Lecture and discussion formats will be mingled. There will from time to time be specific preparation for a particular session. For Tuesday 16 March, Prepare a one-page periodisation of the evolution of economic thinking from c.1700 to the present day. For this class session, please be familiar with pp. 17-29 of the Course Notes.
Students are welcome to discuss any course problems with the course coordinator.
The course texts are Deane, P. The Evolution of Economic Ideas Cambridge University Press, 1978. Econ 310 Handbook of Readings. Especially for the first two-thirds of the course, students should have both of these at the class sessions. D.C. History of Economic Theory Houghton Mifflin, third edition 1994. Several other texts are in the Library.