Economists in Parliament in the Liberal Age
Subtitle: (1848-1920)
Contributors: Massimo M. Augello (Editor); Marco E. L. Guidi (Editor)
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: November 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9780754639657
Subjects: Government - Legislative Branch; Political activity; Economists; Business & Economics; Politics / Current Events; International - Economics; Business/Economics; History; Foreign Exchange; Economic history; Economic theory & philosophy; c 1800 to c 1900; 20th century; Political aspects; 19th century; Economics
First sentence: Since the pioneering works of Roger Church, Bob Coats, and William Barber on the sociology of the profession of economics, the problem of economists' involvement in politics has attracted the attention of historians of economic thought.