A BRIEF HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
From the Mercantilists to the Post-Keynesians
Genre:
Economy & Politics
Author:
Hassan Bougrine, Louis-Philippe Rochon
Publisher:
Edward Elgar
Language:
English
AUTHOR BIO:
Hassan Bougrine, Full Professor, Laurentian University. Louis-Philippe Rochon, Full Professor, Laurentian University, Canada, Editor-in-Chief, Review of Political Economy and Founding Editor Emeritus, Review of Keynesian Economics
Pages:
304
Publication:
2022
Rights available:
All except China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
RIGHTS SOLD: Turkish
DESCRIPTION:
It is now widely acknowledged that history is useful, even essential, because it helps us predict the future. The history of ideas in economics, as in other fields of inquiry, plays an important role in enlightening current researchers as they endeavour to understand contemporary events and anticipate the future of human societies. This book brings together a fine collection of chapters that span contributions from forgotten classics to the most recent new thinking about critical issues such as growth, wealth, its creation and its distribution among members of society. It is A Brief History of Economic Thought, but it will certainly go a long way in helping undergraduate students and other researchers who are curious about the evolution of economic ideas over the last five centuries.
REVIEWS:
‘Rochon’s claim for post-Keynesian economics provides a fitting finish to the volume with its clear heterodox orientation. Bougrine and Rochon have succeeded in providing an excellent introduction to the development of economic discourse for those seeking a different perspective than the traditional linear explanation of the development of modern orthodox economics.’ -- Harry Bloch, History of Economics Review ‘At a time when mainstream economists have practically abandoned the teaching of the history of economic thought in numerous economics undergraduate university programs internationally, professors Hassan Bougrine and Louis-Philippe Rochon should be commended for trying to reverse this tendency. They have brought together a truly first-class international group of distinguished non-m...
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