A Compendium of Italian Economists at Oxbridge: Contributions to the Evolution of Economic Thinking 2016 Edition Contributor(s): Baranzini, Mauro (Author), Mirante, Amalia (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319322184 ISBN-13: 9783319322186 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory - Business & Economics | Economic History - Science |
Dewey: 330.9 |
Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.05" W x 8.63" (1.05 lbs) 288 pages |
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Publisher Description: This study examines five decades of Italian economists who studied or researched at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge between the years 1950 and 2000. Providing a detailed list of Italian economists associated with Hicks, Harrod, Bacharach, Flemming, Mirrlees, Sen and other distinguished dons, the authors examine eleven research lines, including the Sraffa and the neo-Ricardian school, the post-Keynesian school and the Stone's and Goodwin's schools. Baranzini and Mirante trace the influence of the schools in terms of 1) their fundamental role in the evolution of economic thought; 2) their promotion of four key controversies (on the measurement of technical progress, on capital theory, on income distribution and on the inter-generational transmission of wealth); 3) the counter-flow of Oxbridge scholars to academia in Italy, and 4) the invigoration of a third generation of Italian economists researching or teaching at Oxbridge today. A must-read for all those interested in the way Italian and British research has shaped the study and teaching of economics. |