The present book is designed as a textbook of History of Economic Thought. It outlines the major contributions of almost all the important economist of all recognised schools. The informations and facts are summarized but not at the cost of any point. Our discussion is essentially precised, selective, to the point and examination-oriented. The book makes use of the latest informations available from journals and periodicals, and explains and illustrates with diagrams and mathematics wherever required. The book can serve well as a standard textbook for the Honours and Post-graduate students of various universities where History of Economic Thought is taught as a subject. In many ways, the present work is a differentiated product on the subject of History of Economic Thought.
Contents :
Introduction to History of Economic Thought
PART ONE : PRE − ADAMITE THOUGHT
1. Ancient Economic Thought
2. Mercantilism
3. Physiocracy (1750-1776)
PART TWO : DEVELOPMENT OF CLASSICAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
4. Origin of Classicism
5. Classical Tradition
6. Critics of Classicism
7. Historical Critics of Classicism (Historical School)
PART THREE : RECONSTRUCTION OF ECONOMIC SCIENCE
8. Austrian (Subjective) School
9. Marginalist School
10. Mathematical School
11. Lausanne School
12. Swedish (Stockholm) School
13. Socialist School
14. Neo-Classical School
PART FOUR : MODERN ECONOMIC THOUGHT
15. Institutional Economics
16. Welfare Economics
17. New Economics
PART FIVE : INDIAN ECONOMIC THOUGHT
18. Economic Thought in Ancient India
19. Economic Thought in Modern India
PART SIX : METAMORPHOSIS OF ECONOMIC DOCTRINE
20. Development of Economic Theories
PART SEVEN : POST SCRIPT
21. Some Topical Notes
