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.
Ethical Codes and Income Distribution: A Study of John Bates Clark and Thorstein Veblen
1st Edition
By Guglielmo Forges Davanzati
September 07, 2009
In contemporary non-mainstream economic debate, it is widely thought that the functioning of a market economy needs a set of rules (i.e. institutions) which bind agents in their behaviour, allowing efficient outcomes. This idea is contrary to the General Equilibrium Model (GEM) where markets are ...
Evaluating Adam Smith
1st Edition
By William Henderson
March 25, 2009
Adam Smith is well recognized as the forefather of modern economics, but his success can be attributed not only to what he wrote but also to his use of language. In this exciting new book, Willie Henderson shows how Smith engaged creatively in writing about the economy, and analyzes the extent to ...
Civil Happiness: Economics and Human Flourishing in Historical Perspective
1st Edition
By Luigino Bruni
February 18, 2009
Economists have long laboured under the misapprehension that all humans exist as rational beings that find happiness in maximizing their personal utility. This impressive volume presents an historical review of the evolution of economic thought, from economic philosophy to contemporary mathematical...
Making Chicago Price Theory: Friedman-Stigler Correspondence 1945-1957
1st Edition
Edited
By Daniel J. Hammond
February 18, 2009
Milton Friedman and George J. Stigler shaped economics as we know it today – their Chicago School laid the groundwork for much of the neoclassical tradition in economic analysis. This book brings together a collection of letters from these two Noble laureates from the post-war years, containing new...
New Voices on Adam Smith
1st Edition
Edited
By Leonidas Montes, Eric Schliesser
February 18, 2009
In recent years, there has been a resurgence of academic interest in Adam Smith. As a consequence, a large number of PhD dissertations on Smith have been written by international scholars - in different languages, and in many diverse disciplines, including economics, women’s studies, ...
David Hume's Political Economy
1st Edition
Edited
By Margaret Schabas, Carl Wennerlind
February 10, 2009
Hume’s Political Discourses (1752) won immediate acclaim and positioned him as an authoritative figure on the subject of political economy. This volume of thirteen new essays definitively establishes the central place of political economy in Hume’s intellectual endeavor, as well as the profound and...
The Economics of John Rae
1st Edition
Edited
By Omar Hamouda, C. Lee, Douglas Mair
August 18, 2005
John Rae made a wide-ranging contribution to economics, in particular through his work on Capital Theory and Technical Change. Although Rae was held in high esteem by some of the great names of the past who have openly acknowledged his originality and their indebtedness to him, he has not yet ...
The Political Economy of Social Credit and Guild Socialism
1st Edition
By Brian Burkitt, Frances Hutchinson
December 11, 1997
This work approaches the phenomenon of guild socialism from a new perspective, focusing on the Douglas Social Credit movement. It explores the key ideas, gives an overview of the main theories and traces their subsequent history. Thoroughly researched, it provides original material relevant to the ...