1st Edition
Economic Policy and the History of Economic Thought
1. Introduction
Stavros A. Drakopoulos and Ioannis Katselidis
2. Economic Policy in the Prehistory of Economics: A Comparative Framework
George Gotsis
3. Mercantilism: A Project for Development
Cosimo Perrotta
4. Physiocracy and Fiscal Reform: The Chimera of the Impôt Unique
Simona Pisanelli
5. Post-Smithian Views on Poverty and Poor Relief
Cosma Orsi
6. Karl Marx: A Critical View on Economic Policy
Charalampos Konstantinidis and Andriana Vlachou
7. Economic Policy in Marginalist and Early Neoclassical Economics 1971 – 1920s
Michel S. Zouboulakis
8. The German Historical School on Economic Policy
Harald Hagemann
9. The Old Institutional School and Labour Market Functions and Policies
Stavros Drakopoulos and Ioannis Katselidis
10. Austrian Economics and Economic Policy
Peter T. Leeson and Louis Rouanet
11. Keynes on Theorising for Policy
Sheila Dow
12. The Unfinished Revolution in Policy: The Visionary Legacy of Lord Keynes
Atsushi Komine
13. Post-War Heterodox Approaches and Economic Policy
Robert McMaster
14. Policy Challenges, Ideologies, and the Evolution of Behavioural Economics
Peter E. Earl
15. Fiscal Policy after the Crisis: What is the Role of Fiscal Policy in Times of Crisis, Low-Interest Rates and High Public Debts?
Arne Heise
Biography
Stavros Drakopoulos obtained a B.A. in economics from the Athens University of Economics and Business, and an M.Sc and a Ph.D in economics from the University of Stirling, UK. Having served academic appointments at the Universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen, he is currently Professor of Economics in the Department of Philosophy and History of Science of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. His research interests include Economic Methodology and History of Economic Thought, Labour Economics, Health Economics and the Economics of Subjective Well-Being. He has 51 publications in refereed journals, 5 books, and 15 chapters in edited books.
Ioannis Katselidis obtained a B.A. from the University of Piraeus, an M.Sc. from the University of Birmingham, and an M.Sc. and a PhD from the Athens University of Economics and Business. He has been an Adjunct Lecturer at the Athens University of Economics and Business, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Hellenic Naval Academy, among others. He was also a Research Fellow at the Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE). In addition, he has published scientific papers in various refereed journals, and he has also participated in many Greek and international academic conferences. His research interests include History and Philosophy of Economic Analysis and Labour Economics and Policy.
