The chapter may be taken as an exercise in second-level history of ideas. It reconstructs the history of almost half a century of historical research on Alfred Marshall, carried out in the circumscribed geographical area indicated in the title by a close-knit team that included (in addition to...

In light of the recent and ongoing surge of interest in Alfred Marshall's work, this new and original reference volume fills a gap in the literature through a detailed examination of his thought and of his contributions to economics and social science. The Companion places Alfred Marshall's...