Classics and Moderns in Economics Volume I: Essays on Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Economic Thought

by Peter D. Groenewegen (Editor)

Peter Groenewegen's reputation as a chronicler of the history of economics is unparalleled. Building on his respected collection on eighteenth century economics, this new book focuses on the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, reprinting essays on classical and modern economics. Several of the included essays have never been published before,

234 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 2002

About the author

A specialist in the history of economic thought, Peter Diderik Groenwegen was Professor of Economics at the University of Sydney, Australia. Among his works was a widely acclaimed biography of Alfred Marshall, a collection in translation of Turgot's major writings on economics, and three volumes of his essays on the history of economics.

As Director of the Centre for the Study of the History of Economic Thought from 1989 to 2003, he edited several volumes of conference proceedings and in 2005 his services to the subject were recognized by both the History of Economics Society (which named him a Distinguished Fellow) and the European Society of the History of Economic Thought (which made him an Honorary Member).