Economic Theory & Philosophy

The editors have chosen substantial extracts to illustrate the major themes and ideas in Beveridge’s writing over a period of more than four decades, ranging from his book Unemployment, published in 1909, to the Beveridge Report of 1942 and beyond. Sections cover his social philosophy; the crucial r..

This book endeavours to explain many well-documented aspects of the evolution of industries over time. It uses an agent-based computational model in which artificial industries are created and grown to maturity in silico. The main objective of this study is to identify patterns that exist in the mov..

This work brings together for the first time the ideas, philosophies and interpretations of North America's leading African American economists, demonstrating that racial inequality has had an immense impact on African Americans' daily lives...

This work brings together for the first time the ideas, philosophies and interpretations of North America's leading African American economists, demonstrating that racial inequality has had an immense impact on African Americans' daily lives...

With full accounts of the work of major Canadian economists including John Rae, H.A. Innis and Harry Johnson, A History of Canadian Economic Thought is the first definitive treatment of the subject for 30 years...

Fascinating and authoritative, this work, challenges the traditional view of the history of econometrics and offers a comprehensive overview of what went on to be one of the defining subsets within the economics profession...

A work which serves as an introduction to the subject and as a reference for all those who need to remain up-to-date with economic thinking...

Presents the author's alternative monetary theory and macroeconomics to both the quality theory and Keynes's work. This text reveals Means's view of the economic processes in the real world, and the state of monetary and macroeconomics theory in the mid-1940s...

The work of Aristotle has influenced writers from Marx and Menger to Amartya Sen. This book introduces us to Aristotle’s thought on "the economic" and on its influences on economists. The volume offers important new insights into the Aristotelian approach to the economy itself, as well as to the ide..

The work of Aristotle has influenced writers from Marx and Menger to Amartya Sen. This book introduces us to Aristotle’s thought on "the economic" and on its influences on economists. The volume offers important new insights into the Aristotelian approach to the economy itself, as well as to the ide..

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company...

This book aims to answer two questions that are fundamental to the study of agent-based economic models: what is agent-based computational economics and why do we need agent-based economic modelling of economy? This book provides a review of the development of agent-based computational economics (AC..