Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
About the Book Series
Economics continues to draw inspiration from the ideas of past economists. This series provides an arena for current debate in the study of the history of economics. Adhering to no single methodology, it includes volumes which explore the ideas of individual economists, major schools of thought, and the evolution of key ideas and theories within economic analysis.
The Political Economy of Latin American Independence
1st Edition
Edited
By Alexandre Mendes Cunha, Carlos Eduardo Suprinyak
December 12, 2019
Although historians usually trace its origins to the Haitian Revolution of the late 18th Century, Latin American political, economic and cultural emancipation is still very much a work in progress. As new national identities were developed, fresh reflection and theorising was needed in order to ...
The Theory of the Firm: An overview of the economic mainstream
1st Edition
By Paul Walker
December 12, 2019
Firms are a ubiquitous feature of the economic landscape, with much of the activity undertaken within an economy taking place within their boundaries. Given the size of the contribution made by firms to economic activity, employment and growth, having a theoretical understanding of the nature and ...
Value and Prices in Russian Economic Thought: A journey inside the Russian synthesis, 1890�1920
1st Edition
By François Allisson
December 12, 2019
This book explores Russian synthesis that occurred in Russian economic thought between 1890 and 1920. This includes all the attempts at synthesis between classical political economy and marginalism; the labour theory of value and marginal utility; and value and prices. The various ways in which ...
Ricardo and the History of Japanese Economic Thought: A selection of Ricardo studies in Japan during the interwar period
1st Edition
Edited
By Susumu Takenaga
June 05, 2019
David Ricardo’s theories were introduced in fragments in Japan after the Meiji restoration of 1868 and his work came into prominence late in comparison to other major thinkers figuring in the history of economic thought. The book seeks to analyse the studies in Japan from the year 1920 to the end ...
War in the History of Economic Thought: Economists and the Question of War
1st Edition
Edited
By Yukihiro Ikeda, Annalisa Rosselli
June 05, 2019
Even after the experience of WWII and despite the existence of various institutions such as United Nations to avoid conflict between nations, we have not succeeded in making a world free from war. The Cold War, the Vietnam War, the intervention of the superpowers in local conflicts and the ...
Ricardo and International Trade
1st Edition
Edited
By Shigeyoshi Senga, Masatomi Fujimoto, Taichi Tabuchi
May 24, 2019
David Ricardo’s theories have been widely studied and discussed, including the prominent theory on comparative advantage. Ricardo and International Trade looks at the ongoing renaissance of the Ricardian international trade theory. The book’s interpretation brings fresh insights into and new ...
Comparisons in Economic Thought: Economic interdependency reconsidered
1st Edition
By Stavros A. Drakopoulos
September 10, 2018
The idea of comparing rewards with others has a long and persistent presence in the social sciences, and can be found in many psychological, social and managerial theories. In economics, this idea can be traced back through the works of a substantial number of eminent thinkers, from Genovesi and ...
Hayek and Popper: On Rationality, Economism, and Democracy
1st Edition
By Mark Notturno
August 23, 2018
Karl Popper and Friedrich von Hayek are remembered as two of the twentieth century’s greatest proponents of open society. However, over the years, Hayek’s ideas have tended to be favoured over Popper’s in both academic and political discussions. This book aims to improve understanding of Popper’s ...
On the Foundations of Happiness in Economics: Reinterpreting Tibor Scitovsky
1st Edition
By Maurizio Pugno
August 14, 2018
Economic growth has extraordinarily increased the availability of market goods to satisfy people’s need for comfort, but at the same time it has also raised great challenges to their working and family life. Will people learn the skill necessary to cope with these challenges and draw full enjoyment...
Keynes and his Contemporaries: Tradition and Enterprise in the Cambridge School of Economics
1st Edition
By Atsushi Komine
April 16, 2017
This book examines how the Cambridge School economists, such as J. M. Keynes, constructed revolutionary theories and advocated drastic policies based on their ideals for social organizations and their personal characteristics. Although vast numbers of studies on Marshall, Keynes and Marshallians ...
Macroeconomics and the History of Economic Thought: Festschrift in Honour of Harald Hagemann
1st Edition
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By H.M. Krämer, Heinz Kurz, H.-M. Trautwein
December 09, 2016
The essays in this Festschrift have been chosen to honour Harald Hagemann and his scientific work. They reflect his main contributions to economic research and his major fields of interest. The essays in the first part deal with various aspects within the history of economic thought. The ...
Marxist Political Economy: Essays in Retrieval: Selected Works of Geoff Pilling
1st Edition
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By Doria Pilling, Geoff Pilling
December 09, 2016
Geoff Pilling’s work shows that Marxist theory is relevant to those struggling to understand the problems of capitalist society today, and that the work not only of Marx and Engels but that of later Marxist theorists, including Lenin is worth studying. It also shows that to understand the problems ...