Curiously, economists, whose discipline has much to do with human well-being, have shied away from factoring the study of happiness into their work. Happiness, they might say, is an ''unscientific'' concept. This is the first book to establish empirically the link between happiness and...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Economy of Ancient Greece and the Beginning of Economic Thought -- Chapter 3. The Economy in the Middle Ages -- Chapter 4. Reflections of the Economy in Scholastic Thought -- Chapter 5. The Age of Mercantilism -- Chapter 6. Physiocracy -- Chapter 7. The...

The evolution of economic thought can be traced back from its beginnings in classical antiquity up to the present day. In this book, Professor Alessandro Roncaglia offers a clear, concise and updated version of his award-winning The Wealth of Ideas, studying the development of economic thought...

Der Band enthält die überarbeiteten Referate der 20. Tagung des Dogmenhistorischen Ausschusses, Ulm 1999. Tagungsthema war die (deutsche) Ältere Historische Schule. Gegenstand der einzelnen Beiträge sind vor allem die drei führenden Persönlichkeiten dieser Gruppen deutscher Ökonomen:...

"A Brief History of Economic Thought The evolution of economic thought can be traced back from its beginnings in classical antiquity up to the present day. In this book, Professor Alessandro Roncaglia offers a clear, concise and updated version of his award- winning The Wealth of Ideas, studying...

"The Western literature on the history of Chinese economic thought is sparse, and comparisons with the history of Western economic thought even more so. This pioneering book brings together Western and Chinese scholars to reflect on the historical evolution of economic thought in Europe and...