Bücher der Reihe Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

Explores the role of economic theory in normalizing the family in the first half of the nineteenth century. Drawing on sources such as novels, books on etiquette and statistical sources, and works of economics, this book examines the impacts of these different forms on debate.

Sheds light on the under-researched contribution of French thinkers to econometrics. This book offers an overview of what is the defining subsets within the economics profession. It explains how econometric ideas developed from and were inspired by philosophical worldviews and scientific paradigms from the nineteenth century.

The period between 1767 and 1873 shaped public finance in Britain, with the major economists of the time providing influential contributions. This volume critically analyzes and compares the writings on government expenditure, taxation and public debt of thinkers such as Adam Smith, Jeremy Bentham, David Ricardo and Thomas Malthus.

Explores the contributions to modern economics by John Maynard Keynes and addresses various aspects of the genesis of Keynesian economics. The author elucidates Keynes' development as an economic theoretician through an examination of his books, articles, manuscripts, lecture notes and controversial correspondence.

Covers original findings and vistas on old problems. This work includes: alternative interpretations of classical economists; growth theory; the relationship between Sraffian theory and Von Neumann; and the treatment of capital in neoclassical long-period theory. It is intended for those working in the field of the history of economic thought.

As interdisciplinary research is rightfully and increasingly being pursued in the social sciences, Kenneth Boulding is becoming a key figure regularly referred to. He has stretched the boundaries of the different fields in the social sciences, crossed and connected them. This volume offers valuable insights from his excursions.

In this volume, leading scholars are brought together to illuminate the advancement of the study of development economics, with particular emphasis on the question of growth and development.

This book brings together a collection of essays in honour of Peter Groenewegen, one of the most distinguished historians of economic thought. His work on a wide range of economic theorists approaches a level of near insuperability.

Introduces fresh translations of important writings from German economists such as Rau, Hildebrand, Roscher and Knies showing that the modern theory of marginal utility originated with them.

This collection summarizes the work of key historians of economics and attempts to quantify their impact. The collection is authored by an impressive list of contributors, many of whom are themselves well-known in this field.

Exploring the relevance of Sraffa's thought for modern economics and written by an array of internationally respected contributors, this book is an invaluable tool for all those studying the history of economic thought.

In this book some of the world's leading Hayek scholars examine the link in his thought between the purely analytical and a broader vision that could be characterized as political economy.

This book traces the historical evolution of the concept of economic rationality from Adam Smith to the present, revealing how this concept has in fact changed over time. In doing so, it presents a uniquely detailed study of the historical change of the many faces of the homo oeconomicus.

This book analyzes the evolution of the approach of dynamic equilibrium between the two world wars. Focusing on its intellectual history, it describes precisely how the central idea of equilibrium dynamics was advanced and mathematically formulated in the years of high theory in an international context, explaining clearly the creation of economic dynamics in the context of its historical development.

Addressing all aspects of Steuart's contribution to economics this book reveals the particular importance of his work on monetary issues and highlights ways in which he prepared the ground for a new conception of economic relations.

A century ago, John Maynard Keynes entered the Treasury to serve his country during the First World War, but as is well known, appalled by the terms of the end-of-war Treaty of Versailles, he abandoned the British delegation, outlining the predictable adverse results in the Economic Consequences of the Peace, published in 1919. Far less well known is his personal and political development that led him to be called to service even before Great Britain entered the conflict.

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

This book examines the life and work of six doctor-economists: Petty, Locke, Barbon, Mandeville, Quesnay and Juglar. It studies the interaction between their medicalpractice and their economics.

Bringing together essays by leading authors, this book explores the relationship between money and markets throughout economic theory and history, providing readers with the key to understanding important issues in monetary theory and important debates in contemporary economics.

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.

This book documents exchanges between individual scientists and explores the boundaries between economics and neighbouring fields.

The volume goes beyond the conventional history of economics in its emphasis on the historical and institutional context, economic policy, and the development of economics as a profession.

The work of Henry A. Abbati's was much admired by Robertson and Keynes. This book seeks to restore his position as a pioneer in macroeconomic theory with a selection of his writings demonstrating his contribution to the history of economic thought.