David Gordon was a pioneer in the field of institutional growth economics, introducing the concept of a social structure of accumulation and illustrating its usefulness with both econometric and historical studies. This is a collection of some of his most influential works, selected and introduced by his two closest collaborators.

This work begins with three essays on policy issues: the case for a middle way between command economies and free market economies; the broad principles of fiscal policy for Australia in the 1990s; and an integrated set of modest proposals to get the world economy on the path to prosperity. All approaches used in these essays are associated with the broad church of post-Keynesianism and the belief that economics should produce a more just and equitable society. Later essays analyze theoretical topics in an historical context. The remaining papers are a selection of intellectual biographies,...

Explains what is learned from applications of experimental economic methods, using examples from early experimental literature. This collection of papers also includes the first applications of newly developed laboratory methods to matters of national policy, posted price and more.

This is the second collection of Professor Lipsey's essays and contains material that has previously remained unpublished or has not been widely available. The book considers the macroeconomic issues of unemployment, inflation and policies to combat inflation, the Keynesian macroeconomy and supply side economics.

This collection draws together Leijonhufvud's essays dealing with the extremes of economic instability: great depressions, high inflation and the transition from socialism to a market economy. A neo-institutionalist perspective is brought to the problems of coordination in economic systems.

Economic theorists and finance practitioners alike turn to the work of Wallace E.Oates as a source for understanding the economics of fiscal federalism. In this book, Professor Oates provides an overview and synthesis of fiscal federalism together with a careful selection of his most important articles and papers, many of which have previously not been readily available.

The main theme of this work is a concern with the emergence and diffusion of economic ideas. The book brings together a range of Professor Rosenberg's contributions to the history of economic thought. Topics include the development of capitalist institutions and technological dynamism.

John Chipman is one of the most esteemed economists working in international trade theory. This major reference work presents in an accessible form his principal theoretical surveys. It explores the evolution of thought from classical to new-classical and on to modern theory. The work remains pertinent and lively and this volume will prove invaluable to anyone interested in international trade.

Money and credit are key themes of Allan H. Meltzer's work which is presented in this collection of his essays and papers.

Debt, Deficits and Exchange Rates resents recent work by Helmut Reisen on current intemational monetary problems in East Asia and Latin America. Written over the last four years, these papers are readily accessible and of immediate policy relevance.