Faccarello G., Kurz H.-D. Handbook on the history of economic analysis. Volume III, Developments in major fields of economics

Edward Elgar, 2016. — 659 p. — ISBN: 9781785361319, 178536131.The aim of this Handbook on the History of Economic Analysis is to provide a succinct overview of the development of economics since its systematic inception up until today. The Handbook has three volumes. Volume I deals with Great Economists since Petty and Boisguilbert. It provides short essays in biography of some of the most important economists in what is known as the “Western World”. Volume II deals with Schools of Thought in Economics. A school is defined in terms of the analytical method(s) used, the approach chosen in tackling the problem(s) at hand, the results derived and the policy conclusions inferred. Volume III contains summary accounts of Developments in Major Fields of Economics reflecting the division of labour within the discipline.