Economic Development and Social Change : Historical Roots and Modern Perspectives

Stathakis, Yiorgos; Vaggi, Gianni

ISBN 10: 0415334683 / ISBN 13: 9780415334686

Published by Routledge, London, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Economic Development and Social Change : Historical Roots and Modern Perspectives
• Publisher: Routledge, London
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415334683
• ISBN 13: 9780415334686
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Some of the greatest thinkers in the history of economic thought have been instrumental in advancing the study of development economics. In this volume, leading scholars are brought together to illuminate this tradition, with particular emphasis on the question of growth and development.

Divided into two parts, this collection offers a blend of papers of history of economic thought and development economics, and suggests that classical political economy - that strand of thought which goes from Physiocracy to Smith and to Ricardo and Marx - has a precise vision and indeed a precise model of long term development. This book:

• examines the influence that has been exerted by both pre-classical and classical thought on modern day development economics
• provides a synthetic analysis of the classical vision of growth and development from the mercantilist era to physiocracy
• examines Adam Smith’s contribution to growth theory
• explores Marxian thinking and ideas, and the political developments that gave rise to state functions in post-war theory.

Including contributions by well known authors such as Eltis, Murphy and Kurz, this significant volume by one of the premier historians of economic thought will be a valuable resource for postgraduates and professionals in the fields of economic history and political economy.

About the Author

Yiorgos Stathakis is at the Department of Economics, University of Crete, Rethymno, Greece and Gianni Vaggi is at the Facoltà di Economia, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy.