A brief history of economic thought / Alessandro Roncaglia.

Roncaglia, Alessandro, 1947-

Call Number	330.1509
Author	Roncaglia, Alessandro, 1947- author.
Title	A brief history of economic thought / Alessandro Roncaglia.
Physical Description	1 online resource (x, 310 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Notes	Originally published in Italian as Breve storia del pensiero economico by Manuali Laterza and Gius. Laterza & Figli 2016. Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Sep 2017).
Contents	Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: the history of economic thought and its role; 2. The prehistory of political economy; 3. William Petty and the origins of political economy; 4. From body politic to economic tables; 5. Adam Smith; 6. Economic science at the time of the French Revolution; 7. David Ricardo; 8. The Ricardians and the decline of Ricardianism; 9. Karl Marx; 10. The Marginalist Revolution: the subjective theory of value; 11. The Austrian school and its neighbourhood; 12. General economic equilibrium; 13. Alfred Marshall; 14. John Maynard Keynes; 15. Joseph Schumpeter; 16. Piero Sraffa; 17. The age of disgregation.
Summary	The evolution of economic thought can be traced back from its beginnings in classical antiquity up to the present day. In this book, Professor Alessandro Roncaglia offers a clear, concise and updated version of his award-winning The Wealth of Ideas, studying the development of economic thought through perspectives and debates on the economy and society over time. With chapters on prominent economic theorists, including William Petty, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes, as well as on other important figures and key debates of each period, Roncaglia critically evaluates the foundations of the marginalist–neoclassical (scarcity–utility) approach in comparison to the Classical–Keynes approach. A comprehensive guide to the history of economic thought, this book will be of value not only to undergraduate and postgraduate students studying economic thought, but also to any readers desiring to study how economics has evolved up to the present day.
Subject	Economics History.
Multimedia	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316798416

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Summary	The evolution of economic thought can be traced back from its beginnings in classical antiquity up to the present day. In this book, Professor Alessandro Roncaglia offers a clear, concise and updated version of his award-winning The Wealth of Ideas, studying the development of economic thought through perspectives and debates on the economy and society over time. With chapters on prominent economic theorists, including William Petty, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes, as well as on other important figures and key debates of each period, Roncaglia critically evaluates the foundations of the marginalist–neoclassical (scarcity–utility) approach in comparison to the Classical–Keynes approach. A comprehensive guide to the history of economic thought, this book will be of value not only to undergraduate and postgraduate students studying economic thought, but also to any readers desiring to study how economics has evolved up to the present day.
Notes	Originally published in Italian as Breve storia del pensiero economico by Manuali Laterza and Gius. Laterza & Figli 2016. Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Sep 2017).
Contents	Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: the history of economic thought and its role; 2. The prehistory of political economy; 3. William Petty and the origins of political economy; 4. From body politic to economic tables; 5. Adam Smith; 6. Economic science at the time of the French Revolution; 7. David Ricardo; 8. The Ricardians and the decline of Ricardianism; 9. Karl Marx; 10. The Marginalist Revolution: the subjective theory of value; 11. The Austrian school and its neighbourhood; 12. General economic equilibrium; 13. Alfred Marshall; 14. John Maynard Keynes; 15. Joseph Schumpeter; 16. Piero Sraffa; 17. The age of disgregation.
Subject	Economics History.
Multimedia	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316798416