Contributions to the history of economic thought : essays in honour of R.D.C. Black / / edited by Antoin E. Murphy and Renee Prendergast

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910219652903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000
• ISBN: 0-429-22930-5; 1-134-60820-9; 1-280-33604-8; 9786610336043; 0-203-18324-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (368 p.)
• Collana: Routledge studies in the history of economics ; ; 33
• Altri autori (Persone): BlackR. D. Collison; MurphyAntoin E; PrendergastRenee <1952->
• Disciplina: 330; 330.09; 330.1
• Soggetti: Economists - Great Britain; Economics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction ANTOIN E. MURPHY AND RENEE PRENDERGAST; Interview with R.D.C. Black ANTOIN E. MURPHY AND RENEE PRENDERGAST; R.D.C. Black: an historiographical and methodological analysis A.W. COATS; History of economic thought as an intellectual discipline D.P. O'BRIEN; Reflections on the history of economic thought or 'a trip down memory lane' BERNARD CORRY; 'A very amusing book about old times' DONALD WINCH; Adam Smith: an historical perspective on The Wealth of Nations ANDREW S. SKINNER; The Wealth of Nations censored: early translations in Spain PEDRO SCHWARTZThe Jevonian revolution re-appraised MARGARET SCHABAS; Jevons and Gossen JOHN K. WHITAKER; John Emilius Lancelot Shadwell on value and wages IAN STEEDMAN; Brotherhood at arms: the Cairnes Leslie controversy TADHG FOLEY AND TOM BOYLAN; The famine, the ; New York Irish and their bank CORMAC GRDA; The political economy of Edmund Burke RENEE PRENDERGAST; Menger's organic view of institutions CHARLES HICKSON; Canons of monetary orthodoxy and John Law ANTOIN E. MURPHY; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Featuring original contributions from some of the leading contemporary figures in the history of economic thought, this book offers new perspectives on key topics, from Smith's Wealth of Nations to the Jevonian Revolution. Drawing inspiration from the life and work of R.D.C. Black, formerly Professor of Economics at Queen's University Belfast, this book will be of essential interest to any serious scholar of economic thought.