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From Classical Economics to the Theory of the Firm: Essays in Honour of D.P. O’Brien

From Classical Economics to the Theory of the Firm: Essays in Honour of D.P. O’Brien


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Denis O'Brien has made an outstanding contribution to economics, and the history of economic thought in particular. This selection of original essays, by a distinguished group of contributors, pays tribute to his work in the areas of the history of economic analysis and methodology.The book opens with a preface by R.D. Collison Black which is followed by a biographical introduction to Denis O'Brien's career and his contributions to economics, including a full list of his publications. The authors then explore areas where Denis O'Brien has made an important mark: classical economics, the history of monetary economics, Marshall and microeconomics, and economic methodology. This book will be welcomed by academics and students of economic history, the history of economic thought and methodology.

Table of Contents:
Contents: Preface Foreword 1. Introduction Part I: Monetary Economics 2. Historical Origins of the Cost-push Fallacy 3. The Classical Theory of Commodity Money under a Microscope 4. Pre-war Developments in Portfolio Theory Part II: Classical Economics 5. Does Luxury Consumption Promote Growth? 6. Adam Smith and Physiocracy 7. Adam Smith on Classes and Saving Part III: Marshall and Microeconomics 8. The Generational Contract in Classical and neoclassical Economic Thought 9. The Theory of Exchange in Retrospect 10. Marshall’s Theory of the Firm 11. Marshall on Marketing Part IV: Methodology 12. Institutionalism as ‘Scientific’ Economics 13. Adam Smith and General Equilibrium Theory 14. The Formalist Revolution or What Happened to Orthodox Economics after World War II? 15. Modelling Invention Index

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Edited by Roger E. Backhouse, Professor of the History and Philosophy of Economics, University of Birmingham, UK and John Creedy, Wellington School of Business and Government, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand


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  • ISBN-13: 9781840641462
  • Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1840641460
  • Publisher Date: 26 Aug 1999
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Essays in Honour of D.P. O’Brien


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