This book covers the development of Economics in Japan from the inter-war period to the 2000s focusing on the international theoretical contributions of Japanese economists. The first focal point is the international contributions of Japanese economists before and after World War II. The second...

Reading the Wealth of Nations and Smith's other writings -- How does Smith achieve a synthesis in writing? -- Nature's dupes : irony and economic agency in Smith's writing -- The political economy of Castle Rackrent : Maria Edgeworth and Adam Smith -- Exemplification strategy in Adam Smith's...

1. On the changing role of prices in transformational growth : rethinking Solow and Kaldor / Edward J. Nell -- 2. On the dismal state of a dismal what? / Heinz D. Kurz -- 3. Alfred Marshall : father of modern economics / Nobuhiro Ito -- 4. Keynes, the dynamic stochastic general equilibrium...