A History of Australian Economic Thought (Routledge Revivals)
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 2010
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-415-60913-5 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1990, this book presents an original and comprehensive overview of Australian economic thought. The authors stress, by way of introduction, the many important innovative contributions Australian economists have made to thought worldwide. As the argument develops, the work of major figures is discussed in detail in addition to the role of different journals and economic societies.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
720 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-60913-5 (9780415609135)
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Peter Groenewegen | Bruce McFarlane
A History of Australian Economic Thought (Routledge Revivals)
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Peter Groenewegen | Bruce McFarlane
A History of Australian Economic Thought (Routledge Revivals)
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Routledge
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A History of Australian Economic Thought (Routledge Revivals)
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Persons
Groenewegen, Peter; McFarlane, Bruce
Content
1. Is there an Australian Economics? 2. Rude begginings: nineteenth century popular political economy 3. Early developments at the university: academics and aconomics 1850-1925 4. The Austrailian Economist, 1888-98 5. A nation of statisticians 6. Economists in the 1920's and 1930's: the Golden Age of Australian Age of Australian economics? 7. An old tradition: heretics, cranks and 'gifted amateurs' 8. Professionalism and Americanisation: Australian university economics 9. Non-academic Australian economics: the influence of economist-advisers 10. Conclusions: can Australian economics survive the twentieth century?