First published in 2004. This is a collection of carefully selected works and material, attempts to extend the current state of scholarship in the area of Irish Political Economy. The range and variety of material presented should be of interest not only to students of economic thought but also to those working in such fields as Irish Studies, history, politics, sociology and intellectual history. Volume 1 includes the scope and methodology.
General introduction: Irish political economy in the nineteenth century VOLUME I SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY Introduction to Volume I, 1 An Introductory lecture 2 Five Lectures on Political Economy: lecture I 3 ‘Nature and subjects of the science’ 4 ‘Views preliminary to the study of political economy’ 5 ‘Of the industrial evolution of society’ 6 ‘M. Comte and political economy’ 7 The Character and Logical Method of Political Economy: lectures II and III 8 ‘The political economy of Adam Smith’, ‘On the philosophical method of political economy’, and ‘Political economy and sociology’ 9 ‘The present position and prospects of political economy 10 ‘Part I’ and ‘On the present crisis in Ireland’ 11 ‘Political economy and sociology’ 12 ‘The historical method in political economy’ 13 An Examination of Some Current Objections to the Study of Political Economy 14 ‘Conclusion’ 15 ‘Prediction as a test in political economy’ 16 ‘Address to the economic science and statistics section of the British Association, held at Oxford, 1894’
Biography
Tom Boylan, Tadhg Foley
