History Of Economic Analysis
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 13th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Few works in the history of social thought match the sheer intellectual ambition of History of Economic Analysis, the posthumous magnum opus of Joseph A. Schumpeter, edited from manuscript by Elizabeth Boody Schumpeter. Spanning centuries of Western and non-Western thought, this monumental volume chronicles the evolution of economic ideas from ancient Greece and Rome through the scholastics, the mercantilists, the classical economists, and into the early twentieth century, presenting a panoramic account of how humanity has wrestled with questions of wealth, value, and production. Schumpeter writes with the authority of a polymath — integrating history, philosophy, mathematics, and sociology into a unified analytical narrative — and argues persuasively that understanding where economic ideas came from is inseparable from understanding what they mean. His distinctive style is at once rigorous and sweeping, capable of rendering dense theoretical debates in vivid intellectual relief. First published in 1954 and still unrivalled in its scope, this is the essential reference for anyone serious about the foundations of economic thought — a work that rewards the careful reader with insights that remain as provocative today as when they were written.
Author: Joseph A. Schumpeter
Format: Hardback
Published: 1954, Oxford University Press
Genre: Business & economics
Edition: 13th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Few works in the history of social thought match the sheer intellectual ambition of History of Economic Analysis, the posthumous magnum opus of Joseph A. Schumpeter, edited from manuscript by Elizabeth Boody Schumpeter. Spanning centuries of Western and non-Western thought, this monumental volume chronicles the evolution of economic ideas from ancient Greece and Rome through the scholastics, the mercantilists, the classical economists, and into the early twentieth century, presenting a panoramic account of how humanity has wrestled with questions of wealth, value, and production. Schumpeter writes with the authority of a polymath — integrating history, philosophy, mathematics, and sociology into a unified analytical narrative — and argues persuasively that understanding where economic ideas came from is inseparable from understanding what they mean. His distinctive style is at once rigorous and sweeping, capable of rendering dense theoretical debates in vivid intellectual relief. First published in 1954 and still unrivalled in its scope, this is the essential reference for anyone serious about the foundations of economic thought — a work that rewards the careful reader with insights that remain as provocative today as when they were written.