Competing Economic Theories

<p>Providing a contemporary overview of the debate amongst theoretical stands in economics this book brings together contributions from a number of eminent scholars. It covers important issues in methodology and the history of thought as well as economic analysis. The book is structured in five parts which:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>focus on the relevance of the history of economic ideas for current economic analysis</li> <li>centre on the role of classical theory of value and distribution</li> <li>contrast the equilibrium approach with an out-of-equilibrium perspective</li> <li>offer an evaluation of the legacy of Keynes in the light of the recent development of macroeconomics</li> <li>is dedicated to the issue of how institutions ought to be embedded in current economic theorising. </li> </ul><p>Providing up-to-date fresh and detailed perspectives on economic theory this book will prove invaluable for students and academics in the fields of the history of economics and contemporary economic theory.</p>