Book Series

Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

New & Published Titles:

Understanding 'Classical' Economics

Studies in Long Period Theory

By Heinz D. Kurz, Neri Salvadori

The 'classical' approach to economic problems, which can be traced back to Adam Smith and David Ricardo, has seen a remarkable revival in recent years.…

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1997 | Hardback: 978-0-415-15871-8 (Routledge)

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The Political Economy of Social Credit and Guild Socialism

By Brian Burkitt, Frances Hutchinson

This work approaches the phenomenon of guild socialism from a new perspective, focusing on the Douglas Social Credit movement. It explores the key ideas, gives…

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1997 | Hardback: 978-0-415-14709-5 (Routledge)

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Austrian Economics in Debate

By Willem Keizer, Bert Tieben, Rudy Van Zijp

This book presents essays by an outstanding team of international specialists and covers a wide range of topics, including (inter alia) the relationships between the…

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1997 | Hardback: 978-0-415-14054-6 (Routledge)

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Equilibrium and Economic Theory

By Giovanni Alfredo Caravale

This book considers the treatment of equilibrium by several of the most important schools of thought in economics, including:
* neoclassical economics,
*…

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1997 | Hardback: 978-0-415-14299-1 (Routledge)

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Ancient Economic Thought

By Betsy Price

This book explores the interrelationship between economic practice and religion, ethics and social structure in a number of ancient cultures, including ancient East Indian, Hebraic,…

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1997 | Hardback: 978-0-415-14930-3 (Routledge)

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The Economics of W.S. Jevons

By Sandra Peart

William Stanley Jevons occupies a pivotal position in the history of economic thought, spanning the transition from classical to neo-classical economics and playing a key…

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1996 | Hardback: 978-0-415-06713-3 (Routledge)

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Gandhi's Economic Thought

By Ajit K. Dasgupta

Gandhi's economic theories were a part of his vision of self-government, which meant not just freedom from colonial rule but the achievement of self-reliance and…

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1996 | Hardback: 978-0-415-11430-1 (Routledge)

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The History Of Game Theory, Volume 1

From the Beginnings to 1945

By Mary-Ann Dimand, Robert W. Dimand

Game Theory - the formal modelling of conflict and cooperation - first emerged as a recognized field with a publication of John von Neumann and…

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1996 | Hardback: 978-0-415-07257-1 (Routledge)

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Keynes and the 'Classics'

A Study in Language, Epistemology and Mistaken Identities

By Michel Verdon

Is there a language which is adequate to describe our own economy?
In this volume, Michel Verdon undertakes a path-breaking analysis of the three…

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1996 | Hardback: 978-0-415-14072-0 (Routledge)

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The Evolutionist Economics of Leon Walras

By Albert Jolink

This study offers a new perspective of Walras' pure, applied and social economics. Through archival research at the University of Lausanne, Jolink considers Walras' ideas…

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1996 | Hardback: 978-0-415-09824-3 (Routledge)

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Series Details:

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.

Forthcoming Titles:

Criticisms of Classical Political Economy: Menger, Austrian Economics and the German Historical School
By Gilles Campagnolo
To be published December 15th 2009

Political Economy, Public Policy and Monetary Economics: Ludwig von Mises and the Austrian Tradition
By Richard M. Ebeling
To be published December 18th 2009

Economic Theory and Economic Thought: Essays in Honour of Ian Steedman
Edited by John Vint, J. Stanley Metcalfe, Heinz D. Kurz, Neri Salvadori, Paul Samuelson
To be published December 18th 2009

Keynes and the British Humanist Tradition: The Moral Purpose of the Market
By David Andrews
To be published February 18th 2010

Studies in Social Economics
By Léon Walras
To be published March 25th 2010

Political Economy and Industrialism: Banks in Saint-Simonian Economic Thought
By Gilles Jacoud
To be published March 25th 2010

The Division of Labour in Economics: A History
By Guang-Zhen Sun
To be published April 1st 2010

Marshall, Marshallians and Industrial Economics
Edited by Tiziano Raffaelli, Tamotsu Nishizawa, Simon Cook
To be published April 30th 2010

The Making of the Classical Theory of Economic Growth
By Anthony Brewer
To be published April 30th 2010

Population, Development and Welfare in the History of Economic Thought
By Claudia Sunna
To be published April 30th 2010

Innovation, Knowledge and Growth: Adam Smith, Schumpeter and the Moderns
By Heinz D. Kurz
To be published May 1st 2010

Adam Smith and the Economy of the Passions
By Jan H. KepplerEdited by Robert Chase
To be published May 15th 2010

Austrian and German Economic Thought: From Subjectivism to Social Evolution
By Kiichiro Yagi
To be published May 30th 2010

The Economic Reader: Textbooks, Manuals and the Dissemination of the Economic Sciences during the 19th and Early 20th Centuries.
Edited by Massimo M. Augello, Marco E. L Guidi
To be published June 1st 2010

The Essential Writings of Thorstein Veblen
Edited by Charles Camic, Geoffrey M. Hodgson
To be published June 1st 2010

Production, Distribution and Trade: Alternative Perspectives
Edited by Adriano Birolo, Duncan Foley, Heinz D. Kurz, Bertram Schefold, Ian Steedman
To be published June 15th 2010

Hayek, Mill and the Liberal Tradition
Edited by Andrew Farrant
To be published June 30th 2010

Real Business Cycle Models in Economics
By Warren Young
To be published June 30th 2010

The Origins of David Hume's Economics
By William Henderson
To be published July 1st 2010

A Dynamic Approach to Economic Theory: The Yale Lectures of Ragnar Frisch
By Ragnar Frisch
To be published July 15th 2010