Joseph A. Schumpeter was one of the most famous economists of the 20th century. His History of Economic Analsyis is perhaps his greatest contribution to the history of economics, providing an account of the development of the subject from Ancient Greece to the mid-20th century. Schumpeter's views on his predecessors have proved to be a constant source of controversy. In this volume individual chapters examine such disparate questions as Schumpeter's apparent disregard for the American Institutionalist, his grudging respect for Adam Smith, the perspicacity of his views of Quesnay and his...