The State of the History of Economics: Proceedings of the History of Economics Society

by Henderson; James P.

• ISBN13: 9780415133548
• ISBN10: 0415133548
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-09-18
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This collection explores emerging areas in the history of economics and provides a valuable insight into contemporary research in the field. The contributors are: Phil Mirowski, Craufurd D. Goodwin, Alex Rogers, John B. Davis, Amitava Krishna Dutt, Robert R. Prasch, Yuichi Shionoya, John E. Elliott, Hans E. Jensen, Domenica Tropeano, Patrick J. Welch, Pascale Pitavy-Simoni, Phillippe Steiner and Jonathan E. Mote.

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
INTRODUCTION	1	(5)
James P. Henderson
1 THE HISTORY OF ECONOMICS AND THE HISTORY OF AGENCY	6	(13)
Andrew Pickering
2 THE HISTORY OF CLASSICAL AND FREQUENTIST THEORIES OF PROBABILITY	19	(20)
Philip Mirowski
3 CYBERPUNK AND CHICAGO	39	(17)
Craufurd D. Goodwin
Alex Rogers
4 HETEROGENEOUS LABOR IN A SIMPLE RICARDIAN MODEL	56	(12)
John B. Davis
Amitava Krishna Dutt
5 INTERNATIONAL TRADE, MACHINERY, AND THE REMUNERATION OF LABOR: A REEXAMINATION OF THE ARGUMENT IN THE THIRD EDITION OF RICARDO'S PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY AND TAXATION	68	(13)
Robert E. Prasch
6 REFLECTIONS ON SCHUMPETER'S HISTORY OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS IN LIGHT OF HIS UNIVERSAL SOCIAL SCIENCE	81	(24)
Yuichi Shionoya
7 JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC CLASSES IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY CAPITALISM	105	(25)
John E. Elliott
Hans E. Jensen
8 HICKS AND LINDAHL ON MONETARY INSTABILITY: ELASTICITY OF PRICE EXPECTATIONS VERSUS ELASTICITY OF INTEREST EXPECTATIONS	130	(13)
Domenica Tropeano
9 (DIS)TRUSTING THE TALE: WERNER SOMBART AND THE NARRATIVE OF ECONOMICS	143	(14)
Jonathon Mote
10 CROMWELL'S OCCUPATION OF IRELAND AS JUDGED FROM PETTY'S OBSERVATIONS AND MARX'S THEORY OF COLONIALISM	157	(16)
Patrick J. Welch
11 VINCENT DE GOURNAY, OR "LAISSEZ-FAIRE WITHOUT LAISSEZ-PASSER"	173	(21)
Pascale Pitavy-Simoni
12 STORM OVER ECONOMIC THOUGHT: DEBATES IN FRENCH ECONOMIC JOURNALS, 1750-70	194	(21)
Philippe Steiner
Index	215