Political events and economic ideas The influence of political developments on the evolution of economic thought is the main theme behind this book. As the authors reveal throughout the book history has shown many times that political events can trigger the formulation of new economic conceptions that in turn influence the future economic development of a country pt. 1. Monetary theory and policy between international rivalry and integration pt. 2. Frances economic crisis in the eighteenth century and the accompanying revolution in political economy pt. 3. Co evolution of political ideas and economic thought in different countries and periods pt. 4. Political and economic continuity and discontinuity in Russia pt. 5. Polar reactions to the Great Depression pt. 6. The Jérôme Adolphe Blanqui lecture pt. 7. The effects of political events on economic ideas : a round table discussion