Critical Assessments of Leading Economists
About the Book Series
The aim of this series is to provide the researcher with complete collections of all the previously published critical assessments on a particular economist.
These works will prove invaluable, not only for reference purposes, but as contributions to the history of economic thought and the study of the economists themselves.
John A. Hobson: Critical Assessments of Leading Economists
1st Edition
Edited
By John Cunningham Wood
November 07, 2003
John Atkinson Hobson was a controversial figure in the history of economic thought. His first book (The Physiology of Industry ) lost him two university lecturing posts, which Hobson later describes as due to 'an Economics Professor who had read my book and considered it as equivalent to an attempt...
Joan Robinson: Critical Assessments of Leading Economists
1st Edition
Edited
By Geoff Harcourt, Prue Kerr
January 11, 2002
A passionate theorist and socialist, Joan Robinson made major contributions to the field of economics during her lifetime.Active in the profession for fifty years, she worked through a number of major upheavals to the received orthodoxy of economics and, in many cases, was at the forefront of the ...
Wassily Leontief: Critical Assessments of Leading Economists
1st Edition
Edited
By Michael McLure, John Cunningham Wood
December 14, 2001
Like all great intellectual pioneers, Wassily Leontief has inspired a new generation of researchers. This collection contains key articles that critically assess Leontief's contribution to economics, as well as a number of articles that build on his economic theories. The set is designed to enable ...
Jean-Baptiste Say: Critical Assessments of Leading Economists
1st Edition
Edited
By Steven Kates, John C. Wood
August 30, 2000
Jean-Baptiste Say (1767-1832) is remembered primarily for Say's Law, one of the cornerstones of classical economics. The success of his Traite d'economie Politique made Say the best-known expositor of Adam Smith in Europe and America, and he became France's first professor of political economy.The ...
Vilfredo Pareto: Critical Assessments
1st Edition
Edited
By Michael McLure, John C. Wood
August 03, 1999
This collection presents a detailed overview of Pareto's vast intellectual legacy and considers both theoretical and applied contributions.The articles are thematically arranged and the themes most closely linked are included in single volumes. This arrangement allows historians of economic thought...
Alfred Marshall: Critical Assessments II
1st Edition
Edited
By John Cunningham Wood
April 04, 1996
This 4 volume set contains the most significant contributions and new developments in Marshallian scholarship since the publication of the earlier critical assessments set. Articles reproduced here address issues such as gender and ethics....
Karl Marx's Economics: Critical Assessments I and II
1st Edition
Edited
By John Cunningham Wood
March 26, 1996
Complete in 8 volumes this set incorporates the publication of Karl Marx Critical Assessments and a collection of over 100 additional articles which have come to light since this publication. An essential resource of material on Marx....
Piero Sraffa: Critical Assessments
1st Edition
Edited
By John Cunningham Wood
May 03, 1995
Piero Sraffa was born in Turin in 1898. He was a professor at Perugia and Calgari from 1924-6 where he published his famous article attacking the Marshallian theory of the firm. However, his reputation is founded on his time at Cambridge from 1927 until his death in 1985. The main body of his work ...
John Maynard Keynes: Critical Assessments I and II
1st Edition
Edited
By John Cunningham Wood
December 31, 1994
These eight volumes provide immediate access to the intellectual processes of the greatest and the most influential economist of the twentieth century....
John Maynard Keynes: Critical Assessments II
1st Edition
Edited
By John Cunningham Wood
December 15, 1994
Keynes is universally acknowledged as both the greatest and the most influential economist of the twentieth century. These volumes complement the project of the earlier volumes, making available 150 additional articles...
Adam Smith: Critical Assessments I and II
1st Edition
Edited
By John Cunningham Wood
November 15, 1994
These seven volumes provide immediate access to the intellectual processes of one of the world's greatest economic theorists. A vital and lasting resource that will be an essential addition to all libraires of economics and economic thought....
Adam Smith: Critical Assessments II
1st Edition
Edited
By John Cunningham Wood
September 15, 1994
Adam Smith:Second Series completes the project of the earlier assessments by making available the many significant articles which have appeared subsequently. Providing immediate access to one of the world's greatest economics theorists....