The Elgar companion to Alfred Marshall In light of the recent and ongoing surge of interest in Alfred Marshalls work this new and original reference volume fills a gap in the literature through a detailed examination of his thought and of his contributions to economics and social science. The Companion places Alfred Marshalls ideas in their historical context highlighting the many streams of social research originating from them. The contributors form a remarkable cast of leading experts covering a spectrum of Marshallian themes and issues including: * his life and work * background and influences * scope and methodology of economics * economic analysis including distribution theory industrial economics and money * social and political issues * relations with his contemporaries * the Marshallian tradition * relevance to contemporary economics. This comprehensive and multidisciplinary Companion illustrates the relevance of Marshall to present day economic reality and as such will prove an invaluable reference tool for general economists and a wide ranging audience: historians of economic thought; economic political and cultural historians; industrial regional and development economists; economists interested in institutional cognitive and evolutionary economics