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This extraordinary book provides a critical review of the work of Nicholas Georgesçu-Roegen in conventional economics, environmental economics and methodology. Particular attention is paid to the role of thermodynamics in Georgesçu-Roegen's economics
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seventeen of the most influential dissenting economists who have shaped twentieth century economics and who continue to make … economists pay to the real world behaviour of individuals, the narrow and limited assumptions made by economists, the … professional economists, researchers and postgraduate students, especially those interested in the history of economic thought, and …
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Italian Economists of the 20th Century provides a unique up-to-date assessment and appreciation of the work of 12 … pioneering economists. The essays - written by a group of leading international scholars - are a fitting tribute to the important … contribution that Italian economists have made to twentieth century economics. This important book includes entries not only on …
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In this collection, esteemed post-Keynesian scholars reassess the relevance of Keynes's 'The General Theory' to a broad … into general post-Keynesian theory … - tell the truth! / Stephanie Kelton -- Investment finance and financial sector development / Bokhyun Cho -- Keynes's theory …
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As Europe moves toward an integrated academic system, European economics is changing. This book discusses that change, along with the changes that are happening simultaneously within the economic profession. The authors argue that modern economics can no longer usefully be described as...
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The economics major is a central part of a college education. But is that economics major doing what it is meant to do? And if not, how should it be changed? This book raises a set of provocative questions that encourage readers to look at the economics major in a different light than it is...
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An Eponymous Dictionary of Economics is a fascinating and accessible reference work with comprehensive coverage of the field of economics from Adam Smith's Problem through Minkowski's Theorem to Zellner's Estimator
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In this collection of autobiographical essays, 26 prominent scholars detail their profes sional development, while offering insight into their lives and philosophies. With candor and humor they relate how they came to the field of economics, as well as how their views have evolved over the years
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economists. It is an extensive and authoritative guide to economists both past and present, providing biographical …, bibliographical and critical information on over 100 economists working in the non-neoclassical traditions broadly defined. It … includes entries on, amongst others, radical economists, Marxists, post-Keynesians, behaviourists, Kaleckians and …
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This unique and original work contends that, despite the differences between Marshallian and Schumpeterian thinking, they both present formidable challenges to a broad type of social science beyond economics, particularly under the influence of the German historical school. In a departure from...
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