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.
At the Origins of Mathematical Economics: The Economics of A.N. Isnard (1748-1803)
1st Edition
By Richard Van Den Berg
October 01, 2009
Achille Nicolas Isnard (1749-1803) an engineer with a keen interest in political economy, is best known for demonstrating the concept of market equilibrium using a system of simultaneous equations. The breadth and depth of his work undoubtedly established him as one of the forerunners of modern ...
Ethical Codes and Income Distribution: A Study of John Bates Clark and Thorstein Veblen
1st Edition
By Guglielmo Forges Davanzati
September 07, 2009
In contemporary non-mainstream economic debate, it is widely thought that the functioning of a market economy needs a set of rules (i.e. institutions) which bind agents in their behaviour, allowing efficient outcomes. This idea is contrary to the General Equilibrium Model (GEM) where markets are ...
Evaluating Adam Smith
1st Edition
By William Henderson
March 25, 2009
Adam Smith is well recognized as the forefather of modern economics, but his success can be attributed not only to what he wrote but also to his use of language. In this exciting new book, Willie Henderson shows how Smith engaged creatively in writing about the economy, and analyzes the extent to ...
Civil Happiness: Economics and Human Flourishing in Historical Perspective
1st Edition
By Luigino Bruni
February 18, 2009
Economists have long laboured under the misapprehension that all humans exist as rational beings that find happiness in maximizing their personal utility. This impressive volume presents an historical review of the evolution of economic thought, from economic philosophy to contemporary mathematical...
Making Chicago Price Theory: Friedman-Stigler Correspondence 1945-1957
1st Edition
Edited
By Claire H. Hammond
February 18, 2009
Milton Friedman and George J. Stigler shaped economics as we know it today – their Chicago School laid the groundwork for much of the neoclassical tradition in economic analysis. This book brings together a collection of letters from these two Noble laureates from the post-war years, containing new...
New Voices on Adam Smith
1st Edition
Edited
By Leonidas Montes, Eric Schliesser
February 18, 2009
In recent years, there has been a resurgence of academic interest in Adam Smith. As a consequence, a large number of PhD dissertations on Smith have been written by international scholars - in different languages, and in many diverse disciplines, including economics, women’s studies, ...
David Hume's Political Economy
1st Edition
Edited
By Margaret Schabas, Carl Wennerlind
February 10, 2009
Hume’s Political Discourses (1752) won immediate acclaim and positioned him as an authoritative figure on the subject of political economy. This volume of thirteen new essays definitively establishes the central place of political economy in Hume’s intellectual endeavor, as well as the profound and...
The Economics of John Rae
1st Edition
Edited
By Omar Hamouda, C. Lee, Douglas Mair
August 18, 2005
John Rae made a wide-ranging contribution to economics, in particular through his work on Capital Theory and Technical Change. Although Rae was held in high esteem by some of the great names of the past who have openly acknowledged his originality and their indebtedness to him, he has not yet ...
The Tradition of Free Trade
1st Edition
By Lars Magnusson
September 02, 2004
In the nineteenth century Adam Smith and others gradually invented a 'tradition' of free trade. This was a towering achievement and has proved to be influential to this day. This book examines this construction of the free trade tradition.Showing how historical contruction is a vital component in ...
Political Economy of Public Finance in Britain, 1767-1873
1st Edition
By Takuo Dome
May 10, 2004
The period between 1767 and 1873 shaped public finance in Britain (and, by extension, many other countries) as we know it today, with the major economists of the time providing influential contributions. Until now, no book has examined and compared the thought of these 'classical economists' from ...
Classical Macroeconomics: Some Modern Variations and Distortions
1st Edition
By James Ahiakpor
July 23, 2003
John Maynard Keynes failed to correctly interpret classic economic concepts, and dismissed the classical explanations and conclusions as being irrelevant to the world in which we live. The trauma of the Great Depression and Keynes's changed definition of economic concepts, aided by Eugen ...
Marshall's Evolutionary Economics
1st Edition
By Tiziano Raffaelli
December 27, 2002
Alfred Marshall was one of the most important economists ever to have lived. This excellent new book, from a Marshall expert respected the world over, attempts to show that Marshall anticipated some of the views that are now associated with the cognitive sciences. Examining Marshall's philosophy ...