A companion to the history of economic thought
- ISBN: 9780631225737
- Editorial: Blackwell Publishing
- Fecha de la edición: 2003
- Lugar de la edición: Oxford. Reino Unido
- Colección: Blackwell Companions to Contemporary Economics
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 26 cm
- Nº Pág.: 712
- Idiomas: Inglés
This companion offers a comprehensive and sophisticated exploration of the history of economic thought. It has a threefold focus: the history of economic thought; the history of economics as a discipline; and the historiography of economic thought. The essays in the first section focus on the history of economic ideas, with topics ranging from ancient, Medieval and Islamic thought, to Marxian, Utopian and post-war thought. The second section explores important historiographical topics, including the sociology of economics, methodology, exegesis and textuality. Each short essay serves as a complex introduction to the chosen topic, and gathered together they provide an extensive synthesis of the field as a whole. The volume should be a useful resource for anyone researching or studying the history of economic thought, and will also serve as a text for courses in this area.
