Historians of economics and economic thought : the construction of disciplinary memory / / Steven G. Medema and Warren J. Samuels

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910679514803321
• Autore: Medema Steven G
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2001
• ISBN: 1-134-66545-8; 0-429-23415-5; 1-280-10997-1; 0-203-51353-3; 0-203-54902-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (371 p.)
• Collana: Routledge studies in the history of economics ; ; 51
• Altri autori (Persone): SamuelsWarren J. <1933->
• Disciplina: 330/.09
• Soggetti: Economics - Historiography; Economics - History - 20th century; Economics - History; Economists; Economists - History
• 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: Cover; Historians of Economics and Economic Thought; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of contributors; Introduction; 1 The skills of freedom: the liberal edueation of William J. Barber; 2 Mark Blaug as a historian of economic thought; 3 Bob Coats and the historicizing of economic policy; 4 Verve and versatility: Neil De Marchi and the culture of economics; 5 Maurice Dobb, historical materialism, and economic thought; 6 The craft of William D. Grampp: historian of economics; 7 F. A. Hayek as an intellectual historian of economics; 8 From Adam Smith to John Stuart Mill: Samuel Hollander and the classical economists9 S. Todd Lowry and ancient Greek economic thought: an interpretation; 10 Ronald Meek and the rehabilitation of surplus economics; 11 Philip Mirowski as a historian of economic thought; 12 Donald E. Moggridge as an historian of economic thought; 13 D. P. O'Brien's contribution to the history of economic analysis; 14 Joan Robinson's economics: using the history of economic thought as a ; discovery tool; 15 Henry William Spiegel: historian of economic thought; 16 Werner Stark and the sociology of knowledge approach to the history of economics17 Roy Weintraub's contribution to the history of economics; 18 Donald Winch as intellectual historian; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The history of economic thought has always attracted some of the brightest minds in the discipline. These chroniclers of development have helped form our current views, and it is no surprise that many among them have been at the forefront of new movements in the history of ideas.This notable collection summarizes the work of these key historians of economics and attempts to quantify their impact. Some of the writers covered, such as Friedrich Hayek and Joan Robinson, are already assured of their place among the greatest economists of the twentieth century, but the collection also str