Book Series in Economics

Critical Assessments of Contemporary Economists

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Amartya Sen

Critical Assessments of Contemporary Economists

Edited by John C. Wood, Robert D. Wood

This new Major Work from Routledge is a five-volume collection of the key critical assessments of Amartya Sen (b. 1933), probably best known for his…

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2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-36702-8 (Routledge)

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Paul A. Samuelson

Critical Assessments of Contemporary Economists, 2nd Series

Edited by Michael McLure, John Cunningham Wood

Very much 'the economists' economist', Samuelson published rigorous statements of fundamental concepts and theories in just about every branch of economics, including international trade, consumer…

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2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-31060-4 (Routledge)

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Friedrich A. von Hayek

Critical Assessments of Contemporary Economists, 2nd Series

Edited by John Cunningham Wood, Robert D. Wood

Hayek's reputation has gone through a remarkable cycle. An eminent exponent of the Austrian theory of business cycles in the 1930s, he was worsted in…

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2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-31055-0 (Routledge)

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Friedrich A. Hayek

Critical Assessments

Edited by John Cunningham Wood, Ronald N. Woods

F.A. Hayek studied at the University of Vienna, where he became both a Doctor of Law and a Doctor of Political Science. After several years…

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1991 | Hardback: 978-0-415-04659-6 (Routledge)

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Milton Friedman

Critical Assessments

Edited by John Cunningham Wood, Ronald N. Woods

Milton Friedman has been the prime theorist behind the emergence of monetarism and has contributed significantly to the development of monetary theory, for example with…

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1990 | Hardback: 978-0-415-02005-3 (Routledge)

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Paul A. Samuelson

Critical Assessments

Edited by John Cunningham Wood, Ronald N. Woods

Paul A. Samuelson is perhaps best known to students of economics as the author of the best-selling introductory textbook. But he has also a long…

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1989 | Hardback: 978-0-415-02002-2 (Routledge)

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Sir John Hicks

Critical Assessments of Contemporary Economists

Edited by John Cunningham Wood, Ronald N. Woods

Sir John Hicks is one of the highest-regarded contemporary economists, and it is fitting that the new series of Critical Assessments of Contemporary Economists should…

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1989 | Hardback: 978-0-415-01272-0 (Routledge)

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