History of economic thought : a critical perspective

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History of economic thought : a critical perspective

E.K. Hunt and Mark Lautzenheiser

M.E. Sharpe, c2011

3rd ed

  • : hardcover
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 545-548) and index

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Description

The new edition of this classroom classic retains the organizing theme of the original text, presenting the development of thought within the context of economic history. Economic ideas are framed in terms of the spheres of production and circulation, with a critical analysis of how past theorists presented their ideas.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures, Foreword, Preface, Acknowledgments, 1. Introduction, 2. Economic Ideas Before Adam Smith, 3. Adam Smith, 4. Thomas Robert Malthus, 5. David Ricardo, 6. Rationalistic Subjectivism: The Economics of Bentham, Say, and Senior, 7. Political Economy of the Poor: The Ideas of William Thompson and Thomas Hodgskin, 8. Pure Versus Eclectic Utilitarianism: The Writings of Bastiat and Mill, 9. Karl Marx, 10. The Triumph of Utilitarianism: The Economics of Jevons, Menger, and Walras, 11. Neoclassical Theories of the Firm and Income Distribution: The Writings of Marshall, Clark, and Boehm-Bawerk, 12. Thorstein Veblen, 13. Theories of Imperialism: The Writings of Hobson, Luxemburg, and Lenin, 14. Consummation, Consecration, and Destruction of the Invisible Hand: Neoclassical Welfare Economics, 15. Neoclassical Ideology and the Myth of the Self-Adjusting Market: The Writings of John Maynard Keynes, 16. Annulment of the Myth of the Measurable Productivity of Capital: The Writings of Piero Sraffa, 17. Contemporary Economics I: The Bifurcation of Orthodoxy, 18. Contemporary Economics II: Institutionalism and Post-Keynesianism, 19. Contemporary Economics III: The Revival of Critical Political Economy, Suggestions for Further Reading, Index, About the Authors

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  • NCID
    BB06286916
  • ISBN
    • 9780765625984
    • 9780765625991
  • LCCN
    2010054316
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Armonk, N.Y.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxiv, 579 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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