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1. John R. Commons: Selected Essays

   Edited by Malcolm Rutherford, Warren Samuels

   John R. Commons is one of the most significant figures in the development of American economics. One of the founders of the Institutional school, Commons developed theories of the evolution of capitalism and of institutional change which continue to influence modern economics. These volumes collect...

   To Be Published September 26th 2013 by Routledge
2. Historians of Economics and Economic Thought

   Edited by Steven G Medema, Warren J. Samuels

   Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

   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...

   To Be Published September 26th 2013 by Routledge
3. The History of Economic Thought

   A Reader; Second Edition

   Edited by Steven G. Medema, Warren J. Samuels

   A From the ancients to the moderns, questions of economic theory and policy have been an important part of intellectual and public debate, engaging the attention of some of history’s greatest minds. This book brings together readings from more than two thousand years of writings on economic...

   Published May 9th 2013 by Routledge
4. Essays in the History of Economics

   Edited by William Henderson, Kirk D. Johnson, Marianne F. Johnson, Warren J. Samuels

   Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

   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....

   Published September 30th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Legal-Economic Nexus

   Fundamental Processes

   By Warren Samuels

   Series: The Economics of Legal Relationships

   Providing another key contribution to the immensely popular field of law and economics, this book, written by the doyen of the history of economic thought in the US, explores the dynamic relationship between economics, law and polity. Combining a selection of old and new essays by Warren J....

   Published June 15th 2009 by Routledge
6. The Fundamental Interrelationships between Government and Property

   Edited by Nicholas Mercuro, Warren J. Samuels

   Series: The Economics of Legal Relationships

   This collection of 22 commissioned essays from scholars across numerous fields responded to the question: What are the most fundamental things you can say concerning the interrelations between the institutions of government and property? Contributing authors were asked to address this question in a...

   Published July 16th 2003 by Routledge
7. The History of Economic Thought: A Reader

   Edited by Steven G Medema, Warren J. Samuels

   This new reader in the history of economic thought is edited by two of the most respected figures in the field. With clearly written summaries putting each selection into context, this book will be of great use to students and lecturers of the history of economic thought as it goes beyond the...

   Published June 11th 2003 by Routledge
8. The Founding of Institutional Economics

   Edited by Warren Samuels

   Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

   Institutional economics has been a major part of economic thought for the whole of the twentieth century, and today remains crucial to an understanding of the development of heterodox economics. The two principal publications that founded the school were Veblen's The Theory of the Leisure Class and...

   Published September 16th 1998 by Routledge