An outline of the history of economic thought /​ E. Screpanti, Stefano Zamagni

Title

• An outline of the history of economic thought / Ernesto Screpanti and Stefano Zamagni ; translated by David Field and Lynn Kirby.

Also Titled

• Oxford Scholarship Online Economics and Finance.

Author

• Screpanti, Ernesto, 1948-

Other Authors

• Zamagni, Stefano.
• Field, David.
• Kirby, Lynn.
• Oxford University Press

Edition

• 2nd ed. rev. & expanded.

Published

• Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Content Types

• text

Carrier Types

• volume

Physical Description

• xviii, 559 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

• Economics -- History.

Summary

• "This text provides a comprehensive and analytical overview of the development of economic theory from its beginnings, at the end of the Middle Ages, up to contemporary contributions. Traditional theories are presented as living matter, and modern theories are presented as part of a historical process and not as established truths. In this way, the book avoids the dangerous dichotomy between the 'pure' historians of thought who dedicate themselves exclusively to studying 'facts', and the 'pure' theorists who are only interested in the evolution of the logical structure of theories. Accessible by undergraduate students, this text is both a lucid and concise account of the subject."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents

• Machine derived contents note: From the Origins to Keynes
• 1. The Birth of Political Economy
• 2. The Laissez-Faire Revolution and Smithian Economics
• 3. From Ricardo to Mill
• 4. Socialist Economic Thought and Marx
• 5. The Triumph of Utilitarianism and the Marginalist Revolution
• 6. The Construction of Neoclassical Orthodoxy
• 7. The Years of High Theory: I
• 8. The Years of High Theory: II
• Contemporary Developments of Economic Theory
• 9. Contemporary Macroeconomic Theory
• 10. General Economic Equilibrium and Microeconomics
• 11. At the Margins of Orthodoxy
• 12. A Post-Smithian Revolution.

Notes

• Previous ed.: Oxford: Clarendon, 1993.
• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Also available online.

Language

• English