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141. Understanding 'Classical' Economics

     Studies in Long Period Theory

     By Heinz D. Kurz, Neri Salvadori

     Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

     The 'classical' approach to economic problems, which can be traced back to Adam Smith and David Ricardo, has seen a remarkable revival in recent years. The essays in this collection argue that this approach holds the key to an explanation of important present day economic phenomena. Focusing on the...

     Published November 19th 1997 by Routledge
142. Economic Careers

     Economics and Economists in Britain 1930-1970

     Edited by Keith Tribe

     Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

     In this volume fourteen senior economists describe their early introduction to the study of economics and their contribution to the development of academic economics in Britain. With experience covering a period stretching from the mid 1920s to the late 1960s, many of the contributors not only...

     Published November 19th 1997 by Routledge
143. The Political Economy of Social Credit and Guild Socialism

     By Brian Burkitt, Frances Hutchinson

     Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

     This work approaches the phenomenon of guild socialism from a new perspective, focusing on the Douglas Social Credit movement. It explores the key ideas, gives an overview of the main theories and traces their subsequent history. Thoroughly researched, it provides original material relevant to the...

     Published October 29th 1997 by Routledge
144. Austrian Economics in Debate

     By Willem Keizer, Bert Tieben, Rudy Van Zijp

     Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

     This book presents essays by an outstanding team of international specialists and covers a wide range of topics, including (inter alia) the relationships between the Austrian and Swedish theories of the business cycle, the on-going debates between Austrians and (Post) Keynesians, Schumpeter's '...

     Published September 24th 1997 by Routledge
145. Equilibrium and Economic Theory

     By Giovanni Alfredo Caravale

     Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

     This book considers the treatment of equilibrium by several of the most important schools of thought in economics, including: * neoclassical economics, * the neo-Ricardian economics, * Post-Keynesian economics - both those who follow Joan Robinson in denying any interpretative role to equilibrium...

     Published September 3rd 1997 by Routledge
146. Ancient Economic Thought

     By Betsy Price

     Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

     This book explores the interrelationship between economic practice and religion, ethics and social structure in a number of ancient cultures, including ancient East Indian, Hebraic, Greek, Hellenistic, Roman and emerging European cultures....

     Published May 7th 1997 by Routledge
147. The Economics of W.S. Jevons

     By Sandra Peart

     Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

     William Stanley Jevons occupies a pivotal position in the history of economic thought, spanning the transition from classical to neo-classical economics and playing a key role in the Marginal Revolution. The breadth of Jevons's work is examined here which: * includes a detailed consideration of a...

     Published October 30th 1996 by Routledge
148. Gandhi's Economic Thought

     By Ajit K. Dasgupta

     Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

     Gandhi's economic theories were a part of his vision of self-government, which meant not just freedom from colonial rule but the achievement of self-reliance and self-respect by the villagers of India. Areas examined include: * consumption behaviour * industrialization, technology and the scale...

     Published October 2nd 1996 by Routledge
149. The History Of Game Theory, Volume 1

     From the Beginnings to 1945

     By Mary-Ann Dimand, Robert W Dimand

     Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

     Game Theory - the formal modelling of conflict and cooperation - first emerged as a recognized field with a publication of John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern's Theory of Games and Economic Behaviour in 1944. Since then, game-theoretic thinking about choice of strategies and the interdependence...

     Published August 7th 1996 by Routledge
150. Keynes and the 'Classics'

     A Study in Language, Epistemology and Mistaken Identities

     By Michel Verdon

     Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

     Is there a language which is adequate to describe our own economy? In this volume, Michel Verdon undertakes a path-breaking analysis of the three major paradigms in economics: Marxian economics, neo-classical economics and Keynesian economics. Each of these, he argues, has an inherent cosmology,...

     Published June 12th 1996 by Routledge