Bücher der Reihe Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

Looks at the relationship between the economics of John Maynard Keynes and the tradition of British Humanism, which dominated public life in the early years of the twentieth century. This book provides the reader with an understanding of Keynes and his core ideas, and is useful to students of economics.

This first volume (of three) examines the methodological origins of game theory up to the Second World War. It adds to the understanding of game theory's contentious roots and offers insights into modern applications of the theory.

This book clarifies the approach of the German Historical School by the reconstruction of their achievements in terms of rational and historical context.

Cambridge University has produced a large number of Nobel Prize winning economists. This book collects together largely unpublished correspondence from some of the 20th century's key figures including Keynes and Hayek.

A book from the author of "A World Ruled by Number" and "The Natural Origins of Economics".

Kalecki was one of an important generation of Cambridge economists. This book examines the relationship of Kalecki's economics to different economic areas and its relationship to major alternative schools, such as Keynes and Marx. It looks at Kalecki's 'principle of increasing risk'.

The essays in this book represent the contemporary scholarly perspective on an important section of the history of macroeconomics, focussing on issues which preceded, accompanied or followed the 'Keynesian Revolution'.

Joan Robinson is widely regarded as the greatest female economist. Her published work spanned six decades and is analysed here by a distinguished, international team of scholars.

This study offers a perspective on Walras's pure, applied and social economics. Through archival research at the University of Lausanne, the author considers Walrus's ideas on the philosophy of science based on a newly constructed taxonomy.

This book brings contributions from the likes of Kenneth Arrow, Alan Kirman, Richard Posner, Amartya Sen and Robert Solow to share their thoughts and reflections on the theoretical heritage of Léon Walras and general equilibrium theory.

Focuses on both Marshall and the Marshallian tradition, revisiting the 1920s and 1930s debates on business size, external economies, coordination and management costs including contributions from Roger Backhouse and Richard Arena.

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

Joan Robinson is widely regarded as the greatest female economist. Her published work spanned six decades and is analysed here by a distinguished, international team of scholars.

This edited volume is in honour of Peter Mathias. It presents an international intercourse of the economies before and during the Industrial Revolution. It covers a wide range of topics from industries, trade to court system and the consumer society. The papers enlighten readers on aspects of the development of the international economy.

Under the impressive editorship of Warren Samuels et al, this book addresses the state of the history of economic thought today. A relevant and important contribution to economics that will develop an unsurprising number of fans.

This impressive volume centres on the relationship between Austrian and Swedish economics. With themes such as capital theory, expectations, policy, market theory and the history of economic thought, it makes for an interesting read.

Perrotta explores and charts the changing place of consumption as a source of investment in production and growth within economic writings from ancient history to the present.

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.

This impressive volume centres on the relationship between Austrian and Swedish economics. With themes such as capital theory, expectations, policy, market theory and the history of economic thought, it makes for an interesting read.

Intends to establish a chronological trace of the entrepreneur as treated in economic literature in order to give a wholesome perspective to contemporary writings and teachings on entrepreneurship. This book focuses on the nature and role of the entrepreneur, and of entrepreneurship. It exposes the many different facets of entrepreneurship.

The two principal publications which founded the school of institutional economics were Veblen's "The Theory of the Leisure Class" and Commons's "A Sociological View of Sovereignty", both published in 1899. As a tribute to these two seminal works, this volume celebrates their centenary and work.

Drawing inspiration from the life and work of R.D.C. Black, formerly Professor of Economics at Queen's University Belfast, this book will be of essential interest to any serious scholar of economic thought.

Warren J. Samuels has been a prominent figure in the study of economics in the twentieth century. This book brings together essays by leading scholars in the areas of economics in which Samuels has made his most important contributions.

Ragnar Frisch was one of the founders of economics as a modern science and won the first ever Nobel Prize for economics in 1969. He is famous for coining a number of terms such as econometrics and macroeconomics which are common currency today. This title presents Frisch's views on econometrics.