Frank H. Knight in Iowa City, 1919-1928 / edited by Ross B. Emmett.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Emmett, Ross B.

Biddle, Jeff.

Series:

Research in the history of economic thought and methodology ; v. 29, pt. 2.

Research in the history of economic thought and methodology, 0743-4154 ; v. 29, pt. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (495 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley [England] : Emerald Group, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The collection includes both refereed articles and review essays. The articles highlight research on the role of western economic advisors in China before the Communist Revolution (Paul Trescott), John Ryan on minimum wage legislation, a symposium on Clement Juglar, and a comparison of recent work in the history of economics and the history of science. Review essays on new publications examine a range of subjects, including: David Humes political economy; conceptions of economic morality in American thought; Frank Knight and the Austrians on institutions; Friedrich Engels; Austrian views on entrepreneurship; Coase and Pigou on government intervention; Hayek and conservatism; the history of the 'living wage' notion; methodological consideration of economics and econometrics; and Paul Heynes essays on economic and ethics.

Contents:

Frank Hyneman Knight : the Iowa years / Gerald L. Nordquist, Ross B. Emmett

A conversation with Ethel Verry Knight / Gerald L. Nordquist

The problem of value in economic theory / Ross B. Emmett

Economics and business / Ross B. Emmett

The tariff / Ross B. Emmett

Business management : science or art? / Ross B. Emmett

A 'scientific' observation regarding socialism / Ross B. Emmett

In defence of agricultural relief on the general plan of the McNary-Haugen measure / Ross B. Emmett

Social organization : a survey of its problems and forms from the standpoint of the present crisis / Ross B. Emmett

The mathematical method in treating the price problem / Ross B. Emmett

Logical method in the social sciences / Ross B. Emmett

The 'concept' of spirituality / Ross B. Emmett

On power : the invincible logic of asceticism / Ross B. Emmett

Love and force / Ross B. Emmett

The ethics of the state / Ross B. Emmett

Dismal science / Ross B. Emmett

Non-economistic value / Ross B. Emmett

Play, art, and work : a little book on the value problem for students of the social sciences / Ross B. Emmett

The relation of ethics and economics / Ross B. Emmett

The conflict between the religious and the scientific attitude towards life / Ross B. Emmett

Liberalism and religion, II : the content of liberal religion / Ross B. Emmett

Society : freshman lecture / Ross B. Emmett

Some explorations in the twilight zone between economics and ethics / Ross B. Emmett

Science and human values : summary, partly as it was and partly as it should have been! / Ross B. Emmett

On force : B-H group / Ross B. Emmett

Some observations on the why of human behavior / Ross B. Emmett

Types of personal relations : on personal and impersonal association / Ross B. Emmett

Science and efficiency in physics and politics / Ross B. Emmett

Memorandum to President Jessup on Meredith Plan for Farm Relief / Ross B. Emmett

Some misconceptions in regard to federal taxation / Ross B. Emmett

Efficiency and the social ideal / Ross B. Emmett

The professor and farm relief / Ross B. Emmett

Discussion group on religion / Ross B. Emmett

Being and doing / Ross B. Emmett

Presuppositions of competition / Ross B. Emmett

Jottings on value : October 8, 1925 / Ross B. Emmett

What we want : an attempt to list primary wishes or elements in motivation / Ross B. Emmett

Some notes on value / Ross B. Emmett

Jottings on value : April 10, 1926 / Ross B. Emmett

Notes on motivation : second installment / Ross B. Emmett

Reason, or rationality, and behavior, or value! / Ross B. Emmett

Notes on human nature and value / Ross B. Emmett

Note in discussion of personality / Ross B. Emmett

The issues in value theory / Ross B. Emmett

Economics and ethics : course outline and reading list / Ross B. Emmett

Notes on industrial evolution : to accompany Ely, outlines of economics / Ross B. Emmett

Outline and summary of price theory : to supplement and amend Ely, outlines of economics / Ross B. Emmett

Energy, human energy, and value : review of the economy of human energy / Ross B. Emmett

Review of common wealth / Ross B. Emmett

Economic theory restated / Ross B. Emmett.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record

ISBN:

9786613255921

9781283255929

1283255928

9781780520094

1780520093

OCLC:

751962252