1st Edition

A History of American Economic Thought Mainstream and Crosscurrents

270 Pages
by Routledge

270 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

270 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This vital addition to the Routledge History of Economic Thought series surveys arguably the most important country in the development of economics as we know it today – the United States of America. A History of American Economic Thought is a comprehensive study of American economics as it has evolved over time, with several singularly unique features including: a thorough examination... Read more

Chapter 1. Setting the Table



Chapter 2. Economic Thought Among American Aboriginals Prior to European Contact



Chapter 3. Economic Thought in America’s Protohistorical Period



Chapter 4. Economic Thought in Eighteenth-Century America Prior to Independence



Chapter 5. Economic Thought in the New Nation, 1776–1885



Chapter 6. Economic Thought in an Era of Abundance and Anxiety, 1886–1928



Chapter 7. Economic Thought from the Great Depression through the Golden Age of Economic Growth, 1929–1973



Chapter 8. Economic Thought from Stagflation and Sustained Growth to the Great Recession and Beyond, 1974–2017

Biography

Samuel Barbour studied economics at Roosevelt University in Chicago and teaches community college classes and writes occasional thought pieces for publication.





James Cicarelli is a Professor of Economics at Roosevelt University and is co-author of Distinguished Women Economists and "Back to the Future of Economics."





J. E. King retired from LaTrobe University, Melbourne, Australia, in July 2013, and was appointed Emeritus Professor in August 2014. His continuing research interests are in the history of heterodox economic thought, particularly Marxian political economy and Post Keynesian economics.