This book presents a brief history of economic thought from the 17th century to the present day. Each chapter examines the key contributions of a major economist or group of economists and includes suggestions for further reading. Economists covered include Keynes, Marshall, Petty and Jevons,...

1. Introduction : ten 'Minor Marshallians' and spreading the economic organon -- 2. Joseph Shield Nicholson (1850-1927) : an early student of Marshall at Cambridge : later quite critical of Marshall and his economics -- 3. Alfred William Flux (1867-1942) : a mathematician successfully 'caught'...

This is a unique and detailed book which surveys the diffusion and reception of Alfred Marshall’s ideas and the ways they have influenced the development of economic science up to the present day.

This is a unique and detailed book which surveys the diffusion and reception of Alfred Marshall’s ideas and the ways they have influenced the development of economic science up to the present day.