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This is the second collection of Professor Lipsey's essays and contains material that has previously remained unpublished or has not been widely available.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.

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.

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

Richard A. Johnson's work on the economics of public law is an important component of the interaction between the law and economics movement and public choice theory. This volume brings together works on topics such as the economics of criminal law and the economics of antitrust.

This is the second of two volumes bringing together Irma Adelman's contributions to development economics. It includes pioneering applications of econometrics, as well as papers on the poverty and income distribution implications of growth and development.

Kenneth Boulding has, in the course of his career, made a contribution to many branches of economics. This book presents in one volume a selection of his most important recent papers and essays. In the first part of the book, Professor Boulding pushes economics towards a more evolutionary type of theory, towards a greater interest in the real world and towards some fairly specific theoretical positions. He stresses the importance of positive feedback as well as equilibrium processes. The second part focuses on the grants economy, that is the study of the economics of one-way transfers. In...