Torkel Aschehoug and Norwegian historical economic thought : reconsidering a forgotten Norwegian economist pioneer / Mathilde C. Fasting.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fasting, Mathilde C.

Series:

Anthem other canon economics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aschehoug, T. H. (Torkel Halvorsen), 1822-1909.

Aschehoug, T. H.

Economists--Norway.

Economists.

Economics--Norway--History.

Economics.

History.

Norway.

Physical Description:

viii, 281 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Anthem Press, 2013.

Summary:

The historical schools of economics have been neglected within the arena of economic theory since the Second World War in favour of the now-dominant classical and neoclassical schools of economic thought. As alternative frameworks re-emerge, this book offers a revaluation of the legal theorist, economist and politician Torkel Aschehoug (1822-1909) and his historical-empirical approach to economics, a highly influential current in Norway during the last decades of the nineteenth century. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Chapter 2 Biography 11

Chapter 3 Norwegian Economic and Political Context in the Nineteenth Century 27

Chapter 4 Norwegian Economic Thought and Method 51

Chapter 5 Development of the Economic Thought of Aschehoug: Statsøkonomisk Forening and the Socialøkonomik Project 67

Chapter 6 The German Historical School: Similarities, Influences and Discrepancies 79

Chapter 7 Alfred Marshall: Aschehoug and the Adoption of Marginal Theory 103

Chapter 8 The French Influence: Adopting Say and Refuting Socialism 121

Chapter 9 Views of Labour in the Work of Aschehoug 141

Chapter 10 The Entrepreneur: The Fourth Production Factor 153

Chapter 11 Trade and Customs Debates from 1840 to 1906 165

Chapter 12 The Theory of Economic Crises 177

Chapter 13 The Legacy of Aschehoug: Concluding Remarks 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780857280756

0857280759

OCLC:

843809517