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1. John A. Hobson

   Critical Assessments of Leading Economists

   Edited by John Cunningham Wood

   Series: Critical Assessments of Leading Economists

   John Atkinson Hobson was a controversial figure in the history of economic thought. His first book (The Physiology of Industry ) lost him two university lecturing posts, which Hobson later describes as due to 'an Economics Professor who had read my book and considered it as equivalent to an attempt...

   Published September 10th 2003 by Routledge
2. Wassily Leontief

   Critical Assessments of Leading Economists

   Edited by Michael McLure, John Cunningham Wood

   Series: Critical Assessments of Leading Economists

   Like all great intellectual pioneers, Wassily Leontief has inspired a new generation of researchers. This collection contains key articles that critically assess Leontief's contribution to economics, as well as a number of articles that build on his economic theories. The set is designed to enable...

   Published November 21st 2001 by Routledge
3. Joan Robinson

   Critical Assessments of Leading Economists

   Edited by Geoff Harcourt, Prue Kerr

   Series: Critical Assessments of Leading Economists

   A passionate theorist and socialist, Joan Robinson made major contributions to the field of economics during her lifetime.Active in the profession for fifty years, she worked through a number of major upheavals to the received orthodoxy of economics and, in many cases, was at the forefront of the...

   Published November 21st 2001 by Routledge
4. Jean-Baptiste Say

   Critical Assessments of Leading Economists

   Edited by Steven Kates, John C. Wood

   Series: Critical Assessments of Leading Economists

   Jean-Baptiste Say (1767-1832) is remembered primarily for Say's Law, one of the cornerstones of classical economics. The success of his Traite d'economie Politique made Say the best-known expositor of Adam Smith in Europe and America, and he became France's first professor of political economy.The...

   Published June 28th 2000 by Routledge
5. Vilfredo Pareto

   Critical Assessments

   Edited by Michael McLure, John C. Wood

   Series: Critical Assessments of Leading Economists

   This collection presents a detailed overview of Pareto's vast intellectual legacy and considers both theoretical and applied contributions.The articles are thematically arranged and the themes most closely linked are included in single volumes. This arrangement allows historians of economic thought...

   Published June 23rd 1999 by Routledge
6. Alfred Marshall

   Critical Assessments II

   Edited by John Cunningham Wood

   Series: Critical Assessments of Leading Economists

   This 4 volume set contains the most significant contributions and new developments in Marshallian scholarship since the publication of the earlier critical assessments set. Articles reproduced here address issues such as gender and ethics....

   Published December 6th 1995 by Routledge
7. Alfred Marshall

   Critical Assessments

   Edited by John Cunningham Wood

   Series: Critical Assessments of Leading Economists

   Available together, this set provides unrivalled access to the scholarship of the economist whose influence on the development of neoclassical economics is arguably second to none....

   Published December 6th 1995 by Routledge
8. Bertil Ohlin: Critical Assessments

   Edited by John Cunningham Wood

   Series: Critical Assessments of Leading Economists

   These volumes bring together some 110 articles on this great economist, analysing his life, his work, and his impact on modern economic analysis. Whilst all aspects of his work are addressed, the greatest emphasis is on his impact on the development of modern trade theory. The collection includes...

   Published July 19th 1995 by Routledge
9. Piero Sraffa

   Critical Assessments

   Edited by John Cunningham Wood

   Series: Critical Assessments of Leading Economists

   Piero Sraffa was born in Turin in 1898. He was a professor at Perugia and Calgari from 1924-6 where he published his famous article attacking the Marshallian theory of the firm. However, his reputation is founded on his time at Cambridge from 1927 until his death in 1985. The main body of his work...

   Published March 1st 1995 by Routledge
10. John Maynard Keynes

    Critical Assessments I and II

    Edited by John Cunningham Wood

    Series: Critical Assessments of Leading Economists

    These eight volumes provide immediate access to the intellectual processes of the greatest and the most influential economist of the twentieth century....

    Published December 28th 1994 by Routledge