Books in the Routledge Studies in the History of Economics series

Deals with the work on growth theory, integrating the study of the history of economic analysis with contemporary economic theorizing. This book draws on the work of Schumpeter and Smith to articulate the relationships between innovation, knowledge and growth.

Exploring the work of Austrian and German social scientists such as Carl Menger, Eugen v Bohm-Bawerk and Friedrich Wieser, this title considers the place of subjective rationality or methodological individualism in the total view of social evolution.

This collection of essays amounts to the definitive guide to eighteenth century economics and is a must for any economist's bookshelves. This book represents four decades of Peter Groenewegen's research of the eighteenth century.

In this volume, Michel Verdon undertakes a pathbreaking analysis of the three major paradigms in economics: Marxian economics, neo-classical economics and Keynesian economics.

A re-examination of nineteenth century economic literary writings, including stories, dialogues, and Keynes' General Theory which is located within a nineteenth century 'tradition' of uniting science and art.

As a defender of free-market liberalism and a leading opponent of socialism, this book places Ludwig von Mises' views on political economy, public policy and monetary economics in the historical context of his time.

Helps in understanding a current of thought which contributed to the industrial expansion of the nineteenth century. This book is of interest to postgraduate students, economists, historians and philosophers interested in the history of economic thought.

Following John R Hicks' proposal that a realistic monetary theory could be constructed along an evolutionary path, starting with the workings of a real market, this book considers whether we can look to the medieval economy as the point of departure. It is useful for researchers and students of the history of monetary theory and economic thought.

Leon Walras (1834-1910) is one of most important economists in the history of the science. This book is a complete English translation of his "Aetudes d'economie sociale" (1896), in which he presents the essence of his normative economic ideas.

Collects together Anthony Brewer's work on the origins and development of the theory of economic growth from the late eighteenth century and looking at how it came to dominate economic thinking in the nineteenth century.

Argues that analysis of the arguments of the Hume's Treatise throws light on Hume's later economic, political and historical work.

Translation of: L'eonomie des passions selon Adam Smith.

Providing a contemporary overview of the debate amongst theoretical stands in economics, this book brings together contributions from a number of eminent scholars. It covers important issues in methodology and the history of thought.

Ragnar Frisch was one of the founders of economics as a modern science and won the first ever Nobel Prize for economics in 1969. He is famous for coining a number of terms such as econometrics and macroeconomics which are common currency today. This title presents Frisch's views on econometrics.

Intends to establish a chronological trace of the entrepreneur as treated in economic literature in order to give a wholesome perspective to contemporary writings and teachings on entrepreneurship. This book focuses on the nature and role of the entrepreneur, and of entrepreneurship. It exposes the many different facets of entrepreneurship.

Clarifies the character and fundamental structures of 'political economy' as an intellectual discipline in the texts of Adam Smith. This title is suitable for historians of economic thought and philosophers of social science.

This work places Marx's theory of money within the wider context of his political and philosophical thought.

Appraises the role of the German Historical School and of Carl Menger (founder of the Austrian School). This book is suitable for several disciplines, including history of economic thought, economic methodology, philosophy of science and the history of ideas.

Parsons argues that Weber's analysis is highly influenced by the Austrian School of Economics and the relationship between his critique of centrally planned economies and that of Mises. This book is a valuable contribution to Weberian literature.