1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461789203321

Autore

Collard David A.

Titolo

Generations of economists / / David Collard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-53303-0

9786613845481

0-203-83684-7

1-136-86633-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in the history of economics ; ; 120

Disciplina

330.092/241

Soggetti

Economics - Great Britain - History

Neoclassical school of economics - History

Economists - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Generations of Economists; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Generations of economists and the economics of generations; Part I Pigou and Cambridge: contexts; 2 Pigou's place in the history of economics; 3 Pigou and modern business cycle theory; 4 Pigou on expectations and the cycle; 5 Cambridge after Marshall; 6 The Cambridge Economics Tripos 1957-60: a memoir; Part II Classical utilitarianism and welfare: contexts; 7 Utility and utilitarianism in economics: ancient and modern; 8 Research on well-being: some advice from Jeremy Bentham

9 Malthus, population and the generational bargainPart III General equilibrium: contexts; 10 The founding fathers: Walras and Edgeworth; 11 Léon Walras and the Cambridge caricature; 12 Walras, Patinkin and the money tâtonnement; 13 Edgeworth's propositions on altruism; 14 The production of commodities; 15 High Hicks, deep Hicks and equilibrium; Part IV Neglect: contexts; 16 An optimistic note on neglect; 17 Tozer: introduction to a mathematical investigation; 18 Alfred Russel Wallace and the political economists; Part V Inter-generational economics: contexts



19 Pigou and future generations: a Cambridge tradition20 Ramsey, saving and the generations; 21 Cooperation between overlapping generations; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on the interaction between practising economists and previous generations of economists. Because economic problems, such as crashes, tend to recur and are only partially understood, it may be profitable read the work of previous generations in a collaborative spirit. Sometimes this can offer a different perspective on current preoccupations and cause us to reconsider the scope of our much criticised subject. The book gathers together earlier work by the author which appeared in various academic books and journals with the addition of six new chapters.The collection

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996383593203316

Autore

Taylor John <1580-1653.>

Titolo

The Popes benediction or, his generall pardon to be purchased onely with mony and without penance [[electronic resource] ] : sent into England by Ignatius Holy-water a Iesuit, to the Arch-bishop of Canterbury, and to the rest of his subjects there

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : [s.n.], Printed 1641

Descrizione fisica

[2], 5, [1] p. : ill

Soggetti

Great Britain History Charles I, 1625-1649 Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Attributed to John Taylor. Cf. -- NUC-pre 1956.

Illustrated t.p.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018