1st Edition
The Spread of Political Economy and the Professionalisation of Economists Economic Societies in Europe, America and Japan in the Nineteenth Century
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book expertly presents the first systematic research and comparative analysis ever attempted on the rise and early developments of the Economic Associations founded in Europe, the US and Japan during the nineteenth century. Contributors analyze the activities and debates promoted by these associations, evaluating their role in:
the dissemination of political economy.
the... Read more
1. Nineteenth-Century Economic Societies in a Comparative Approach: The Emergence of Professional Economists 2. Economic Societies in Great Britain and Ireland 3. The Société d'Economie Politique of Paris (1842-1914) 4. The Associations of Economists and the Dissemination of Political Economy in Italy 5. Economic Associations in Belgium 6. Spanish Societies, Academies and Economic Debating Societies 7. From Learned Societies to Professional Associations. The Establishment of the Economist Profession in Portugal 8. Patriots, the Poor and Economic Progress. Economic Societies in The Netherlands 9. The Verein für Sozialpolitik from its Foundation (1872) until the First World War 10. The Swedish Economic Association from its Foundation (1877) to the Turn of the Century 11. Orchestrating Economic Ideas: The Formation and Development of Economic Societies in modern Japan 12. Economists and Professional Organizations in Pre-World War I America
Biography
Massimo Augello, Marco Guidi
'Should be essential reading to all historians of economics, especially those interested in 19th century economic thought.' Michaelis Psaliodopoulos, Panteion University, Athens
