Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the second edition
- Introduction to the first edition
- PART I POSITIVE GROWTH THEORY
- PART II OPTIMAL GROWTH THEORY
- 9 Optimal growth theory: an introduction to the calculus of variations
- 10 Deriving the central equations of the calculus of variations with a single stroke of the pen
- 11 Other major tools for optimal growth theory: the Pontryagin maximum principle and the Dorfmanian
- 12 First applications to optimal growth
- 13 Optimal growth and the optimal savings rate
- PART III A UNIFIED APPROACH
- In conclusion: on the convergence of ideas and values through civilizations
- Further reading, data on growth and references
- Index
10 - Deriving the central equations of the calculus of variations with a single stroke of the pen
from PART II - OPTIMAL GROWTH THEORY
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 December 2016
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the second edition
- Introduction to the first edition
- PART I POSITIVE GROWTH THEORY
- PART II OPTIMAL GROWTH THEORY
- 9 Optimal growth theory: an introduction to the calculus of variations
- 10 Deriving the central equations of the calculus of variations with a single stroke of the pen
- 11 Other major tools for optimal growth theory: the Pontryagin maximum principle and the Dorfmanian
- 12 First applications to optimal growth
- 13 Optimal growth and the optimal savings rate
- PART III A UNIFIED APPROACH
- In conclusion: on the convergence of ideas and values through civilizations
- Further reading, data on growth and references
- Index
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- Economic GrowthA Unified Approach, pp. 222 - 230Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016