There is growing evidence that rising levels of prosperity in Western economies since 1945 have not been matched by greater incidences of reported well-being and happiness. Indeed, material affluence is often accompanied instead by greater social and individual distress. A growing literature within the humanities and social sciences is increasingly concerned to chart not only the underlying trends in recorded levels of happiness, but to consider what factors, if any, contribute to positive and sustainable experiences of well-being and quality of life. Increasingly, such research is...
There is growing evidence that rising levels of prosperity in Western economies since 1945 have not been matched by greater incidences of reported ...
Heinz Kurz is recognised internationally as a leading economic theorist and a foremost historian of economic thought. This book pays tribute to his outstanding contributions by bringing together a unique collection of new essays by distinguished economists from around the world. Classical Political Economy and Modern Theory comprises twenty essays, grouped thematically into five sections. Part I examines political economy and its critique, Part II looks at entrepreneurship, evolution and income distribution, Part III discusses Cambridge, Keynes and macroeconomics, Part IV explores crisis and...
Heinz Kurz is recognised internationally as a leading economic theorist and a foremost historian of economic thought. This book pays tribute to his ou...
Wicksteed's classic work, The Co-ordination of the Laws of Distribution, first published in 1894, has a central place within the development of marginal productivity theory. It claimed to explain all factor returns on a unified basis and to show how marginal productivity factor pricing just exhausted the total product. It is presented here with a long introduction by the editor, who provides both a careful analysis of the text and an assessment of Wicksteed's place within the development of modern economics.
Wicksteed's classic work, The Co-ordination of the Laws of Distribution, first published in 1894, has a central place within the development of margin...
