Economic Theory in Retrospect

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This is a history of economic thought from Adam Smith to John Maynard Keynes - but it is a history with a difference. Firstly, it is a history of economic theory, not of economic doctrines, that is, it is consistently focused on theoretical analysis, undiluted by entertaining historical digressions or biological colouring. Secondly, it includes detailed Reader's Guides to nine of the major texts of economics, namely the works of Smith, Ricardo, Mill, Marx, Marshall, Wickstead, Wicksell, Walras and Keynes, in the effort to encourage students to become acquainted at first hand with the writings of all the great economists. This fifth edition, first published in 1997, adds new Reader's Guides to Walras's Elements of Pure Economics (1871–74) and Keynes' General Theory to the previous seven Reader's Guides of other great books in economics. There are significant and major additions to six chapters. Contents Preface Acknowledgements Glassory of Mathematical Symbols in Order of Appearance Abbreviations: Journals and Anthologies Introduction Has Economic Theory Progressed Chapter 1 - Pre-Adamite Economics Chapter 2 - Adam Smith Chapter 3 - Population, Diminishing Returns and Rent Chapter 4 - Ricardo's System Chapter 5 - Say's Law and Classical Monetary Theory Chapter 6 - John Stuart Mill Chapter 7 - Marxian Economics Chapter 8 - The Marginal Reovlution Chapter 9 - Marshallian Economics: Utility and Demand Chapter 10 - Marshallian Economics: Cost and Supply Chapter 11 - Marginal Productivity and Factor Prices Chapter 12 - The Austrian Theory of Capital and Interest Chapter 13 - General Equilibrium and Welfare Economics Chapter 14 - Spatial Economics and the Classical Theory of Location Chapter 15 - The Neo-Classical Theory of Money, Interest and Prices Chapter 16 - Macroeconomics Chapter 17 - A Methodological Postscript Index of Names Index of Subjects