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1. Classical Political Economy and Modern Theory

   Essays in Honour of Heinz Kurz

   Edited by Neri Salvadori, Christian Gehrke, Ian Steedman, Richard Sturn

   Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

   Heinz Kurz is recognised internationally as a leading economic theorist and a foremost historian of economic thought. This book pays tribute to his outstanding contributions by bringing together a unique collection of new essays by distinguished economists from around the world. Classical...

   Published October 25th 2011 by Routledge
2. The Practices of Happiness

   Political Economy, Religion and Wellbeing

   Edited by Ian Steedman, John R Atherton, Elaine Graham

   Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

   There is growing evidence that rising levels of prosperity in Western economies since 1945 have not been matched by greater incidences of reported well-being and happiness. Indeed, material affluence is often accompanied instead by greater social and individual distress. A growing literature within...

   Published July 21st 2010 by Routledge
3. Production, Distribution and Trade: Alternative Perspectives

   Essays in honour of Sergio Parrinello

   Edited by Adriano Birolo, Duncan Foley, Heinz D. Kurz, Bertram Schefold, Ian Steedman

   Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

   This collection brings together significant new contributions to the Sraffa--based theories of production and distribution, from post-Keynesian arguments concerning monetary and macro economics to the history of thought and methodology. All of the authors are well established authorities in their...

   Published June 16th 2010 by Routledge
4. Consumption Takes Time

   Implications for Economic Theory

   By Ian Steedman

   Standard economic theory of consumer behaviour considers consumers' preferences, their incomes and commodity prices to be the determinants of consumption. However, consumption takes time and no consumer has more - or less - than 168 hours per week. This simple fact is almost invisible in standard...

   Published July 31st 2006 by Routledge
5. Socialism & Marginalism in Economics 1870 - 1930

   Edited by Ian Steedman

   Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

   The relationship between marginalism and socialism is complex and variable: this book pays equal attention to the differences and the common themes and highlights innovative contributions to 'classical' political economy....

   Published October 4th 1995 by Routledge