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Economic Theory and Policy in Context: The Selected Essays of R. D. Collison Black.

Economic Theory and Policy in Context: The Selected Essays of R. D. Collison Black. 1. I still recall with pleasure the thrill of reading the unpublished manuscript, which Bob lent me at one of the early history of economic thought conferences. I did not get to sleep that night until after 3 a.m. The book was indeed what is nowadays termed a page-turner! Book Reviews This selection of twelve from among Black’s many essays is divided into three parts: Political Economy and the Irish; In and Out of the Mainstream; and From Political Economy to Economics: The Work of W. S. Jevons. The final part includes two previously unpublished lectures delivered at the University of Manchester in 1982 — “ Transitions in Political Economy I: Economic Analysis,” and “Transitions in Political Economy II: Economic Policy,” which have been updated. The volume begins with a twenty-page autobiographical introduction describing Black’s long career in Irish universities and explaining how his undergraduate interest in international trade theory led him to become a historian of economics, via his research on Mountifort Longfield. Like the author, a reviewer of this volume needs to be selective. In Part 1 the most impressive essay is “Economic Policy in Ireland and India in the time of John Stuart Mill” (1968), http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png History of Political Economy Duke University Press

Economic Theory and Policy in Context: The Selected Essays of R. D. Collison Black.

History of Political Economy , Volume 32 (1) – Mar 1, 2000

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Duke University Press
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Copyright 2000 by Duke University Press
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0018-2702
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1527-1919
DOI
10.1215/00182702-32-1-162
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1. I still recall with pleasure the thrill of reading the unpublished manuscript, which Bob lent me at one of the early history of economic thought conferences. I did not get to sleep that night until after 3 a.m. The book was indeed what is nowadays termed a page-turner! Book Reviews This selection of twelve from among Black’s many essays is divided into three parts: Political Economy and the Irish; In and Out of the Mainstream; and From Political Economy to Economics: The Work of W. S. Jevons. The final part includes two previously unpublished lectures delivered at the University of Manchester in 1982 — “ Transitions in Political Economy I: Economic Analysis,” and “Transitions in Political Economy II: Economic Policy,” which have been updated. The volume begins with a twenty-page autobiographical introduction describing Black’s long career in Irish universities and explaining how his undergraduate interest in international trade theory led him to become a historian of economics, via his research on Mountifort Longfield. Like the author, a reviewer of this volume needs to be selective. In Part 1 the most impressive essay is “Economic Policy in Ireland and India in the time of John Stuart Mill” (1968),

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History of Political EconomyDuke University Press

Published: Mar 1, 2000

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