Economic Theory & Philosophy Books

New and Published Books

1. Philosophy of Economics

   A Contemporary Introduction

   By Julian Reiss

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy

   Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction is the first systematic textbook in the philosophy of economics. It introduces the epistemological, metaphysical and ethical problems that arise in economics, and presents detailed discussions of the solutions that have been offered. Throughout,...

   Published March 31st 2013 by Routledge
2. The Value Dimension (Routledge Revivals)

   Marx versus Ricardo and Sraffa

   By Ben Fine

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   The essays in this edited collection, first published in 1986, focus on important debates surrounding the central Marxian problem of the transformation of values into prices. The collection brings together major contributions on the value theory debate from the decade prior to the book’s...

   Published March 31st 2013 by Routledge
3. Keynes and his Contemporaries

   Tradition and Enterprise in the Cambridge School of Economics

   By Atsushi Komine

   Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

   Published March 29th 2013 by Routledge
4. Beyond Liquidity

   The Metaphor of Money in Financial Crisis

   Edited by Brad Pasanek, Simone Polillo

   ‘Liquidity’, or rather lack of it, lies at the heart of the ongoing global financial crisis. In this collection of essays, the metaphor of money as liquidity, and the model of crisis it entails, is deliberated by a range of scholars from economics, history, anthropology, literature, and sociology....

   Published March 25th 2013 by Routledge
5. The State and the Economy Under Capitalism

   By A. Przeworski

   How valid is the Marxian theory of imperialism? This book traces the historical development of the theory of imperialism, the internationalisation of capital and theories of capitalist nation-state formation....

   Published March 21st 2013 by Taylor & Francis
6. Structural Economics

   By Thijs ten Raa

   Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

   This book aims to make the nature of input-output analysis in economics clearly accessible and, contrary to the opinion of many commentators, shows that this type of analysis can be compatible with the doctrines of neoclassical economics....

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
7. Social Costs and Public Action in Modern Capitalism

   Essays Inspired by Karl William Kapp's Theory of Social Costs

   By Wolfram Elsner, Pietro Frigato, Paolo Ramazzotti

   Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

   The Social Costs approach to the globalised capitalist market economy has gained new relevance in recent years. The present situation is one of widespread and increasing deterioration of the social, cultural, democratic, and environmental frameworks of advanced capitalist market societies. This...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
8. Inequality and Economic Integration

   Edited by Francesco Farina, Ernesto Savaglio

   Series: Routledge Siena Studies in Political Economy

   Internationally, globalization and increased economic integration has impacted quality of life and individual well-being. Attempts to evaluate the impact on income dispersion from this process have been extremely controversial. This key volume is the first real attempt to build up indices and a...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
9. Money and Markets

   Essays in Honor of Leland B. Yeager

   By Roger Koppl

   Series: Routledge Foundations of the Market Economy

   Important and celebrated economist Leland Yeager is one of the architects of the 'Virginia School' of political economy that has produced two Nobel laureates (James Buchanan and Ronald Coase) and the Public Choice movement. A number of top class contributors have here been brought together...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
10. Modern Applications of Austrian Thought

    Edited by Jürgen G. Backhaus

    Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

    Austrian economics is often criticized as being hostile to empirical research and seen purely as an ideology. In contrast, the purpose of this book is to show that Austrian economics provides an interesting approach to most conceivable subjects in economics. Edited by Jürgen G. Backhaus, this...

    Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge