This book presents a critical history of Yugoslav socialist economics, from its inception in the late 1940s to its dissolution in the late 1980s....Lasīt vairāk
Modern economic theory has marginalised the figure of the entrepreneur, despite their significance in economic activity. This book addresses the role of the entrepreneur in the economic thought of the 18th and early 19th centuries, filling a gap i...Lasīt vairāk
This book sheds new light on the general equilibrium theory of Léon Walras (18341910) from a historical perspective. Walrass construction of general equilibrium theory marked the dawn of modern economics and was greatly developed in the 20th centur...Lasīt vairāk
Commemorating the 250th anniversary of James Mills birth and the 150th of John Stuart Mills death, this volume analyses the Mills discussions on topics such as environment, cultivation, education, utilitarianism, socialism, international relati...Lasīt vairāk
This book provides a close reading of Adam Smiths theory of value, and also incorporates material from other parts of Smiths oeuvre. The book operates on the assumption that Smith is proposing relatively simple ideas about price and takes a convent...Lasīt vairāk
This book adopts an integrated history and philosophy of science approach to consider the historical origins and methodological pitfalls of field experiments in economics. This book adopts an integrated history and philosophy of sci...Lasīt vairāk
John Maynard Keynes is best known for his contributions to economics, yet he spent nearly two decades exploring the concept of probability. His extensive work culminated in the Treatise on Probability (1921), where he developed a unique notion of...Lasīt vairāk
This book is a renovative research work on Ricardos theory of value and of money, achieved through analysis of Ricardos original writings, made available in Sraffas Works. Takenaga argues that Ricardos economic theory should be understood as a c...Lasīt vairāk
One of the founders of the Institutional school, John R. Commons developed theories of the evolution of capitalism and of institutional change which continue to influence modern economics. Takahashi reconstructs the key blocks of Commons diverse bo...Lasīt vairāk
This book discusses key issues in economic policy in the context of the history of economic thought. This book discusses key issues in economic policy in the context of the history of economic thought.Most of the current and...Lasīt vairāk
Drawing on a wide range of Hegels writings, this book analyses the Hegelian position on ethical action. This position is systematically compared with that of Immanuel Kant, the comparison emphasizing Hegels insistence on a morality grounded in a...Lasīt vairāk
Atlantic slavery represents one of the blackest pages of human history. European powers not only colonised American lands, but also brought African men and women to work as slaves on plantations. Intellectuals did not remain indifferent to this pr...Lasīt vairāk
Economic Methodology, History and Pluralism: Expanding Economic Thought to Meet Contemporary Challenges pays tribute to Emeritus Professor Sheila Dow (University of Stirling, Scotland). This volume focusses on the contributions of Dow to...Lasīt vairāk
Since the latter half of the 20th century, the economics departments of American universities were internationally renowned for providing competitive and advanced levels of education. However, from the 1870s up until the beginning of WW...Lasīt vairāk
Combining contextual, institutional, and global perspectives, this book evaluates the impact of international trade on eighteenth-century economic thought. It meticulously delineates how economic ideas and institutions flowed between North and Sou...Lasīt vairāk
This book presents a new transhistorical framework of defining production, work and consumption. It shows that they all share the common feature of intentional physical transformation of something external to the agent, at some point in time. ...Lasīt vairāk
Drawing on recent work in the contemporary philosophy of economics, this book presents new ideas on liberalism, including the concept of growth-oriented liberalism. Drawing on recent work in the contemporary philosophy of economi...Lasīt vairāk
This book explores the evolution of economic theorizing through the lens of metaphors. The edited volume sheds light on metaphors which have been used by a range of key thinkers and schools of thought to describe economic crises, business cycles and...Lasīt vairāk
This edited collection seeks to advance thinking on money and the monetary nature of the economy, macroeconomic analysis and economic policy, setting it within the context of current scholarship and global socioeconomic concerns, and the crisis in...Lasīt vairāk
Joseph A. Schumpeter made multiple contributions to economic science and beyond. Drawing on this wide range of writings, this book argues that Schumpeter provided a theoretical account of capitalism as a total phenomenon. It methodically reconstru...Lasīt vairāk
This volume proposes a reconsideration of ecological and environmental aspects of the work and ideas of various heterodox authors and traditions in the history of economic thought, including the field of economic development. ...Lasīt vairāk
Hilaire Bellocs thinking on the economy constitutes a heterodox approach of the greatest interest in addressing the economic problems of his time and those of our own. Describing and interpreting the economic thought of Belloc, the book will be o...Lasīt vairāk
Arthur Spiethoff (1873-1957), an economist of the German Historical School of Economics, is best known for his theory of the business cycle. Despite Spiethoff calling for a unified reading of his work, his epistemological thinking has received less...Lasīt vairāk
The classics heavily influenced many aspects of European modern culture, yet it is not easy to trace their intellectual power on any author. In this volume, Gloria Vivenza takes on the impressive task of examining how philosophy, history, literature...Lasīt vairāk
This work details the theological sources and moral significance of the life and work of the Scottish moral philosopher Adam Smith (17231790). This work details the theological sources and moral significance of the life and work of...Lasīt vairāk
Adopting a view of utilitarian ethics in which motivation in the public interest takes on greater weight than is generally appreciated, this book explores the extent to which the philosophy of Immanuel Kant is consistent with this nuanced version...Lasīt vairāk
Piero Sraffa and Joan Robinson, both iconic Cambridge economists, were highly influenced by the economic theory of Karl Marx, and integrated important elements of Marxs economic system into their theories. This book argues that their can in fact...Lasīt vairāk
Classical Economics, Keynes and Money casts new light on an approach to economic theory and policy that combines the modern classical theory of prices and income distribution with a Keynesian analysis of money and finance. Structured in f...Lasīt vairāk
Reveals closer connections between Hume and Smith. This book unveils similarities between Smith and Vico. It identifies Smith and presents the links among these three philosophers. It shows that both Hume and Vico espouse an economics resembling that...Lasīt vairāk
This book presents the life and work of twelve women authors who published on economic issues in eighteenth century Britain, bringing together bodies of literature of womens and gender history, English literature and culture studies, and introduc...Lasīt vairāk
Ronald Coase is widely recognised as one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. In this new volume, Matthias Klaes argues that Coase is a self-styled disciplinary renegade, whose aim for the past four decades has been to re-orient...Lasīt vairāk
D.I. Mendeleev (1834-1907) is undoubtedly Russias most famous scientist and one of the worlds most famous chemists from any period. He is known and respected internationally as the inventor of the periodic table of elements and as a pioneer in t...Lasīt vairāk
This book provides a close reading of Adam Smiths theory of value, and also incorporates material from other parts of Smiths oeuvre. The book operates on the assumption that Smith is proposing relatively simple ideas about price and takes a convent...Lasīt vairāk
This book sheds new light on the general equilibrium theory of Léon Walras (18341910) from a historical perspective. Walrass construction of general equilibrium theory marked the dawn of modern economics and was greatly developed in the 20th centur...Lasīt vairāk
Commemorating the 250th anniversary of James Mills birth and the 150th of John Stuart Mills death, this volume analyses the Mills discussions on topics such environment, gender, education, ethics, and lifestyle. John Stuart Mill is an important f...Lasīt vairāk
Despite abundant literature on transaction costs, there is little to no in-depth analysis regarding what the transaction is or how it works. Drawing on both Old and New Institutional Economics and on a variety of interdisciplinary sources, this mo...Lasīt vairāk
Adam Smiths An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations was the product of the rich tradition of the Scottish Enlightenment but the books fame immediately spread across the whole of Europe. This book looks at the long j...Lasīt vairāk
Drawing in particular on the work of Sraffa, Smith, Ricardo and Marx, the essays in this volume explore the characteristic features of the Classical economists approach to economic problems, and the renewal of interest in that approach in modern...Lasīt vairāk
Humanity and Nature in Economic Thought: Searching for the Organic Origins of the Economy argues that organic elements seen as incompatible with rational homo economicus have been left out of, or downplayed in, mainstream histories of eco...Lasīt vairāk
The Western literature on the history of Chinese economic thought is sparse, and comparisons with the history of Western economic thought even more so. This pioneering book brings together Western and Chinese scholars to reflect on the historical...Lasīt vairāk
Exploring a middle ground between theory and biography, this book explores the formative intellectual encounters of a man who came to economic studies via other experiences, thus bridging the gap between the historical Ricardo and the economists...Lasīt vairāk
In this important new volume, Claudia Sunna charts the history of this most important of topics from the Mercantilist era until the present day - in which the writings of Malthus, Wicksell, Pareto and Keynes are key....Lasīt vairāk
This book discusses key issues in economic policy in the context of the history of economic thought.Most of the current and past academic controversies in economics are, explicitly or implicitly, centred around the application and form of e...Lasīt vairāk
John Locke was one of the first shareholders of the Bank of England and participated in parliamentary debates surrounding its creation. He had a key role in the monetary reform of 1696. This book examines Lockes thought in relation to credit, ban...Lasīt vairāk
This thought-provoking monograph connects the idea of civil economy in Italian economic thought to the work of Thomas Aquinas. It will be of interest to advanced students and researchers in the history of economic thought, economic philosophy, Christ...Lasīt vairāk
Poverty in Contemporary Thought aims to describe and critically examine how economic thought deals with poverty, including its causes, consequences, reduction, and abolition. Poverty in Contemporary Economic Thought...Lasīt vairāk
The views of Thomas Robert Malthus on population and microeconomics continue to be debated. There is also a widely held view that his macroeconomics lacks coherence. This book challenges this by presenting textual evidence that Malthus macroecono...Lasīt vairāk
Combining contextual, institutional and global perspectives, this book evaluates the impact of international trade on eighteenth-century economic thought. It meticulously delineates how economic ideas and institutions flowed between North and South...Lasīt vairāk
Since the mid-19th century, Japan has made remarkable strides in industrialization. Beginning with the economic vision of Miura Baien in the 18th century, and employing a detailed comparison with the West, this book delves into the economic thought...Lasīt vairāk
Since the mid-19th century, Japan has made remarkable strides in industrialization. Beginning with the economic vision of Miura Baien in the 18th century, and employing a detailed comparison with the West, this book delves into the economic though...Lasīt vairāk
