Development of Economic Analysis - Couverture rigide

Rima, Ingrid H.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0415143063 ISBN 13 : 9780415143066

Editeur : Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

The Development of Economic Analysis traces the development of economic theory from Plato through to contemporary thought. All the major movements are covered and presented here in six chronological parts. The text includes a number of practical features: a 'family tree' at the beginning of each section, illustrating how the key streams and people connect and develop, accompanied by a list of key publications for that period integrated selections of readings from the major works enable reference to original sources The subject matter is divided to allow individual users to follow their preferences. The text also includes guidelines for use on a one semester course. Each part ends with a summary and questions to discuss, along with glossaries and suggestions for further reading The result is a valuable aid to the study of economic thought and encourages students to examine the relevance to contemporary theory

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Previously published by Irwin The Development of Economic Analysis 5th Edition traces the development of economic theory from Plato through to contemporary thought. All the major movements are covered and presented here in six chronological parts.
This text includes a number of practical features:
* a 'family tree' at the beginning of each section, illustrating how the key streams and people connect and develop, accompanied by a list of key publications for that period
* Integration of readings from the major works within their problem solving context, thus facilitating reference to source material
* the division of subject matter to allow the preferences of individual users to be accommodated. The text also includes guidelines for use on a one semester course.
* Each part ends with a summary and questions to discuss, along with glossaries and suggestions for further reading
The book provides a valuable aid to the study of economic thought and encourages students to examine the relevance to contemporary theory. This text has established itself as one of the foremost guides to understanding and relating the study of economic analysis.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This is the sixth edition of a textbook that has been instrumental in introducing a generation of students to the history of economic thought. It charts the development of economics from its establishment as an analytical discipline in the eighteenth century through to the late twentieth century. The book discusses the work of, amongst others: Ricardo, Malthus, Marx, Walras, Marshall and Keynes as well as the institutionalists, the Chicago School and the emergence of econometrics. This edition has been fully revised and updated and includes:
* chronologies of the key dates in the development of economics
* extracts from original texts
* an examination of how the study of the history of economic thought impinges upon modern thinking.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0415143063
• ISBN 13: 9780415143066
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 624
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible