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.
Theology, Morality and Adam Smith
1st Edition
Edited
By Jordan J. Ballor, Cornelis van der Kooi
January 29, 2024
This work details the theological sources and moral significance of the life and work of the Scottish moral philosopher Adam Smith (1723–1790). The panel of contributors deepens our understanding of Adam Smith in his religious and theological context and the significance of this understanding for ...
Adam Smith and The Wealth of Nations in Spain: A History of Reception, Dissemination, Adaptation and Application, 1777–1840
1st Edition
Edited
By Jesús Astigarraga, Juan Zabalza
September 25, 2023
Adam Smith’s An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations was the product of the rich tradition of the Scottish Enlightenment but the book’s fame immediately spread across the whole of Europe. This book looks at the long journey of Smith’s ideas from Scotland to peninsular Spain, ...
Competition, Value and Distribution in Classical Economics: Studies in Long-Period Analysis
1st Edition
By Heinz D. Kurz, Neri Salvadori
September 25, 2023
Drawing in particular on the work of Sraffa, Smith, Ricardo and Marx, the essays in this volume explore the characteristic features of the Classical economists’ approach to economic problems, and the renewal of interest in that approach in modern times. In recent years, new material has been made ...
The Theory of Transaction in Institutional Economics: A History
1st Edition
By Massimiliano Vatiero
September 25, 2023
Despite abundant literature on transaction costs, there is little to no in-depth analysis regarding what the transaction is or how it works. Drawing on both Old and New Institutional Economics and on a variety of interdisciplinary sources, this monograph traces the history of the meaning of ...
David Ricardo. An Intellectual Biography
1st Edition
By Sergio Cremaschi
May 31, 2023
David Ricardo has been acclaimed – or vilified – for merits he would never have dreamt of, or sins for which he was entirely innocent. Entrenched mythology labels him as a utilitarian economist, an enemy of the working class, an impractical theorist, a scientist with ‘no philosophy at all’ and the ...
European and Chinese Histories of Economic Thought: Theories and Images of Good Governance
1st Edition
Edited
By Iwo Amelung, Bertram Schefold
May 31, 2023
The Western literature on the history of Chinese economic thought is sparse, and comparisons with the history of Western economic thought even more so. This pioneering book brings together Western and Chinese scholars to reflect on the historical evolution of economic thought in Europe and China. ...
Humanity and Nature in Economic Thought: Searching for the Organic Origins of the Economy
1st Edition
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By Gábor Bíró
May 31, 2023
Humanity and Nature in Economic Thought: Searching for the Organic Origins of the Economy argues that organic elements seen as incompatible with rational homo economicus have been left out of, or downplayed in, mainstream histories of economic thought. The chapters show that organic aspects (that...
John Locke and the Bank of England
1st Edition
By Claude Roche
January 09, 2023
John Locke was one of the first shareholders of the Bank of England and participated in parliamentary debates surrounding its creation. He had a key role in the monetary reform of 1696. This book examines Locke’s thought in relation to credit, banking regulation, the monetary and financial system, ...
Poverty in Contemporary Economic Thought
1st Edition
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By Mats Lundahl, Daniel Rauhut, Neelambar Hatti
January 09, 2023
Poverty in Contemporary Economic Thought aims to describe and critically examine how economic thought deals with poverty, including its causes, consequences, reduction and abolition. This edited volume traces the ideas of key writers and schools of modern economic thought across a significant ...
The Macroeconomics of Malthus
1st Edition
By John Pullen
January 09, 2023
The views of Thomas Robert Malthus (1766–1834) on population, first published in his Essay on the Principle of Population, 1798, continue to be hotly debated, either acclaimed or opposed, as do his views on macroeconomics. There is a widely held view that his macroeconomics lacks coherence and is ...
Thomas Aquinas and the Civil Economy Tradition: The Mediterranean Spirit of Capitalism
1st Edition
By Paolo Santori
January 09, 2023
Delving into the history of economic thought, this book presents a picture of the Mediterranean spirit of capitalism, a tradition that has its protagonists in Thomas Aquinas and the eighteenth-century civil economy, and seeks to understand its presence and relevance for contemporary societies. The ...
Modern Japanese Economic Thought: An Intellectual History to 1950
1st Edition
By Kiichiro Yagi
December 30, 2022
Since the late-19th century, Japan has made remarkable strides in industrialization. Beginning with the economic vision of Miura Baien in the 18th century, and employing a detailed comparison with the West, this book delves into the economic thought of the scholars who played a pivotal role in ...