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Economic Theory in the Twentieth Century, An Intellectual History—Volume II

1919–1945. Economic Theory in an Age of Crisis and Uncertainty

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Offers a sophisticated guide to understanding how Economics has developed over the past century and a half
  • Provides insight into the thinking of major international figures in the discipline from the past 150 years
  • Presents both an intellectual reconstruction and historical reconstruction to the topic

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction

    • Roberto Marchionatti
    Pages 1-20
  3. Economics in the Rest of Europe

    • Roberto Marchionatti
    Pages 215-251
  4. Great Controversies

    • Roberto Marchionatti
    Pages 343-414
  5. Between the Two World Wars: The Years of High Theory?

    • Roberto Marchionatti
    Pages 415-420
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 421-428

About this book

This book, set out over three-volumes, provides a comprehensive history of economic thought in the 20th century with special attention to the cultural and historical background in the development of theories, to the leading or the peripheral research communities and their interactions, and finally to an assessment and critical appreciation of economic theories.

Volume II addresses economic theory in the period between the two world wars in which the economic theory went through a process of criticism of old mainstream, deconstruction and reconstruction and theoretical ferment which involved the intellectual communities of economists emphasizing their nature of evolving interacting entities.

This work provides a significant and original contribution to the history of economic thought and gives insight to the thinking of some of the major international figures in economics. It will appeal to students, scholars and the more informed reader wishing to further their understanding of the history of the discipline.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

    Roberto Marchionatti

About the author

Roberto Marchionatti is Professor of Economics, University of Torino, and Fellow of the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino. He has been Visiting Scholar at the Universities of New York and Cambridge. He is the editor of Annals of Fondazione Luigi Einaudi: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Economics, History and Political Science.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Economic Theory in the Twentieth Century, An Intellectual History—Volume II

  • Book Subtitle: 1919–1945. Economic Theory in an Age of Crisis and Uncertainty

  • Authors: Roberto Marchionatti

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80987-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-80986-7Published: 14 September 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-80989-8Published: 15 September 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-80987-4Published: 13 September 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 428

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, History of Economic Thought/Methodology, Economic History

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Softcover Book USD 129.99
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Hardcover Book USD 129.99
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