History of Economic Thought

Getting to know one's own field of study; working out methodological standards for evaluating economic theories; overcoming 'provincialism in time' (L. Robbins); calling into question the conventional dichotomy of contemporary and past economic theory.

 

  • Progress in economics
  • Continuity vs discontinuity in economic theorising
  • Neoclassical styles of thought
  • Theoretical innovation, development and controversy during the inter-war years ('The Years of High Theory')

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Literature

  • Lawrence H. White, The Clash of Economic Ideas: The Great Policy Debates and Experiments of the Last Hundred Years. Cambridge UP (2012).
  • www.clashofeconomicideas.com

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