Economists in Cambridge : a study through their correspondence, 1907-1946 / edited by Maria Cristina Marcuzzo and Annalisa Rosselli.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marcuzzo, Maria Cristina, 1948-

Roselli, A. (Annalisa)

Series:

Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 74.

Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 74

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neoclassical school of economics.

Keynesian economics.

Economists--Great Britain--Correspondence.

Economists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (453 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The University of Cambridge has produced more Nobel Prize-winning economists than the whole of France. This impressive book collects together largely unpublished correspondence from some of the twentieth century's key figures including Keynes, Robinson, Hayek and Sraffa.

Contents:

Economists in CambridgeA study through theircorrespondence, 1907-1946; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part IKeynes's correspondents; 1 Keynes and his favourite pupil. The correspondence between Keynes and Kahn; 2 Keynes's valuable opponent and collaborator. The correspondence between Keynes and Robertson; 3 A goodwilling outsider. The correspondence between Keynes and Harrod; 4 Communication and intellectual integrity. The correspondence between Keynes and Sraffa; 5 Managing Cambridge economics. The correspondence between Keynes and Pigou

6 Fighting for Keynesian revolution. The correspondence between Keynes and J. Robinson7 A lifelong friendship. The correspondence between Keynes and Shove; 8 Employment, the trade cycle and the war effort. The correspondence between Keynes and Kaldor; 9 When the abyss yawns and after. The correspondence between Keynes and Hayek; Part IIKeynes's disciples; 10 An enduring partnership. The correspondence between Kahn and J. Robinson; 11 The Keynesian tutor. Kahn and the correspondence with Sraffa, Harrod and Kaldor

12 The unlooked for proselytiser. J. Robinson and the correspondence with Sraffa, Harrod and KaldorPart IIIThe old versus the young generation; 13 The Prof and his younger colleagues. Pigou and the correspondence with Kahn, Kaldor, J. Robinson and Sraffa; 14 The defender of the Marshallian tradition. Shove and the correspondence with Kahn, J. Robinson and Sraffa; 15 Robertson and the great divide. The correspondence with Kahn, Kaldor, J. Robinson and Sraffa; 16 Hayek and Cambridge: dialogue and contention. The correspondence with Kahn, Kaldor, J. Robinson and Sraffa; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [414]-430) and index.

ISBN:

9786610254231

9781134297887

1134297882

9781280254239

1280254238

9780203462690

0203462696

OCLC:

62413931