Historians of Economics and Economic Thought

Editor : Steven G. Medema, Warren J. Samuels

Book Series : Routledge Studies in the History of Economics 51

Master eBook ISBN10 : 0-203-51353-3

Master eBook ISBN13 : 978-0-203-51353-8

No of pages :384

Originally Published : 16 Aug 2001

No of Copies : 5

Status : Available [You may read this title]

The history of economic thought has always attracted some of the brightest minds within the discipline as a whole. These chroniclers of the discipline's development have helped form our view of it, and it is no surprise that many among them have been at the forefront of new movements in the history of ideas.
This collection summarizes the work of these key historians of economics and attempts to quantify their impact. Some of these writers such as Friedrich Hayek and Joan Robinson are already assured of their place among the greatest economists of the twentieth century, while the collection also stresses the influence of those still active in shaping our perceptions - the likes of Mark Blaug, Samuel Hollander and Donald Winch.
The collection is authored by an impressive list of contributors, many of whom are themselves well-known in the history of economic thought. These include John Creedy, Roger Blackhouse and Neil De Marchi, as well as the editors of the collection as a whole, Warren J. Samuels and Steven Medema.

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Table of contents : Introduction Steven G. Medema and Warren J. Samuels
The Skills of Freedom: The Liberal Education of William J. Barber Bradley Bateman
Mark Blaug as a Historian of Economic Thought Roger Backhouse
Bob Coats and the Historicizing of Economic Policy Neil De Marchi
Verve and Versatility: Neil De Marchi and the Culture of Economics Margaret Schabas
Maurice Dobb, Historical Materialism, and Economic Thought Bruce McFarlane and Tony Atley
The Craft of William Grampp: Historian of Economics Kenneth E. Carpenter and Laurence S. Moss
F. A. Hayek as an Intellectual Historian of Economics Peter Boettke
From Adam Smith to John Stuart Mill: Samuel Hollander and the Classical Economists Jeff Young
Tod Lowry and Ancient Greek Economic Thought: An Interpretation Spencer Pack
Ronald Meek and the Rehabilitation of Surplus Economics M. C. Howard and John King
Phil Mirowski as a Historian of Economic Thought John Davis
D. P. O'Brien's Contribution to the History of Economic Analysis John Creedy
Joan Robinson's Economics: Using the History of Economic Thought as a Discovery Tool Ingrid Rima
Henry William Spiegel, Historian of Economic Thought Steven G. Medema and Warren J. Samuels
Werner Stark and the Sociology of Knowledge Approach to the History of Economics Carles Clark
Roy Weintraub's Contribution to the History of Economics John Lodewijks
Donald Winch as Intellectual Historian Geoffrey Gilbert

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