An Outline Of The History Of Economic Thought - Couverture souple

Screpanti, Ernesto

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0198774559 ISBN 13 : 9780198774556

Editeur : Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 1995

Synopsis

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the development of economics from its beginnings-at the end of the Middle Ages-to contemporary developments, including some significant contributions of the 1980s. The economic thought of the last 50 years has been given particular attention to reflect the remarkable growth in research accomplished during this period. The authors present traditional and modern theories as part of a historical process. They have not only surveyed economic thought from a theoretical perspective, but have reconstructed the intellectual climate from which new economic theories have emerged.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the development of economics from its beginnings, at the end of the Middle Ages, up to contemporary developments, including a number of significant contributions of the 1980s. The economic thought of the last 50 years has been given particular attention to reflect the remarkable growth in research accomplished during this period. The authors present traditional as well as modern theories as part of a historical process. Thus they have not only surveyed economic thought from a theoretical perspective, but have also reconstructed the intellectual climate from which new economic theories have emerged. The book therefore takes a history-of-ideas approach, whose principal aims consist, on the one hand, of understanding the context in which the ideas are formed, and, on the other, of explaining how the fundamental ideas lead to the creation of particular theoretical systems.

Revue de presse

The scope of this book is vast ... provides a clear, non-technical account of some of the most important recent developments in economic theory, which many readers will find informative ... the book makes stimulating reading and provides a useful addition to the literature on this subject. (Times Higher Education Supplement)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0198774559
• ISBN 13: 9780198774556
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 456
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible