The history and practice of economics / edited by Sami Daniel, Philip Arestis, John Grahl.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Daniel, Sami, 1939-

Arestis, Philip, 1941-

Grahl, John.

Corry, Bernard.

Peston, Maurice, 1931-2016.

Series:

Essays in honour of Bernard Corry and Maurice Peston ; v. 2.

Essays in honour of Bernard Corry and Maurice Peston ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--History.

Economics.

History.

Labor economics.

Economics--Study and teaching.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [1999]

Contents:

Part I Contemporary Labour Markets

1 Changes over time in union relative wage effects in Great Britain and the United States / David G. Blanchflower 3

2 Unemployment and wages in Europe and North America / Stephen Nickell 33

Part II Contributions to the History of Economic Thought

3 Malthus and method: a study in irony / Samuel Hollander 67

4 Adam Smith and Alfred Marshall: some reflections / Peter Groenewegen 81

5 On the open economy quantity theory: reflections old and new / A.R. Nobay 96

6 Monetary unions in nineteenth-century Europe: an historical perspective and lessons for EMU in the twenty-first century / Eric J. Pentecost 110

7 The invisible hand of God / Morris Perlman 126

Part III Explorations of the Economics Profession

8 QMC's terrible two: a polemical appreciation / Patrick Minford 137

9 CNAA Economics: the development of economics in the new universities / Sami Daniel 147

10 Educational reform, reaction and resources twenty-five years on / Miriam E. David 163

11 The renaissance of LSE economics: a study of our times / Meghnad Desai 175

12 'Cambridge didactic style'? / Alan E.H. Speight 183

13 When is a test a good test? / Ken Burdett, Patricia Dillon 194.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

185898579X

OCLC:

40425870