Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

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11. Economic Development and Social Change

    Edited by Yiorgos Stathakis, Gianni Vaggi

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    Some of the greatest thinkers in the history of economic thought have been instrumental in advancing the study of development economics. In this volume, leading scholars are brought together to illuminate this tradition, with particular emphasis on the question of growth and development. Divided...

    Published September 18th 2012 by Routledge
12. The Experiment in the History of Economics

    Edited by Philippe Fontaine, Robert Leonard

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    Throughout the history of economic ideas, it has often been asserted that experimentation is impossible, yet, in fact, history shows that the idea of ‘experimentation’ has always been important, and as such has been interpreted and put to use in many ways. Rich in historical detail, the essays in...

    Published September 18th 2012 by Routledge
13. Money and Exchange

    Folktales and Reality

    By Sasan Fayazmanesh

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    Whether a theoretical system is realistic or not has been a concern in economics, particularly in monetary theory, over the past century. Following John R. Hicks’ proposal that a realistic monetary theory could be constructed along an evolutionary path, starting with the workings of a real market,...

    Published September 12th 2012 by Routledge
14. Evolution of the Market Process

    Austrian and Swedish Economics

    Edited by Michel Bellet, Sandye Gloria-Palermo, Abdallah Zouache

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    This impressive volume centres on the relationship between Austrian and Swedish economics. Exploring themes such as capital theory, expectations, policy, market theory and the history of economic thought, this book makes for an interesting read. It will appeal across a wide range of disciplines...

    Published September 11th 2012 by Routledge
15. Economics, Economists and Expectations

    From Microfoundations to Macroapplications

    By William Darity, Robert Leeson, Warren Young

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    The concept of rational expectations has played a hugely important role in economics over the years. Dealing with the origins and development of modern approaches to expectations in micro and macroeconomics, this book makes use of primary sources and previously unpublished material from such...

    Published September 11th 2012 by Routledge
16. History and Political Economy

    Essays in Honour of P.D. Groenewegan

    Edited by Tony Aspromourgos, John Lodewijks

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    Impressive and authoritative, this essential book brings together a collection of essays in honour of Peter Groenewegen, one of the most distinguished historians of economic thought of a generation. His work on a wide range of economic theorists such as Adam Smith, François Quesnay and Alfred...

    Published September 11th 2012 by Routledge
17. The Rhetoric of the Right

    Language Change and the Spread of the Market

    By David George

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    This study seeks to demonstrate the subtle ways in which changes in the language associated with economic issues are reflective of a gradual but quantifiable conservative ideological shift. In this rigorous analysis, David George uses as his data a century of word usage within The New York Times,...

    Published August 5th 2012 by Routledge
18. Keynes and Modern Economics

    Edited by Ryuzo Kuroki

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    It is a little over seventy years since John Maynard Keynes produced his magnum opus, The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money. Keynes' staggering achievement has been to remain relevant to economics and other disciplines even today and this book reflects that with an examination on...

    Published July 18th 2012 by Routledge
19. The Theory of Value and Distribution in Economics

    Discussions between Pierangelo Garegnani and Paul Samuelson

    By Pierangelo Garegnani, Paul Samuelson

    Edited by Heinz Kurz

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    This new volume explores two alternative economic theories – the classical theory and the marginalist or neoclassical theory- through a discussion between two eminent economists, Pierangelo Garegnani and Paul Samuelson. The key themes of the volume are the difference in approaches to the...

    Published July 18th 2012 by Routledge
20. Consumption as an Investment

    By Cosimo Perrotta

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    Perrotta explores and charts the changing place of consumption as a source of investment in production and growth within economic writings from ancient history to the present. This ambitious project is carried out with great skill, vigour and originality and will help to bring consumption studies...

    Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge