Economics as Literature

ISBN-13: 9780415756563 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 200 str.

T. William Henderson

Opis

A rich vein of economics writings which runs through the nineteenth century and beyond is now largely ignored because its authors were women or because they favoured literary over scientific forms. 'Economics as Literature' re-examines some of the most interesting texts from within this tradition.

Spis treści

1 Economics as literature: an introduction to ‘literary economics’ 2 Child’s play: Maria Edgeworth and economics education 3 Jane Marcet’s Conversations on Political Economy: a new interpretation 4 Harriet Martineau or ‘when political economy was popular’ 5 Thomas de Quincey reads David Ricardo 6 John Ruskin or the political economy of ‘soul’ 7 The problem of Edgeworth’s style 8 Style, persuasion and The General Theory

O autorze

Willie Henderson is Senior Lecturer at the School of Continuing Studies, University of Birmingham. He works on African studies, and on education and language in economics.