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41. Sraffa and Modern Economics, Volume I

    Edited by Roberto Ciccone, Christian Gehrke, Gary Mongiovi

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    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...

    Published May 31st 2011 by Routledge
42. General Equilibrium Analysis

    A Century after Walras

    Edited by Pascal Bridel

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    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...

    Published May 31st 2011 by Routledge
43. Keynes on Monetary Policy, Finance and Uncertainty

    Liquidity Preference Theory and the Global Financial Crisis

    By Jorg Bibow

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    This book provides a reassessment of Keynes’ theory of liquidity preference. It argues that the failure of the Keynesian revolution to be made in either theory or practice owes importantly to the fact that the role of liquidity preference theory as a pivotal element in Keynes’ General Theory has...

    Published April 25th 2011 by Routledge
44. E.E. Slutsky as Economist and Mathematician

    Crossing the Limits of Knowledge

    By Vincent Barnett

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    E.E. Slutsky is perhaps the Russian/Ukrainian economist most quoted by mainstream economists today. This is the first research monograph to examine the life and work of the internationally-renowned economist and mathematician. It does so from both a ‘history of economics’ perspective and a ‘history...

    Published March 31st 2011 by Routledge
45. Marshall, Marshallians and Industrial Economics

    Edited by Tiziano Raffaelli, Tamotsu Nishizawa, Simon Cook

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    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...

    Published March 31st 2011 by Routledge
46. Political Economy and Liberalism in France

    The Contributions of Frédéric Bastiat

    By Robert Leroux

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the work of Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850), one of the towering intellectual figures of nineteenth century France. More than anyone else of his time, Bastiat personified the struggle of liberalism and science against socialism and...

    Published March 3rd 2011 by Routledge
47. Thomas Tooke and the Monetary Thought of Classical Economics

    By Matthew Smith

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    This study provides a comprehensive account and reconsideration of the contribution to political economy of Thomas Tooke (1774-1858). It clarifies Tooke’s monetary thought and its legacy to modern economics. The study shows Tooke possessed a rich and extensive political economy, covering many...

    Published March 1st 2011 by Routledge
48. Stalin's Economist

    The Economic Contributions of Jenö Varga

    By André Mommen

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    This book analyses the contribution of Eugen (Jeno) Varga (1879-1964) on Marxist-Leninist economic theory as well as the influence he exercised on Stalin’s foreign policy and through the Comintern on the international communist movement. During the Hungarian Councils’ Republic of 1919 Varga was one...

    Published February 23rd 2011 by Routledge
49. The Evolution of Economic Theory

    Essays in Honour of Bertram Schefold

    Edited by Volker Caspari

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    Bertram Schefold is recognized internationally as an outstanding economist. He has made major contributions to the development of economic theory and particularly to economic thought. His contributions to economic theory include his work on Sraffian economics and its implications for the theory of...

    Published February 23rd 2011 by Routledge
50. The Ideas of Ronald H. Coase

    Market failure and planning by contract for sustainable development

    By Lawrence W. C Lai

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    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...

    Published February 17th 2011 by Routledge