Essays on economics and economists
- ISBN: 9780226111032
- Editorial: University of Chicago Press
- Fecha de la edición: 1994
- Lugar de la edición: Chicago. Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 22 cm
- Nº Pág.: 220
- Idiomas: Inglés
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
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
