Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
About the Book Series
Economics continues to draw inspiration from the ideas of past economists. This series provides an arena for current debate in the study of the history of economics. Adhering to no single methodology, it includes volumes which explore the ideas of individual economists, major schools of thought, and the evolution of key ideas and theories within economic analysis.
The Spread of Political Economy and the Professionalisation of Economists: Economic Societies in Europe, America and Japan in the Nineteenth Century
1st Edition
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By Massimo M. Augello, Marco Guidi
October 23, 2013
This book expertly presents the first systematic research and comparative analysis ever attempted on the rise and early developments of the Economic Associations founded in Europe, the US and Japan during the nineteenth century. Contributors analyze the activities and debates promoted by these ...
Economics as an Art of Thought: Essays in Memory of G.L.S. Shackle
1st Edition
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By Peter Earl, S FROWEN
September 03, 2013
This volume unites scholars from all over the world, and with very different theoretical perspectives. Their chapters probe into typical Shacklean themes of time and money, uncertainty and expectation, and into the roots of G.L.S. Shackle's philosophical and methodological stance....
Sraffa and Modern Economics, Volume I
1st Edition
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By Roberto Ciccone, Christian Gehrke, Gary Mongiovi
September 03, 2013
Analyzing Sraffa, one of the key figures in the history of economics, this book explores his legacy and the relevance of his thought for modern economics. Written by an array of internationally respected contributors, including Schefold, Aspromourgos, Nell and Kurz it is an invaluable tool for all ...
Historians of Economics and Economic Thought
1st Edition
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By Steven G Medema, Warren J. Samuels
August 21, 2013
The history of economic thought has always attracted some of the brightest minds in the discipline. These chroniclers of development have helped form our current views, and it is no surprise that many among them have been at the forefront of new movements in the history of ideas. This notable ...
A Bibliography of Female Economic Thought up to 1940
1st Edition
By Kirsten Madden, Michele Pujol, Janet Seiz
November 14, 2012
Contributions to female economic thought have come from prolific scholars, leading social reformers, economic journalists and government officials along with many other women who contributed only one or two works to the field. It is perhaps for this reason that a comprehensive bibliographic ...
Knut Wicksell on the Causes of Poverty and its Remedy
1st Edition
By Mats Lundahl
October 19, 2012
Knut Wicksell is arguably the greatest Swedish social scientist of all time, and poverty was a theme that occupied him all his life. Indeed, it was probably Wicksell's interest in poverty that was the critical factor in drawing him away from his purely mathematical background towards a greater ...
Essays in the History of Economics
1st Edition
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By William Henderson, Kirk D. Johnson, Marianne F. Johnson, Warren J. Samuels
September 25, 2012
Under the impressive editorship of Warren Samuels et al, this book addresses the state of the history of economic thought today. An important contribution to the study of the history of economics, this eagerly-awaited book will develop an unsurprisingly large following....
Economic Development and Social Change
1st Edition
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By Yiorgos Stathakis, Gianni Vaggi
September 18, 2012
Some of the greatest thinkers in the history of economic thought have been instrumental in advancing the study of development economics. In this volume, leading scholars are brought together to illuminate this tradition, with particular emphasis on the question of growth and development. Divided ...
The Experiment in the History of Economics
1st Edition
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By Philippe Fontaine, Robert Leonard
September 18, 2012
Throughout the history of economic ideas, it has often been asserted that experimentation is impossible, yet, in fact, history shows that the idea of ‘experimentation’ has always been important, and as such has been interpreted and put to use in many ways. Rich in historical detail, the essays in ...
Economics, Economists and Expectations: From Microfoundations to Macroapplications
1st Edition
By William Darity, Robert Leeson, Warren Young
September 10, 2012
The concept of rational expectations has played a hugely important role in economics over the years. Dealing with the origins and development of modern approaches to expectations in micro and macroeconomics, this book makes use of primary sources and previously unpublished material from such ...
Evolution of the Market Process: Austrian and Swedish Economics
1st Edition
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By Michel Bellet, Sandye Gloria-Palermo, Abdallah Zouache
September 10, 2012
This impressive volume centres on the relationship between Austrian and Swedish economics. Exploring themes such as capital theory, expectations, policy, market theory and the history of economic thought, this book makes for an interesting read. It will appeal across a wide range of disciplines ...
History and Political Economy: Essays in Honour of P.D. Groenewegan
1st Edition
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By Tony Aspromourgos, John Lodewijks
September 10, 2012
Impressive and authoritative, this essential book brings together a collection of essays in honour of Peter Groenewegen, one of the most distinguished historians of economic thought of a generation. His work on a wide range of economic theorists such as Adam Smith, François Quesnay and Alfred ...