium of the market economy with an excess demand function -- D- An economy with unbounded production technology and supply and demand functions -- 15- Theory of production: the unbounded technology case -- 16- Households: the unbounded technology case-- 17- A market economy: the unbounded technology case -- 18- General equilibrium of the market economy : the unbounded technology case -- E- Welfare economics and the scope of markets -- 19- Pareto efficiency and competitive equilibrium -- 20- Time and uncertainty : futures markets -- F Bargaining and equilibrium: the core -- 21- The core of market economy -- 22- Convergence of the core of a large economy -- G- An economy with supply and demand correspondences -- 23- Mathematics: Analysis of point-to-set- mappings -- 24- General equilibrium of the market economy with an excess demand correspondence -- 25 - U-shaped cost curves and concentrated preferences-- H- Standing on the shoulders of giants -- 26 - Next steps -- 27- Summary and conclusion