A History of Economic Theory and Method, Sixth Edition 6th Edition

Wonderful collection of excerpts from major economic thinkers. Used it for a history of economic thought class. I would definitely recommend it to economic enthusiasts.

Ekelund and Hebert have the authoritative text on history of economic thought for a survey of that field. The book is patiently written and scrupulously researched. It covers topics from ancient Greek political economy to contemporary theory.

great guide book.

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Table of Contents1. Economics and Its HistoryWhat Is the Value of Studying the History of Economics? / Aim, Scope, and Method / Suggestions on How to Use This Book / Other Useful Resources and InformationPart I: PRECLASSICAL ECONOMICS2. Ancient and Medieval Economic Thought and InstitutionsContributions of the Ancient Greeks / Roman and Early Christian Contributions / Chinese Economics in the First Millennium / Medieval Arab-Islamic Economics / Medieval European Economic Thought / Theory Meets History: Economic Impact of the Medieval Church / Conclusion3. MercantilismMercantilism as Doctrine: The Economics of Nationalism / Mercantilism as an Economic Process / Transition to Liberalism / Conclusion4. The Dawn of CapitalismSir William Petty / Nascent Liberalism in France: Boisguilbert, Cantillon, and the Physiocrats / Richard Cantillon / The Spanish Enlightenment: Iberian Economics / Capitalism at the Junction of Ideas and History / The Decline of Catholicism and the Rise of Protestantism / ConclusionPart II: THE CLASSICAL PERIOD5. Adam Smith: System BuilderThe Nature of Smith's Economic System / Microeconomic Foundations of The Wealth of Nations / Smith's Macroeconomics: Blueprint for Economic Growth / Conclusion6. Classical Economics (I): Utility, Population, and MoneyJeremy Bentham and Utilitarianism / Thomas Robert Malthus and Population / Early Monetary Issues / Classical Economics and the Generators of Trade and Value / Conclusion7. Classical Economics (II): The Ricardian System and Its CriticsThe Classical Doctrine of Land Rent / The Ricardian System / The Ricardo-Malthus Correspondence / Nassau Senior and the Emergence of "Scientific" Economics / The Supremacy of Ricardian Economics / The Elegant Dynamics of the Classical System8. Classical Economics (III): John Stuart MillMill's Intellectual Transition / The Structure of Mill's Economic Inquiry / Mill's Theoretical Advances / Mill's Normative Economics / Mill and the Decline of Classical Economics / Entrepreneurism at the Classical Summit / ConclusionPart III: RESPONSES TO THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION—ORTHODOX AND HETERODOX9. Economic Policy in the Classical Period: Technology, Labor, and PovertyThe "Real World" of Classical Economics / Income Distribution in England / Early Reforms: The Poor Laws and Factory Acts / Labor as a Utilitarian Policy Issue / The Big Question: Can the Poor Be Lifted out of Poverty? / Technology, Labor, and Poverty: Classical Perspectives / Conclusion10. J. S. Mill and Edwin Chadwick on Taxation and Public EconomicsSocial and Economic Policies of J. S. Mill / The Political Economy of Sir Edwin Chadwick / Conclusion11. Nineteenth-Century Heterodox Economic ThoughtRomanticism / European Evolutionary Thought / The Utopian Socialists / German Historicism / Heterodoxy and Entrepreneurism / Conclusion12. Karl Marx: Historical Determinism vs. Utopian SocialismOverview of the Marxian System / Marx's Early Writings on Capitalist Production / The Nature of Capitalism / ConclusionPart IV: THE NEOCLASSICAL ERA13. Proto-Neoclassical Economics in France: Cournot and DupuitA. A. Cournot (1801–1877) / Jules Dupuit (1804–1866) / Engineers and Cross-Fertilization of Economic Ideas / Conclusion14. Microeconomics in Germany and Austria: Menger, Wieser, and Böhm-BawerkGerman Proto-Neoclassicists / Carl Menger (1840–1921) / Friedrich von Wieser (1851–1926) / Eugen Böhm-Bawerk (1851–1914) / Entrepreneurism in German and Austrian Economics / Conclusion15. Microeconomics in England and America: W. S. Jevons and J. B. ClarkW. S. Jevons / Jevons's Theory of Value / Jevon as a Pure Theorist / Jevons and Statistical Science / Jevons and the International Spread of Economic Ideas / John Bates Clark and Marginalism in America / Assessing Clark's Contribution / Clark on Entrepreneurship / Conclusion16. Alfred Marshall and the Neoclassical SynthesisMarshall and His Method / Industry Supply and the Economics of Production / Demand and Consumer Surplus / Marshall on Optimum Pricing and Monopoly / Marshall on Elasticity, Factor Demand, and Optimum Resource Allocation / Marshall on Capital and Entrepreneurship / Conclusion17. The Mantle of Léon WalrasContrasts between Marshall's and Walras's Approaches / Léon Walras: Sketch of His Life and Work / Walras and Marshall on the Market Adjustment Mechanism / The Role of the Entrepreneur in Walarsian Economics / Pareto, General Equilibrium, and Welfare Economics / Walras's Correspondence and Its Impact on Economics / Conclusion18. Hegemony of Neoclassical EconomicsThe Proto-Neoclassicists before 1870 / Lessons to Be Learned / What Did Marshall Know and Where Did He Learn It? / ConclusionPart V: TWENTIETH-CENTURY PARADIGMS19. British Historicism, Thorstein Veblen, and American Institutional EconomicsNineteenth-Century British Historicism / Thorstein Veblen and American Institutionalism / Second- and Third-Generation Veblenians / John Kenneth Galbraith: The Institutionalists' Popularizer / Conclusion20. Competition Revised: Chamberlin and RobinsonDuopoly Analysis / Chamberlin's Quest for a New Theory / Joan Robinson and Imperfect Competition / Knight, Chamberlin, Robinson, and Entrepreneurism / Conclusion21. John Maynard Keynes and the Development of Modern MacroeconomicsOverview of Keynes and His Economics / J. M. Keynes, Dilettante and Economic Theorist / Theoretical Outline of the General Theory / Paradigm Shift or Paradigm Realignment? / Conclusion22. Contemporary Macroeconomics: Monetarism and Rational ExpectationsMonetary Theory Goes Neoclassical / Modern Monetarism: Theory and Policy / Conclusion23. Austrian EconomicsThe Gestalt of Austrian Economics / Ludwig von Mises: The Theory of Money and Credit / F. A. Hayek and the Theory of Business Cycles / Joseph Schumpeter on Competition, Dynamics, and Growth / Competition and the Market Process / Advertising and Demand Discovery / The Socialist Calculation Debate / Conclusion24. The New Political Economy: Public Choice and RegulationPublic Choice / The New Political Economy of Regulation / ConclusionPart VI: BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Twenty-First Century25. Mathematical and Empirical Economics: A Method RevolutionHistory and Development of Mathematical Economics / Common Mathematical Tools Used in Economics / Cournot's Heirs: Applications of Mathematics to Economic Ideas / Empiricism in Economics: Testing Economic Theory / Conclusion26. Changing the Boundaries of Microeconomics: Demand, Consumption, and "Rationality"Modern Consumption Technology / New Theories of the Firm / Nontraditional Approaches: Prospect Theory, Happiness Theory, and Neuroscience / Conclusion27. The Resurgence of Economics as a Social ScienceEconomics and Sociology / Economics and Art / Economics and Religion / Economics and Archaeology / Economics and Politics / Conclusion28. Quo Vadis?: Economics in the Twenty-First CenturyNobel Laureates and Economics / The Transition of Ideas and the New "Technology" of Economics / Ideas, Ideology, and History / Does Method Matter? / Is Schism in the Cards for Economics?

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I am using this book as a graduate level study guide to Economics. I have the BA degree from years ago at the University of Washington, but we never got to this level. Bob Ekelund and Robert Hebert have a bias in wanting to expose students to the accomplishments of the French engineering school of Economics and a few other obscure economists who had a lot to say that would be very useful for today. Most of the out-of-print books they mention are available from online sellers if the author's full name OR complete title of the book is searched for at the online bookseller. When I was at the University I would have looked at titles like these and thought they would be almost impossible to get and read; but today they are both possible and in many cases quite inexpensive. Now I can act like a scholar on a minimal budget.