Pluralistic Economics and Its History

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-138-09003-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 310 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 576 g

This volume is a history of economics – as it was interpreted, discussed and established as a discipline – in the 20th century. It highlights the pluralism of the discipline and brings together leading voices in the field who reflect on their lifelong work. The chapters draw on a host of traditions of economic thought, including pre-classical, classical, Marxian, neoclassical, Sraffian, post-Keynesian, Cantabrigian and institutionalist traditions in economics. Further, the volume also looks at the history of economics in India and its evolution as a discipline since the country’s independence.

This book will appeal to students, researchers and teachers of economics and intellectual history, as well as to the interested general reader.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sinha, Ajit

Thomas, Alex M.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. History, Logic and Narrative in Pedagogy 3. Theories of Activity Levels and Growth before Adam Smith 4. From ‘Change’ to ‘Difference’: Sraffa’s Reinterpretation of Classical Economics 5. A History of Marxian Economics 1960-2010: How We 'Did' It 6. Capitalism, Classical Political Economy and Marx's Departures 7. On the Origins of Post Keynesian Macroeconomics 8. Geoff Harcourt on G.C. Harcourt, as told to Ajit Sinha 9. Is there a Cambridge approach to economics? 10. Between Theory and History: The Structural Dynamics Tradition 11. Buffer Stock Operations in History and Economic Thought 12. History of Institutional Economics 13. General Equilibrium Theory: A Status Report 14. Historical Perspective of Econometrics 15. Writings of Indian Economic History since Independence 16. On the Evolution of Heterodox Economic Thinking in India 17. Two Sides of the Colonial Coin: British and Indian women’s Engagements with Colonialism and Patriarchy

Über Autor(innen)

Ajit Sinha is a Professor of Economics at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India. He has published extensively in the area of history of economic theory. He is also the author of Theories of Value from Adam Smith to Piero Sraffa, A Revolution in Economic Theory: The Economics of Piero Sraffa and Essays on Theories of Value in the Classical Tradition.

Alex M. Thomas is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India. His primary research area is the history of economic thought, especially classical economics.