Foreword; S.G.Medema PART I: CLASSICAL POLITICAL ECONOMY, 1600-1870 1. Seventeenth Century Pioneers 2. Development in French Economics 3. Towards a Mature Classical Political Economy 4. The First Full Systems of Classical Political Economy 5. The 'Golden Age' of Classical Political Economy PART II: MODERN DEVELOPMENTS, 1870-1960 6. The First Generation 7. The Development of Marginalist Economics: Distribution and Capital Theory 8. Pioneers of Macro-Economics 9. Further Developments in Micro-Economics 10. The Foundations of Modern Macro-Economics
Gianni Vaggi is Professor of Development Economics at the
University of Pavia, Italy where he is also the Director of the
European School of Advanced Studies in Cooperation and Development.
He has published a large number of articles as well as two books:
The Economics of Francois Quesnay and From the Debt Crisis to
Sustainable Development.
Peter Groenewegen is Emeritus Professor at the University of
Sydney, Australia. He has published a number of books on the
history of economic thought, including a widely acclaimed biography
of Alfred Marshall, a collection in translation of Turgot's major
writings on economics, and three volumes of his essays on the
history of economics. As Director of the Centre for the Study of
the History of Economic Thought from 1989 to 2003, he edited
several volumes of conference proceedings on subjects ranging from
economics and ethics, to women and economics, and physicians and
political economy, as well as a series of reprints of economic
classics. In 2005 his services to the subject were recognised by
both the History of Economics Society which named him as one of its
distinguished fellows, and the European Society of the History of
Economic Thought which made him one of its honorary members.
In 2010, Peter Groenewegen was made a Distinguished Fellow of the
Economic Society of Australia, and of the History of Economic
Thought Society in Australia, the last of which he helped to found
in 1981.
Praise for the the first edition: 'A Concise History of Economic Thought is exactly the book I have always wanted to prescribe for undergraduate classes in the history of economic thought. Written by two eminent scholars, it provides a clear convincing outline of the principal developments in our discipline combined with clear, absorbing accounts of the major episodes, contributors and their contributions on the way. It is an authoritative and definitive text, a wonderful read, an example of mature scholarship at its best, backed up by well chosen additional readings in each chapter.' - G.C. Harcourt, Jesus College, Cambridge, UK 'This book, written by two eminent historians of economics, is a definitive roadmap through the development of economic thought over the past 400 years. Its convincing and transparent structure introduces each milestone along the way in the form of accessible vignettes of the key contributions to classical political economy and modern economics. As a unique feature, each of these more than thirty chapters stands on its own and can be read individually. Closely working with relevant sources, and with aptly chosen suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, this is an ideal textbook and concise overview of the field.' - Matthias Klaes, Head, Centre of Economics and Management, Keele University, UK 'This book presents a comprehensive history of theoretical economics from the mercantilist period to roughlythe middle of the 20th century. The treatment of the material is thorough, well organized, clear and rigorous...an excellent resource.' - Gary Mongiovi, St John's University, USA
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