Innovation, knowledge and growth : Adam Smith, Schumpeter and the moderns / edited by Heinz D. Kurz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kurz, Heinz D.

Series:

Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 140.

Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 140

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Classical school of economics.

Economics--History.

Economics.

Economic development.

Endogenous growth (Economics).

Technological innovations--Economic aspects.

Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book deals with the prime movers of socio-economic development, innovations and technical change, their origins, forms and effects. It contains a set of closely related chapters, some of which have been previously published as papers in scholarly journals

Contents:

Front Cover; Innovation, Knowledge and Growth; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures and table; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Technical progress, capital accumulation and income distribution in Classical economics: Adam Smith, David Ricardo and Karl Marx; 3. Joseph A. Schumpeter: an economist between Marx and Walras; 4. Innovations and profits: Schumpeter and the Classical heritage; 5. On the growth of knowledge about the role of knowledge in economic growth: a critical assessment of recent literature on growth theory

6. Who is going to kiss Sleeping Beauty?: On the 'Classical' analytical origins and perspectives of input-output analysis7. Whither the history of economic thought?: Going nowhere rather slowly?; Notes; Author index; Subject index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-46186-2

9786613461865

1-136-58358-0

0-203-15683-8

9780203156834

OCLC:

798532155