Economic Thought Since Keynes : A History and Dictionary of Major Economists

Economic Thought Since Keynes provides a concise overview of changing economic thought in the latter part of the twentieth century. Part 1 gives an analysis of topics including: * Keynes and the General Theory, * the triumph of interventionism, * the neoclassical synthesis, * the resurgence of liberalism. Part 11 gives a concise biography of the 150 most influential economists since Keynes. This invaluable book will be a useful reference tool for anyone teaching or studying economics. BookCover Half-Title Dedication Title Copyright Contents Introduction Part I Outline of a History of Economic thought since Keynes Prologue 1 Keynes and The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money 2 The Keynesian revolution 3 The triumph of interventionism 4 Axiomatization, formalization, mathematicization 5 A new orthodoxy: the neoclassical synthesis 6 Heterodoxies: permanence and renewal 7 The liberal resurgence 8 New macroeconomics 9 On Babel and three figures of present-day economic thought Part II Dictionary of Major Contemporary Economists Bibliography Name index Subject index Contains an historical account of the schools, debates and issues that have characterized economic thought over the past 60 years, and the authors who have played significat roles. Includes a dictionary of 150 economists. Each entry comprises biographical details, a bibliography of major published works, an analysis of their contribution to economic thought Economic Thought Since Keynes provides a concise overview of changing economic thought in the latter part of the twentieth century. Offering a concise biography of 150 influential economists since Keynes, it is an invaluable reference tool.