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Book SynopsisMonetary theory not only provides the tools to analyse monetary arrangements, it also shapes them in an essential way. The selected papers gathered together in this book deal with a variety of topics concerning both aspects of this twofold relationship. A number of controversial issues regarding the demand for money are empirically investigated and the functioning of a cashless economy is clarified by critically assessing the new monetary economics.Filippo Cesarano shows the important role played by monetary theory in shaping the evolution of monetary arrangements. This principle is illustrated by focusing on several issues relating to both current and future developments of monetary institutions: the optimum quantity of money, the international monetary system and monetary unions. Equilibrium models are viewed as a benchmark against which the actual conditions of the economy must be set.Money and Monetary Systems will be of great interest and value to economists specialising in monetary theory and international monetary economics, postgraduate students in economics and economic historians.Trade Review'There is no need to venture into a lengthy discussion of this book's contents, for its readers can gain immediate access to Cesarano's own ideas simply by turning a few pages. They are now urged to do just that, in the hope that they will find as much stimulation and even pleasure as has this writer in these imaginative and open-minded essays.' -- From the foreword by David LaidlerTable of ContentsContents: Foreword David Laidler Introduction 1. On Money and Monetary Systems PART I: THE DEMAND FOR MONEY 2. Money and Quasi-Money 3. Financial Innovation and Demand for Money: Some Empirical Evidence 4. Demand for Money and Expected Inflation PART II: THE NEW MONETARY ECONOMICS 5. The New Monetary Economics and the Theory of Money 6. Legal Restrictions Theory and the Rate-of-Return Dominance of Money 7. The New Monetary Economics and Keynes’ Theory of Money PART III: MONETARY SYSTEMS 8. Monetary Systems and Monetary Theory 9. Providing for the Optimum Quantity of Money 10. Competitive Money Supply: The International Monetary System in Perspective 11. The Bretton Woods Agreements: A Monetary Theory Perspective PART IV: MONETARY UNIONS 12. On the Viability of Monetary Unions 13. Monetary Union: A Theoretical Perspective 14. Currency Areas and Equilibrium 15. The Equilibrium Approach to Optimum Currency Areas 16. Optimum Currency Areas: A Policy View PART V: ECONOMICS AS A SOCIAL SCIENCE 17. Economic History and Economic Theory Index

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Book SynopsisThe stock market globalization process has produced historic changes in the structure of stock markets, the effects of which are evident throughout the world. Despite these transformations, there are relatively few sources examining the connections between the globalization process currently under way and previous periods of stock market globalization. This seminal volume fills that gap. The chapters in the first section examine previous globalization periods through the lens of the corporate economy, valuing equities and managed funds. Further chapters address current issues such as the social closure of the exchange, demutualization and mergers and acquisitions as well as cross-listing and liquidity. The final chapters consider the regulatory challenges posed by stock market globalization. These include the pressures on regulators from rent-seeking stock market participants, the demise of exchange trading floors and Latin America's stock market. Timely, multi-disciplinary and practical, this informative Handbook will be an essential reference for students and scholars of economics, finance and accounting, finance professionals and security market regulators. Contributors include: Y. Cassis, A. de la Torre, M. Geranio, I. Hasan, D.J. Harty, E. Hutson, J. Markham, R. Michie, G. Poitras, A. Preda, J. Rutterford, S. Schmukler, H. Schmiedel, L. Song, G. ZanottiTable of ContentsContents: Prologue: Events from February to July 2011 Introduction: Stock Market Globalization, Past and Present Geoffrey Poitras PART I: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON STOCK MARKET GLOBALIZATION 1. Capitals of Capital Youssef Cassis 2. The Stock Market and the Corporate Economy: A Historical Overview Ranald Michie 3. From the Renaissance Exchanges to Cyberspace: A History of Stock Market Globalization Geoffrey Poitras 4. Valuing Equities in the UK and the US: Fashions and Trends Janette Rutterford 5. The Evolution of the Managed Funds Industry: Investment Trusts in Nineteenth-century Britain Elaine Hutson PART II: STUDIES OF CURRENT STOCK MARKET GLOBALIZATION 6. The Social Closure of the Stock Exchange Alexandru Preda 7. Demutualization and the Globalization of Stock Markets Giovanna Zanotti 8. How Stock Exchange Mergers and Acquisitions Affect Competitors’ Shareholder Value: Global Evidence Iftekhar Hasan, Heiko Schmiedel and Liang Song 9. Cross-listing and the Evolution of Global Stock Market Liquidity Manuela Geranio PART III: EVALUATING STOCK MARKET GLOBALIZATION 10. Latin American Stock Markets: Recent History and Prospects Augusto de la Torre and Sergio L. Schmukler 11. What Happened on 6 May 2010? Anatomy of the Flash Crash Geoffrey Poitras 12. The Impact of Electronic Communication Networks on Exchange Trading Floors and Derivatives Regulation Jerry W. Markham and Daniel J. Harty Index

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking series brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and each volume focuses on those Laureates working in the same broad area of study. The careful selection of papers within each volume is set in context by an insightful introduction to the Laureates' careers and main published works. This landmark series will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world.Trade Review‘What a brilliant idea! To provide readers with both information on the Nobel Laureates in Economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. The names of the “contributing” Laureates speak for themselves. Howard Vane and Chris Mulhearn, the editors, and Edward Elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.’Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements General Introduction PART I MILTON FRIEDMAN Introduction to Part I Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 1. Milton Friedman (1953a), ‘The Methodology of Positive Economics’ 2. Milton Friedman (1953b), ‘The Case for Flexible Exchange Rates’ 3. Milton Friedman (1956), ‘The Quantity Theory of Money – A Restatement’ 4. Milton Friedman and Anna J. Schwartz (1963), ‘Money and Business Cycles’ 5. Milton Friedman (1968), ‘The Role of Monetary Policy’ 6. Milton Friedman (1977), ‘Nobel Lecture: Inflation and Unemployment’ PART II ROBERT E. LUCAS Jr. Introduction to Part II Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 7. Robert E. Lucas, Jr. (1972), ‘Expectations and the Neutrality of Money’ 8. Robert E. Lucas, Jr. (1973), ‘Some International Evidence on Output-Inflation Tradeoffs’ 9. Robert E. Lucas, Jr. (1975), ‘An Equilibrium Model of the Business Cycle’ 10. Robert E. Lucas, Jr. (1976), ‘Econometric Policy Evaluation: A Critique’ 11. Robert E. Lucas, Jr. (1978), ‘Asset Prices in an Exchange Economy’ 12. Robert E. Lucas, Jr. (1988), ‘On the Mechanics of Economic Development’ PART III EDMUND S. PHELPS Introduction to Part III Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 13. Edmund S. Phelps (1961), ‘The Golden Rule of Accumulation: A Fable for Growthmen’ 14. Edmund S. Phelps (1966), ‘Models of Technical Progress and the Golden Rule of Research’ 15. Edmund S. Phelps (1967), ‘Phillips Curves, Expectations of Inflation and Optimal Unemployment Over Time’ 16. Edmund S. Phelps (1968), ‘Money-Wage Dynamics and Labor-Market Equilibrium’ 17. E.S. Phelps and R.A. Pollak (1968), ‘On Second-Best National Saving and Game-Equilibrium Growth’ 18. Edmund S. Phelps and John B. Taylor (1977), ‘Stabilizing Powers of Monetary Policy under Rational Expectations’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking series brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and each volume focuses on those Laureates working in the same broad area of study. The careful selection of papers within each volume is set in context by an insightful introduction to the Laureates' careers and main published works. This landmark series will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world.Trade Review‘What a brilliant idea! To provide readers with both information on the Nobel Laureates in Economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. The names of the “contributing” Laureates speak for themselves. Howard Vane and Chris Mulhearn, the editors, and Edward Elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.’Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements General Introduction PART I HARRY M. MARKOWITZ Introduction to Part I Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 1. Harry Markowitz (1952a), ‘Portfolio Selection’ 2. Harry Markowitz (1952b), ‘The Utility of Wealth’ 3. H. Levy and H.M. Markowitz (1979), ‘Approximating Expected Utility by a Function of Mean and Variance’ 4. Harry M. Markowitz and Eric L. van Dijk (2003), ‘Single-Period Mean-Variance Analysis in a Changing World’ PART II MERTON H. MILLER Introduction to Part II Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 5. Franco Modigliani and Merton H. Miller (1958), ‘The Cost of Capital, Corporation Finance and the Theory of Investment’ 6. Franco Modigliani and Merton H. Miller (1959), ‘The Cost of Capital, Corporation Finance and the Theory of Investment: Reply’ 7. Merton H. Miller and Franco Modigliani (1961), ‘Dividend Policy, Growth, and the Valuation of Shares’ 8. Franco Modigliani and Merton H. Miller (1963), ‘Corporate Income Taxes and the Cost of Capital: A Correction’ 9. Merton H. Miller and Franco Modigliani (1966), ‘Some Estimates of the Cost of Capital to the Electric Utility Industry, 1954–57’ 10. Merton H. Miller (1977), ‘Debt and Taxes’ PART III WILLIAM F. SHARPE Introduction to Part III Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 11. William F. Sharpe (1963), ‘A Simplified Model For Portfolio Analysis’ 12. William F. Sharpe (1964), ‘Capital Asset Prices: A Theory of Market Equilibrium Under Conditions of Risk’ 13. William F. Sharpe (1966), ‘Mutual Fund Performance’ 14. William F. Sharpe (1978), ‘Bank Capital Adequacy, Deposit Insurance, and Security Values’ PART IV ROBERT C. MERTON Introduction to Part IV Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 15. Robert C. Merton (1969), ‘Lifetime Portfolio Selection Under Uncertainty: The Continuous-Time Case’ 16. Robert C. Merton (1971), ‘Optimum Consumption and Portfolio Rules in a Continuous-Time Model’ 17. Robert C. Merton (1973a), ‘Theory of Rational Option Pricing’ 18. Robert C. Merton (1973b), ‘An Intertemporal Capital Asset Pricing Model’ 19. Robert C. Merton (1974), ‘On the Pricing of Corporate Debt: The Risk Structure of Interest Rates’ 20. Robert C. Merton (1977), ‘On the Pricing of Contingent Claims and the Modigliani-Miller Theorem’ PART V MYRON S. SCHOLES Introduction to Part V Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 21. Fischer Black and Myron Scholes (1972), ‘The Valuation of Option Contracts and a Test of Market Efficiency’ 22. Fischer Black and Myron Scholes (1973), ‘The Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities’ 23. Fischer Black and Myron Scholes (1974), ‘The Effects of Dividend Yield and Dividend Policy on Common Stock Prices and Returns’ 24. Myron Scholes and Joseph Williams (1977), ‘Estimating Betas from Nonsynchronous Data’ 25. Merton H. Miller and Myron S. Scholes (1978), ‘Dividends and Taxes’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking series brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and each volume focuses on those Laureates working in the same broad area of study. The careful selection of papers within each volume is set in context by an insightful introduction to the Laureates' careers and main published works. This landmark series will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world.Trade Review‘What a brilliant idea! To provide readers with both information on the Nobel Laureates in Economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. The names of the “contributing” Laureates speak for themselves. Howard Vane and Chris Mulhearn, the editors, and Edward Elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.’Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements General Introduction PART I TRYGVE HAAVELMO Introduction to Part I Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 1. Trygve Haavelmo (1943a), ‘The Statistical Implications of a System of Simultaneous Equations’ 2. Trygve Haavelmo (1943b), ‘Statistical Testing of Business-Cycle Theories’ 3. Trygve Haavelmo (1944), ‘The Probability Approach in Econometrics’ 4. M.A. Girshick and Trygve Haavelmo (1947), ‘Statistical Analysis of the Demand for Food: Examples of Simultaneous Estimation of Structural Equations’ PART II JAMES J. HECKMAN Introduction to Part II Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 5. James Heckman (1974), ‘Shadow Prices, Market Wages and Labor Supply’ 6. James J. Heckman (1976), ‘A Life-Cycle Model of Earnings, Learning, and Consumption’ 7. James J. Heckman (1979), ‘Sample Selection Bias as a Specification Error’ 8. James Heckman (1990), ‘Varieties of Selection Bias’ 9. Stephen V. Cameron and James J. Heckman (1998), ‘Life Cycle Schooling and Dynamic Selection Bias: Models and Evidence for Five Cohorts of American Males’ 10. James J. Heckman, Thomas M. Lyons and Petra E. Todd (2000), ‘Understanding Black-White Wage Differentials, 1960–1990’ PART III DANIEL L. McFADDEN Introduction to Part III Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 11. Daniel McFadden (1974), ‘Conditional Logit Analysis of Qualitative Choice Behavior’ 12. Daniel McFadden (1975), ‘The Revealed Preferences of a Government Bureaucracy: Theory’ 13. Daniel McFadden (1976), ‘The Revealed Preferences of a Government Bureaucracy: Empirical Evidence’ 14. Daniel McFadden (1978), ‘Modelling the Choice of Residential Location’ PART IV ROBERT E. ENGLE Introduction to Part IV Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 15. Robert F. Engle (1982), ‘Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity With Estimates of the Variance of United Kingdom Inflation’ 16. Robert F. Engle, David M. Lilien and Russell P. Robins (1987), ‘Estimating Time-Varying Risk Premia in the Term Structure: the ARCH-M Model’ 17. Robert F. Engle and C.W.J. Granger (1987), ‘Co-integration and Error Correction: Representation, Estimation and Testing’ PART V CLIVE W.J. GRANGER Introduction to Part V Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 18. C.W.J. Granger (1969), ‘Investigating Causal Relations by Econometric Models and Cross–Spectral Methods’ 19. J.M Bates and C.W.J. Granger (1969), ‘The Combination of Forecasts’ 20. C.W.J. Granger and P. Newbold (1974), ‘Spurious Regressions in Econometrics’ 21. C.W.J. Granger (1981), ‘Some Properties of Time Series Data and Their Use in Econometric Model Specification’ 22. C.W.J. Granger and A.A. Weiss (1983), ‘Time Series Analysis of Error Correction Models’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking series brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and each volume focuses on those Laureates working in the same broad area of study. The careful selection of papers within each volume is set in context by an insightful introduction to the Laureates' careers and main published works. This landmark series will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world.Trade Review‘What a brilliant idea! To provide readers with both information on the Nobel Laureates in Economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. The names of the “contributing” Laureates speak for themselves. Howard Vane and Chris Mulhearn, the editors, and Edward Elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.’Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements General Introduction PART I WASSILY W. LEONTIEF Introduction to Part I Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 1. Wassily Leontief (1936), ‘Quantitative Input and Output Relations in the Economic System of the United States’ 2. Wassily Leontief (1946), ‘Wages, Profits and Prices’ 3. Wassily Leontief (1953a), ‘Dynamic Analysis’ 4. Wassily Leontief (1953b), ‘Domestic Production and Foreign Trade; The American Capital Position Re-examined’ 5. Wassily Leontief (1956), ‘Factor Proportions and the Structure of American Trade: Further Theoretical and Empirical Analysis’ 6. Wassily Leontief (1970), ‘Environmental Repercussions and the Economic Structure: An Input–Output Approach’ PART II LEONID V. KANTOROVICH Introduction to Part II Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 7. L. Kantorovich (1958), ‘On the Translocation of Masses’ 8. L.V. Kantorovich (1960), ‘Mathematical Methods of Organizing and Planning Production’ 9. Leonid V. Kantorovich (1964), ‘Further Development of Mathematical Methods and the Prospects of Their Application in Economic Planning’ 10. Leonid V. Kantorovich (1976), ‘Economic Problems of Scientific and Technical Progress’ 11. Leonid V. Kantorovich (1989), ‘Mathematics in Economics: Achievements, Difficulties, Perspectives – Nobel Memorial Lecture, December 11, 1975’ PART III TJALLING C. KOOPMANS Introduction to Part III Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 12. Tjalling Koopmans (1945), ‘Statistical Estimation of Simultaneous Economic Relations’ 13. Tjalling C. Koopmans (1947), ‘Measurement Without Theory’ 14. Tjalling C. Koopmans (1949), ‘Identification Problems in Economic Model Construction’ 15. Tjalling C. Koopmans ([1951] 1971), ‘Analysis of Production as an Efficient Combination of Activities’ 16. Tjalling C. Koopmans (1964), ‘Economic Growth at a Maximal Rate’ 17. Tjalling C. Koopmans (1965), ‘On the Concept of Optimal Economic Growth’ PART IV J. RICHARD N. STONE Introduction to Part IV Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 18. J.E. Meade and Richard Stone (1941), ‘The Construction of Tables of National Income, Expenditure, Savings and Investment’ 19. Richard Stone (1945), ‘The Analysis of Market Demand’ 20. Richard Stone (1947), ‘Definition and Measurement of the National Income and Related Totals’ 21. Richard Stone (1954), ‘Linear Expenditure Systems and Demand Analysis: An Application to the Pattern of British Demand’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking series brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and each volume focuses on those Laureates working in the same broad area of study. The careful selection of papers within each volume is set in context by an insightful introduction to the Laureates' careers and main published works. This landmark series will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world.Trade Review‘What a brilliant idea! To provide readers with both information on the Nobel Laureates in Economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. The names of the “contributing” Laureates speak for themselves. Howard Vane and Chris Mulhearn, the editors, and Edward Elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.’Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements General Introduction PART I JOHN C. HARSANYI Introduction to Part I Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 1. John C. Harsanyi (1967), ‘Games With Incomplete Information Played By “Bayesian” Players, I-III. Part I. The Basic Model’ 2. John C. Harsanyi (1968a), ‘Games With Incomplete Information Played By “Bayesian” Players, Part II. Bayesian Equilibrium Points’ 3. John C. Harsanyi (1968b), ‘Games With Incomplete Information Played By ‘Bayesian’ Players, Part III. The Basic Probability Distribution of the Game’ PART II JOHN F. NASH Jr. Introduction to Part II Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 4. John F. Nash Jr. (1950a), ‘Equilibrium Points in N-Person Games’ 5. John F. Nash Jr. (1950b), ‘The Bargaining Problem’ 6. John Nash (1951), ‘Non-Cooperative Games’ 7. John Nash (1953), ‘Two-Person Cooperative Games’ PART III REINHARD SELTEN Introduction to Part III Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 8. Reinhard Selten (1975), ‘Reexamination of the Perfectness Concept for Equilibrium Points in Extensive Games’ 9. Reinhard Selten (1983), ‘A Model of Oligopolistic Size, Structure and Profitability’ 10. Reinhard Selten and Peter Hammerstein (1984), ‘Gaps in Harley’s Argument on Evolutionarily Stable Learning Rules and in the Logic of “Tit for Tat”’ 11. Reinhard Selten (1990), ‘Bounded Rationality’ 12. Reinhard Selten, Michael Mitzkewitz and Gerald R. Uhlich (1997), ‘Duopoly Strategies Programmed by Experienced Players’ PART IV ROBERT J. AUMANN Introduction to Part IV Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 13. Robert J. Aumann (1959), ‘Acceptable Points in General Cooperative n-Person Games’ 14. Robert J. Aumann and Michael B. Maschler ([1966], 1995), ‘Game Theoretic Aspects of Gradual Disarmament’ 15. Robert J. Aumann (1974), ‘Subjectivity and Correlation in Randomized Strategies’ 16. Robert J. Aumann (1976), ‘Agreeing to Disagree’ 17. Robert J. Aumann and Lloyd L. Shapley (1976), ‘Long-Term Competition: A Game Theoretic Analysis’ 18. Robert J. Aumann (1987), ‘Correlated Equilibrium as an Expression of Bayesian Rationality’ PART V THOMAS C. SCHELLING Introduction to Part V Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn 19. Thomas C. Schelling (1956), ‘An Essay on Bargaining’ 20. Thomas C. Schelling (1957), ‘Bargaining, Communication, and Limited War’ 21. Thomas C. Schelling (1971), ‘Dynamic Models of Segregation’ 22. Thomas C. Schelling (1980), ‘The Intimate Contest for Self-Command’ 23. Thomas C. Schelling (1983), ‘Ethics, Law, and the Exercise of Self-Command’ 24. Thomas C. Schelling (1984), ‘Self-Command in Practice, in Policy, and in a Theory of Rational Choice’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisAs a country's current development is path dependent, the rise of China and its strategic implications can only be understood in a historical context. Hence, the key to understanding contemporary China is the understanding of its past. So far there has been an absence of a comprehensive text dealing with Chinese economic history in the English language. An Economic History of Modern China fills this important gap, focusing on modern Chinese economic growth and comprehensively surveying the patterns of China's growth experience over the past 200 years, from the Opium wars to the present day. Key events are traced back to their foundations in history to explain their impact on China's modern economic growth.Trade Review‘Chai’s meticulous integration of historical events makes this concise yet comprehensive study a superb work.’ -- B.F. Hope, Choice‘This book is a remarkable tour de force. Joseph Chai offers a fine synthesis of thinking about the nature and origins of China’s long-run economic growth and structural change. Through the meticulous use of an impressive range of sources, he explores some of the most challenging puzzles of China’s economic history, such as its failure to match the modern industrial revolutions of Western Europe, or, closer to home, to rival Japan’s economic transformation in the final decades of the nineteenth century. His definition of history is broad and his narrative extends down to the present day, thereby illuminating continuities and discontinuities across not only the historical divides of 1840 and 1911, but also those of 1949 and 1979. But despite its ambitious scope, Chai’s analysis is authoritative, nuanced and full of detail. It will surely become necessary reading not only within the academic community of China scholars and students, but also among that even larger audience of readers seeking to understand the “rise of China”.’ -- Robert Ash, University of London, UK‘For most people interested in the contemporary Chinese economy, the story begins with Deng Xiaoping’s policy of Opening and Reform in 1978. This is especially true of students from China, where modern history is still taught in a simple, politically determined framework. This situation urgently needs remedying and Joseph Chai’s new book is a valuable step in this direction. Chai surveys China’s economic growth from the earliest times to the present day explaining the key turning points and the intellectual puzzles that arise in this long evolution. This book will be of interest to the general reader and will be valuable as a textbook for students studying any aspect of China’s current development and prospects.’ -- Christopher Howe, University of London, UK‘Joseph Chai places the recent phase of China’s spectacular economic growth in its historical context in his well-researched, interesting and accessible overview of the economic history of China. Because no similar up-to-date book is available in English, English readers will find this book particularly welcome. Valuable attributes of his exposition include analyses of various economic puzzles (for example, why did China, which was once the world’s economic leader, falter, suffer economic retardation, fall behind Europe and begin its economic resurgence later than Japan?) and his thoughtful considerations of the prospects for China’s future economic growth. This book is highly recommended.’ -- Clem Tisdell, The University of Queensland, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: The Traditional Economy 1. Population 2. Agriculture 3. Urbanization and Traditional Industry 4. Trade 5. Social Structure 6. Why China Failed to Industrialize Part II: Transition to Modern Economic Growth 7. Growth of Foreign Trade and Investment 8. The Rise of Modern Sectors and their Impact 9. Why Japan Succeeded and China Failed Part III: Modern Economic Growth Under Socialism 10. The Soviet Model 11. The Great Leap Forward 12. The Great Famine 13. The Cultural Revolution 14. Socialist Modern Economic Growth: The Outcome Part IV: Reform and Growth Acceleration 15. The Reforms 16. Towards a New Growth Strategy 17. The Rise of China 18. China’s Modern Economic Growth: Retrospect and Prospect References Index

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Book SynopsisComprising a series of unique and informative interviews, this original book focuses on the evolution and current state of the economic literature on the Great Depression. Renowned economists assess the status of the remaining debates, evaluate what economists do and do not know about the economics of the interwar era, and examine the new directions economic research is taking in attempting to better understand this important economic epoch.Every generation of economists tries to understand the Depression, but the interwar generation of economists who lived through it left several issues unresolved. Often scholars from the generation that follows a particular event are the ones who provide fresh and disinterested evaluations of the historical period. We are now at that point in our evaluation of the economics of the interwar era. This book contains interviews with 12 American economists who have made substantial contributions to our understanding of the economics of the Great Depression: Peter Temin, Ben Bernanke, James Hamilton, Robert Lucas, Lee Ohanian, Christina Romer, Barry Eichengreen, Stephen Cecchetti, James Butkiewicz, Michael Bordo, Charles Calomiris and Allan Meltzer. Together and individually, they provide an enlightening account of what we have learned about the Great Depression from the post-World War II generation of economists. This accessible, highly readable book continues and extends the discussion of the Great Depression, appealing to students and scholars of both economics and history.Trade Review'Parker provides an interesting, detailed account of recent mainstream thought on the origins, transmission and the end of the Great Depression. He is a skilled investigator, whose knowledge and preparation contributed to a series of informative conversations with renowned scholars.' -- David A. Zalewski, Heterodox Economics Newsletter'This engaging book will provide entertaining and thought-provoking reading to anyone interested in current economic analysis of the great depression.' -- Robert W. Dimand, Economic History Review'Parker is an extremely knowledgeable interviewer. . . very interesting volume in that it pretty clearly lays out the different approaches and conclusions of many of the key scholars of this period.' -- Harold Cole, Journal of Economic Literature'This volume is organized into two parts, both of which are worthwhile. The first is a short overview of the economics of the Great Depression. The second part includes interviews with 12 eminent economists (e.g., Peter Temin, Ben Bernanke, Robert Lucas, Allan Meltzer) who have expertise on this topic. Because Parker is well versed in the literature, he is able to draw out his subjects in a way that engages them with each other, even though only one is present at the time. The result is a book that almost gives the impression of attending a high-powered symposium. . . The book is well structured, with a bibliography pointing readers to the underlying literature being discussed. Highly recommended.' -- M. Perelman, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Victor Zarnowitz Preface An Overview of the Great Depression 1. Peter Temin 2. Ben Bernanke 3. James Hamilton 4. Robert Lucas 5. Lee Ohanian 6. Christina Romer 7. Barry Eichengreen 8. Stephen Cecchetti 9. James Butkiewicz 10. Michael Bordo 11. Charles Calomiris 12. Allan Meltzer References Index

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Book SynopsisThis research review includes classic works on the theoretical foundations of entrepreneurship research and provides important groundwork for future investigations. Professor Landstrom and Professor Lohrke have carefully selected the seminal, currently relevant and, in many cases, difficult-to-access studies within the field, covering the entrepreneurial processes of opportunity recognition, evaluation and exploitation. Reflecting the heavily interdisciplinary nature of the research, many of the papers have a basis in the spheres of economics, social sciences and strategic management. Trade Review‘Landström and Lohrke have compiled the seminal works that have shaped the field of entrepreneurial inquiry. This book should be mandatory reading for every doctoral student.’ -- Andrew Zacharakis, Babson College, USTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Hans Landström and Franz T. Lohrke PART I THE ENTREPRENEURIAL CONTEXT AND INTEGRATIVE WORKS 1. William J. Baumol (1990), ‘Entrepreneurship: Productive, Unproductive and Destructive’ 2. Boyan Jovanovic (1982), ‘Selection and the Evolution of Industry’ 3. David S. Evans and Linda S. Leighton (1989), ‘Some Empirical Aspects of Entrepreneurship’ 4. Zoltan Acs and David Audretsch (1988), ‘Innovation in Large and Small Firms: An Empirical Analysis’ 5. David J. Teece (1986), ‘Profiting from Technological Innovation: Implications for Integration, Collaboration, Licensing and Public Policy’ 6. Giacomo Becattini (1989), ‘Sectors and/or Districts: Some Remarks on the Conceptual Foundations of Industrial Economics’ 7. Howard E. Aldrich and C. Marlene Fiol (1994), ‘Fools Rush In? The Institutional Context of Industry Creation’ 8. Albert Bandura (1991), ‘Social Cognitive Theory of Self-Regulation’ 9. Icek Ajzen (1991), ‘The Theory of Planned Behavior’ 10. William B. Gartner (1985), ‘A Conceptual Framework for Describing the Phenomenon of New Venture Creation’ 11. S. Venkataraman (1997), ‘The Distinctive Domain of Entrepreneurship Research’ 12. Danny Miller (1983), ‘The Correlates of Entrepreneurship in Three Types of Firms’ 13. Robert A. Burgelman (1983), ‘A Process Model of Internal Corporate Venturing in the Diversified Major Firm’ 14. G.T. Lumpkin and Gregory G. Dess (1996), ‘Clarifying the Entrepreneurial Orientation Construct and Linking it to Performance’ 15. Eric von Hippel (1988), ‘Overview’ PART II SOURCES OF OPPORTUNITY AND OPPORTUNITY RECOGNITION 16. Freidrich von Hayek (1945), ‘The Use of Knowledge in Society’ 17. Israel M. Kirzner (1973), ‘The Entrepreneur’ 18. Stanley Kaish and Benjamin Gilad (1991), ‘Characteristics of Opportunities Search of Entrepreneurs versus Executives: Sources, Interests, General Alertness’ 19. Mark S. Granovetter (1973), ‘The Strength of Weak Ties’ 20. Barbara Bird (1988), ‘Implementing Entrepreneurial Ideas: The Case for Intention’ 21. Scott Shane (2000), ‘Prior Knowledge and the Discovery of Entrepreneurial Opportunities’ 22. Wesley M. Cohen and Daniel A. Levinthal (1990), ‘Absorptive Capacity: A New Perspective on Learning and Innovation’ PART III OPPORTUNITY EVALUATION 23. Frank H. Knight (1921), ‘The Meaning of Risk and Uncertainty’ 24. Richard E. Kihlstrom and Jean-Jacques Laffont (1979), ‘A General Equilibrium Entrepreneurial Theory of Firm Formation Based on Risk Aversion’ 25. Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (1979), ‘Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision Under Risk’ 26. Lowell W. Busenitz and Jay B. Barney (1997), ‘Differences Between Entrepreneurs and Managers in Large Organizations: Biases and Heuristics in Strategic Decision-Making’ 27. Robert A. Baron (1998), ‘Cognitive Mechanisms in Entrepreneurship: Why and When Entrepreneurs Think Differently Than Other People’ 28. James G. March (1991), ‘Exploration and Exploitation in Organizational Learning’ PART IV OPPORTUNITY EXPLOITATION 29. Kenneth J. Arrow (1962), 'Economic Welfare and the Allocation of Resources for Invention’ 30. David S. Evans and Boyan Jovanovic (1989), ‘An Estimated Model of Entrepreneurial Choice Under Liquidity Constraints’ 31. Arthur L. Stinchcombe (1965), ‘Social Structure and Organizations’ 32. Andrea Larson (1992), ‘Network Dyads in Entrepreneurial Settings: A Study of the Governance of Exchange Relationships’ 33. Jerome Katz and William B. Gartner (1988), ‘Properties of Emerging Organizations’ 34. Benjamin M. Oviatt and Patricia Phillips McDougall (1994), ‘Toward a Theory of International New Ventures’ 35. William R. Sandberg and Charles W. Hofer (1987), ‘Improving New Venture Performance: The Role of Strategy, Industry Structure, and the Entrepreneur’ 36. Edith T. Penrose (1959), ‘The Firm in Theory’ and ‘The Productive Opportunity of the Firm and the “Entrepreneur”’

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Book SynopsisThis is a unique account of the role played by 58 figures and diagrams commonly used in economic theory. These cover a large part of mainstream economic analysis, both microeconomics and macroeconomics and also general equilibrium theory. The authoritative contributors have produced a well-considered and definitive selection including some from empirical research such as the Phillips curve, the Kuznets curve and the Lorenz curve. Almost all of them are still found in contemporary textbooks and research. Each entry presents an accurate and concise record of the history of the figure or diagram, including later developments and any controversy that arose in its development. As a whole, the book highlights how the use of geometric methods has played a central part in the development of economic theory and analysis; as a method of discovery, more commonly as a method of exposition and occasionally as a method of proof of propositions in economic theory and analysis.This highly anticipated book will appeal to theorists in microeconomics or macroeconomics, scholars of economic theory and analysis, as well as students in microeconomics, general equilibrium theory or macroeconomics at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level who want a definitive account of some figure or diagram. Historians of economic thought and methodologists will also find this book an invaluable resource.Contributors: S. Ashok, R.E. Backhouse, W.J. Baumol, M. Blaug, R. Boyer, L. Cameron, J.S. Chipman, A.J. Cohen, J.S. Cramer, J. Creedy, A.V. Deardorff, R.W. Dimand, A. Dixit, R. Dixon, B.C. Eaton, J. Eichberger, N. Erkal, R. Färe, L. Gangadharan, N. Giocoli, Y. Giraud, S. Grosskopf, H. Haller, D.W. Hands, G.C. Harcourt, T.M. Humphrey, R.W. Jones, N. Kakwani, M. Kemp, J.E. King, A.O. Krueger, D. Laidler, C. Lee, R.G. Lipsey, P. Lloyd, F. Maclachlan, R. Middleton, M. Nerlove, Y.-K. Ng, A. Panagariya, P. Rodenburg, R. Rothschild, M. Schneider, H.-l. Shi, A. Skinner, B.J. Spencer, H. Thompson, J. Whalley, R. Williams, W.C. Woo, A.D. Woodland, W. YoungTrade Review‘. . . the book is a marvellous achievement and a major contribution to the history of economic thought. . . The book provides a genuinely interesting perspective on the development of modern economics. Each diagram illustrates a single analytical point, but there is a cumulative logic to the exposition of the various diagrams that reproduce the main turns in the development of modern economic theory. So reading the book cover-to-cover is an excellent way of working through the logic of the discipline. . . Famous Figures and Diagrams in Economics is a major contribution to the history of economic thought and repays close study by anyone who wants to have a better understanding of how economists reason.’ -- Daniel Little, Journal of Economic Methodology‘. . . there is much of interest in this volume. . . The study under review makes for enjoyable reading for those who either have drawn economic diagrams on the blackboard as part of their teaching, or, for that matter, for those who as students recall painful inability to understand the point of the diagram, so carefully constructed on the blackboard by one of their teachers.’ -- Peter Groenewegen, History of Economics Review‘A picture is said to be worth a thousand words. A picture can easily be worth two or three equations, and it is certainly more memorable. I can draw and use an Edgeworth box more quickly than I can write down its formulas. There is a vast amount of economics packed into the 58 diagrams and expert commentaries in this unique book. Take it with you to your favourite desert island. All you need is a sandy beach and a pointed stick.’ -- Robert Solow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US‘This book is a goldmine of information and interpretation for historians of economics, and thoughtful economists of all kinds. The origin and evolution of important figures and diagrams in economics will now be instantly at their fingertips. The authors of the entries are a galaxy of distinguished economists and historians whose accounts can be trusted. One must ask why no one has put together such a collection before.’ -- Craufurd Goodwin, Duke University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Mark Blaug and Peter Lloyd PART I: SINGLE MARKET ANALYSIS (PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM) Basic Tools of Demand and Supply Curve Analysis 1. Marshallian Cross Diagrams Thomas M. Humphrey 2. The Stability of Equilibrium Mark Blaug 3. Indifference Curves and Isoquants Mark Blaug and Peter Lloyd 4. The Elasticity of Substitution Robert Dixon 5. Substitution and Income Effects Hans Haller 6. Engel Curves Ross Williams 7. Homothetic Production and Utility Functions Rolf Färe and Shawna Grosskopf 8. Long-run and Short-run Cost Curves Fiona Maclachlan 9. The Product Exhaustion Theorem Cassey Lee 10. Classification of Technical Change Robert Dixon 11. Nash Equilibrium Jürgen Eichberger Welfare Economics 12. Consumer Surplus Yew-Kwang Ng 13. The Harberger Triangle Yew-Kwang Ng 14. Community Indifference Curves and the Scitovsky ‘Paradox’ Richard G. Lipsey 15. The Taxation of External Costs Yew-Kwang Ng 16. Monopoly and Price Discrimination William J. Baumol 17. Duopoly Reaction Curves Nicola Giocoli 18. Monopolistic Competition Andrew Skinner 19. Kinked Demand Curves R. Rothschild Special Markets and Topics 20. Backward-bending Labour Supply Curves John E. King 21. Location Theory: The Contributions of von Thünen and Lösch B. Curtis Eaton and Richard G. Lipsey 22. Hotelling’s Model of Spatial Competition Nisvan Erkal 23. Cobweb Diagrams Marc Nerlove 24. Reswitching and Reversing in Capital Theory Avi J. Cohen and Geoffrey C. Harcourt 25. The Markowitz Mean-variance Diagram Fiona Maclachlan 26. Rent-seeking Diagrams Anne O. Krueger 27. The Logistic Growth Curve J.S. Cramer 28. Graph Theory and Networks Cassey Lee PART II: GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS Basic Tools of General Equilibrium Analysis 29. Circular Flow Diagrams Roger E. Backhouse and Yann Giraud 30. The Unit Simplex John Whalley 31. The Edgeworth Box John Creedy 32. The Role of Numbers in Competition John Creedy 33. Production Possibility Frontiers Ronald W. Jones 34. The Utility-Possibility Frontier John S. Chipman 35. The Factor Price Frontier Alan D. Woodland 36. Pareto Efficiency Peter Lloyd 37. The Phase Diagram Technique for Analyzing the Stability of Multiple-market Equilibrium D. Wade Hands 38. The Theory of Second Best and Third Best Wai Chiu Woo Open Economies 39. The Offer Curve Murray Kemp 40. The Stolper-Samuelson Box Henry Thompson 41. The Lerner Diagram Alan V. Deardorff 42. The Trade Theory Diagram Peter Lloyd 43. The Four-quadrant Diagram for the Two-sector Heckscher-Ohlin Model Arvind Panagariya 44. The Integrated World Equilibrium Diagram Avinash Dixit 45. The Optimal Tariff Murray Kemp PART III: MACROECONOMICS Macroeconomic Analysis and Stabilisation 46. Keynesian Income Determination Diagrams Michael Schneider 47. The IS-LM Diagram Warren Young 48. The Fleming-Mundell Diagram Russell Boyer and Warren Young 49. The Aggregate Demand Aggregate Supply Diagram Richard G. Lipsey 50. The Phillips Curve Richard G. Lipsey 51. The UV or Beveridge Curve Peter Rodenburg 52. The Demand Curve for Money David Laidler 53. Non-neutrality of Money He-ling Shi 54. The Laffer Curve Roger Middleton Growth, Income Distribution and Other Topics 55. Intertemporal Utility Maximization – the Fisher Diagram Thomas M. Humphrey 56. The Diagrams of the Solow-Swan Growth Model Barbara J. Spencer and Robert W. Dimand 57. The Lorenz Curve Nanak Kakwani 58. Kuznets Curves Lisa Cameron, Lata Gangadharan and Sowmiya Ashok Index

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Book SynopsisBuilding on the pioneering work by the Nobel Memorial Laureate, John Nash, Professor Thomson has brought together a broad selection of seminal articles which analyse and discuss bargaining and the theory of cooperative games. Beginning with a distinguished collection of papers discussing the origins of game theory, this volume systematically explores its development as a tool to illuminate economic behaviour. It includes the work of highly accomplished academics whose discoveries over the years have shaped the direction of this subject. With his insightful introduction, the editor has ensured that this indispensable book is suitable for anyone with an interest in cooperative gaming.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction William Thomson PART I BASIC PAPERS A Independence 1. John F. Nash Jr. (1950), ‘The Bargaining Problem’ 2. Alvin E. Roth (1977), ‘Individual Rationality and Nash’s Solution to the Bargaining Problem’ 3. Alvin E. Roth (1977), ‘Independence of Irrelevant Alternatives, and Solutions to Nash’s Bargaining Problem’ 4. Hans Peters and Peter Wakker (1991), ‘Independence of Irrelevant Alternatives and Revealed Group Preferences’ 5. Charles Blackorby, Walter Bossert and David Donaldson (1994), ‘Generalized Ginis and Cooperative Bargaining Solutions’ 6. Efe A. Ok (1998), ‘Inequality Averse Collective Choice’ B Monotonicity 7. Ehud Kalai and Meir Smorodinsky (1975), ‘Other Solutions to Nash’s Bargaining Problem’ 8. A.E. Roth (1979), ‘An Impossibility Result Concerning n-Person Bargaining Games’ 9. Ehud Kalai (1977), ‘Proportional Solutions to Bargaining Situations: Interpersonal Utility Comparisons’ 10. Haruo Imai (1983), ‘Individual Monotonicity and Lexicographic Maxmin Solution’ 11. W. Thomson and R.B. Myerson (1980), ‘Monotonicity and Independence Axioms’ 12. P.L. Yu (1973), ‘A Class of Solutions for Group Decision Problems’ 13. Youngsub Chun (1988), ‘The Equal-Loss Principle for Bargaining Problems’ C Axioms Pertaining to Operations Performed on Feasible Sets 14. Roger B. Myerson (1977), ‘Two-Person Bargaining Problems and Comparable Utility’ 15. M.A. Perles and M. Maschler (1981), ‘The Super-Additive Solution for the Nash Bargaining Game’ 16. Roger B. Myerson (1981), ‘Utilitarianism, Egalitarianism, and the Timing Effect in Social Choice Problems’ 17. Clara Ponsati and Joel Watson (1997), ‘Multiple-Issue Bargaining and Axiomatic Solutions’ 18. Hans Peters (1986), ‘Simultaneity of Issues and Additivity in Bargaining’ D Ordinal Invariance 19. Lloyd S. Shapley (1969), ‘Utility Comparison and the Theory of Games’ 20. Lars Tyge Nielsen (1983), ‘Ordinal Interpersonal Comparisons in Bargaining’ 21. Yves Sprumont (2000), ‘A Note on Ordinally Equivalent Pareto Surfaces’ 22. Zvi Safra and Dov Samet (2004), ‘An Ordinal Solution to Bargaining Problems with Many Players’ E Non-convex Problems 23. John P. Conley and Simon Wilkie (1991), ‘The Bargaining Problem Without Convexity: Extending the Egalitarian and Kalai-Smorodinksy Solutions’ 24. Lin Zhou (1997), ‘The Nash Bargaining Theory with Non-Convex Problems’ PART II UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF THE DISAGREEMENT POINT A Monotonocity 25. William Thomson (1987), ‘Monotonicity of Bargaining Solutions with Respect to the Disagreement Point’ B Axioms Pertaining to Operations Performed on Disagreement Points 26. Hans Peters and Eric van Damme (1991), ‘Characterizing the Nash and Raiffa Bargaining Solutions by Disagreement Point Axioms’ 27. Youngsub Chun and William Thomson (1990), ‘Bargaining with Uncertain Disagreement Points’ PART III VARIABLE POPULATION OF AGENTS A Population Monotonicity 28. William Thomson (1983), ‘The Fair Division of a Fixed Supply Among a Growing Population’ 29. William Thomson (1983), ‘Problems of Fair Division and the Egalitarian Solution’ 30. William Thomson and Terje Lensberg (1983), ‘Guarantee Structures for Problems of Fair Division’ B Consistency and Its Converse 31. Terje Lensberg (1987), ‘Stability and Collective Rationality’ 32. Terje Lensberg (1988), ‘Stability and the Nash Solution’ 33. Youngsub Chun (2002), ‘The Converse Consistency Principle in Bargaining’ PART IV ENRICHING THE MODEL A Adding Information About Underlying Set of Physical Alternatives 34. Richard E. Kihlstrom, Alvin E. Roth and David Schmeidler (1981), ‘Risk Aversion and Solutions to Nash’s Bargaining Problem’ 35. Alvin E. Roth and Uriel G. Rothblum (1982), ‘Risk Aversion and Nash’s Solution for Bargaining Games with Risky Outcomes’ 36. Zvi Safra, Lin Zhou and Itzhak Zilcha (1990), ‘Risk Aversion in the Nash Bargaining Problem with Risky Outcomes and Risky Disagreement Points’ 37. John E. Roemer (1988), ‘Axiomatic Bargaining Theory on Economic Environments’ 38. Ariel Rubinstein, Zvi Safra and William Thomson (1992), ‘On the Interpretation of the Nash Bargaining Solution and its Extension to Non-Expected Utility Preferences’ 39. Zvi Safra and Itzhak Zilcha (1993), ‘Bargaining Solutions without the Expected Utility Hypothesis’ 40. Simon Grant and Atsushi Kajii (1995), ‘A Cardinal Characterization of the Rubinstein-Safra-Thomson Axiomatic Bargaining Theory’ B Adding Claims 41. Youngsub Chun and William Thomson (1992), ‘Bargaining Problems with Claims’ 42. Walter Bossert (1993), ‘An Alternative Solution to Bargaining Problems with Claims’ C Adding Preferences Over Solutions 43. Kim C. Border and Uzi Segal (1997), ‘Preferences Over Solutions to the Bargaining Problem’ PART V STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS A Analyzing Bargaining Problems as Strategic Games 44. John Nash (1953), ‘Two-Person Cooperative Games’ 45. Eric van Damme (1986), ‘The Nash Bargaining Solution is Optimal’ 46. Ariel Rubinstein (1982), ‘Perfect Equilibrium in a Bargaining Model’ B Manipulation 47. Vincent P. Crawford and Hal R. Varian (1979), ‘Distortion of Preferences and The Nash Theory of Bargaining’ 48. Joel Sobel (1981), ‘Distortion of Utilities and the Bargaining Problem’ C Implementation 49. H. Moulin (1984), ‘Implementing the Kalai-Smorodinsky Bargaining Solution’ 50. Eiichi Miyagawa (2002), ‘Subgame-Perfect Implementation of Bargaining Solutions’ PART VI EXPERIMENTS 51. M.E. Yaari and M. Bar-Hillel (1984), ‘On Dividing Justly’

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive collection provides a remarkable wealth of information and a timely assessment of China's economic development and integration with the global economy after WTO accession.Chunlai Chen brings together a distinguished group of scholars who employ economic theories, econometric modelling techniques and the latest statistics to analyse many important issues. These hotly debated topics include China's economic growth, international trade, regional trade arrangements, foreign direct investment, banking sector liberalization, exchange rate reform, agricultural trade and energy demand. Aimed at an international audience, this highly focused book will be of great benefit to academics and postgraduate students involved in Chinese economy and business studies as well as researchers in international trade and foreign investment.Trade Review'. . . this book provides a benchmark for China's global integration since its WTO accession in 2001. The 15 compilers present an intense analysis, employing economic theories, modeling techniques and the latest statistics.' -- Peter F. Eder, World Future ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. China’s Economy After WTO Accession: An Overview Chunlai Chen PART I: ECONOMIC GROWTH AND GLOBALIZATION 2. China’s Foreign Trade: Trends and Issues After WTO Accession Kunwang Li and Xiaosong Wang 3. Capital Stock Estimates by Region and Sector Yanrui Wu 4. The WTO and China’s Transparency Requirements Vivienne Bath 5. What Does a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific Mean to China? Tingsong Jiang and Warwick McKibbin PART II: FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND EXCHANGE RATE 6. Characteristics of FDI Firms in China After WTO Accession Chunlai Chen 7. Foreign Banks in China: Market Segmentation and Expanded Presence in the Post-WTO Environment Lilai Xu 8. The Impact of the RMB Revaluation on China and the World Economy James Xiaohe Zhang PART III: AGRICULTURAL TRADE AND ENERGY DEMAND 9. China’s Grain TRQs: Five Years Since WTO Accession Zhangyue Zhou and Xia Kang 10. The Impact of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area on China’s Economy and Regional Agricultural Development Jun Yang, Huanguang Qiu and Chunlai Chen 11. Linking Economic Development with Demand for Energy: A Discontinuous Estimation of Energy Demand Elasticity Ligang Song and Yu Sheng Index

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking series brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and each volume focuses on those Laureates working in the same broad area of study. The careful selection of papers within each volume is set in context by an insightful introduction to the Laureates? careers and main published works. This landmark series will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world.Trade Review’What a brilliant idea! To provide readers with both information on the Nobel Laureates in Economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. The names of the "contributing" Laureates speak for themselves. Howard Vane and Chris Mulhearn, the editors, and Edward Elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.' -- Warren J. Samuels, Michigan State University, US'These volumes complement Vane and Mulhearn's critically acclaimed book, The Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics, and are an indispensable guide to key developments in modern economics.' -- The late Mark Blaug, formerly of the University of London and University of Buckingham, UK'The nature, content and boundaries of economics are changing. There is no better way of examining the key contributions that have shaped the discipline in the last half century than by looking at the pioneering works of the Nobel Laureates in Economics. These volumes not only provide a treasure house of material of high intrinsic worth, but also help us to understand what kind of approaches and ideas have been successful in persuading other economists, and thereby provide valuable material for understanding the evolution of the discipline. The idea behind this series of volumes is brilliant.' -- Geoffrey M. Hodgson, University of Hertfordshire Business School, UKTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements General Introduction Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn PART I JAMES A. MIRRLEES Introduction to Part I: James A. Mirrlees (b. 1936) 1. J.A. Mirrlees (1971), ‘An Exploration in the Theory of Optimum Income Taxation’ 2. Peter A. Diamond and James A. Mirrlees (1971a), ‘Optimal Taxation and Public Production I: Production Efficiency’ 3. Peter A. Diamond and James A. Mirrlees (1971b), ‘Optimal Taxation and Public Production II: Tax Rules’ 4. J.A. Mirrlees (1974), ‘Notes on Welfare Economics, Information and Uncertainty’ 5. James A. Mirrlees (1976), ‘The Optimal Structure of Incentives and Authority within an Organization’ 6. James A. Mirrlees (1997), ‘Information and Incentives: The Economics of Carrots and Sticks’ PART II WILLIAM S. VICKREY Introduction to Part II: William S. Vickrey (1914-96) 7. William Vickrey (1939), ‘Averaging of Income for Income-Tax Purposes’ 8. William Vickrey (1945), ‘Measuring Marginal Utility by Reactions to Risk’ 9. William S. Vickrey (1955), ‘A Proposal for Revising New York’s Subway Fare Structure’ 10. William Vickrey (1961), ‘Counterspeculation, Auctions, and Competitive Sealed Tenders’ 11. William S. Vickrey (1962), ‘Auction and Bidding Games’ 12. William Vickrey (1992), ‘Federal Tax Policy for the 1990’s: An Updated Agenda for Progressive Taxation’ PART III GEORGE A. AKERLOF Introduction to Part III: George A. Akerlof (b. 1940) 13. George A. Akerlof (1970), ‘The Market for “Lemons”: Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism’ 14. George Akerlof (1976), ‘The Economics of Caste and of the Rat Race and Other Woeful Tales’ 15. George A. Akerlof (1980), ‘A Theory of Social Custom, of Which Unemployment May Be One Consequence’ 16. George A. Akerlof (1982), ‘Labor Contracts as Partial Gift Exchange’ 17. George A. Akerlof and Janet L. Yellen (1985), ‘A Near-Rational Model of the Business Cycle, with Wage and Price Inertia’ 18. George A. Akerlof and Janet L. Yellen (1990), ‘The Fair Wage-Effort Hypothesis and Unemployment’ PART IV A. MICHAEL SPENCE Introduction to Part IV: A. Michael Spence (b.1943) 19. Michael Spence (1973), ‘Job Market Signaling’ 20. Michael Spence (1974), ‘Competitive and Optimal Responses to Signals: An Analysis of Efficiency and Distribution’ 21. Michael Spence (1976), ‘Product Selection, Fixed Costs, and Monopolistic Competition’ 22. A. Michael Spence (1977), ‘Entry, Capacity, Investment and Oligopolistic Pricing’ 23. Michael Spence (1984), ‘Cost Reduction, Competition, and Industry Performance’ 24. Michael Spence (2002), ‘Signaling in Retrospect and the Informational Structure of Markets’ PART V JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ Introduction to Part V: Joseph E. Stiglitz (b. 1943) 25. Joseph E. Stiglitz (1974), ‘Incentives and Risk Sharing in Sharecropping’ 26. Michael Rothschild and Joseph Stiglitz (1976), ‘Equilibrium in Competitive Insurance Markets: An Essay on the Economics of Imperfect Information’ 27. Sanford J. Grossman and Joseph E. Stiglitz (1980), ‘On the Impossibility of Informationally Efficient Markets’ 28. Joseph E. Stiglitz and Andrew Weiss (1981), ‘Credit Rationing in Markets with Imperfect Information’ 29. Carl Shapiro and Joseph E. Stiglitz (1984), ‘Equilibrium Unemployment as a Worker Discipline Device’ 30. Bruce C. Greenwald and Joseph E. Stiglitz (1986), ‘Externalities in Economies with Imperfect Information and Incomplete Markets’

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking series brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and each volume focuses on those Laureates working in the same broad area of study. The careful selection of papers within each volume is set in context by an insightful introduction to the Laureates? careers and main published works. This landmark series will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world.Trade Review’What a brilliant idea! To provide readers with both information on the Nobel Laureates in Economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. The names of the "contributing" Laureates speak for themselves. Howard Vane and Chris Mulhearn, the editors, and Edward Elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.' -- Warren J. Samuels, Michigan State University, US'These volumes complement Vane and Mulhearn's critically acclaimed book, The Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics, and are an indispensable guide to key developments in modern economics.' -- The late Mark Blaug, formerly of the University of London and University of Buckingham, UK'The nature, content and boundaries of economics are changing. There is no better way of examining the key contributions that have shaped the discipline in the last half century than by looking at the pioneering works of the Nobel Laureates in Economics. These volumes not only provide a treasure house of material of high intrinsic worth, but also help us to understand what kind of approaches and ideas have been successful in persuading other economists, and thereby provide valuable material for understanding the evolution of the discipline. The idea behind this series of volumes is brilliant.' -- Geoffrey M. Hodgson, University of Hertfordshire Business School, UKTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements General Introduction Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn PART I SIMON S. KUZNETS Introduction to Part I: Simon S. Kuznets (1901–85) 1. Simon Kuznets (1933), ‘National Income’ 2. Simon Kuznets (1955), ‘Economic Growth and Income Inequality’ 3. Simon Kuznets (1971), ‘Level and Variability of Rates of Growth’ 4. Simon Kuznets (1973), ‘Modern Economic Growth: Findings and Reflections’ PART II THEODORE W. SCHULTZ Introduction to Part II: Theodore W. Schultz (1902–98) 5. Theodore W. Schultz (1950), ‘Reflections on Poverty Within Agriculture’ 6. T.W. Schultz (1951), ‘The Declining Economic Importance of Agricultural Land’ 7. Theodore W. Schultz (1961), ‘Investment in Human Capital’ 8. Theodore W. Schultz (1964), ‘The Problem and Its Setting’ 9. Theodore W. Schultz (1975), ‘The Value of the Ability to Deal with Disequilibria’ 10. Theodore W. Schultz (1980), ‘Nobel Lecture: The Economics of Being Poor’ PART III W. ARTHUR LEWIS Introduction to Part III: W. Arthur Lewis (1915–91) 11. W. Arthur Lewis (1954), ‘Economic Development with Unlimited Supplies of Labour’ 12. W. Arthur Lewis (1958), ‘Unlimited Labour: Further Notes’ 13. W. Arthur Lewis (1965), ‘Richard T. Ely Lecture: A Review of Economic Development’ 14. W. Arthur Lewis (1980), ‘The Slowing Down of the Engine of Growth’ PART IV ROBERT M. SOLOW Introduction to Part IV: Robert M. Solow (b. 1924) 15. Robert M. Solow (1956), ‘A Contribution to the Theory of Economic Growth’ 16. Robert M. Solow (1957), ‘Technical Change and the Aggregate Production Function’ 17. Robert M. Solow (1960), ‘Investment and Technical Progress’ 18. Paul A. Samuelson and Robert M. Solow (1960), ‘Problem of Achieving and Maintaining a Stable Price Level: Analytical Aspects of Anti-Inflation Policy’ 19. Alan S. Blinder and Robert M. Solow (1973), ‘Does Fiscal Policy Matter?’ 20. Robert M. Solow (1980), ‘On Theories of Unemployment’

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking series brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and each volume focuses on those Laureates working in the same broad area of study. The careful selection of papers within each volume is set in context by an insightful introduction to the Laureates? careers and main published works. This landmark series will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world.Trade Review’What a brilliant idea! To provide readers with both information on the Nobel Laureates in Economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. The names of the "contributing" Laureates speak for themselves. Howard Vane and Chris Mulhearn, the editors, and Edward Elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.' -- Warren J. Samuels, Michigan State University, US'These volumes complement Vane and Mulhearn's critically acclaimed book, The Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics, and are an indispensable guide to key developments in modern economics.' -- The late Mark Blaug, formerly of the University of London and University of Buckingham, UK'The nature, content and boundaries of economics are changing. There is no better way of examining the key contributions that have shaped the discipline in the last half century than by looking at the pioneering works of the Nobel Laureates in Economics. These volumes not only provide a treasure house of material of high intrinsic worth, but also help us to understand what kind of approaches and ideas have been successful in persuading other economists, and thereby provide valuable material for understanding the evolution of the discipline. The idea behind this series of volumes is brilliant.' -- Geoffrey M. Hodgson, University of Hertfordshire Business School, UKTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements General Introduction Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn PART I PAUL A. SAMUELSON Introduction to Part I: Paul A. Samuelson (1915–2009) 1. P.A. Samuelson (1938), ‘A Note on the Pure Theory of Consumer’s Behaviour’ 2. Paul A. Samuelson (1939a), ‘Interactions Between the Multiplier Analysis and the Principle of Acceleration’ 3. Paul A. Samuelson (1939b), ‘The Gains from International Trade’ 4. Wolfgang F. Stolper and Paul A. Samuelson (1941), ‘Protection and Real Wages’ 5. Paul A. Samuelson (1948), ‘International Trade and the Equalisation of Factor Prices’ 6. Paul A. Samuelson (1954), ‘The Pure Theory of Public Expenditure’ 7. Paul A. Samuelson (1958), ‘An Exact Consumption-Loan Model of Interest With or Without the Social Contrivance of Money’ 8. Paul A. Samuelson (2004), ‘Where Ricardo and Mill Rebut and Confirm Arguments of Mainstream Economists Supporting Globalization’, ‘Appendix 1: A Three-Good Free Trade Equilibrium’ and ‘Appendix 2: Inelastic Demand Can Cause Inventions to Reduce Welfare’ PART II JOHN R. HICKS Introduction to Part II: John R. Hicks (1904–89) 9. J.R. Hicks and R.D.G. Allen (1934), ‘A Reconsideration of the Theory of Value, Part I’ 10. J.R. Hicks and R.D.G. Allen (1934), ‘A Reconsideration of the Theory of Value, Part II: A Mathematical Theory of Individual Demand Functions’ 11. J.R. Hicks (1935), ‘A Suggestion for Simplifying the Theory of Money’ 12. J.R. Hicks (1937), ‘Mr. Keynes and the “Classics”; A Suggested Interpretation’ 13. J.R. Hicks (1939), ‘The Foundations of Welfare Economics’ PART III KENNETH J. ARROW Introduction to Part III: Kenneth J. Arrow (b. 1921) 14. Kenneth J. Arrow (1951), ‘An Extension of the Basic Theorems of Classical Welfare Economics’ 15. Kenneth J. Arrow and Gerard Debreu (1954), ‘Existence of an Equilibrium for a Competitive Economy’ 16. Kenneth J. Arrow and Leonid Hurwicz (1958), ‘On the Stability of the Competitive Equilibrium, I’ 17. Kenneth J. Arrow, H.D. Block and Leonid Hurwicz (1959), ‘On the Stability of the Competitive Equilibrium, II’ 18. K.J. Arrow, H.B. Chenery, B.S. Minhas and R.M. Solow (1961), ‘Capital-Labor Substitution and Economic Efficiency’ 19. Kenneth J. Arrow (1962), ‘The Economic Implications of Learning by Doing’ PART IV GERARD DEBREU Introduction to Part IV: Gerard Debreu (b. 1921) 20. Gerard Debreu and Herbert Scarf (1963), ‘A Limit Theorem on the Core of an Economy’ 21. Gerard Debreu (1970), ‘Economies with a Finite Set of Equilibria’ 22. Gerard Debreu (1972), ‘Smooth Preferences’ 23. Gerard Debreu (1974), ‘Excess Demand Functions’ 24. Gerard Debreu (1975), ‘The Rate of Convergence of the Core of an Economy’ 25. Gerard Debreu (1984), ‘Economic Theory in the Mathematical Mode’ PART V MAURICE F.C. ALLAIS Introduction to Part V: Maurice F.C. Allais (b.1911) 26. M. Allais (1953a), ‘L’Extension des Théories de l’Equilibre Economique Général et du Rendement Social au Cas du Risque’ 27. Maurice Allais (1953b), ‘Le Comportement de l’Homme Rationnel devant le Risque: Critique des Postulats et Axiomes de l’Ecole Américaine’ 28. Maurice Allais (1962), ‘The Influence of the Capital-Output Ratio on Real National Income’ 29. Maurice Allais (1997), ‘An Outline of My Main Contributions to Economic Science’

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking series brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and each volume focuses on those Laureates working in the same broad area of study. The careful selection of papers within each volume is set in context by an insightful introduction to the Laureates? careers and main published works. This landmark series will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world.Trade Review’What a brilliant idea! To provide readers with both information on the Nobel Laureates in Economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. The names of the "contributing" Laureates speak for themselves. Howard Vane and Chris Mulhearn, the editors, and Edward Elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.' -- Warren J. Samuels, Michigan State University, US'These volumes complement Vane and Mulhearn's critically acclaimed book, The Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics, and are an indispensable guide to key developments in modern economics.' -- The late Mark Blaug, formerly of the University of London and University of Buckingham, UK'The nature, content and boundaries of economics are changing. There is no better way of examining the key contributions that have shaped the discipline in the last half century than by looking at the pioneering works of the Nobel Laureates in Economics. These volumes not only provide a treasure house of material of high intrinsic worth, but also help us to understand what kind of approaches and ideas have been successful in persuading other economists, and thereby provide valuable material for understanding the evolution of the discipline. The idea behind this series of volumes is brilliant.' -- Geoffrey M. Hodgson, University of Hertfordshire Business School, UKTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements General Introduction Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn PART I JAMES TOBIN Introduction to Part I: James Tobin (1918–2002) 1. James Tobin (1955), ‘A Dynamic Aggregative Model’ 2. James Tobin (1956), ‘The Interest-Elasticity of Transactions Demand for Cash’ 3. J. Tobin (1958), ‘Liquidity Preference as Behavior Towards Risk’ 4. James Tobin (1965), ‘Money and Economic Growth’ 5. James Tobin (1969), ’A General Equilibrium Approach to Monetary Theory’ 6. James Tobin (1972), ‘Inflation and Unemployment’ PART II FRANCO MODIGLIANI Introduction to Part II: Franco Modigliani (1918–2003) 7. Franco Modigliani (1944), ‘Liquidity Preference and the Theory of Interest and Money’ 8. Franco Modigliani and Richard Brumberg (1955), ‘Utility Analysis and the Consumption Function: An Interpretation of Cross-Section Data’ 9. Franco Modigliani (1961), ‘Long-Run Implications of Alternative Fiscal Policies and the Burden of the National Debt’ 10. Albert Ando and Franco Modigliani (1963), ‘The “Life Cycle” Hypothesis of Saving: Aggregate Implications and Tests’ 11. Franco Modigliani (1977), ‘The Monetarist Controversy or, Should We Forsake Stabilization Policies?’ 12. Franco Modigliani and Richard Brumberg (1980), ‘Utility Analysis and Aggregate Consumption Functions: An Attempt at Integration’ PART III FINN E. KYDLAND and EDWARD C. PRESCOTT Introduction to Part III: Finn E. Kydland (b.1943) and Edward C. Prescott (b. 1940) 13. Robert E. Lucas, Jr. and Edward C. Prescott (1971), ‘Investment Under Uncertainty’ 14. Robert E. Lucas, Jr. and Edward C. Prescott (1974), ‘Equilibrium Search and Unemployment’ 15. Finn E. Kydland and Edward C. Prescott (1977), ‘Rules Rather Than Discretion: The Inconsistency of Optimal Plans’ 16. Finn E. Kydland and Edward C. Prescott (1982), ‘Time to Build and Aggregate Fluctuations’ 17. Rajnish Mehra and Edward C. Prescott (1985), ‘The Equity Premium: A Puzzle’ 18. Edward C. Prescott (1986), ‘Theory Ahead of Business Cycle Measurement’ 19. Finn E. Kydland and Edward C. Prescott (1990), ‘Business Cycles: Real Facts and a Monetary Myth’ 20. Finn E. Kydland and Edward C. Prescott (1991), ‘Hours and Employment Variation in Business Cycle Theory’ 21. David K. Backus, Patrick J. Kehoe and Finn E. Kydland (1992), ‘International Real Business Cycles’ 22. Finn E. Kydland and Edward C. Prescott (1996), ‘The Computational Experiment: An Econometric Tool’

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking series brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and each volume focuses on those Laureates working in the same broad area of study. The careful selection of papers within each volume is set in context by an insightful introduction to the Laureates? careers and main published works. This landmark series will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world.Trade Review’What a brilliant idea! To provide readers with both information on the Nobel Laureates in Economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. The names of the "contributing" Laureates speak for themselves. Howard Vane and Chris Mulhearn, the editors, and Edward Elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.' -- Warren J. Samuels, Michigan State University, US'These volumes complement Vane and Mulhearn's critically acclaimed book, The Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics, and are an indispensable guide to key developments in modern economics.' -- The late Mark Blaug, formerly of the University of London and University of Buckingham, UK'The nature, content and boundaries of economics are changing. There is no better way of examining the key contributions that have shaped the discipline in the last half century than by looking at the pioneering works of the Nobel Laureates in Economics. These volumes not only provide a treasure house of material of high intrinsic worth, but also help us to understand what kind of approaches and ideas have been successful in persuading other economists, and thereby provide valuable material for understanding the evolution of the discipline. The idea behind this series of volumes is brilliant.' -- Geoffrey M. Hodgson, University of Hertfordshire Business School, UKTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements General Introduction Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn PART I BERTIL G. OHLIN Introduction to Part I: Bertil G. Ohlin (1899–1979) 1. Bertil Ohlin (1937a), ‘Some Notes on the Stockholm Theory of Savings and Investment I’ 2. Bertil Ohlin (1937b), ‘Some Notes on the Stockholm Theory of Savings and Investment II’ 3. Bertil Ohlin (1991), ‘The Theory of Trade’ PART II JAMES E. MEADE Introduction to Part II: James E. Meade (1907–95) 4. J.E. Meade (1948), ‘National Income, National Expenditure and the Balance of Payments. Part I’ 5. J.E. Meade (1949a), ‘National Income, National Expenditure and the Balance of Payments – continued’ 6. J.E. Meade (1949b), ‘A Geometrical Representation of Balance of Payments Policy’ 7. J.E. Meade (1958), ‘Is the National Debt a Burden?’ 8. James E. Meade (1978), ‘The Meaning of “Internal Balance”’ 9. James E. Meade (1993), ‘The Relation of Mr. Meade’s Relations to Kahn’s Multiplier’ PART III ROBERT A. MUNDELL Introduction to Part III: Robert A. Mundell (b. 1932) 10. Robert A. Mundell (1957), ‘International Trade and Factor Mobility’ 11. Robert A. Mundell (1961), ‘A Theory of Optimum Currency Areas’ 12. Robert A. Mundell (1962), ‘The Appropriate Use of Monetary and Fiscal Policy for Internal and External Stability’ 13. R.A. Mundell (1963), ‘Capital Mobility and Stabilization Policy Under Fixed and Flexible Exchange Rates’ 14. Robert A. Mundell (1971), ‘The Dollar and the Policy Mix: 1971’ 15. Robert A. Mundell (1973), ‘A Plan for a European Currency’

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Book SynopsisThis unique book provides cutting-edge knowledge and analyses of the consequences that climate change will have for sustainable development and poverty reduction within the context of global development. Exploring alternative resource management approaches including federal resource management governance, ecosystem services, digital dematerialization, ecological cities, biofuels versus food, and children and climate change, this innovative volume provides fresh insights on the human condition with regards to the current debates on climate change. The distinguished contributors examine climate change induced processes that present profound challenges to sustainable development and poverty reduction at the local, national and global levels.This groundbreaking study will be a welcome addition for graduate and post-graduate students in development and environmental studies. It will also have great appeal to scientists, policy-makers and researchers in these fields.Trade Review'. . . this book gives a good overview of major challenges facing policy makers, researchers and ultimately humankind in dealing with climate change. . . The reader also gets a good understanding of how fragmented and transversal the issues of climate change and sustainable development are.' -- Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture'. . . a unified, useful and stimulating book which should act as a springboard for further work into what is a very topical and extremely important issue for everyone in the world, not just academics and policymakers. This book serves its intended audience but also deserves to be more widely read.' -- World Entrepreneurship Society'Too often, writings on climate change are placed into two categories: climate-change deniers, and climate-change supporters. What this timely and insightful collection of Mohamed Salih's does, is to problematise the issue; taking the debate to a level where it desperately needs to be; asking the "thorny" questions of how do the politics and international relations of climate impact upon the most vulnerable; the least-affluent; the dwellers of the majority world. In short, Salih challenges us: "How did the climate change about climate-change". The responses of his contributors are salient, to-the-point - sometimes disturbing - but always thought-provoking.' -- Timothy Doyle, Keele University, UK'Editing the proceedings of a symposium into a cogent and coherent book is no easy task. This book, a tribute to Professor Opschoor is no exception; with disperse contributions of some highly acclaimed authors covering a wide spectrum of themes. It is a credit to Professor Salih's insight to string them together in the introductory chapter and entice the reader to read on. This book has food for thought on many fronts, reaching far beyond climate change, as did the oeuvre of Hans Opschoor. . . an instructive read.' -- Paul Vlek, Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Jacqueline Cramer Preface Louk Box Introduction M.A. Mohamed Salih 1. Polycentric Systems as One Approach to Solving Collective-Action Problems Elinor Ostrom 2. An Ecosystems Services Approach: Income, Inequality and Poverty Kerry Turner and Brendan Fisher 3. Ecospace, Humanspace and Climate Change Ton Dietz 4. After Us, the Deluge? The Position of Future Generations of Humankind in International Environmental Law Nico Schrijver 5. A Child Rights Perspective on Climate Change Karin Arts 6. Climate Change and Development (Cooperation) Joyeeta Gupta 7. Environmental Security, Politics and Markets Bas de Gaay Fortman 8. Humans are the Measure of All Things: Resource Conflicts versus Cooperation Syed Mansoob Murshed 9. From Climate Refugees to Climate Conflict: Who is Taking the Heat for Global Warming? Betsy Hartmann 10. Rural Poverty, Cotton Production and Environmental Degradation in Central Eurasia Max Spoor 11. Spatializing Development and Environmental Discourses: The Case of Sustainable Development and Globalization Michael Bernard Kwesi Darkoh and Meleckidzedeck Khayesi 12. Digital Dematerialization: Economic Mechanisms Behind the Net Impact of ICT on Materials Use Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh, Harmen Verbruggen and Vincent G.M. Linderhof 13. Ecological Cities, Illustrated by Chinese Examples Meine Pieter van Dijk 14. Green or Mean: Is Biofuel Production Undermining Food Security? Rob Vos Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFor this wide-ranging collection, Professor Miller has drawn on the work of the best-known scholars in this field to explore the relationship between economics and law in ancient societies. Topics covered include: the methodology of ancient economic law; the genesis, structure and limitations on liability in ancient law; the law and economics of the family; the economic structure of land law in ancient times; the management of criminal behavior; the regulation of contracts and commercial transactions; economic markets and institutions of ancient times; bankruptcy and risk; and the economics of constitutional and administrative law in ancient legal systems.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Geoffrey P. Miller PART I GENERAL APPROACHES 1. Richard A. Epstein (1997), ‘The Modern Uses of Ancient Law’ 2. Saul Levmore (1986), ‘Rethinking Comparative Law: Variety and Uniformity in Ancient and Modern Tort Law’ 3. Richard Posner (1983), ‘A Theory of Primitive Society, with Special Reference to Law’ PART II LIABILITY SYSTEMS 4. Francesco Parisi and Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci (2004), ‘The Rise and Fall of Communal Liability in Ancient Law’ 5. Francesco Parisi (2001), ‘The Genesis of Liability in Ancient Law’ 6. Saul Levmore (1995), ‘Rethinking Group Responsibility and Strategic Threats in Biblical Texts and Modern Law’ PART III FAMILY LAW 7. Maristella Botticini and Aloysius Siow (2003), ‘Why Dowries?’ 8. Rick Geddes and Paul J. Zak (2002), ‘The Rule of One-Third’ PART IV LAND LAW 9. M.I. Finley (1953), ‘Land, Debt, and the Man of Property in Classical Athens’ 10. Robert C. Ellickson and Charles DiA. Thorland (1995), ‘Ancient Land Law: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Israel’ 11. Francesco Parisi (2004), ‘The Origins and Evolution of Property Rights Systems’ PART V CRIMINAL LAW 12. James Lindgren (1996), ‘Why the Ancients May Not Have Needed a System of Criminal Law’ 13. Thomas J. Miceli and Kathleen Segerson (2007), ‘Punishing the Innocent along with the Guilty: The Economics of Individual versus Group Punishment’ PART VI COMMERCIAL LAW 14. David Daube (1979), ‘Money and Justiciability’ 15. Geoffrey P. Miller (1993), ‘Contracts of Genesis’ 16. Geoffrey P. Miller (1993), ‘Ritual and Regulation: A Legal-Economic Interpretation of Selected Biblical Texts’ PART VII ECONOMIC MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS 17. Peter Temin (2001), ‘A Market Economy in the Early Roman Empire’ 18. Keith Sharfman (2007), ‘The Law and Economics of Hoarding’ 19. Henry Hansmann, Reinier Kraakman and Richard Squire (2006), ‘Law and the Rise of the Firm’ PART VIII BANKRUPTCY AND RISK 20. Robert J. Aumann (2003), ‘Risk Aversion in the Talmud’ 21. Robert J. Aumann and Michael Maschler (1985), ‘Game Theoretic Analysis of a Bankruptcy Problem from the Talmud’ PART IX CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW 22. Robert K. Fleck and F. Andrew Hanssen (2006), ‘The Origins of Democracy: A Model with Application to Ancient Greece’ 23. Geoffrey P. Miller (1995), ‘J as Constitutionalist: A Political Interpretation of Exodus 17:8-16 and Related Texts’ 24. Adam S. Chodorow (2007), ‘Biblical Tax Systems and the Case for Progressive Taxation’

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Book SynopsisIn light of the recent and ongoing surge of interest in Alfred Marshall's work, this new and original reference volume fills a gap in the literature through a detailed examination of his thought and of his contributions to economics and social science.The Companion places Alfred Marshall's ideas in their historical context, highlighting the many streams of social research originating from them. The contributors form a remarkable cast of leading experts, covering a spectrum of Marshallian themes and issues, including: his life and work background and influences scope and methodology of economics economic analysis - including distribution theory, industrial economics and money social and political issues relations with his contemporaries the Marshallian tradition relevance to contemporary economics. This comprehensive and multidisciplinary Companion illustrates the relevance of Marshall to present-day economic reality and as such will prove an invaluable reference tool for general economists and a wide ranging audience: historians of economic thought; economic, political and cultural historians; industrial, regional and development economists; economists interested in institutional, cognitive and evolutionary economics.Trade Review'Marshall's importance has been widely recognized for over one hundred years and there is a vast quantity of research and writing on his work. Tiziano Raffaelli, Giacomo Becattini and Marco Dardi have made an impressive contribution to that literature as editors of The Elgar Companion to Alfred Marshall. . . Generally the entries serve as good introductions to the subjects they address and will be particularly useful to students, researchers and non-specialists. . . It makes a definite contribution in highlighting the breadth and complexity of Marshall's thought without underplaying his contributions to economics. The Elgar Companion to Alfred Marshall makes a fine addition to any economics reference collection.' -- David Andrews, EH.Net'. . . this stimulating, wide-ranging and ambitious volume manages to combine an impressive range of scholarship with some wonderful insights into individual topics. . . It is a substantial intellectual undertaking that makes a significant contribution to the study of Alfred Marshall and Marshallian economics for which economists, historians of economics and intellectual historians of Victoriana will be greatly indebted.' -- Mark Donoghue, History of Economics Review'This monumental volume, containing 99 essays of uniformly high quality by 72 contributors, is a testament to the excellence of its three editors. It illuminates every facet of Alfred Marshall's intellectual development and creativity. . . This volume, which demonstrates a solid intellectual foundation, is a very important work in economics. Highly recommended.' -- J. Murdock, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I: LIFE AND WORK 1. Life and Activities Peter D. Groenewegen 2. Mary Paley Marshall Rita McWilliams Tullberg 3. The Early Philosophical Papers Brian J. Loasby 4. ‘Ye Machine’ Tiziano Raffaelli 5. The Early Historical Notes Simon Cook 6. The Early Economic Writings John K. Whitaker 7. Teacher and Academic Peter D. Groenewegen 8. The Economics of Industry Giacomo Becattini and Marco Dardi 9. The Economics Tripos Tamotsu Nishizawa 10. Principles of Economics: Genesis, Structure and Evolution John K. Whitaker 11. Industry and Trade Philip L. Williams 12. Money, Credit and Commerce Annalisa Rosselli 13. Giving Advice to Governments Peter D. Groenewegen PART II: BACKGROUND AND INFLUENCES 14. The Victorian Cultural Context Robert W. Butler 15. The Young Marshall’s University Christopher Stray 16. Early Influences Simon Cook 17. Readings and Library Katia Caldari 18. Interpreter of the ‘Classics’ Peter D. Groenewegen 19. Charles Babbage Simon Cook 20. The Influence of German Economists Erich W. Streissler PART III: SCOPE AND METHOD 21. Marshall on Method Ronald Coase 22. The Definition of Economics Roger E. Backhouse 23. Mathematics and Statistics Marco Dardi 24. Economics and Sociology Paolo Giovannini 25. Economics and Economic History Gerard M. Koot 26. Economics and Ethics Bob W. Coats and Tiziano Raffaelli 27. Economics and Psychology Simon Cook 28. Economics and Biology Geoffrey M. Hodgson 29. Economic Nations Giacomo Becattini PART IV: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS A. Equilibrium and Dynamics 30. Partial Equilibrium and Period Analysis Marco Dardi 31. Market Adjustment Processes Axel Leijonhufvud 32. Marshall versus Walras on Equilibrium Michel De Vroey 33. The Principle of Substitution Antonio Gay 34. Coeteris Paribus Fabio Cerina 35. Differentiation and Integration Gülbahar Tezel B. The Theory of Value 36. Normal Value Mehrdad Vahabi 37. Time John Foster 38. Wants and Activities Bradley W. Bateman 39. Demand Marco Dardi 40. Custom and Competition Ekkehart Schlicht 41. Market Forms and Market Power Jaques Kerstenetzky C. The Theory of Distribution 42. The Theory of Distribution: An Overview John K. Whitaker 43. Labour and Wages Katia Caldari 44. Prospectiveness and Productiveness: The Theory of Capital and Interest Ian Steedman 45. Entrepreneurship and Profits Enzo Pesciarelli 46. Rent John K. Whitaker 47. Quasi-rent and Composite Quasi-rent Masashi Kondo 48. Share Tenancy and Sharecropping Claudio Cecchi D. Industrial Analysis 49. Industrial Organization Brian J. Loasby 50. Increasing and Diminishing Returns Renee Prendergast 51. Internal and External Economies Marco Bellandi 52. The Localization of Industry Ron Martin 53. Business Size Neil Hart 54. Standardization Kenji Fuji 55. The Representative Firm Michel Quéré E. Money and Commerce 56. The Quantity Theory of Money Thomas M. Humphrey 57. Price Stabilization Policies Alberto Zanni 58. Credit Cycles and the Rate of Interest Pascal Bridel 59. The Theory of International Trade John Creedy 60. Marketing Mark Casson 61. The Barter Controversy John Creedy 62. Speculation Bradley W. Bateman 63. Trade Policy Roger E. Backhouse PART V: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES 64. Progress Katia Caldari 65. Character and Capabilities Tiziano Raffaelli 66. State Intervention David A. Reisman 67. Trade Unions Roy Petridis 68. Cooperation Bernard Gerbier 69. Industrial Relations Tamotsu Nishizawa 70. Socialism Rita McWilliams Tullberg 71. Education Simon Cook 72. Women’s Education Rita McWilliams Tullberg 73. Economic Chivalry Bernard Gerbier 74. The Residuum Rhead S. Bowman 75. Population Rhead S. Bowman 76. Environmentalism and Town Planning Giacomo Becattini and Gabriele Corsani 77. New Liberalism Eugenio F. Biagini PART VI: MARSHALL AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES 78. Henry Sidgwick Bart Schultz 79. William Kingdon Clifford Tiziano Raffaelli 80. Benjamin Jowett Warren J. Samuels 81. William Stanley Jevons John K. Whitaker 82. Francis Ysidro Edgeworth Alberto Baccini 83. Herbert Somerton Foxwell Richard D. Freeman 84. William Cunningham Salim Rashid 85. John Neville Keynes Rita McWilliams Tullberg 86. Arthur Cecil Pigou David A. Collard 87. John Maynard Keynes Donald E. Moggridge 88. Walter Thomas Layton Carlo Cristiano PART VII: MARSHALL’S LEGACY 89. The Marshallian School of Economics Giacomo Becattini 90. The ‘Increasing Returns and Competition’ Dilemma: From Marshall to Pigou Roberto Marchionatti 91. The Theory of the Firm After Marshall Denis P. O’Brien 92. Welfare Economics: Marshallian Welfare Economics and the Economic Welfare of Marshall Steven G. Medema PART VIII: MARSHALL AND PRESENT-DAY ECONOMICS 93. Evolutionary Economics J. Stanley Metcalfe 94. Industrial Economics Richard N. Langlois 95. The Industrial District and Development Economics Giacomo Becattini 96. Cognitive Economics Massimo Egidi and Salvatore Rizzello 97. Institutional Economics: Digging Deeper into the Interplay between Institutions and Individual Behaviour Jack Vromen 98. Methodology Pierluigi Barrotta 99. Microeconomics of Supply Arrigo Opocher Index

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Book SynopsisThis fascinating book brings together and examines all aspects of the life and work of one of the most influential thinkers of the last century, John Maynard Keynes, whose theses are still hotly debated. It combines, in an accessible, unique and cohesive manner, analytical, biographical and contextual elements from a variety of perspectives.Gilles Dostaler studies in detail the battles that Keynes led on various fronts - politics, philosophy, art, and of course economics - in the pursuit of a single and lifelong goal: to radically transform society to create a better world, a world pacified and freed from the neurotic pursuit of financial wealth and economic rentability, with art at its pinnacle. Containing detailed presentations of the Bloomsbury group and the political history of Great Britain, Keynes and his Battles is an essential reference to this most important of 20th century figures whose central message remains as topical today as it ever was. The study also contains a unique chronology of Keynes's life and historical events, portraits of Keynes by his friends and contemporaries, as well as a full bibliography of all his books, chapters contributed to books, journal articles and reviews.Scholars, students and researchers of economics, history of economic thought, political science, sociology, history, philosophy and the history of arts will find this an absorbing and revealing work. The book should also interest journalists, decision makers in society and all those who are preoccupied by the problems of our time.Trade Review'The book provides a fresh and interesting approach to the man and his thinking. . . serves as a useful, highly readable and thoroughly researched introduction to Keynes.'Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Ethics: The Sources of Keynes’s Vision First Interlude: Bloomsbury and the Apostles 3. Knowledge: Uncertainty, Probabilities and the Moral Sciences 4. Politics: Beyond Liberalism and Socialism Second Interlude: The Political History of Great Britain During the Time of Keynes 5. War and Peace: From the Boer War to Versailles 6. Money: Economic Motor and Social Pathology 7. Labour: The Battle Against Unemployment 8. Gold: An International Monetary System in the Service of Humanity 9. Art: Theoretician, Consumer and Patron of the Arts 10. Conclusion: From Keynes to Keynesianism Appendix 1. Keynes and his Time: Chronology Appendix 2. Maynard as Seen by his Friends and Contemporaries Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn this fascinating book, Sambit Bhattacharyya presents a detailed account of the socio-economic processes that create broad variations in living standards across the globe. The author examines the world's economic history over the last five centuries, replete with growth miracles and growth debacles: growth in Britain was steady, yet China lost her early advantage; North America settler colonies performed significantly better than those of Asia and Africa; Australia and Argentina were notably similar at the start of the twentieth century but delivered strikingly different growth outcomes. The book argues that these differences in growth rate are best explained by an interplay of factors, namely economic, political and geographical. In conclusion it presents long-run comparative growth narratives for Africa, China, India, the Americas, Russia and Western Europe. Presenting a unique and original analytical framework to explain economic growth and decline, and bridging empirical growth literature and economic history, this book will prove a stimulating read for both academic and professional economists, and scholars of economic history and economic growth. Other social scientists including sociologists, political scientists and economic historians will also find the book to be of great value.Contents: 1. Introduction Part I: History and Economic Development 2. The Great Divergence: An Account of the Growth Miracles and Growth Debacles Since 1000 A.D. 3. Theories of Root Causes of Economic Progress 4. Empirical Evidence 5. Root Causes of Economic Development: A Unifying Framework Part II: Promoting Growth in the Current Environment: Evidence and Policies 6. Institutions and Trade: Competitors or Complements in Economic Development 7. Improving Institutions with Trade Policy: Myth or a Possibility 8. Which Institutions Matter Most for Economic Growth? 9. Making Policy Work: A Road Map for Future Growth BibliographyTrade Review’Sambit Bhattacharyya's book on economic growth reviews aspects of both theory and evidence from the modern growth literature. The review will be useful and interesting to anyone - laymen, students, or trained economists - who desire a better understanding of modern growth theory and evidence. Economic historians may be particularly interested in its application of modern growth theory to various countries at different stages of development and over time.’ -- John W. Dawson, EH.NetTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Part I: History and Economic Development 2. The Great Divergence: An Account of the Growth Miracles and Growth Debacles Since AD 1000 3. Theories of Root Causes of Economic Progress 4. Empirical Evidence 5. Root Causes of Economic Development: A Unifying Framework Part II: Promoting Growth in the Current Environment: Evidence and Policies 6. Institutions and Trade: Competitors or Complements in Economic Development 7. Improving Institutions with Trade Policy: Myth or a Possibility 8. Which Institutions Matter Most for Economic Growth? 9. Making Policy Work: A Road Map for Future Growth References Index

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Book SynopsisSpencer Pack compares and contrasts Aristotle?s, Smith?s and Marx?s theoretical systems on six fundamental issues: exchange value, money, capital, character, government, and change. This book also provides insights on issues concerning the continuing development of world money, saving, managerial capitalism, corrupt governments, and various secular and religious movements for social change.Trade Review‘. . . a very valuable introduction to Aristotle’s economics.’ -- History of Economic Ideas‘I can thoroughly recommend this book for its interest to political econo-mists and as an example of how history of economic thought can be made clearly and easily relevant to contemporary political economists.’ -- Christopher May, Political Studies‘Spencer Pack is completely at home with the difficult works of Aristotle, Adam Smith and Karl Marx. To walk with him through their writings is to discover that they are surprisingly helpful in understanding the modern world of computers, credit crunches, religious differences, international conflicts, and unemployment due to oversaving in China and undersaving in America. One is left after reading them with growing admiration for the giants of past intellectual history. This is only one lesson that Pack teaches in this illuminating book.’ -- The late Mark Blaug, formerly of the University of London and University of Buckingham, UK‘This is an unusually ambitious and unpretentious work. And it is successful. Pack effectively compares the ideas of each of the three great men without forcing those of one upon the others. The topics are exchange value, money, capital, character, government, and change, which the author considers to be the fundamental issues in 21st century political economy. Pack is especially successful in utilizing a wide spectrum of secondary (including contemporary) sources to enrich the analysis of the expected primary sources. Student readers will be exposed to the opportunities and problems of variation in interpretation. The author has studiously avoided insinuating and privileging his own views and naively repeating well-worn and misleading, if not also erroneous, ideology-laden positions.’ -- Warren J. Samuels, Michigan State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Aristotle’s Seminal Position 1. Aristotle on Exchange Value and Money 2. Aristotle on the Relation between Capital (Chrematistics) and Character 3. Aristotle on Change and Government Part II: Adam Smith’s Debate With Aristotle Over Chrematistic/Economic Issues 4. Adam Smith on Exchange Value and Money 5. Adam Smith on Money and Capital 6. Adam Smith on Character 7. Adam Smith on Government and Change Part III: Karl Marx’s Modern Return to Aristotle 8. Karl Marx on Exchange Value and Money 9. Karl Marx on Capital and Character 10. Karl Marx on the State and Change Part IV: Lessons for the 21st Century 11. Exchange Value and Money in the 21st Century 12. Capital and Character in the 21st Century 13. Government and Change in the 21st Century 14. Concluding Thoughts for the 21st Century (and the Third Millennium) Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis highly original contribution examines one of the most controversial concepts in the history of economics - the true meaning of the Law of Markets. This has been a contentious issue since the publication of Keynes's General Theory, but has also divided economists since it first emerged almost two centuries ago in the writings of James Mill. This book discusses the change in the understanding of the nature of the business cycle wrought by the General Theory whose major innovation in overturning Say's Law was to introduce demand deficiency into mainstream economic thought.The volume provides a robust and innovative exposition of the crucial point of division between classical and Keynesian economics, demonstrating that the role of demand deficiency was the fundamental issue at stake. Steven Kates first discusses Keynes's interpretation of Say's Law before documenting its development within classical theory. He then charts the development of post-General Theory interpretations of Say's Law, challenging Keynes's definition which was captured in the phrase 'supply creates its own demand'. The author also attempts to unravel the vast literature on the progress made by Keynes between his Treatise on Money published in 1930 and the General Theory, published six years later. He suggests that the crucial point in the origins of the General Theory was Keynes's discovery of Malthus's writings on Say's Law at the very depths of the Great Depression in 1932.This provocative book will be required reading for scholars and students interested in the history of economic thought, the history of macroeconomics and the Keynesian revolution.Trade Review'Say's Law and the Keynesian Revolution is a book par excellence. I have never encountered a text that explains the business cycle so cogently and provides a thorough repudiation of Keynesian economics to boot. It is a great contribution to economic literature.'Table of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Say’s Law in the Structure of the General Theory 2. J.-B. Say, James Mill and Robert Torrens 3. David Ricardo 4. John Stuart Mill 5. Say’s Law in English Classical Theory 6. Say’s Law in the Classical Theory of the Business Cycle 7. Keynes’s Discovery of Say’s Law 8. Influences Deepening Keynes’s Understanding of Say’s Law 9. The Early Post-General Theory Evolution of Say’s Law 10. Modern Interpretations of Say’s Law 11. Critics of the Modern Interpretation 12. Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisArguably one of the most important economists who has lived, Ricardo's impact on the economics profession is immense. This unique and comprehensive Companion elucidates his significance and continuing legacy. Ricardo made major contributions to all fields of the subject, from monetary issues to value and income distribution, from capital accumulation, technical progress and economic growth to foreign trade and international specialization, and from taxes to public debt. What he called the main problem of political economy, the distribution of income and wealth, is again back on the political and economic agenda with a vengeance. Leading experts in the field explore his influence and offer novel interpretations of received doctrines.The concise yet comprehensive entries are arranged alphabetically for ease of use with cross references and suggestions for further reading. The Companion will serve as the standard reference work for all those engaged in the field of classical economics. It will also be essential reading for scholars and researchers interested in the history of economic thought, macroeconomics and political economy.Contributors include: R. Arena, T. Aspromourgos, M.S. Aßländer, R.E. Backhouse, I. Barens, E. Bellino, C. Bidard, S. Blankenburg, C. Casarosa, R. Ciccone, S. Cremaschi, M. Dardi, G. Deleplace, T. Dome, G. Erreygers, G. Faccarello, R. Faucci, D. Fiaschi, S. Fratini, G. Freni, C. Gehrke, A.F. Gilbert, G. Gilibert, P. Groenewegen, D. Haas, H. Hagemann, A. Heertje, J.E. King, H. Klausinger, H.D. Kurz, A. Maneschi, M.C. Marcuzzo, F. Meacci, M. Milgate, G. Mongiovi, F. Moseley, D.P.O'Brien, A. Opocher, A. Palumbo, S. Parrinello, C. Perrotta, M. Pivetti, P.L. Porta, A. Quadrio Curzio, S.A.T. Rizvi, A. Rosselli, C. Rotondi, N. Salvadori, R. Signorino, N. Sigot, M. Smith, A. Stirati, R. Sturn, P. Trabucchi, H.-M. Trautwein, P. Tubaro, K. WataraiTrade Review‘Heinz D. Kurz and Neri Salvadori have prepared a superb companion that mirrors their deep understanding of classical economics and additionally their familiarity with the international scene of scholars who have worked on Ricardo’s work and his life.’ -- Volker Caspari, Œconomia‘Although there are serious concerns, it cannot be denied that no other individual, or team, could invite so many commentators from all over the world to contribute articles and compile them into a volume on so many aspects of this genuine economist.? The geographical distribution of contributors stretches from USA and UK? ?through (most densely) continental Europe to Australia and Japan, thanks to which? ?the monolingual Anglo-American reader can access the rich non English literature? ?and tradition. The subject coverage extends not only to Ricardo’s? ?economics, pure or? ?applied, and to later economists on him, but also to his life, family, friends, business,? ?religion, politics, and other subjects - a liberal materialization of the editors’ conviction? ?that there is no essential variance between rational and historical reconstruction? ?in the historiography of economics.? ?The reader using this as a reference book should? ? consult as many entries as possible, with the aid of the “See also” sections at the end? ?of each entry. This volume seems, unlike the Ricardian world, to yield increasing? ?returns to scale.?‘ -- Shin Kubo, ?Journal of the History of Economic Thought’As the contributions demonstrate, these scholars from different countries are authorities in their respective areas of Ricardian theory and often for the history of economic thought in general, as are the editors. . . it is encouraging that even nowadays there are still scholars with an intimate knowledge of the roots of our discipline. And, we should be grateful to the editors that they encouraged these authorities, brought together in this volume, to pass on their knowledge to future generations. They contributed to a volume that can be recommended emphatically as a true Companion because it belongs to the sort of books you will not read only once and then put it away. Actually, it should be on one’s book shelf because it is the sort of volume that merits consultation time and again.’ -- History of Economics Review‘. . .Kurz and Salvadori have done researchers on Ricardo a great service with their compilation of these essays.’ -- EH.NetTable of ContentsContents: 1. Accumulation of Capital Enrico Bellino 2. Belsham, Thomas, and Ricardo Sergio Cremaschi 3. Bentham Jeremy and Ricardo Nathalie Sigot 4. Biaujeaud, Huguette, on Ricardo Gilbert Abraham-Frois 5. Blaug, Mark, on Ricardo Roger E. Backhouse 6. Böhm-Bawerk, Eugen von, on Ricardo Heinz D. Kurz 7. Bortkiewicz, Ladislaus von, on Ricardo Heinz D. Kurz 8. Bullionist Controvercy Ghislain Deleplace 9. Capital and Profits Giorgio Gilibert 10. Colonies Davide Fiaschi and Rodolfo Signorino 11. Comparative Advantage Gilbert Faccarello 12. Competition Richard Arena and Stephanie Blankenburg 13. Corn Laws Andrea Maneschi 14. Corn Model Roberto Ciccone and Paolo Trabucchi 15. Demand and Supply Antonella Palumbo 16. Dmitriev, Vladimir Karpovich, on Ricardo Christian Gehrke 17. Endogeneous Growth Heinz D. Kurz and N. Salvadori 18. Essay on Profits Rodolfo Signorino 19. Exchange Value and Utility S. Abu Turab Rizvi 20. Exhaustible Resources and Mines Heinz D. Kurz and Neri Salvadori 21. Foreign Trade Sergio Parrinello 22. Funding System Rodolfo Signorino 23. General Glut Harald Hagemann 24. Gold Alberto Quadrio Curzio and Claudia Rotondi 25. Hayek, Friedrich von, on Ricardo Hansjoerg Klausinger 26. Hicks on Ricardo Carlo Casarosa 27. Historical Schools on Ricardo Riccardo Faucci 28. Hollander, Jacob Harry, on Ricardo Christian Gehrke 29. Improvements in Production Christian Gehrke 30. Invariable Measure of Value Heinz D. Kurz and Neri Salvadori 31 Jevons, William Stanley, on Ricardo David Haas 32. Jewish Background Arnold Heertje 33. Kaldor, Nicholas, on Ricardo John E. King 34. Keynes, John Maynard, on Ricardo Ingo Barens 35. Labour and Wages Antonella Stirati, 36. Labour Theory of Value Gilbert Faccarello 37. Land and Rent Christian Bidard and Guido Erreygers 38. Life and Activities Arnold Heertje 39. Limiting and Regulating Principles Heinz D. Kurz 40. Malthus-Ricardo Debate Sergio Cremaschi 41. Marshall, Alfred, on Ricardo Marco Dardi 42. Marx, Karl Heinrich, on Ricardo Fred Moseley 43. Mathematical Formulations of Ricardian Economics Giuseppe Freni 44. McCulloch, John Ramsay, and Ricardo Katsuyoshi Watarai 45. Member of Parliament Murray Milgate 46. Mill, James, and Ricardo Sergio Cremaschi 47. Mill, John Stuart, on Ricardo Michael S. Aßländer 48. Monetary Theory Ghislain Deleplace 49. National Debt D.P.O'Brien 50. Natural and Market Prices Rodolfo Signorino 51. Natural Quantity of Money Maria Cristina Marcuzzo and Annalisa Rosselli 52. Non-English Editions of Ricardo’s Works Christian Gehrke 53. Notes on Malthus Pier Luigi Porta 54. Papers on Money and Banking Ghislain Deleplace 55. Pasinetti, Luigi Lodovico, on Ricardo Enrico Bellino 56. Poor Laws Arrigo Opocher 57. Population Arrigo Opocher 58. Porter, Sarah Ricardo Sergio Cremaschi 59. Principles of Political Economy and Taxation Heinz D. Kurz and N. Salvadori 60. Rate of Interest Massimo Pivetti 61. Recent Interpretations Gary Mongiovi 62. Revenue Giorgio Gilibert 63. Ricardian Dynamics Christian Bidard and Guido Erreygers 64. Ricardian Equivalence Richard Sturn 65. Ricardian Socialists John E. King 66. Ricardo Editions Christian Gehrke 67. Ricardo on Adam Smith Tony Aspromourgos 68. Ricardo's Emancipation from Smith's Theory of Prices Katsuyoshi Watarai 69. Ricardo's Four Magic Numbers Andrea Maneschi 70. Riches and Value Cosimo Perrotta 71. Samuelson, Paul Anthony on Ricardo Heinz D. Kurz and N. Salvadori 72. Say Jean-Baptiste and Ricardo Christian Gehrke 73. Say's Law Ferdinando Meacci 74. Schumpeter, Joseph Alois, on Ricardo Heinz D. Kurz 75. Sraffa, Piero, on Ricardo Heinz D. Kurz and N. Salvadori 76. Surplus Saverio M.Fratini 77. Taxation Takuo Dome 78. Technical Change Heinz D. Kurz 79. Tooke, Thomas, and Ricardo Matthew Smith 80. Torrens, Robert, and Ricardo Gary Mongiovi 81. Tozer, John Edward, on Ricardo Paola Tubaro 82. Trower, Hutches, and Ricardo Peter Groenewegen 83. Walras, Marie-Esprit-Léon, on Ricardo Heinz D. Kurz and N. Salvadori 84. Wealth Ferdinando Meacci 85. Whewell William on Ricardo Christian Gehrke 86. Wicksell, Knut on Ricardo Hans-Michael Trautwein Index

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Book SynopsisThis eloquent book analyses the theory of the cooperative form of enterprise from an historic perspective, whilst assessing its appeal in the current economic environment.The authors show that cooperatives are enterprises acting in harmony in the market economy, and explore the following questions: How do cooperatives achieve solidarity in keeping together elements normally considered in conflict? Why is the cooperative enterprise not as widespread as the capitalist enterprise? What is its appeal in the present conditions of crisis of the world economy? Alongside other related issues, the volume also discusses the theoretical foundations of the cooperative enterprise and offers an overview of the historical development of the cooperative movement around the world. Special reference is made to the Italian case, which is scarcely known within the international milieu. Broad in scope whilst concise in elucidation, this book will be invaluable to students enrolled in economic, social, historical and political curricula, as well as leaders of the cooperative movement. People interested in finding a practical alternative to the capitalist form of enterprise will also find this book enriching.Trade Review'Cooperatives stem from interchanges in day-to-day life; and have the capacity to extend their reach to cover economic exchanges across time and space. They offer a complementary form of relationships to the ones economists typically study and favour. A culmination of years of research, this book quite magnificently explains and persuasively advocates a much neglected institution.' -- Sir Partha Dasgupta, University of Cambridge, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Birth of Cooperative Enterprise: Where, When, How 3. What is a Cooperative? 4. The Development of Cooperation in the World 5. The Cooperative Movement in Italy 6. The Economic Performance of Cooperative Enterprises 7. Cooperative Governance 8. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisThe causes and consequences of the Great Depression have been the subject of a vast profusion of literature within the field of macroeconomics. In this timely three-volume collection, Randall Parker brings together the most authoritative works written by some of the leading experts in this field. The first volume gives a comprehensive overview of the build-up and immediate aftermath of the initial stages of the Depression while the second volume provides the reader with detailed analyses of the monetary and financial reasons behind this economic catastrophe. The third volume charts the vital research undertaken on the operation of the interwar gold standard, which has deepened our understanding of the Depression and its international character and concludes with an investigation into the economic recovery and the New Deal. This important and highly relevant collection, along with an original introduction by the editor, will be an invaluable reference tool for students, scholars and practitioners with an interest in the economic aspects of the Great Depression. Table of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Randall E. Parker PART I THE SET UP: WORLD WAR I AND THE 1920s 1. Kenneth W. Dam (1982), ‘The Golden Age’ 2. Michael D. Bordo (1999), ‘The Gold Standard: Theory’ 3. Peter Temin (1989), ‘The Spoils of War: The Cause of the Great Depression’ 4. Allan H. Meltzer (2003), ‘New Procedures, New Problems, 1923 to 1929’ PART II THE CRASH 5. Eugene N. White (1990), ‘The Stock Market Boom and Crash of 1929 Revisited’ 6. J. Bradford De Long and Andrei Shleifer (1991), ‘The Stock Market Bubble of 1929: Evidence from Closed-end Mutual Funds’ 7. Ellen R. McGrattan and Edward C. Prescott (2004), ‘The 1929 Stock Market: Irving Fisher Was Right’ PART III RECESSION 8. Frederic S. Mishkin (1978), ‘The Household Balance Sheet and the Great Depression’ 9. Christina D. Romer (1990), ‘The Great Crash and the Onset of the Great Depression’ 10. Martha L. Olney (1999), ‘Avoiding Default: The Role of Credit in the Consumption Collapse of 1930’ 11. Lee E. Ohanian (2009), ‘What – or Who – Started the Great Depression?’ 12. Barry Eichengreen (1989), ‘The Political Economy of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff’ 13. Mario J. Crucini (1994), ‘Sources of Variation in Real Tariff Rates: The United States, 1900–1940’ PART IV NEOCLASSICAL GROWTH THEORY AND DEPRESSION 14. Harold L. Cole and Lee E. Ohanian (1999), ‘The Great Depression in the United States from a Neoclassical Perspective’ Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction by the editor to all three volumes appears in Volume I PART I DEPRESSION: MONETARY, NONMONTARY / FINANCIAL EXPLANATIONS OF THE DEPRESSION 1. Milton Friedman and Anna Jacobson Schwartz (1963), ‘The Great Contraction, 1929–33’ 2. Allan H. Meltzer (2003), ‘Why Did Monetary Policy Fail in the Thirties?’ 3. Ben S. Bernanke (1983), ‘Nonmonetary Effects of the Financial Crisis in the Propagation of the Great Depression’ 4. James D. Hamilton (1987), ‘Monetary Factors in the Great Depression’ 5. Barry Eichengreen and Kris J. Mitchener (2004), ‘The Great Depression as a Credit Boom Gone Wrong’ 6. Charles W. Calomiris and David C. Wheelock (1998), ‘Was the Great Depression a Watershed for American Monetary Policy?’ 7. Charles E. Persons (1930), ‘Credit Expansion, 1920 to 1929, and its Lessons’ 8. Ben S. Bernanke and Ilian Mihov (2000), ‘Deflation and Monetary Contraction in the Great Depression: An Analysis by Simple Ratios’ 9. Michael D. Bordo, Ehsan U. Choudhri and Anna J. Schwartz (2002), ‘Was Expansionary Monetary Policy Feasible during the Great Contraction? An Examination of the Gold Standard Constraint’ 10. Chang-Tai Hsieh and Christina D. Romer (2006), ‘Was the Federal Reserve Constrained by the Gold Standard During the Great Depression? Evidence from the 1932 Open Market Purchase Program’ 11. Bennett T. McCallum (1990), ‘Could a Monetary Base Rule have Prevented the Great Depression?’ 12. James S. Fackler and Randall E. Parker (1994), ‘Accounting for the Great Depression: A Historical Decomposition’ 13. Stephen G. Cecchetti (1992), ‘Prices During the Great Depression: Was the Deflation of 1930–1932 Really Anticipated?’ 14. Daniel B. Nelson (1991), ‘Was the Deflation of 1929–1930 Anticipated? The Monetary Regime as Viewed by the Business Press’ 15. Stephen G. Cecchetti (1998), ‘Understanding the Great Depression: Lessons for Current Policy’ 16. Stephen G. Cecchetti and Georgios Karras (1994), ‘Sources of Output Fluctuations During the Interwar Period: Further Evidence on the Causes of the Great Depression’ 17. Gary Richardson and William Troost (2009), ‘Monetary Intervention Mitigated Banking Panics during the Great Depression: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from a Federal Reserve District Border, 1929–1933’ 18. James L. Butkiewicz (2008), ‘Governor Eugene Meyer and the Great Contraction’ 19. Irving Fisher (1933), ‘The Debt-Deflation Theory of Great Depressions’ 20. James D. Hamilton (1992), ‘Was the Deflation During the Great Depression Anticipated? Evidence from the Commodity Futures Market’ 21. Martin Evans and Paul Wachtel (1993), ‘Were Price Changes During the Great Depression Anticipated?: Evidence from Nominal Interest Rates’ 22. James S. Fackler and Randall E. Parker (2005), ‘Was Debt Deflation Operative During the Great Depression?’ Volume III Acknowledgements An introduction by the editor to all three volumes appears in Volume I PART I DEPRESSION: GOLD STANDARD EXPLANATIONS OF THE DEPRESSION 1. Barry Eichengreen (1992), ‘Introduction’ 2. Michael Kitson (2003), ‘Slump and Recovery: The UK Experience’ 3. Barry Eichengreen and Jeffrey Sachs (1985), ‘Exchange Rates and Economic Recovery in the 1930s 4. Barry Eichengreen (1986), ‘The Bank of France and the Sterilization of Gold, 1926–1932’ 5. Ben Bernanke and Harold James (1991), ‘The Gold Standard, Deflation, and Financial Crisis in the Great Depression: An International Comparison’ 6. Elmus R. Wicker (1965), ‘Federal Reserve Monetary Policy, 1922–33: A Reinterpretation’ 7. Kenneth W. Dam (1982), ‘The Interwar Years’ 8. Barry Eichengreen and Peter Temin (2000), ‘The Gold Standard and the Great Depression’ 9. Ben S. Bernanke (1995), ‘The World on a Cross of Gold: A Review of “Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great depression, 1919–1939”’ 10. Barry Eichengreen and Jeffrey Sachs (1986), ‘Competitive Devaluation and the Great Depression: A Theoretical Reassessment’ 11. Barry Eichengreen and Peter Temin (2003), ‘”Afterword”: Counterfactual Histories of the Great Depression’ 12. Thomas Ferguson and Peter Temin (2003), ‘Made in Germany: The German Currency Crisis of July 1931’ PART II RECOVERY AND THE NEW DEAL 13. Robert E. Lucas, Jr. and Leonard A. Rapping (1972), ‘Unemployment in the Great Depression: Is There a Full Explanation?’ 14. Harold L. Cole and Lee E. Ohanian (2004), ‘New Deal Policies and the Persistence of the Great Depression: A General Equilibrium Analysis’ 15. Christina D. Romer (1993), ‘The Nation in Depression’ 16. Gauti B. Eggertsson (2008), ‘Great Expectations and the End of the Depression’ 17. Barrie A. Wigmore (1987), ‘Was the Bank Holiday of 1933 Caused by a Run on the Dollar?’ 18. Peter Temin and Barrie A. Wigmore (1990), ‘The End of One Big Deflation’ 19. E. Cary Brown (1956), ‘Fiscal Policy in the ‘Thirties: A Reappraisal’ 20. Prosper Raynold, W. Douglas McMillin and Thomas R. Beard (1991), ‘The Impact of Federal Government Expenditures in the 1930s’ 21. Michael M. Weinstein (1981), ‘Some Macroeconomic Impacts of the National Industrial Recovery Act, 1933–1935’ 22. Harold L. Cole and Lee E. Ohanian (2002), ‘The Great U.K. Depression: A Puzzle and Possible Resolution’ 23. Paul Beaudry and Franck Portier (2002), ‘The French Depression in the 1930s’ 24. Robert A. Margo (1993), ‘Employment and Unemployment in the 1930s’ 25. Price V. Fishback, Shawn Kantor and John Joseph Wallis (2003), ‘Can the New Deal’s Three R’s be Rehabilitated? A Program-by-Program, County-by-County Analysis’ 26. Price V. Fishback, William C. Horrace and Shawn Kantor (2005), ‘Did New Deal Grant Programs Stimulate Local Economies? A Study of Federal Grants and Retail Sales During the Great Depression’

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Book SynopsisContrary to the commonly perpetuated belief that Keynes's theory is appropriate only to economic depressions, the author of this provocative book maintains that Keynes provided a complete set of macroeconomic relations and the ingredients of a new theoretical model, much more reflective of and analytically appropriate to the 21st century than those on which current macroeconomics is based.With the perspective of Keynes as the backdrop, the author begins with a discussion of the characteristics of the financial crises of 2008 and the 1930s. He then goes on to show that Keynes provided a novel, general theory, constructed as the EC-SP model (different from that of the Classicals' Labour Theory of Value model and the neoClassicals' antithetical IS-LM model), a theory yet unrecognized as being behind both A Treatise on Money and The General Theory. He presents here the premises of Keynes's contributions which still await use by a generation of economists to reassess macroeconomics and orient it in a new direction.This unique and authoritative look at Keynes's body of work will be an essential read for scholars and students of economics. Anyone trying to understand the state of the 'entrepreneurial economy', of which the 2008 financial crisis is but one manifestation prone to recurrence, will find the work an important resource.Trade Review'Professor Hamouda's book is very timely and thought provoking and should be an eye opener for students of economics who were brought up in the anti-Keynesian last decades of the twentieth century, or were taught the garbled rather than updated revived Keynesianism which has recently become popular.' -- Y.S. Brenner, Retired Professor of Economics, Utrecht University, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction 1. The Financial Crisis of 2008 and the UnKeynesian Keynes 2. Money, Price, and Interest 3. Keynes’s Semantic Shifts: The Shock of A Treatise on Money 4. Keynes’s Theoretical Shift: Casualty of the Criticism of the Treatise 5. Keynes’s Causal Relations: The General Theory Derailed 6. Inflation/Deflation and the Policy of the General General Theory Conclusion Appendices Index

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Book SynopsisThis unique troika of Handbooks provides indispensable coverage of the history of economic analysis. Edited by two of the foremost academics in the field, the volumes gather together insightful and original contributions from scholars across the world. The encyclopaedic breadth and scope of the original entries will make these Handbooks an invaluable source of knowledge for all serious students and scholars of the history of economic thought.Each Handbook can be read individually and acts as a self-contained volume in its own right. It can be purchased separately or as part of a three-volume set.Volume I contains original biographical profiles of many of the most important and influential economists. These inform the reader about their lives, works and impact on the further development of the discipline. The emphasis is on their lasting contributions to our understanding of the complex system known as the economy. The entries also shed light on the means and ways in which the functioning of this system can be improved and its dysfunction reduced.Contributors include: T. Asada, T. Aspromourgos, M. Assous, V. Avtonomov, R. Baranzini, A. Baujard, A. Béraud, É. Bertrand, O. Bjerkholt, P. Boettke, D. Bögenhold, A. Brewer, G. Campagnolo, V. Caspari, V. Chick J. Creedy, F. Dal Degan, M. Dal Pont-Legrande, M. Dardi, J. de Boyer des Roches, D. Diatkine, V. Di Giovinazzo, R.W. Dimand, R. Dujmovits, I. Eliseeva, R.B. Emmett, N. Eyguesier, G. Faccarello, O. Favereau, A. Fossati, W. Gaertner, C. Gehrke, A. Giuliani, J. Glaeser, M. Gödl, R. Gómez Betancourt, H. Gram, M.E.L. Guidi, D. Haas, H. Hagemann, G.C. Harcourt, M.J. Holler, H. Janssen, J. Jespersen, J. Joachim Zweynert, P. Kalmbach, Y.-F. Kao, J.E. King, A. Kirman, H. Klausinger, M. Knell, S. Kolev, H.D. Kurz, B.J. Loasby, N. Makasheva, C. Martin, M. McLure, A. Molavi Vasséi, A.E. Murphy, L. Nellinger, S. Oliver, A. Opocher, A. Orain, T. Raffaelli, A. Rainer, G. Rubin, M. Rutherford, M. Salles, N. Salvadori,B. Schefold, M. Schneider, C.P. Schröder, M.H. Schütz, U. Schwalbe, R. Signorino, N. Skaggs, P. Spahn, P. Steiner, R. Sturn, H.-M. Trautwein, K. Tribe, R. Van den Berg, V. Vanberg, K. Velupillai, R. Venkatachalam, C.C. von Weizsäcker, L.R. Wray, K. YahiaTrade Review‘This unique trio of Handbooks of economic analysis offers a comprehensive coverage of the history of the subject. It is a fascinating collection of essays on a wide range of topics in the field.‘(The authors) are to be lauded for what is by any standard a major accomplishment, and an important contribution to the existing scholarly literature in the history of economics.’ -- Harro Maas and Cléo Chassonnery-Zaigouche, The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought‘(This book) provides a comprehensive and complex history of the evolution of economic science, something that no other book does. That is why the Handbook of the History of Economic Analysis will soon become an indisputable guide for universities, in particular, and for the academic world, in general.’ -- The Journal of Philosophical EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. William Petty (1623-1687) Tony Aspromourgos 3. Pierre Le Pesant de Boisguilbert (1646-1714) Gilbert Faccarello 4. John Law (1671-1729) Antoin E. Murphy 5. Richard Cantillon (1680/90-1734) Antoin E. Murphy 6. Charles-Louis de Secondat de Montesquieu (1689-1755) Arnaud Orain 7. François Quesnay (1694-1774) and Physiocracy Arnaud Orain and Philippe Steiner 8. Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782) Gilbert Faccarello 9. David Hume (1711-1776) Daniel Diatkine 10. James Steuart [James Denham-Steuart] (1712-1780) Anthony Brewer 11. Adam Smith (1723-1790) Tony Aspromourgos 12. Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot (1727-1781) Gilbert Faccarello 13. Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas Caritat de Condorcet (1743-1794) Gilbert Faccarello 14. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) Marco E.L. Guidi 15. Achille-Nicolas Isnard (1748-1803) Richard van den Berg 16. Henry Thornton (1760-1815) Jérôme de Boyer des Roches 17. Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) Catherine Martin 18. Jean-Baptiste Say (1767-1832) Alain Béraud 19. David Ricardo (1772-1823) Heinz D. Kurz 20. Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde de Sismondi (1773-1842) Francesca Dal Degan and Nicolas Eyguesier 21. Thomas Tooke (1774-1858) Neil Skaggs 22. Robert Torrens (c.1780-1864) Christian Gehrke 23. Johann Heinrich von Thünen (1783-1850) Ludwig Nellinger 24. Barthélémy-Charles Dunoyer de Segonzac (1786–1862) Alain Béraud 25. Friedrich List (1789-1846) Stefan Kolev and Joachim Zweynert 26. Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850) Alain Béraud 27. Antoine-Augustin Cournot (1801-1877) Alain Béraud 28. Jules Dupuit (1804-1866) Alain Béraud 29. John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) Arrigo Opocher 30. Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865) Alain Béraud 31. Hermann Heinrich Gossen (1810-1858) Heinz D. Kurz 32. Bruno Hildebrand (1812-1878) Bertram Schefold 33. Wilhelm George Friedrich Roscher (1817-1894) Heinz D. Kurz 34. Karl Heinrich Marx (1818-1883) Gilbert Faccarello, Christian Gehrke and Heinz D. Kurz 35. Clément Juglar (1819-1905) Muriel Dal Pont-Legrande 36. Gustave de Molinari (1819-1912) Alain Béraud 37. Walter Bagehot (1826-1877) Jérôme de Boyer des Roches 38. Marie Esprit Léon Walras (1834-1910) Roberto Baranzini 39. William Stanley Jevons (1835-1882) John Creedy 40. Adolph Heinrich Gotthilf Wagner (1834-1917) Rudolf Dujmovits and Richard Sturn 41. Gustav Friedrich von Schmoller (1838-1917) Johannes Glaeser 42. Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900) Keith Tribe 43. Carl Menger (1840-1921) Gilles Campagnolo 44. Alfred Marshall (1842-1924) Tiziano Raffaelli 45. Philip Henry Wicksteed (1844-1927) John Creedy 46. Francis Ysidro Edgeworth (1845-1926) John Creedy 47. John Bates Clark (1847-1938) Marlies Hanna Schütz 48. Vilfedo Pareto (1848-1923) Michael McLure 49. Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk (1851-1914) Carl Christian von Weizsäcker 50. Knut Wicksell (1851-1926) Hans-Michael Trautwein 51. Friedrich von Wieser (1851-1926) Richard Sturn 52. Maffeo Pantaleoni (1857-1924) Marco Dardi 53. Thorstein Bunde Veblen (1857-1929) Alfonso Giuliani 54. Antonio De Viti de Marco (1858-1943) Amedeo Fossati 55. John Atkinson Hobson (1858-1940) Michael Schneider 56. Georg Simmel (1858-1918) Dieter Bögenhold 57. Enrico Barone (1859-1924) Marco Dardi 58. Max Weber (1864-1920) Keith Tribe 59. Mikhail Ivanovich Tugan-Baranovsky (1865-1919) Vladimir Avtonomov and Natalia Makasheva 60. Gustav Cassel (1866-1945) Hans-Michael Trautwein 61. Irving Fisher (1867-1947) Harald Hagemann 62. Ladislaus von Bortkiewicz (1868-1931) Christian Gehrke and Heinz D. Kurz 63. Vladimir Karpovich Dmitriev (1868-1913) Christian Gehrke 64. Louis Bachelier (1870-1946) Alain Béraud 65. Arthur Spiethoff (1873-1957) David Haas 66. Albert Aftalion (1874-1956) Muriel Dal Pont-Legrand 67. Wesley Clair Mitchell (1874-1948) Malcolm Rutherford 68. Edwin Walter Kemmerer (1875-1945) Rebeca Gómez Betancourt 69. Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877-1959) Hansjörg Klausinger 70. Ralph George Hawtrey (1879-1975) Jérôme de Boyer des Roches 71. Evgeni Evgenievich Slutsky (1880-1948) Irina Eliseeva 72. Ludwig Heinrich von Mises (1881-1973) Richard Sturn 73. John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) Victoria Chick and Jesper Jespersen 74. Joseph Alois Schumpeter (1883-1950) Richard Sturn 75. Frank H. Knight (1885-1972) Ross B. Emmett 76. Karl Polanyi (1886-1964) Peter Kalmbach 77. Walter Eucken (1891-1950) Hauke Janssen 78. Erik Lindahl (1891-1960) Christian Gehrke 79. Adolph Lowe (1893-1995) Harald Hagemann 80. Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch (1895-1973) Olav Bjerkholt 81. Jacob Marschak (1898-1977) Harald Hagemann 82. Gunnar Myrdal (1898-1987) Hans-Michael Trautwein 83. Lionel Charles Robbins (1898-1984) Andreas Rainer 84. Piero Sraffa (1898-1983) Heinz D. Kurz and Neri Salvadori 85. Edward H. Chamberlin (1899-1967) Rodolfo Signorino 86. Friedrich August von Hayek (1899-1992) Peter Boettke 87. Michał Kalecki (1899-1970) Michaël Assous 88. Roy Forbes Harrod (1900-1978) Michaël Assous 89. Abba Ptachya Lerner (1903-1982) Volker Caspari 90. John von Neumann (1903-1957) Manfred J. Holler 91. Frank Plumpton Ramsey (1903-1930) K. Vela Velupillai and Ragupathy Venkatachalam 92. Joan Violet Robinson (1903-1983) Harvey Gram 93. George Lennox Sharman Shackle (1903-1992) Brian J. Loasby 94. Jan Tinbergen (1903-1994) Mark Knell 95. John Richard Hicks (1904-1989) Harald Hagemann 96. Oskar Ryszard Lange (1904-1965) Michaël Assous 97. Richard Ferdinand Kahn (1905-1989) Geoffrey C. Harcourt 98. Wassily W. Leontief (1905-1999) Olav Bjerkholt 99. Heinrich von Stackelberg (1905-1946) Ulrich Schwalbe 100. James Edward Meade (1907-1995) Volker Caspari 101. Nicholas Kaldor (1908-1986) John E. King 102. Ronald Harry Coase (1910-2013) Élodie Bertrand 103. Richard Abel Musgrave (1910-2007) Richard Sturn 104. Tibor Scitovsky (1910-2002) Viviana Di Giovinazzo 105. Maurice Allais (1911-2010) Alain Béraud 106. Milton Friedman (1912-2006) Christian Philipp Schröder and Peter Spahn 107. Abram Bergson [Abram Burk] (1914-2003) Antoinette Baujard 108. Paul Anthony Samuelson (1915-2009) Carl Christian von Weizsäcker 109. Herbert Alexander Simon (1916-2001) K. Vela Velupillai and Ying-Fang Kao 110. James Tobin (1918-2002) Robert W. Dimand 111. James M. Buchanan (1919-2013) Viktor Vanberg 112. Hyman Philip Minsky (1919-1996) L. Randall Wray 113. Kenneth Joseph Arrow (1921) Maurice Salles 114. Gérard Debreu (1921-2004) Alan Kirman 115. Don Patinkin (1922-1995) Goulven Rubin 116. Michio Morishima (1923-2004) Toichiro Asada 117. Robert Merton Solow (1924) Peter Kalmbach 118. John Forbes Nash (1928-2015) Robert W. Diamand and Khalid Yahia 119. Robert Alexander Mundell (1932) Oliver Sauter and Peter Spahn 120. Takashi Negishi (1933) Toichiro Asada 121. Amartya Kumar Sen (1933) Wulf Gaertner 122. Robert E. Lucas (1937) Arash Molavi Vasséi snd Peter Spahn 123. George Akerlof (1940) Olivier Favereau 124. Joseph Eugene Stiglitz (1943) Max Gödl 125. Paul Robin Krugman (1953) Max Gödl Index

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Book SynopsisThis unique troika of Handbooks provide exhaustive and indispensable coverage of the history of economic analysis. Edited by two of the foremost academics in the field, they gather together insightful and original contributions from scholars across the world. The encyclopaedic breadth and scope of the original entries will make these Handbooks an invaluable source of knowledge for all serious students and scholars of the history of economic thought.Each Handbook can be read individually and acts as a self-contained volume in its own right. They can be purchased separately or as part of a three-volume set.Volume II contains entries on the major schools of economic thought and analysis. These schools differ with regard to their 'vision' of the working of the economic system, the major forces and interactions that shape its path, and the policy recommendations proposed. At any moment of time, several such schools typically compete with one another, striving for dominance within the economic and political discourse.Contributors include: F. Allisson, R. Baranzini, M. Bellet, A.A. Belykh, C. Benassi, A. Béraud, C.B. Blankart, A. Brewer, G. Chaloupek, I. Chaplygina, S. Cook, J. Creedy, J. de Boyer des Roches, T. Demals, R.B. Emmett, G. Faccarello, C. Gehrke, G.C. Harcourt, J.E. King, H.D. Kurz, A. Lapidus, M. Lavoie, M.C. Marcuzzo, A. Molavi Vasséi, P.L. Porta, A. Rosselli, M. Rutherford, N. Salvadori, B. Schefold, N.T. Skaggs, R. Solis Rosales, H.-P. Spahn, N. Thompson, H.-M. Trautwein, K. TribeTrade Review‘This unique trio of Handbooks of economic analysis offers a comprehensive coverage of the history of the subject. It is a fascinating collection of essays on a wide range of topics in the field.‘(The authors) are to be lauded for what is by any standard a major accomplishment, and an important contribution to the existing scholarly literature in the history of economics.’ -- Harro Maas and Cléo Chassonnery-Zaigouche, The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought‘(This book) provides a comprehensive and complex history of the evolution of economic science, something that no other book does. That is why the Handbook of the History of Economic Analysis will soon become an indisputable guide for universities, in particular, and for the academic world, in general.’ -- The Journal of Philosophical EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Antiquity Bertram Schefold 3. Economic Thought in Scholasticism Irina Chaplygina and André Lapidus 4. Cameralism Keith Tribe 5. Mercantilism and the Science of Trade Thierry Demals 6. French Enlightenment Thierry Demals and Gilbert Faccarello 7. Italian Enlightenment Pier Luigi Porta 8. Scottish Enlightenment Anthony Brewer 9. British Classical Political Economy Christian Gehrke 10. French Classical Political Economy Alain Béraud 11. Bullionist and Anti-bullionist Schools Jérôme de Boyer des Roches and Ricardo Solis Rosales 12. Banking and Currency Schools Neil T. Skaggs 13. Non Marxian Socialist Ideas in France Michel Bellet 14. Non Marxian Socialist Ideas in Britain and the United States Noel Thompson 15. Non Marxian Socialist Ideas in Germany and Austria Günther Chaloupek 16. Marxism(s) John E. King 17. German and Austrian school Heinz D.Kurz 18. British Marginalism John Creedy 19. Lausanne School Roberto Baranzini and François Allisson 20. Historical Economics Simon Cook and Keith Tribe 21. Institutionalism Malcolm Rutherford 22. Russian School of Mathematical Economics Andrey A. Belykh 23. Cambridge School of Economics Maria Cristina Marcuzzo and Annalisa Rosselli 24. Stockholm (Swedish) School Hans-Michael Trautwein 25. Chicago School Ross B. Emmett 26. Monetarism Arash Molavi Vasséi 27. New Classical Macroeconomics Peter Spahn 28. Public Choice Charles B. Blankart 29. Neo Ricardian Economics Heinz D. Kurz and Neri Salvadori 30. Keynesianism Geoffrey C. Harcourt 31. Post-Keynesianism Marc Lavoie 32. New Keynesianism Corrado Benassi Index

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Book SynopsisThis unique troika of Handbooks provide indispensable coverage of the history of economic analysis. Edited by two of the foremost academics in the field, they gather together insightful and original contributions from scholars across the world. The encyclopaedic breadth and scope of the original entries will make these Handbooks an invaluable source of knowledge for all serious students and scholars of the history of economic thought.Each Handbook can be read individually and acts as a self-contained volume in its own right. They can be purchased separately or as part of a three-volume set.Volume III contains entries on the development of major fields in economics from the inception of systematic analysis until modern times. The reader is provided with succinct summary accounts of the main problems, the methods used and the results obtained across time. The emphasis is on both the continuity and major changes that have occurred in the economic analysis of problematic issues such as economic growth, income distribution, employment, inflation, business cycles and financial instability.Contributors: M. Assous, A. Baccini, Jr., A. Baujard, É. Bertrand, M. Boumans, J.L. Cardoso, M. Dal Pont-Legrand, J. De Boyer Des Roches, M. De Vroey, S. Di Rizzello, S. Diatkine, K. Dopfer, A.K. Dutt, R. Ege, G. Erreygers, D. Foley, R. Gómez Betancourt, D. Haas, H. Hagemann, E. Hosoda, H. Igersheim, A. Kirman, J. Kleinert, H. Kliemt, H.D. Kurz, R. Leonard, P. Malgrange, A. Maneschi, P. Mehrling, S. Mohun, M. Mosca, S. Noto, A. Opocher, N. Palan, F. Petri, A. Rainer, S. Rizzello, J.B. Rosser, M. Salles, N. Salvadori, M. Schütz, R. Signorino, A. Spada, P. Steiner, A. Stirati, R. Strohmaier, R. Sturn, C. Sunna, J.-F. Thisse, P. Tubaro, K. WataraiTrade Review‘This unique trio of Handbooks of economic analysis offers a comprehensive coverage of the history of the subject. It is a fascinating collection of essays on a wide range of topics in the field.‘(The authors) are to be lauded for what is by any standard a major accomplishment, and an important contribution to the existing scholarly literature in the history of economics.’ -- Harro Maas and Cléo Chassonnery-Zaigouche, The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought‘(This book) provides a comprehensive and complex history of the evolution of economic science, something that no other book does. That is why the Handbook of the History of Economic Analysis will soon become an indisputable guide for universities, in particular, and for the academic world, in general.’ -- The Journal of Philosophical EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Balance of Payment and Exchange Rates Jérôme De Boyer Des Roches and Rebeca Gómez Betancourt 3. Behavioural and Cognitive Economics Salvatore Di Rizzello and Anna Spada 4. Business Cycles and Growth Michaël Assous, Muriel Dal Pont-Legrand and Harald Hagemann 5. Capital Theory Fabio Petri 6. Competition Neri Salvadori and Rodolfo Signorino 7. Corporatism Sergio Noto 8. Development Economics Amitava Krishna Dutt 9. Econometrics Marcel Boumans 10. Economic Dynamics J. Barkley Rosser, Jr. 11. Economic Geography Jacques-François Thisse 12. Economic Sociology Philippe Steiner 13. Economics And Philosophy Hartmut Kliemt 14. Evolutionary Economics Kurt Dopfer 15. Experimental Economics Salvatore Rizzello and Anna Spada 16. Financial Economics Perry Mehrling 17. Formalisation and Mathematical Modelling Paola Tubaro 18. Game Theory Robert Leonard 19. General Equilibrium Theory Alan Kirman 20. Growth Heinz D. Kurz and Neri Salvadori 21. Income Distribution Arrigo Opocher 22. Industrial Organization Manuela Mosca 23. Input-Output Analysis Guido Erreygers 24. Institutional Economics Élodie Bertrand 25. International Trade Andrea Maneschi 26. Labour and Employment Antonella Stirati 27. Macroeconomics Michel De Vroey and Pierre Malgrange 28. Methods in the History of Economic Thought José Luís Cardoso 29. Money and Banking Jérôme De Boyer Des Roches and Sylvie Diatkine 30. Open Economy Macroeconomics Joern Kleinert 31. Political Philosophy and Economics: Freedom and Labour Ragip Ege and Herrade Igersheim 32. Population Claudia Sunna 33. Poverty Katsuyoshi Watarai 34. Public Economics Richard Sturn 35. Resource and Environmental Economics Eui Hosoda 36. Social Choice Maurice Salles 37. Technical Change and Innovation David Haas, Heinz D. Kurz, Nicole Palan, Andreas Rainer, Marlies Schütz and Rita Strohmaier 38. Theory of the Firm Élodie Bertrand 39. Uncertainty and Information Alberto Baccini 40. Utilitarianism and Anti-Utilitarianism Antoinette Baujard 41. Value and Price Duncan Foley and Simon Mohun 42. Welfare Economics Antoinette Baujard Index

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Book SynopsisThis eloquent book analyses the theory of the cooperative form of enterprise from an historic perspective, whilst assessing its appeal in the current economic environment.The authors show that cooperatives are enterprises acting in harmony in the market economy, and explore the following questions: How do cooperatives achieve solidarity in keeping together elements normally considered in conflict? Why is the cooperative enterprise not as widespread as the capitalist enterprise? What is its appeal in the present conditions of crisis of the world economy? Alongside other related issues, the volume also discusses the theoretical foundations of the cooperative enterprise and offers an overview of the historical development of the cooperative movement around the world. Special reference is made to the Italian case, which is scarcely known within the international milieu. Broad in scope whilst concise in elucidation, this book will be invaluable to students enrolled in economic, social, historical and political curricula, as well as leaders of the cooperative movement. People interested in finding a practical alternative to the capitalist form of enterprise will also find this book enriching.Trade Review'Cooperatives stem from interchanges in day-to-day life; and have the capacity to extend their reach to cover economic exchanges across time and space. They offer a complementary form of relationships to the ones economists typically study and favour. A culmination of years of research, this book quite magnificently explains and persuasively advocates a much neglected institution.' -- Sir Partha Dasgupta, University of Cambridge, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Birth of Cooperative Enterprise: Where, When, How 3. What is a Cooperative? 4. The Development of Cooperation in the World 5. The Cooperative Movement in Italy 6. The Economic Performance of Cooperative Enterprises 7. Cooperative Governance 8. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisThis is a unique account of the role played by 58 figures and diagrams commonly used in economic theory. These cover a large part of mainstream economic analysis, both microeconomics and macroeconomics and also general equilibrium theory. The authoritative contributors have produced a well-considered and definitive selection including some from empirical research such as the Phillips curve, the Kuznets curve and the Lorenz curve. Almost all of them are still found in contemporary textbooks and research. Each entry presents an accurate and concise record of the history of the figure or diagram, including later developments and any controversy that arose in its development. As a whole, the book highlights how the use of geometric methods has played a central part in the development of economic theory and analysis; as a method of discovery, more commonly as a method of exposition and occasionally as a method of proof of propositions in economic theory and analysis.This highly anticipated book will appeal to theorists in microeconomics or macroeconomics, scholars of economic theory and analysis, as well as students in microeconomics, general equilibrium theory or macroeconomics at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level who want a definitive account of some figure or diagram. Historians of economic thought and methodologists will also find this book an invaluable resource.Contributors: S. Ashok, R.E. Backhouse, W.J. Baumol, M. Blaug, R. Boyer, L. Cameron, J.S. Chipman, A.J. Cohen, J.S. Cramer, J. Creedy, A.V. Deardorff, R.W. Dimand, A. Dixit, R. Dixon, B.C. Eaton, J. Eichberger, N. Erkal, R. Färe, L. Gangadharan, N. Giocoli, Y. Giraud, S. Grosskopf, H. Haller, D.W. Hands, G.C. Harcourt, T.M. Humphrey, R.W. Jones, N. Kakwani, M. Kemp, J.E. King, A.O. Krueger, D. Laidler, C. Lee, R.G. Lipsey, P. Lloyd, F. Maclachlan, R. Middleton, M. Nerlove, Y.-K. Ng, A. Panagariya, P. Rodenburg, R. Rothschild, M. Schneider, H.-l. Shi, A. Skinner, B.J. Spencer, H. Thompson, J. Whalley, R. Williams, W.C. Woo, A.D. Woodland, W. YoungTrade Review‘. . . the book is a marvellous achievement and a major contribution to the history of economic thought. . . The book provides a genuinely interesting perspective on the development of modern economics. Each diagram illustrates a single analytical point, but there is a cumulative logic to the exposition of the various diagrams that reproduce the main turns in the development of modern economic theory. So reading the book cover-to-cover is an excellent way of working through the logic of the discipline. . . Famous Figures and Diagrams in Economics is a major contribution to the history of economic thought and repays close study by anyone who wants to have a better understanding of how economists reason.’ -- Daniel Little, Journal of Economic Methodology‘. . . there is much of interest in this volume. . . The study under review makes for enjoyable reading for those who either have drawn economic diagrams on the blackboard as part of their teaching, or, for that matter, for those who as students recall painful inability to understand the point of the diagram, so carefully constructed on the blackboard by one of their teachers.’ -- Peter Groenewegen, History of Economics Review‘A picture is said to be worth a thousand words. A picture can easily be worth two or three equations, and it is certainly more memorable. I can draw and use an Edgeworth box more quickly than I can write down its formulas. There is a vast amount of economics packed into the 58 diagrams and expert commentaries in this unique book. Take it with you to your favourite desert island. All you need is a sandy beach and a pointed stick.’ -- Robert Solow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US‘This book is a goldmine of information and interpretation for historians of economics, and thoughtful economists of all kinds. The origin and evolution of important figures and diagrams in economics will now be instantly at their fingertips. The authors of the entries are a galaxy of distinguished economists and historians whose accounts can be trusted. One must ask why no one has put together such a collection before.’ -- Craufurd Goodwin, Duke University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Mark Blaug and Peter Lloyd PART I: SINGLE MARKET ANALYSIS (PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM) Basic Tools of Demand and Supply Curve Analysis 1. Marshallian Cross Diagrams Thomas M. Humphrey 2. The Stability of Equilibrium Mark Blaug 3. Indifference Curves and Isoquants Mark Blaug and Peter Lloyd 4. The Elasticity of Substitution Robert Dixon 5. Substitution and Income Effects Hans Haller 6. Engel Curves Ross Williams 7. Homothetic Production and Utility Functions Rolf Färe and Shawna Grosskopf 8. Long-run and Short-run Cost Curves Fiona Maclachlan 9. The Product Exhaustion Theorem Cassey Lee 10. Classification of Technical Change Robert Dixon 11. Nash Equilibrium Jürgen Eichberger Welfare Economics 12. Consumer Surplus Yew-Kwang Ng 13. The Harberger Triangle Yew-Kwang Ng 14. Community Indifference Curves and the Scitovsky ‘Paradox’ Richard G. Lipsey 15. The Taxation of External Costs Yew-Kwang Ng 16. Monopoly and Price Discrimination William J. Baumol 17. Duopoly Reaction Curves Nicola Giocoli 18. Monopolistic Competition Andrew Skinner 19. Kinked Demand Curves R. Rothschild Special Markets and Topics 20. Backward-bending Labour Supply Curves John E. King 21. Location Theory: The Contributions of von Thünen and Lösch B. Curtis Eaton and Richard G. Lipsey 22. Hotelling’s Model of Spatial Competition Nisvan Erkal 23. Cobweb Diagrams Marc Nerlove 24. Reswitching and Reversing in Capital Theory Avi J. Cohen and Geoffrey C. Harcourt 25. The Markowitz Mean-variance Diagram Fiona Maclachlan 26. Rent-seeking Diagrams Anne O. Krueger 27. The Logistic Growth Curve J.S. Cramer 28. Graph Theory and Networks Cassey Lee PART II: GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS Basic Tools of General Equilibrium Analysis 29. Circular Flow Diagrams Roger E. Backhouse and Yann Giraud 30. The Unit Simplex John Whalley 31. The Edgeworth Box John Creedy 32. The Role of Numbers in Competition John Creedy 33. Production Possibility Frontiers Ronald W. Jones 34. The Utility-Possibility Frontier John S. Chipman 35. The Factor Price Frontier Alan D. Woodland 36. Pareto Efficiency Peter Lloyd 37. The Phase Diagram Technique for Analyzing the Stability of Multiple-market Equilibrium D. Wade Hands 38. The Theory of Second Best and Third Best Wai Chiu Woo Open Economies 39. The Offer Curve Murray Kemp 40. The Stolper-Samuelson Box Henry Thompson 41. The Lerner Diagram Alan V. Deardorff 42. The Trade Theory Diagram Peter Lloyd 43. The Four-quadrant Diagram for the Two-sector Heckscher-Ohlin Model Arvind Panagariya 44. The Integrated World Equilibrium Diagram Avinash Dixit 45. The Optimal Tariff Murray Kemp PART III: MACROECONOMICS Macroeconomic Analysis and Stabilisation 46. Keynesian Income Determination Diagrams Michael Schneider 47. The IS-LM Diagram Warren Young 48. The Fleming-Mundell Diagram Russell Boyer and Warren Young 49. The Aggregate Demand Aggregate Supply Diagram Richard G. Lipsey 50. The Phillips Curve Richard G. Lipsey 51. The UV or Beveridge Curve Peter Rodenburg 52. The Demand Curve for Money David Laidler 53. Non-neutrality of Money He-ling Shi 54. The Laffer Curve Roger Middleton Growth, Income Distribution and Other Topics 55. Intertemporal Utility Maximization – the Fisher Diagram Thomas M. Humphrey 56. The Diagrams of the Solow-Swan Growth Model Barbara J. Spencer and Robert W. Dimand 57. The Lorenz Curve Nanak Kakwani 58. Kuznets Curves Lisa Cameron, Lata Gangadharan and Sowmiya Ashok Index

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Book SynopsisIn this challenging book, John King makes a sustained and comprehensive attack on the dogma that macroeconomic theory must have 'rigorous microfoundations'. He draws on both the philosophy of science and the history of economic thought to demonstrate the dangers of foundational metaphors and the defects of micro-reduction as a methodological principle. Strong criticism of the microfoundations dogma is documented in great detail, from some mainstream and many heterodox economists and also from economic methodologists, social theorists and evolutionary biologists. The author argues for the relative autonomy of macroeconomics as a distinct 'special science', cooperating with but most definitely not reducible to microeconomics. The Microfoundations Delusion will prove a stimulating and thought-provoking read for scholars, students and researchers in the fields of economics, heterodox economics and history of economic thought.Trade Review'This excellent book documents the creation of what has become the first commandment of orthodox macroeconomics: that microeconomic theory provides its foundation because this is the most secure form of economic knowledge. By contrast, John King shows conclusively that microeconomics cannot play such a role when assessed by the criteria of logic, or of science, or of economics itself. Indeed, he goes further and demonstrates that the microfoundations dogma detracts from knowledge about how economies actually operate, and instead generates patently false conclusions. Moreover, the dogma is shown to have blinded orthodox economists from even seeing the possibility of typical macroeconomic crises, and has disarmed them in formulating policies that would eliminate actual crises. The book therefore deals with a topic at the very heart of the present debacle in the world economy.' --Michael Howard, University of Waterloo, Canada'A generation ago Dudley Dillard wrote a famous article on the ''barter illusion in classical and neoclassical economics''. Now John King has gone a step further and written about the microfoundations delusion. The illusion has been with us for a very long time, the delusion is of more recent vintage. Together they have blocked a basic understanding of macroeconomic and monetary phenomena at a time when they are most urgently needed. This is a book that had to be written, and we are fortunate that it is John King who has written it. Essential reading for our times.' --John Smithin, York University, Canada'King's book, apart from its rather contentious conclusion that there is no inherent hierarchy between micro and macro, covers, every issue relevant to the debate majestically and in great detail. It is this reviewer s sense that, should the profession choose to engage with this book in a substantial and sustained way, these methodological questions which have lurked underneath the surface of economic discourse since at least Keynes s time can finally and once and for all be resolved.' --Philip Pilkington, Review of Keynesian EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Part I: Microfoundations and the Philosophy of Science 2. Microfoundations as a (Bad) Metaphor 3. Microfoundations as Micro-reduction 4. Two Case Studies: Biology and Social Science Part II: Microfoundations in the History of Economics and Other Social Sciences 5. ‘Microfoundations’ in the Literature of Economics, Part I: 1936–1975 6. ‘Microfoundations’ in the Literature of Economics, Part II: 1975–2012 7. Crossing the Border: ‘Microfoundations’ in the Other Social Sciences Part III: Dissenting Voices 8. The Dissenters, Part I: The Post Keynesians 9. The Dissenters, Part II: Mainstreamers, Austrians and Institutionalists 10. The Economic Methodologists and Microfoundations 11. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisThe origin of markets is a central issue in economics and economic history, but until now there has been no definitive reference source on the subject. This authoritative collection fills the gap by reprinting key papers analysing the evolution of markets over the past millennium. These papers, written by leading scholars in the field, relate market development to urban growth, the spread of the credit system, and the evolution of capitalism. They show that markets did not evolve in a purely spontaneous fashion, but as part of the planned development of market centres by local landowners and business people. This volume, with an original introduction by the editor, will serve as an excellent reference tool to students, academics and practitioners interested in the broad field of economics and economic history, and market evolution in particular.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Mark Casson PART I MARKETS: ANTIQUE, CLASSICAL AND MEDIEVAL 1. Peter Temin (2002), ‘Price Behavior in Ancient Babylon’ 2. David W. Tandy (1997), ‘Early Movements of Goods and of Greeks’ 3. Joan M. Frayn (1993), ‘Commodities Sold in the Markets’ 4. George C. Maniatis (2000), ‘The Organizational Setup and Functioning of the Fish Market in Tenth-Century Constantinople’ 5. S.R.H. Jones (1993), ‘Transaction Costs, Institutional Change, and the Emergence of a Market Economy in Later Anglo-Saxon England’ 6. Richard H. Britnell (1993), ‘Markets and Rules’ 7. Christopher Dyer (1989), ‘The Consumer and the Market in the Later Middle Ages’ PART II INTERNATIONAL MARKETS: MERCHANTS AND MIDDLEMEN 8. Alwyn A. Ruddock (1951), ‘The Organization of Trade’ 9. Om Prakash (2004), ‘The Indian Maritime Merchant, 1500–1800’ 10. Hugo van Driel (2003), ‘The Role of Middlemen in the International Coffee Trade Since 1870: The Dutch Case’ PART III MARKETS AND URBAN CITIES 11. Robert Sabatino Lopez (1964), ‘Market Expansion: The Case of Genoa’ 12. James M. Murray (2005), ‘Wool, Cloth, and Gold’ 13. Clé Lesger (2006), ‘Amsterdam and the Organization of Trade’ 14. David Alexander (1970), ‘Aspects of a Changing Retail Market’ PART IV MARKET REGULATION: THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 15. Gary Richardson (2004), ‘Guilds, Laws, and Markets for Manufactured Merchandise in Late-Medieval England’ 16. Ronald F. Homer (2002), ‘The Pewterers’ Company’s Country Searches and the Company’s Regulation of Prices’ 17. Amanda McLeod (2008), ‘Quality Control: The Origins of the Australian Consumers’ Association’ PART V MARKET INTEGRATION AND PRICE CONVERGENCE 18. Carol H. Shiue and Wolfgang Keller (2007), ‘Markets in China and Europe on the Eve of the Industrial Revolution’ 19. David S. Jacks (2006), ‘What Drove 19th Century Commodity Market Integration?’ 20. Barry K. Goodwin, Thomas J. Grennes and Lee A. Craig (2002), ‘Mechanical Refrigeration and the Integration of Perishable Commodity Markets’ PART VI MARKETS, FAIRS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 21. S.R. Epstein (1994), ‘Regional Fairs, Institutional Innovation, and Economic Growth in Late Medieval Europe’ 22. James Masschaele (1997), ‘The Quest for Markets’ 23. Margaret Spufford (1984), ‘Introduction’ 24. R.W. Hoyle (2007), ‘New Markets and Fairs in the Yorkshire Dales, 1550–1750’ 25. Patrick O’Flanagan (1985), ‘Markets and Fairs in Ireland, 1600–1800: Index of Economic Development and Regional Growth’ 26. Ian D. Whyte (1979), ‘The Growth of Periodic Market Centres in Scotland 1600–1707’ 27. John R. Walton (1984), ‘The Rise of the Agricultural Auctioneering in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Britain’ 28. Polly Hill (1966), ‘Notes on Traditional Market Authority and Market Periodicity in West Africa’ PART VII THE SOCIAL LIMITS TO MARKET OPERATION: IMPROPRIETY AND CORRUPTION 29. Ruth Mazo Karras (1989), ‘The Regulation of Brothels in Later Medieval England’ 30. A.J. Arnold and J.M. Bidmead (2008), ‘Going “to Paradise by Way of Kensal Green”: A Most Unfit Subject for Trading Profit’ 31. Charles R. Mayes (1957), ‘The Sale of Peerages in Early Stuart England’

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking title brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and focuses on those Laureates working in the same broad area of study. The careful selection of papers is set in context by an insightful introduction to the Laureates' careers and main published works. This landmark title will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world.Trade Review‘What a brilliant idea! To provide readers with both information on the Nobel Laureates in Economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. The names of the “contributing” Laureates speak for themselves. Howard Vane and Chris Mulhearn, the editors, and Edward Elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.’Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements General Introduction Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn PART I HERBERT A. SIMON Introduction to Part I: Herbert A. Simon (1916-2001) 1. Herbert A. Simon (1955), ‘A Behavioral Model of Rational Choice’ 2. Herbert A. Simon (1959), ‘Theories of Decision-Making in Economics and Behavioral Science’ 3. Herbert A. Simon (1962), ‘The Architecture of Complexity’ 4. Herbert A. Simon (1972), ‘Theories of Bounded Rationality’ 5. Herbert A. Simon (1978), ‘Rationality as a Process and as Product of Thought’ 6. Herbert A. Simon (1979), ‘Rational Decision Making in Business Organizations’ PART II GEORGE J. STIGLER Introduction to Part II : George J. Stigler (1911-91) 7. George J. Stigler (1945), ‘The Cost of Subsistence’ 8. George J. Stigler (1947), ‘The Kinky Oligopoly Demand Curve and Rigid Prices’ 9. George J. Stigler (1961), ‘The Economics of Information’ 10. George J. Stigler (1962), ‘Information in the Labor Market’ 11. George J. Stigler (1964), ‘A Theory of Oligopoly’ 12. George J. Stigler (1971), ‘The Theory of Economic Regulation’ PART III RONALD H. COASE Introduction to Part III: Ronald H. Coase (b. 1910) 13. R.H. Coase (1937), ‘The Nature of the Firm’ 14. R.H. Coase (1960), ‘The Problem of Social Cost’,

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking title brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and focuses on those Laureates working in the same broad area of study. The careful selection of papers is set in context by an insightful introduction to the Laureates' careers and main published works. This landmark title will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world.Trade Review‘What a brilliant idea! To provide readers with both information on the Nobel Laureates in Economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. The names of the “contributing” Laureates speak for themselves. Howard Vane and Chris Mulhearn, the editors, and Edward Elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.’Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements General Introduction Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn PART I JAMES M. BUCHANAN Introduction to Part I: James M. Buchanan (b. 1919) 1. James M. Buchanan (1949), ‘The Pure Theory of Government Finance: A Suggested Approach’ 2. James M. Buchanan (1954a), ‘Social Choice, Democracy, and Free Markets’ 3. James M. Buchanan (1954b), ‘Individual Choice in Voting and the Market’ 4. James M. Buchanan (1959), ‘Positive Economics, Welfare Economics, and Political Economy’ 5. James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock (1962), ‘A Generalized Economic Theory of Constitutions’ 6. James M. Buchanan (1987), ‘The Constitution of Economic Policy’ PART II GARY S. BECKER Introduction to Part II: Gary S. Becker (b. 1930) 7. Gary S. Becker (1962), ‘Investment in Human Capital: A Theoretical Analysis’ 8. Gary S. Becker (1965), ‘A Theory of the Allocation of Time’ 9. Gary S. Becker (1968), ‘Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach’ 10. Gary S. Becker (1974), ‘A Theory of Social Interactions’ 11. Gary S. Becker (1983), ‘A Theory of Competition Among Pressure Groups for Political Influence’ 12. Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy (1988), ‘A Theory of Rational Addiction’ PART III DANIEL KAHNEMAN Introduction to Part III: Daniel Kahneman (b. 1934) 13. Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman (1973), ‘Availability: A Heuristic for Judging Frequency and Probability’ 14. Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman (1974), ‘Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases’ 15. Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (1979), ‘Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision Under Risk’ 16. Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (1984), ‘Choices, Values, and Frames’ 17. Daniel Kahneman, Jack L. Knetsch and Richard H. Thaler (1986), ‘Fairness as a Constraint on Profit Seeking: Entitlements in the Market’ 18. Daniel Kahneman, Jack L. Knetsch and Richard H. Thaler (1990), ‘Experimental Tests of the Endowment Effect and the Coase Theorem’ PART IV VERNON L. SMITH Introduction to Part IV: Vernon L. Smith (b. 1927) 19. Vernon L. Smith (1962), ‘An Experimental Study of Competitive Market Behavior’ 20. Vernon L. Smith (1964), ‘Effect of Market Organization on Competitive Equilibrium’ 21. Vernon L. Smith (1965), ‘Experimental Auction Markets and the Walrasian Hypothesis’ 22. Vernon L. Smith (1976), ‘Experimental Economics: Induced Value Theory’ 23. Vernon L. Smith (1980), ‘Experiments with a Decentralized Mechanism for Public Good Decisions’ 24. Vernon L. Smith (1982), ‘Microeconomic Systems as an Experimental Science’

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking title brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and focuses on those Laureates working in the same broad area of study. The careful selection of papers is set in context by an insightful introduction to the Laureates' careers and main published works. This landmark title will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world.Trade Review‘What a brilliant idea! To provide readers with both information on the Nobel Laureates in Economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. The names of the “contributing” Laureates speak for themselves. Howard Vane and Chris Mulhearn, the editors, and Edward Elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.’Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements General Introduction Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn PART I GUNNAR MYRDAL Introduction to Part I: Gunnar Myrdal (1898–1987) 1. Gunnar Myrdal (1939), ‘The Concept of Monetary Equilibrium’ 2. Gunnar Myrdal (1944a), ‘Facets of the Negro Problem’ 3. Gunnar Myrdal (1944b), ‘The Mechanics of Economic Discrimination as a Practical Problem’ 4. Gunnar Myrdal (1953), ‘Politics and Political Economy’ 5. Gunnar Myrdal (1968), ‘The Mechanism of Underdevelopment and Development and a Sketch of an Elementary Theory of Planning for Development’ PART II FRIEDRICH A. VON HAYEK Introduction to Part II : Friedrich A. von Hayek (1899–1992) 6. Friedrich A. Hayek (1933), ‘The Fundamental Cause of Cyclical Fluctuations’ 7. F.A. von Hayek (1935), ‘The Maintenance of Capital’ 8. F.A. von Hayek (1937), ‘Economics and Knowledge’ 9. Friedrich A. Hayek (1939), Freedom and the Economic System 10. F.A. Hayek (1945), ‘The Use of Knowledge in Society’ 11. F.A. Hayek (1960), ‘Introduction’ and ‘The Safeguards of Individual Liberty’ PART III ROBERT W. FOGEL Introduction to Part III: Robert W. Fogel (b. 1926) 12. Robert W. Fogel (1964), ‘Summary and Interpretation’ 13. Robert William Fogel (1989), ‘Unraveling Some Economic Riddles’ 14. R.W. Fogel (1992), ‘Second Thoughts on the European Escape from Hunger: Famines, Chronic Malnutrition, and Mortality Rates’ 15. Robert W. Fogel (1994), ‘Economic Growth, Population Theory, and Physiology: The Bearing of Long-Term Processes on the Making of Economic Policy’ 16. Robert W. Fogel and Dora L. Costa (1997), ‘A Theory of Technophysio Evolution, with Some Implications for Forecasting Population, Health Care Costs, and Pension Costs’ 17. Robert William Fogel (2004), ‘Why the Twentieth Century Was So Remarkable’ PART IV DOUGLASS C. NORTH Introduction to Part IV: Douglass C. North (b. 1920) 18. Douglass C. North (1961), ‘The Analytical Framework’ 19. Douglass C. North (1968), ‘Sources of Productivity Change in Ocean Shipping, 1600–1850’ 20. Douglass C. North and Barry R. Weingast (1989), ‘Constitutions and Commitment: The Evolution of Institutions Governing Public Choice in Seventeenth-Century England’ 21. Douglass C. North (1990), ‘Institutions, Economic Theory, and Economic Performance’ 22. Douglass C. North (1991), ‘Institutions’ 23. Douglass C. North (1994), ‘Economic Performance Through Time’ PART V AMARTYA K. SEN Introduction to Part V: Amartya K. Sen (b. 1933) 24. Amartya Sen (1970), ‘The Impossibility of a Paretian Liberal’ 25. Amartya Sen (1976), ‘Poverty: An Ordinal Approach to Measurement’ 26. Amartya Sen (1977a), ‘Starvation and Exchange Entitlements: A General Approach and its Application to the Great Bengal Famine’ 27. Amartya K. Sen (1977b), ‘Rational Fools: A Critique of the Behavioral Foundations of Economic Theory’ 28. Amartya Sen (1979), ‘Personal Utilities and Public Judgements: Or What’s Wrong With Welfare Economics?’ 29. Amartya Sen (1998), ‘Mortality as an Indicator of Economic Success and Failure’

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking title brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and focuses on those Laureates working in the same broad area of study. The careful selection of papers is set in context by an insightful introduction to the Laureates' careers and main published works. This landmark title will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world.Trade Review‘What a brilliant idea! To provide readers with both information on the Nobel Laureates in Economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. The names of the “contributing” Laureates speak for themselves. Howard Vane and Chris Mulhearn, the editors, and Edward Elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.’Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements General Introduction Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn PART I RAGNAR A.K. FRISCH Introduction to Part I: Ragnar A.K. Frisch (1895–1973) 1. Ragnar Frisch (1933), ‘Propagation Problems and Impulse Problems in Dynamic Economics’ 2. Ragnar Frisch (1934), ‘Circulation Planning: Proposal for a National Organization of a Commodity and Service Exchange’ and ‘Circulation Planning: Part III. Mathematical Appendix’ 3. Ragnar Frisch (1936a), ‘Annual Survey of General Economic Theory: The Problem of Index Numbers’ 4. Ragnar Frisch (1936b), ‘On the Notion of Equilibrium and Disequilibrium’ 5. Ragnar Frisch (1981), ‘From Utopian Theory to Practical Applications: The Case of Econometrics’ PART II JAN TINBERGEN Introduction to Part II: Jan Tinbergen (1903-94) 6. J. Tinbergen (1940a), ‘Econometric Business Cycle Research’ 7. J. Tinbergen (1940b), ‘On a Method of Statistical Business-Cycle Research: A Reply’ 8. Jan Tinbergen (1952), ‘The Logical Structure of the Normal Quantitative Policy Problem (Targets and Instruments in Equal Numbers); Directives’ and ‘Inequality Between Number of Targets and Number of Instruments: Alternative Instruments or Incompatible Targets’ 9. Jan Tinbergen (1959), ‘An Economic Policy for 1936’ PART III LAWRENCE R. KLEIN Introduction to Part III: Lawrence R. Klein (b. 1920) 10. Lawrence R. Klein (1947), ‘Theories of Effective Demand and Employment’ 11. Harold Barger and Lawrence R. Klein (1954), ‘A Quarterly Model for the United States Economy’ 12. L.R. Klein (1958), ‘The Estimation of Distributed Lags’ 13. Lawrence R. Klein (1964), ‘A Postwar Quarterly Model: Description and Applications’ 14. Gary Fromm and Lawrence R. Klein (1965), ‘The Brookings-S.S.R.C. Quarterly Econometric Model of the United States: Model Properties’ 15. Phoebus J. Dhrymes, Lawrence R. Klein and Kenneth Steiglitz (1970), ‘Estimation of Distributed Lags’

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Book SynopsisOn the Brink of Deglobalization addresses the breakdown of international trade and capital flows in 2008/09 and challenges the mainstream narrative for the world trade collapse. Detailed chapters on international finance, fragmentation of production, protectionism and earlier episodes of collapsing trade reveal data that contradicts conventional explanations and demonstrates that the trade collapse was driven by the shock of (perceived) trade uncertainty. Peter van Bergeijk discusses why trade barriers and import substitution are seen as solutions during depressions while presenting empirical evidence demonstrating the risks of such policies. This book provides a broad, historical and statistical analysis relevant to understanding the recent world trade collapse. Being the first comprehensive analysis of the risks and drivers of deglobalization, this unique and challenging book will appeal to trade economists, trade policymakers and analysts as well as those involved in international business.Trade Review'Peter van Bergeijk has written a fascinating book on the recent trade collapse, that in size can only be compared to the (trade) crises of the 1930s. There are at least two reasons to read the book. The first is to get a better understanding why the world has witnessed a dramatic decline of international trade. Peter van Bergeijk systematically analyzes the standard explanations that are given for this collapse, for example those put forward by the WTO, and concludes that most are wrong or unconvincing, and provides his own thought provoking explanation: risk and uncertainty. The second reason to read the book is that it provides all those interested in international trade a clear and interesting introduction to understand the world of international trade and learn a great deal along the way, and not only about the recent trade collapse.' -- Steven Brakman, University of Groningen, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: Setting the Stage 2. From Peak to Trough 3. The Trade Finance Confusion: Tales of Capital, Finance, Credit and Trade 4. The International Value Chain Myth 5. Protectionism is Just Around the Corner! 6. An Alternative Hypothesis: The Forgotten Role of Trade Uncertainty 7. Let Us Test the Theories 8. Too Early to Tell? References Index

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Book SynopsisOn the Brink of Deglobalization addresses the breakdown of international trade and capital flows in 2008/09 and challenges the mainstream narrative for the world trade collapse. Detailed chapters on international finance, fragmentation of production, protectionism and earlier episodes of collapsing trade reveal data that contradicts conventional explanations and demonstrates that the trade collapse was driven by the shock of (perceived) trade uncertainty. Peter van Bergeijk discusses why trade barriers and import substitution are seen as solutions during depressions while presenting empirical evidence demonstrating the risks of such policies. This book provides a broad, historical and statistical analysis relevant to understanding the recent world trade collapse. Being the first comprehensive analysis of the risks and drivers of deglobalization, this unique and challenging book will appeal to trade economists, trade policymakers and analysts as well as those involved in international business.Trade Review'Peter van Bergeijk has written a fascinating book on the recent trade collapse, that in size can only be compared to the (trade) crises of the 1930s. There are at least two reasons to read the book. The first is to get a better understanding why the world has witnessed a dramatic decline of international trade. Peter van Bergeijk systematically analyzes the standard explanations that are given for this collapse, for example those put forward by the WTO, and concludes that most are wrong or unconvincing, and provides his own thought provoking explanation: risk and uncertainty. The second reason to read the book is that it provides all those interested in international trade a clear and interesting introduction to understand the world of international trade and learn a great deal along the way, and not only about the recent trade collapse.' -- Steven Brakman, University of Groningen, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: Setting the Stage 2. From Peak to Trough 3. The Trade Finance Confusion: Tales of Capital, Finance, Credit and Trade 4. The International Value Chain Myth 5. Protectionism is Just Around the Corner! 6. An Alternative Hypothesis: The Forgotten Role of Trade Uncertainty 7. Let Us Test the Theories 8. Too Early to Tell? References Index

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Book SynopsisMany know the Chicago School of Economics and its association with Milton Friedman, George Stigler, Ronald Coase and Gary Becker. But few know the School's history and the full scope of its scholarship. In this Companion, leading scholars examine its history and key figures, and provide surveys of the School's contributions to central aspects of economics, including: price theory, monetary theory, labor and economic history. The volume examines the School's traditions of applied welfare theory and law and economics while providing a glimpse into emerging research on Chicago's role in the development of neoliberalism.A companion in the true sense of the word, this volume surveys a wide body of Chicago economic studies and guides readers carefully through each. The Companion offers biographies of leading Chicago economists and evaluations of the School's connection to approaches to economics that draw from and complement the School, including the Virginia School and the work of Armen Alchian and Edward Lazear. Moreover, this book is a first in many respects as it analyzes the interconnections of the Chicago School's theory, methodology, and policy, and considers by what means and ideas the School's policy framework is driven.The breadth and depth of the insights presented here will appeal especially to students and scholars of economics and historians interested in economics, social science and applied public policy.Ross B. Emmett is Professor of Political Economy and Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy, and Co-Director of the Michigan Center for Innovation and Economic Prosperity at James Madison College, Michigan State University, USA.Trade Review‘The attraction of the project shows in the number of eminent authors who contributed, and who in part came from very different backgrounds. . . recommended.’ -- Betrand Schefold, Jahrbucher für Nationalokonomie und StatistikTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Ross B. Emmett PART I: ESSAYS ON THE CHICAGO SCHOOL 1. The Development of Post-war Chicago Price Theory J. Daniel Hammond 2. Chicago Economics and Institutionalism Malcolm Rutherford 3. Adam Smith and the Chicago School Steven G. Medema 4. The Economic Organization, by Frank H. Knight: A Reader’s Guide Ross B. Emmett 5. The Chicago School of Welfare Economics H. Spencer Banzhaf 6. Chicago Monetary Traditions David Laidler 7. On the Origins of A Monetary History Hugh Rockoff 8. Chicago and Economic History David Mitch 9. Chicago and the Development of Twentieth-Century Labor Economics Bruce E. Kaufman 10. Human Capital, by Gary S. Becker: A Reading Guide Pedro Nuno Teixeira 11. Chicago Law and Economics Steven G. Medema 12. Friedman, Positive Economics, and the Chicago Boys Eric Schliesser 13. Neoliberalism and Chicago Robert Van Horn and Philip Mirowski 14. Armen Alchian on Evolution, Information, and Cost: The Surprising Implications of Scarcity Daniel K. Benjamin 15. The Chicago Roots of the Virginia School Gordon L. Brady PART II: SOME CHICAGO ECONOMISTS 1. Gary S. Becker Pedro Nuno Teixeira 2. Ronald Harry Coase Steven G. Medema 3. Aaron Director Robert Van Horn 4. Paul H. Douglas Glen G. Cain 5. Berthold Frank Hoselitz David Mitch 6. Frank H. Knight Ross B. Emmett 7. J. Laurence Laughlin William J. Barber 8. Edward P. Lazear Morley Gunderson 9. H. Gregg Lewis Jeff E. Biddle 10. Deirdre N. McCloskey Stephen T. Ziliak 11. Richard A. Posner Steven G. Medema 12. Albert Rees Orley Ashenfelter and John Pencavel 13. Margaret Gilpen Reid Evelyn Forget 14. Sherwin Rosen Hao Li 15. Henry Schultz D. Wade Hands 16. Theodore William Schultz Pedro Nuno Teixeira 17. Henry Calvert Simons Sherryl D. Kasper 18. George J. Stigler Edward Nik-Khah 19. Jacob Viner William J. Barber Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume is concerned with periods of very rapid inflation in the period before 1950 and shifts the emphasis from hyperinflation as commonly defined to a wider range of experience. It examines the source and origins of these inflationary episodes, how they started and what measures were used to bring them to an end. The experience of the last twenty years, when the entire world has been on fiat money and inflation has burgeoned, sometimes in excess of 100 per cent per annum, has led economists to reflect on historical examples of this phenomena. The extreme nature of episodes such as the German inflation of the early 1920s ensures that they offer a special kind of evidence on money and prices that is of considerable interest at the present time. Much of the material here is very recent, as relatively little contemporary attention was given to inflations and much of the best scholarship has only appeared in the last twenty years. However, this volume also provides the reader with access to the reflections of contemporary economists, such as Joan Robinson and Gordon Tullock.Trade Review'. . . a collection of important articles which will be most useful for students of monetary disorder.'Table of ContentsContents Introduction Part I: The Sources, Development and Ending of Major Inflations 1. Forrest Capie (1986), ‘Conditions in which Very Rapid Inflation has Appeared’ 2. Phillip Cagan (1956), ‘The Monetary Dynamics of Hyperinflation’ 3. Thomas J. Sargent (1982), ‘The Ends of Four Big Inflations’ Part II: Inflations before 1900 4. Francis T. Lui (1983), ‘Cagan's Hypothesis and the First Nationwide Inflation of Paper Money in World History’ 5. Bruce D. Smith (1985), ‘Some Colonial Evidence on Two Theories of Money: Maryland and the Carolinas’ 6. Earl J. Hamilton (1977), ‘The Role of War in Modern Inflation’ 7. Andrew Dickson White (1959), ‘Fiat Money Inflation in France’ 8. Milton Friedman (1951), ‘The Role of War in American Economic Development: Prices, Income and Monetary Changes in Three Wartime Periods’ 9. Eugene M. Lerner (1954), ‘The Monetary and Fiscal Programs of the Confederate Government, 161–65’ 10. Eugene M. Lerner (1955), ‘Money, Prices and Wages in the Confederacy’ Part III: The 1920s 11. Costantion Bresciani-Turroni (1937), ‘The National Finances, the Inflaton and the Depreciation of the Mark’ 12. Joan Robinson (1938), ‘Review of Bresciani-Turroni's The Economics of Inflation’ 13. Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich (1986), ‘The Determinants of Monetary Expansion’ 14. Stephen B. Webb (1985), ‘Government Debt and Inflationary Expectations as Determinants of the Money Supply in Germany’ 15. Charles Maier (1978), ‘The Politics of Inflation in the Twentieth Century’ 16. Rodney L. Jacobs (1977), ‘Hyperinflation and the Supply of Money’ Part IV: Inflations in the 1940s 17 Bertrand Nogaro (1948), ‘Hungary's Recent Monetary Crisis and its Theoretical Meaning’ 18. Andrew C. Huang (1948), ‘The Inflation in China’ 19. Colin D. Campbell and Gordan C. Tullock (1954), ‘Hyperinflation in China, 1937–49’ 20. Gail E. Makinen (1986), ‘The Greek Hyperinflation and Stabilization of 1943–46’ 21. William A. Bomberger and Gail E. Makinen (1983), ‘The Hungerian Hyperinflation and Stabilization of 1945–6’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis major reference collection presents in an accessible form the key articles and papers on the theory and history of financial crises. It includes both classic and contemporary writings on domestic financial crises, the transmission of crises between countries and the resolution of crises by both private and government authorities acting as lender of last resort.The book is divided into five sections. Section I on theories of financial crises presents two rival approaches to financial crises; the monetarist approach and the Fisher-Kindleberger-Minsky approach. It also includes recent Rational Expectations approaches. Section II contains readings on financial crises in US history while Section III presents case studies for other countries. Section IV contains readings on the international transmission of financial crises. Section V concludes with a number of articles on the resolution of financial crises.Financial crises have been a topic of perennial interest - perhaps as old as economic science. This landmark book makes a singular contribution by presenting the most significant literature on this important topic in an accessible form.Trade Review'Michael Bordo has gathered together in these two volumes a wide selection of reprints (in their original form) of existing work on the subject of financial crises. The two volumes provide a valuable basis on which readers may form their own views.' -- Sheila C. Dow, The Economic JournalTable of ContentsContents Introduction Part I: The Surveys 1. Mira Wilkins (1977), 'Modern European Economic History and the Multinationals' 2. Mira Wilkins (1986), 'The History of European Multinationals: A New Look' 3. Mira Wilkins (1988), 'European and North American Multinationals, 1870–1914: Comparisons and Contrasts' 4. John Dunning (1983), 'Changes in the Level and Structure of International Production: the Last One Hundred Years' Part II: The Pioneers 5. Mira Wilkins (1974), 'The American Model', a selection from the author's Epilogue to The Maturing of Multinational Enterprise, American Business Abroad from 1914 to 1970 6. John M.Stopford (1974), 'The Origins of British-Based Multinational Manufacturing Enterprises' 7. Lawrence Franco (1974), 'The Origins of Multinational Manufacturing by Continental European Firms' 8. Mira Wilkins (1986), 'Japanese Multinational Enterprise before 1914' 9. Geoffrey Jones (1986), 'Origins, Management and Performance' Part III: New Perspectives 10. R.H. Coase (1937), 'The Nature of the Firm' 11. Edith Penrose (1956), 'Foreign Investment and the Growth of the Firm' 12. Oliver Williamson (1981), 'The Modern Corporation: Origins, Evolution, Attributes' 13. Mark Casson (1986), 'General Theories of the Multinational Enterprise: Their relevance to Business History' 14. Stanley Chapman (1985) 'British-based Investment Groups Before 1914' 15. Mira Wilkins (1988), 'The Free-Standing Company, 1870–1914: An Important Type of British Foreign Direct Investment' 16. Alfred D. Chandler (1980), 'The Growth of the Transnational Industrial Firm in the United States and the United Kingdom: A Comparative Analysis' 17. Mira Wilkins (1982), 'American-Japanese Direct Foreign Investment Relationships. 1930–1952' 18. Ann M. Carlos and Stephen Nicholas (1988), '"Giants of an Earlier Capitalism": The Chartered Trading Companies as Modern Multinationals' Part IV: Case Studies 19. Geoffrey Jones (1984), 'The Growth and Performance of British Multinational Firms before 1939: The Case of Dunlop' 20. Geoffrey Jones (1984), 'Multinational Chocolate: Cadbury Overseas, 1918–39' 21. Tetsuo Abo (1982-83), 'ITT's International Business Activities, 1920–1940'. Part V: Hosts to Multinationals 22. Geoffrey Jones (1988), 'Foreign Multinationals and British Industry before 1945' 23. Tetsuya Kuwahara (1989), 'The Japanese Cotton Spinners' Direct Investments into China Before the Second World War' 24. Masaru Udagawa (1985), 'The Pre-War Japanese Automobile Industry and American Manufacturers' 25. Emma Harris (1989), 'J.&P. Coates Ltd in Poland'

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Book SynopsisThis important two volume reference work comprises the most important articles and papers on the history of industrial finance and capital formation from the 18th century to World War I. It covers all the main regions of the world with special emphasis on the United Kingdom, Continental Europe and the United States. By providing a careful selection of the most influential articles, these two volumes make a significant contribution to an issue of great and continuing importance.Trade Review'With these two volumes Cameron has produced an excellent collection of established essays on the role of banks in the financing of industrial development. As with other collections in the series (The International Library of Macroeconomic and Financial History) the success lies in bringing together articles from a variety of sources into a readily accessible form. . . . these in total constitute an authoritative and extremely stimulating collection.' -- Michael Collins, Business History'The great utility of the two volumes is that these essential pieces are conveniently brought together between hard, durable covers. . .'– P.J. Cottrell, The Economic History ReviewTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Introduction Volume I 1. Rondo Cameron (1965), ‘Theoretical Bases of a Comparative Study of the Role of Financial Institutions in the Early Stages of Industrialization’ 2. T.S. Ashton (1945), ‘The Bill of Exchange and Private Banks in Lancashire, 1790–1830’ 3. François Crouzet (1972), ‘Capital Formation in Great Britain During the Industrial Revolution’ 4. Phyllis Deane (1973), ‘The Role of Capital in the Industrial Revolution’ 5. Sidney Pollard (1964), ‘Fixed Capital in the Industrial Revolution in Britain’ 6. Stanley D. Chapman (1970), ‘Fixed Capital Formation in the British Cotton Industry, 1770–1815’ 7. Rondo Cameron (1967), ‘France, 1800–1870’ 8. Rondo Cameron (1967), ‘Belgium, 1800–1875’ 9. Richard H. Tilly (1986), ‘German Banking, 1850-1914: Development Assistance for the Strong’ 10. Hugh M. Neuberger and Houston H. Stokes (1974), ‘German Banks and German Growth 1883–1913: An Empirical View’ 11. Rainer Fremdling and Richard Tilly (1976), ‘German Banks, German Growth and Econometric History’ 12. Hugh M. Neuberger and Houston H. Stokes (1974), ‘German Banks and German Growth: A Reply’ 13. Richard Tilly (1982), ‘Mergers, External Growth, and Finance in the Development of Large-Scale Enterprises in Germany, 1880–1913’ Volume II 1. John G. Gurley and E.S. Shaw (1955), ‘Financial Aspects of Economic Development’ 2. Richard L. Rudolph (1972), ‘Austria, 1800–1914’ 3. Jon S. Cohen (1967), ‘Financing Industrialisatization in Italy, 1894–1914: the Partial Transformation of a Late Comer’ 4. Gabriel Tortella (1972), ‘Spain, 1829–1874’ 5. Olga Crisp (1976), ‘Banking in the Industrialisation of Tsarist Russia, 1860–1914’ 6. Lars G. Sandberg (1978), ‘Banking and Economic Growth in Sweden Before World War I’ 7. John R. Lampe (1975), ‘Finance and Pre-1914 Industrial Stirrings in Bulgaria and Serbia’ 8. Hugh T. Rockoff (1975), ‘Varieties of Banking and Regional Economic Development in the United States, 1840–1860’ 9. Lance Davis (1966), ‘The Capital Markets and Industrial Concentration: the U.S and the U.K, a Comparative Study’ 10. Richard Sylla (1982), ‘American Banks and the Finance of Industry, 1880–1920 : Perspectives on the Visible Hand’ 11. Ian M. Drummond (1990), ‘Banks and Banking in Canada and Australia’ 12. Kanji Ishii (1990), ‘Japan’ (from ‘International Banking, 1870–1914’) 13. Hugh M. Neuberger and Houston H. Stokes, ‘German Banking and Japanese Banking: A Comparative Analysis’ 14. Maria Bárbara Levy (1990), ‘The Banking System and Foreign Capital in Brazil’ 15. Frank H.H. King (1990), ‘Extra-Regional Banks and Investments in China’ 16. Rondo Cameron (1967), ‘Conclusion to "Banking in the Early Stages of Industrialization"’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis engaging and intelligent book argues that the unbridled impact of deregulated market forces will lead to social polarization and ultimately to the destruction of capitalist society as we know it today. After providing a lucid and accessible overview of the development of capitalism, Professor Brenner explains how human greed was confined within legal boundaries and shows how ingenuity rather than brute force ultimately became the source of wealth. He explores the interaction between ideas, behaviour and economic change and points out comparisons between scientific ideas and the phases of economic development. He warns that, by an inner logic, deregulated capitalism must necessarily lead to increased inequality and to the waning of those elements in bourgeois culture which are necessary for the proper functioning of a technologically advanced industrial economy.Written in a lively and non-technical style, the book will appeal not only to economists but also to other social scientists and historians concerned with the history and development of modern capitalist society.Trade Review’Brenner’s book is an interesting statement of the institutionalist/instrumentalist view that scientific separatism is intellectually untenable and practically destructive.’Table of ContentsThe origins of modern economic progress; estates and classes - the changing universe; state and society in the age of mercantilism; saving the goose that was to lay the golden eggs; "Rational Restlessness" - new paradigms in science and society; the age of capital accumulation and investment; the birthpains of competitive society; "All things pregnant with their contrary"; the Labour movement between reform and revolution; the improvement of living conditions; the triumph of Fascism and failure of the "Proletarian Counterculture"; Keynes and the era of regulated capitalism; regulated capitalism - the age of prosperity; "The Devil Watches All Opportunities"; services and the expanding public sector; the gentle demise of meaningful democracy and competition.

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Book SynopsisProtectionism has been an enduring feature in the world economy even though economic theory can prove that free trade is a superior regime. Protectionism is, of course, caused primarily by interest groups who lose out under free trade and are able to organize to protect their interests.This major reference collection brings together some different theoretical approaches to the issue of commercial policy and how it is constructed. It also illuminates some of the complexities behind alternating phases of comparatively free trade and protectionism in the world economy over the last two centuries. Individual country studies bring out some variety in the experience, both in the origins of protectionist policies and of their impact. The conclusions add up to a considerable indictment of protectionism.Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: THEORY 1. Jagdish N. Bhagwati (1982), ‘Directly Unproductive, Profit-seeking (DUP) Activities’ 2. Harry G. Johnson (1965), ‘An Economic Theory of Protectionism, Tariff Bargaining, and the Formation of Customs Unions’ 3. C.P. Kindleberger (1951), ‘Group Behavior and International Trade’ 4. Lionel Robbins (1931), ‘Economic Notes on Some Arguments for Protection’ PART II: GREAT BRITAIN 5. Ralph Davis (1966), ‘The Rise of Protection in England, 1689–1786’ 6. J. Bartlett Brebner (1948), ‘Laissez Faire and State Intervention in Nineteenth-Century Britain’ 7. Donald N. McCloskey (1980), ‘Magnanimous Albion: Free Trade and British National Income, 1841–1881’ 8. A.E. Musson (1972), ‘"The Manchester School" and Exportation of Machinery’ 9. Barry Eichengreen (1991), ‘The External Fiscal Question: Free Trade and Protection in Britain, 1860–1929’ 10. Forrest Capie (1978), ‘The British Tariff and Industrial Protection in the 1930s’ PART III: UNITED STATES 11. J.J. Pincus (1975), ‘Pressure Groups and the Pattern of Tariffs’ 12. G.R. Hawke (1975), ‘ The United States Tariff and Industrial Protection in the Late Nineteenth Century’ 13. M.E. Falcus (1971), ‘United States Economic Policy and the "Dollar Gap" of the 1920s’ PART IV: CONTINENTAL EUROPE 14. Michael Stephen Smith (1980), ‘Compromise and Conciliation, 1883–1900’ 15. W.O. Henderson (1965), ‘Prince Smith and Free Trade in Germany’ 16. Steven B. Webb (1980), ‘Tariffs, Cartels, Technology, and Growth in the German Steel Industry, 1879 to 1914’ 17. A. Gerschenkron (1943), ‘Agricultural Protection in the German Empire’ 18. Frank J. Coppa (1970), ‘The Italian Tariff and the Conflict Between Agriculture and Industry: The Commercial Policy of Liberal Italy, 1860–1922’ 19. C.P. Kindleberger (1975), ‘The Rise of Free Trade in Western Europe, 1820–1875’ 20. Forrest Capie (1983), ‘Tariff Protection and Economic Performance in the Nineteenth Century’ PART V: OTHER 21. Bela Balassa (1956), ‘Tariff Protection in Industrial Countries: An Evaluation’ 22. Kenneth Fielden (1969), ‘The Rise and Fall of Free Trade’ 23. John Gallagher and Ronald Robinson (1953), ‘The Imperalism of Free Trade’ Name Index

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