In recent years, there has been a resurgence of academic interest in Adam Smith. As a consequence, a large number of PhD dissertations on Smith have been written by international scholars - in different languages, and in many diverse disciplines, including economics, women's studies, philosophy, science studies, political theory and english literature: diversity which has enriched the area of study.

In response to this activity, and in order to making these contributions more easily accessible to other Smith scholars, Leonidas Montes and Eric Schliesser have edited this important...

In this thought-provoking book, well known economists Kurz and Salvadori cover original findings and new vistas on old problems. They cover:

• alternative interpretations of classical economists
• new growth theory
• the relationship between Sraffian theory and Von Neumann
• the treatment of capital in neoclassical long-period theory.

Incorporating cutting-edge research and new work, this book will be of great interest to those working in the field of the history of economic thought.

This book expertly presents the first systematic research and comparative analysis ever attempted on the rise and early developments of the Economic Associations founded in Europe, the US and Japan during the nineteenth century. Contributors analyze the activities and debates promoted by these associations, evaluating their role in:

• the dissemination of political economy.
• the institutionalisation of economics.
• the construction of professional self-consciousness among economists.

Individual chapters reconstruct the events that led to the...

The essays in this volume explore and discuss the process of dissemination of economic ideas among Europe's less developed countries and regions, as well as the interaction between economic thought and economic policy in different times and places during the nineteenth century.

The comparative approach adopted sheds new light on the course of economic development in Europe's less developed countries in the nineteenth century and the role played by political economy. Amongst a host of others, the topics covered include:

• economic policy in Denmark
• monetary and...

John Hicks' Capital and Time (1973) is one of the most significant works in macroeconomics of the past century. This innovative volume presents a comprehensive appraisal of the book thirty years on from its original publication. Contributors include Walter Eltis, Heinz Kurz and Maghnad Desai.

The book is constructed by considering the relationship between Hicks' contribution, the general theory of economic choice, value and capital, the historical roots of Hicks's traverse analysis in classical and post-classical economic thought, and the ways ahead from Capital and Time that have been...