Economic Policy and the History of Economic Thought (Routledge Studies in the History of Economics)

Synopsis

This book discusses key issues in economic policy in the context of the history of economic thought. Most of the current and past academic controversies in economics are, explicitly or implicitly, centred around the application and form of economic policy. This is particularly evident in the post-WWII period, with the appearance of economic policy as a distinguishable subfield, but important elements of various economic policy issues can be found throughout the history of economic thought. This book discusses various topics in economic policy – such as questions over state spending and taxation, income redistribution, and the role of money – with each chapter focusing on a particular period or major school of economic thought ranging from the ‘prehistory’ of economics up to the present day. Specific chapters of the volume cover the main schools of economic thought from different national and theoretical traditions, incorporating mercantilism, the Physiocratic School, the German Historical School, Marxism, the Austrian School, institutional economics, Keynesian economics, behavioural economics and more. This book will be of great interest to readers of the history of economic policy as well as the history of economic thought, macroeconomics and economic history more broadly.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

264 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000855395

Related ISBNs:

9781003228097, 9781032131962, 9781032131979

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

03/23/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Stavros Drakopoulos and Ioannis Katselidis

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Politics and Government

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Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Stavros Drakopoulos

Edited by:

Ioannis Katselidis