Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Preface -- The roadmap -- 1 Mapping the meaning of "transaction" -- 1.1. The ideas of transaction in Coase (1937) and (1960) -- 1.2. John Commons's formulation of transaction -- 1.3. Each...

Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. A life in the storm -- The early life of Thomas Hodgskin -- Utilitarian (and useful) friendships -- A journalistic career -- An Essay on Naval Discipline -- 2. Thomas...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Herring fishing -- 2 Interest rates -- 3 Banking and funds -- 4 Land registration and credit -- Postscript -- References -- Index.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction: Economic thought and Poverty -- 1 Were Good Times Really that Bad? Mercantilist Views on Poverty and Employment -- 2 Adam Smith-A Champion...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I The problem of policymaker ignorance -- 1 Policymaker ignorance: the first problem of politics and political inquiry -- Some terminological...

List of figures, List of tables, -- Preface, Table of abbreviations. 1. Evolution of monetary arrangements 2. New monetary economics and commodity bundles:a critique of the Black-Fama-Hall system. 3. A measure of value independent of commodities: developing new monetary economics using the...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction: escaping from the economics cave -- 1. A Janus-faced crisis -- 2. Plato against the economists -- 3. Shadow economic...

The years in-between the two World Wars were a crucial period for the building of economic dynamics as an autonomous field. Different competing research programs arose at international level. Great progress was achieved by studies on the business cycle, with the first statistical applications....

This unique study into the roots of Max Weber's Political Economy, is an intriguing read and a valuable contribution to the Weberian literature. Parsons argues that Weber's analysis is highly influenced by the Austrian School of Economics and the relationship between his critique of centrally...

Samuel Hollander's work has been provoking debate for over four decades. This book brings together key contributions of recent years, in addition to some brand new pieces. The essays are introduced by a Preface in which Hollander reflects on his past work and reactions to it.Highlights include...