The economic mind in America : essays in the history of American economics

Author(s)

• History of Economics Society. Conference
• Rutherford, Malcolm

Bibliographic Information

The economic mind in America : essays in the history of American economics

edited by Malcolm Rutherford

（Perspectives on the history of economic thought : selected papers from the History of Economics Society Conference）

Routledge, 1998

Note

Papers from the conference held June 28-July 1, 1996 at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The Economic mind of America examines: * the concept of 'American' economic thought * reassessment of pioneering American policy analysts such as Irving Fisher, Wesley Mitchell, Harold Moulton and Leo Paslovsky, as well as the theoretical contributions of Herbert Davenport and Frank Knight * Thorstein Veblen's institutional economics and an exploration of the influence of Canadian and European economic thought * analysis of contributions of C. S. Peirce, Alvin Johnson and science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein * American economists' interests in in issues from 1886-1995.

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Details

• NCID: BA35337718
• ISBN:
  • 0415133556
• LCCN: 97029576
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 333 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC9 : 332.53
  • LCC : HB119.A2
  • DC21 : 330/.0973
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Economics -- United States -- History -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Economics -- History -- Congresses
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA06758916