Bücher der Reihe Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

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.

An English language edition of Pareto's monograph on the fundamental issues in pure economic theory.

Analyzes the contributions of Rosa Luxemburg to economic theory as well as devotes some space to her background as a left social-democratic politician and her personality. This book focuses on the theory of capitalist development and the theory of the crash. It also explores its connection with the theory of value and that of the monetary circuit.

Examines the influence that has been exerted by both pre-classical and classical thought on modern day development economics. This book provides a synthetic analysis of the classical vision of growth and development from the mercantilist era to physiocracy. It is suitable for those in the fields of economic history and political economy.

Studies the burgeoning view that ethics and economics can be compatible. Central to the author's efforts is the thesis that the roots of these developments can be traced back to the pioneering work of Thorstein Veblen and John Bates Clark.

Analyzing Sraffa, one of the key figures in the history of economics, this book explores his legacy and the relevance of his thought for modern economics. It serves as a useful tool for all those studying the history of economic thought.

This book presents the first systematic research and comparative analysis ever attempted on the rise and early developments of the Economic Associations founded in Europe, the USA and Japan during the nineteenth century.

This book is a critical assessment of the Neoclassical Synthesis, long regarded as the standard interpretation of Keynes. It offers a fresh interpretation of Keynes and makes an important contribution to post-Keynesian economics

The Great Depression and Keynes definition of economic concepts made it difficult for modern economists to appreciate the classical insights. This book clarifies the classical explanations to resolve the continuing disputes.

This volume examines Gandhi's economic theories in areas covering consumption and behaviour, industrialization, technology and the scale of production, trusteeship and industrial relations, work and leisure, and education as human capital.

The relationship between marginalism and socialism is complex and variable: this book pays equal attention to the differences and the common themes and highlights innovative contributions to 'classical' political economy.

An investigation of the invention of 'Free Trade vs Protectionism' debate in the 19th century and a look at the later interpretations of the ideas of Smith and Ricardo, and the classical economists by writers in Britain, Sweden and America.

A century after his birth, this volume presents a re-assessment of the life and work of Piero Sraffa, one of the great economists of the twentieth century.

Presents the ideas of major figures in economics throughout history on key environmental issues such as population growth, resource scarcity and environmental contamination. This book also looks at ideas on sustainability, and ethical and spiritual dimensions of humanity's relationship with the environment.

Provides an assessment of Keynes' theory of liquidity preference. This book presents Keynes' liquidity preference theory as a distinctive and highly relevant approach to monetary theory offering a conceptual framework of general applicability for explaining the role and functioning of the financial system.

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'.