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This text reflects on some of the most fundamental concerns of economists since the 18th century. In 15 essays, the author evaluates the contributions of a number of figures, including Adam Smith, and George Stigler, as well as economists at the London School of Economics in the 1930s.

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Preface 1: The Institutional Structure of Production 2: How Should Economists Choose? 3: Economics and Contiguous Disciplines 4: Economists and Public Policy 5: The Market for Goods and the Market for Ideas 6: The Wealth of Nations 7: Adam Smith's View of Man 8: Alfred Marshall's Mother and Father 9: Alfred Marshall's Family and Ancestry 10: The Appointment of Pigou as Marshall's Successor 11: Marshall on Method 12: Arnold Plant 13: Duncan Black 14: George J. Stigler 15: Economics at LSE in the 1930s: A Personal View Index

Essays on Economics and Economists

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 01/09/1995
      ISBN13: 9780226111032, 978-0226111032
      ISBN10: 0226111032
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This text reflects on some of the most fundamental concerns of economists since the 18th century. In 15 essays, the author evaluates the contributions of a number of figures, including Adam Smith, and George Stigler, as well as economists at the London School of Economics in the 1930s.

      Table of Contents
      Preface 1: The Institutional Structure of Production 2: How Should Economists Choose? 3: Economics and Contiguous Disciplines 4: Economists and Public Policy 5: The Market for Goods and the Market for Ideas 6: The Wealth of Nations 7: Adam Smith's View of Man 8: Alfred Marshall's Mother and Father 9: Alfred Marshall's Family and Ancestry 10: The Appointment of Pigou as Marshall's Successor 11: Marshall on Method 12: Arnold Plant 13: Duncan Black 14: George J. Stigler 15: Economics at LSE in the 1930s: A Personal View Index

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