The growth of economic thought / Henry William Spiegel.
By: Spiegel, Henry William.
Material type: BookPublisher: Durham : Duke University Press, 1991Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xxviii, 868 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0822309653; 0822309734 .Subject(s): Economics -- HistoryDDC classification: 330.09Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 678-845) and index.
Introduction -- From the bible to Plato: Founts of western civilization -- From aristotle to the fathers of the church -- Medieval economic thought: the practice of charity and the avoidance of sin -- The transition of the sixteenth century: from unity to diversity -- Mercentilism: Economic warfare for national gain -- Beyond mercantilism: the rise of quantitative methods -- Beyond mercantilism: the emergence of liberal ideas -- The rise of physiocratic thought: nature's circular flow -- Discordant currents of thought: Galiani, Hume, Steuart -- Adam Smith's economics of self-reliance: the philosophical background -- The details of Smith's system and its reorganization by say -- Malthus's population doctrine of self-denial -- Further transformations of Smith's economics: the concern with demand -- Ricardian economics: liberalism enthroned -- From Ricardo to Mill: consolidation and ferment -- John Stuart Mill: Liberalism redeemed -- Interludes of historical economics: Baconian and related variants -- The Hegelian variant of historical economics -- Socialism before Marx: A diversity of views -- Marx: Salvation through revolution -- Socialism after Marx: reform versus revolution -- Economics restructured: Marginalism and optimization (1) Forerunners and Jevons -- (2) The Austrian school: accent on utility -- (3) The Lausanne school: a general equilibrium -- (4) The Cambridge school: Transcending supply and demand -- From Wicksell to Keynes: The upsurge of monetary and income analysis -- Economic thought in the United States: Orthodoxy and dissent -- From economics to econometrics -- An expanded profession in search of new frontiers.
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- Preface (p. v)
- Introduction An Overall View Of The History Of Economics (p. xiii)
- Chapter 1 from the Bible to Plato Founts of Western Civilization (p. 1)
- Chapter 2 From Aristotle To The Fathers Of The Church (p. 23)
- Chapter 3 Medieval Economic Thought The Practice of Charity and the Avoidance of Sin (p. 47)
- Chapter 4 From Unity to Diversity (p. 75)
- Chapter 5 Mercantilism: Economic Warfare for National Gain (p. 93)
- Chapter 6 Beyond Mercantilism: The Rise of Quantitative Methods (p. 119)
- Chapter 7 Beyond Mercantilism: The Emergence of Liberal Ideas (p. 145)
- Chapter 8 Nature's Circular Flow (p. 170)
- Chapter 9 Discordant Currents Of Thought: Galiani Hume Steuart (p. 201)
- Chapter 10 Adam Smith's Economics Of Self-Reliance: The Philosophical Background (p. 221)
- Chapter 11 The Details Of Smith's System And Its Reorganization By Say (p. 242)
- Chapter 12 Malthus's Population Doctrine Of Self-Denial (p. 265)
- Chapter 13 Further Transformations of Smith's Economics: the Concern with Demand (p. 285)
- Chapter 14 Ricardian Economics: Liberalism Enthroned (p. 307)
- Chapter 15 From Ricardo To Mill: Consolidation and Ferment (p. 338)
- Chapter 16 John Stuart Mill: Liberalism Redeemed (p. 367)
- Chapter 17 Baconian and Related Variants (p. 395)
- Chapter 18 The Hegelian Variant Of Historical Economics (p. 410)
- Chapter 19 Socialism Before Marx: a Diversity of Views (p. 434)
- Chapter 20 Marx: Salvation through Revolution (p. 455)
- Chapter 21 Socialism After Marx: Reform Versus Revolution (p. 478)
- Chapter 22 Economics Restructured: Marginalism and Optimization 1. Forerunners And Jevons (p. 504)
- Chapter 23 Economics Restructured: Marginalism and Optimization 2. The Austrian School: Accent On Utility (p. 529)
- Chapter 24 3. The Lausanne School: A General Equilibrium (p. 547)
- Chapter 25 Economics Restructured: Marginalism and Optimization 4. The Cambridge School: Transcending Supply And Demand (p. 562)
- Chapter 26 from Wicksell to Keynes: the Upsurge of Monetary and Income Analysis (p. 588)
- Chapter 27 Orthodoxy and Dissent (p. 614)
- Chapter 28 From Economics To Econometrics (p. 644)
- Chapter 29 An Expanded Profession In Search Of New Frontiers (p. 659)
- Collateral Readings (p. 677)
- Collateral Readings By Readings (p. 679)
- Bibliographical Notes (p. 683)
- The Literature Of The 1980S And Early 1990S (p. 821)
- Index (p. 847)