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.
Rosa Luxemburg and the Critique of Political Economy
1st Edition
Edited
By Riccardo Bellofiore
November 08, 2013
This book analyzes the important contributions of Rosa Luxemburg to economic theory as well as devoting some space to her background as a left social-democratic politician and her personality. The book's main focus of attention is the theory of capitalist development and the theory of ...
The Ideas of Ronald H. Coase: Market failure and planning by contract for sustainable development
1st Edition
By Lawrence W. C Lai
November 08, 2013
This book is the first work dedicated to the key ideas of Nobel Laureate Ronald Coase on pollution and public goods with sustainable development in mind from the perspective of an economist-town planner. The seminal contributions of Ronald Coase, foretold in the form of the Coase Theorem by another...
The Making of the Classical Theory of Economic Growth
1st Edition
By Anthony Brewer
November 08, 2013
This book collects together for the first time Anthony Brewer's work on the origins and development of the theory of economic growth from its eighteenth-century beginnings to its dominance in economic thinking in the nineteenth century. The key to the origins of the theory is that writers before ...
The Origins of David Hume's Economics
1st Edition
By William Henderson
November 08, 2013
The book covers Hume’s biographical development; his self appraisal as a 'man of letters’; his philosophical writings with emphasis on their direct and indirect economic content; his self-aware criticism of his approach to the Treatise and the development of his rhetorical understanding of the ...
Adam Smith and the Economy of the Passions
1st Edition
By Jan Horst Keppler
November 07, 2013
The fertility of Adam Smith’s work stems from a paradoxical structure where the pursuit of economic self-interest and wealth accumulation serve wider social objectives. The incentive for this wealth accumulation comes from a desire for social recognition or "sympathy" – the need to recognise ...
General Equilibrium Analysis: A Century after Walras
1st Edition
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By Pascal Bridel
November 07, 2013
2010 marks the hundredth anniversary of the death of Léon Walras, the brilliant originator and first formaliser of general equilibrium theory – one of the pillars of modern economic theory. In advancing much derided practical solutions Walras also displayed more concern for the problems of living ...
Marshall, Marshallians and Industrial Economics
1st Edition
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By Tiziano Raffaelli, Tamotsu Nishizawa, Simon Cook
November 07, 2013
The four sections of the book deal in succession with Marshall’s key ideas on the subject, the wider context of his thought in which they are to be read, their later development by some of his pupils, and their revival in contemporary economics. The first and last sections work together to ...
F.A. Hayek as a Political Economist: Economic Analysis and Values
1st Edition
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By THIERRY AIMAR, Jack Birner, Pierre Garrouste
October 23, 2013
Whilst some of Hayek's contributions to economics are purely analytical, others are inspired by a broader vision that could be characterized as political economy. In this authorative volume, some of the world's leading Hayek scholars examine the link between these two essential components of ...
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 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 ...