This volume presents commissioned essays on important, but often neglected, Irish and English economists of the 18th … extended essay on Samuel Bailey, which adds to his voluminous treatment of the great classical economists. This volume intends … to bring much needed attention back onto forgotten economists that shaped economic history. …

For the economics profession, issues of marketing and ideology have often been reduced to the status of 'the love that … have in shaping the contours of the discipline. The way in which economists face policy issues is in part driven, even if …, economics is full of uncertainties and uncontrollable difficulties …

opportunity to understand why he became such a significant figure in economics over much of the second half of the twentieth … scholar, an indefatigable editor, a generous colleague, a fierce debater. His passing was a sad loss for economics and for the … history of economics. This volume, a kind of Mark Blaug in Retrospect, is a fitting memorial that, at once, captures his many …

pt. I. Introduction -- pt. II. Country contexts -- pt. III. Economists -- pt. IV. Themes -- pt. V. Comparisons. …