Great Thinkers in Economics – serie
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Franco Modigliani
A Mind That Never Rests
Inbunden, 2008
1159 kr
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Starting with an overview of Modigliani's life, the authors explain and assess his influential theories, including his theory of the life-cycle hypothesis of saving; the famous Modigliani-Miller theorem in corporate finance; stabilisation policy; econometric model building and forecasting, and his …
Nicholas Kaldor
Av J. King
Inbunden, 2008
1124 kr
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This book explores the life and work of Nicholas Kaldor, examining the influences that shaped and inspired his writings, and looks in detail at the crucial part he played in twentieth-century economics. Offering a comprehensive intellectual portrait of Kaldor, this book explains this great …
John Maynard Keynes
Av P. Davidson
Häftad, 2007
1124 kr
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This book looks at the life of Keynes leading up to the writing of his seminal General Theory , examines the General Theory in detail, and explores how it differs from classical theory. The impact of Keynes's work on the economy postwar and up to the present day is also assessed.
John Kenneth Galbraith
Inbunden, 2010
1124 kr
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This book examines the life and work of John Kenneth Galbraith, a truly iconic figure in progressive modern liberalism and a seminal influence in the rise of heterodox political economy. It emphasizes his continuing relevance to the current research of today, and to the multifaceted crisis of …
Arthur Cecil Pigou
Av Nahid Aslanbeigui, Guy Oakes
Inbunden, 2015
1154 kr
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The British economist Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877-59) reconceptualized economics as a theory of economic welfare and a logic of policy analysis. Misconceptions of his work abound. This book, an essay in demystification and the first reading of the entire Pigouvian oeuvre, stresses his pragmatic and …
Adam Smith
A Moral Philosopher and His Political Economy
Av G. Kennedy
Häftad, 2008
549 kr
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This book presents the authentic Adam Smith and explores his underlying approach and radical thinking, aiming to re-establish his original intentions. The book provides a crucial reminder of how relevant Adam Smith was in his own time, and how relevant he remains as we experience the worldwide …
David Ricardo
Av J. King
Inbunden, 2013
1124 kr
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This book offers a new account of David Ricardo's political economy that is both scholarly and accessible. It provides a detailed overview of the secondary literature on Ricardo down to 2012, and discusses alternative perspectives on his work, including those of Marxians, neoclassicals and …
Sir Arthur Lewis
A Biography
Inbunden, 2013
1389 kr
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Sir Arthur Lewis was the first development economist, the first Afro-Caribbean to hold a professorial chair at a British university and the first black man to win the Nobel prize for economics. However, he believed his contributions to the well-being of the poor through social and political …
Kenneth Boulding
A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
Av R. Scott
Inbunden, 2014
1130 kr
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This book summarizes the life and work of economist Kenneth E. Boulding. Boulding was a prolific writer, teacher and Quaker. Starting his career as an orthodox Keynesian economist, he eventually adopted a transdisciplinary approach to economic topics including peace, conflict and defense, …
G.L.S. Shackle
Av P. Earl
Inbunden, 2014
1165 kr
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This is an intellectual biography of G.L.S. Shackle, economic theorist, philosopher, and historian of economic theory. It explores how Shackle challenged the aims, methods and assumptions of mainstream economics. He stressed macroeconomic instability, and developed a radically subjectivist theory …
Milton Friedman
Av James Forder
Inbunden, 2019
1207 kr
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This book examines the work of Milton Friedman, which is amongst the most significant in modern economics and, equally, amongst the most contentious. Although Friedman became most famous for his views on money and monetary policy as well as his public writings, a large and important part of his …
James Buchanan
Av D. Reisman
Inbunden, 2015
1316 kr
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James Buchanan (1919-2013), economist and philosopher, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1986 for his original theory of political democracy as market exchange. Buchanan believed economics should be concerned with liberty, individualism and equity.
James Tobin
Av R. Dimand
Inbunden, 2014
569 kr
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James Tobin, 1981 Nobel laureate in economics, was the outstanding monetary economist among American Keynesian economists. This book, the first written about James Tobin, examines his leading role as a Keynesian macroeconomist and monetary economist, and considers the continuing relevance of his …
Frank H. Knight
Prophet of Freedom
Av David Cowan
Inbunden, 2016
552 kr
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This book argues for the reconsideration of Frank Knight and the Chicago School of Economic thought in a post-Financial Crisis world. The author posits that the discussion of the founder of "Knightian Uncertainty" can reveal new insights into what the economy can do for society, as his prophetic …
Franco Modigliani
A Mind That Never Rests
Häftad, 2008
1130 kr
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Starting with an overview of Modigliani's life, the authors explain and assess his influential theories, including his theory of the life-cycle hypothesis of saving; the famous Modigliani-Miller theorem in corporate finance; stabilisation policy; econometric model building and forecasting, and his …
Nicholas Kaldor
Av J. King
Häftad, 2009
1130 kr
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This book explores the life and work of Nicholas Kaldor, examining the influences that shaped and inspired his writings, and looks in detail at the crucial part he played in twentieth-century economics. Offering a comprehensive intellectual portrait of Kaldor, this book explains this great …
David Ricardo
Av J. King
Häftad, 2013
569 kr
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This book offers a new account of David Ricardo's political economy that is both scholarly and accessible. It provides a detailed overview of the secondary literature on Ricardo down to 2012, and discusses alternative perspectives on his work, including those of Marxians, neoclassicals and …
Sir Arthur Lewis
A Biography
Häftad, 2013
569 kr
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Sir Arthur Lewis was the first development economist, the first Afro-Caribbean to hold a professorial chair at a British university and the first black man to win the Nobel prize for economics. However, he believed his contributions to the well-being of the poor through social and political …
Kenneth Boulding
A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
Av R. Scott
Häftad, 2015
1130 kr
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This book summarizes the life and work of economist Kenneth E. Boulding. Boulding was a prolific writer, teacher and Quaker. Starting his career as an orthodox Keynesian economist, he eventually adopted a transdisciplinary approach to economic topics including peace, conflict and defense, …
G.L.S. Shackle
Av P. Earl
Häftad, 2014
1130 kr
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This is an intellectual biography of G.L.S. Shackle, economic theorist, philosopher, and historian of economic theory. It explores how Shackle challenged the aims, methods and assumptions of mainstream economics. He stressed macroeconomic instability, and developed a radically subjectivist theory …
James Buchanan
Av D. Reisman
Häftad, 2015
1098 kr
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James Buchanan (1919-2013), economist and philosopher, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1986 for his original theory of political democracy as market exchange. Buchanan believed economics should be concerned with liberty, individualism and equity.
James Tobin
Av R. Dimand
Häftad, 2014
569 kr
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James Tobin, 1981 Nobel laureate in economics, was the outstanding monetary economist among American Keynesian economists. This book, the first written about James Tobin, examines his leading role as a Keynesian macroeconomist and monetary economist, and considers the continuing relevance of his …
Piero Sraffa
Av A. Roncaglia
Häftad, 2009
1130 kr
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This book discusses the developments of Sraffian-Ricardian economics, as well as looking at Sraffa's critique of the Marshallian theory of the firm and the industry, his edition of Ricardo's Works and correspondence, his book on production of commodities by means of commodities, and his influence …
Alfred Marshall
Economist 1842-1924
Häftad, 2007
1098 kr
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This succinct overview of Marshall's life and work as an economist sets his major economic contributions in perspective, by looking at his education, his travel, his teaching at Cambridge, Oxford and Bristol, his policy views as presented to government inquiries and his political and social …
Dennis Robertson
Av G. Fletcher
Häftad, 2008
1130 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of Robertson's life and work. Uncovering the sources of Robertson's inspiration and ideas and the all-important causal relationship between the man and his work, this fascinating account is a must-read for all interested in rediscovering this great …
Gunnar Myrdal
An Intellectual Biography
Av W. Barber
Häftad, 2007
1130 kr
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This study examines the manner in which Gunnar Myrdal's intellectual style left an impact on the shaping of Sweden's welfare state, on race relations in the United States, on post-World War Two economic cooperation in Europe, and on the analysis of Third World economic development.
F. A. Hayek
Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy
Häftad, 2019
334 kr
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This book explores the life and work of Austrian-British economist, political economist, and social philosopher, Friedrich Hayek. Set within a context of the recent financial crisis, alongside the renewed interest in Hayek and the Hayek-Keynes debate, the book introduces the main themes of Hayek’s …
Frank H. Knight
Prophet of Freedom
Av David Cowan
Häftad, 2019
552 kr
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This book argues for the reconsideration of Frank Knight and the Chicago School of Economic thought in a post-Financial Crisis world. The author posits that the discussion of the founder of "Knightian Uncertainty" can reveal new insights into what the economy can do for society, as his prophetic …
Piero Sraffa
Av A. Roncaglia
Inbunden, 2009
1130 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book discusses the developments of Sraffian-Ricardian economics, as well as looking at Sraffa's critique of the Marshallian theory of the firm and the industry, his edition of Ricardo's Works and correspondence, his book on production of commodities by means of commodities, and his influence …
Alfred Marshall
Economist 1842-1924
Inbunden, 2007
1130 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This succinct overview of Marshall's life and work as an economist sets his major economic contributions in perspective, by looking at his education, his travel, his teaching at Cambridge, Oxford and Bristol, his policy views as presented to government inquiries and his political and social …
