Official Papers of Alfred Marshall: A Supplement - Rilegato

Marshall, Alfred

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ISBN 10: 0521551854 ISBN 13: 9780521551854

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Riassunto

This book constitutes a supplement to the 1926 account of Alfred Marshall's Official Papers edited by John Maynard Keynes. The book presents material which Keynes did not include, editorial notes and introductions to the various pieces. It focuses on the advice that Marshall, a founding father of modern economics, offered to the British government in the late nineteenth century. The topics covered include education, the role of women, trade unions, unemployment, public enterprise, the quantity theory of money, inflation and trade, benefits of free trade and dangers of protection. The material offers valuable insights into policy thinking at the time, much of which has a surprising degree of relevance to pressing policy issues during our own time. The contents facilitates understanding this doyen of British economics and founder of the Cambridge School of Economics.

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Recensione

"Since the centenary celebration of Alfred Marshall's Principles in 1990 scholars of his work have had a veritable feast of fresh material with Peter Groenewegen's magnificant biography of the'soaring eagle' at the forefront....This is a well-presented hardback volume which every library should carry on its shelves..." Ray Petridis, History of Economics Review

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This book focuses on advice Alfred Marshall offered to the British government in the late nineteenth century. Topics include education, the role of women, trade unions and unemployment. The material offers valuable insights into policy thinking during the time, with relevance to policy issues in our own time.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0521551854
• ISBN 13: 9780521551854
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 376
• Redattore: Groenewegen Peter D.