Recharting the History of Economic Thought
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An innovative new textbook taking a contemporary approach to the History of Economic Thought by introducing current economic issues and examining the relevant arguments of key economists. By taking this approach the book sets these pivotal ideas in a contemporary, relevant context, helping readers to engage with the material. This book also introduces a range of perspectives and encourages critical reflection about neoclassical economics.
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Kevin Deane is Lecturer in Global Public Health at Queen Mary University of London. He is a member of Reteaching Economics, and the co-coordinator of the Teaching Political Economy Working Group for the International Initiative for the Promotion of Political Economy (IIPPE). His research interests focus on the political economy of health and development, primarily with an application to the HIV epidemic in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Elisa Van Waeyenberge is a Senior Lecturer in Development Economics and Head of the Economics Department (job-share) at SOAS University of London. Her research interests include alternative macroeconomic policies in developing countries, the role of International Financial Institutions across policy and scholarly realms, as well as the financing of infrastructure and public service provision. She has authored several articles on these topics as well as edited books with colleagues, including The Political Economy of Development: The World Bank, Neoliberalism and Development Research, together with Kate Bayliss and Ben Fine. She enjoys teaching macroeconomics from a historical perspective as well as drawing the attention of students to different research methods in economics and political economy