Joseph A. Schumpeter: Historian of Economics - Perspectives on the History of Economic Thought (Hardcover)

Joseph A. Schumpeter was one of the most famous economists of the 20th century. His "History of Economic Analsyis" is perhaps his greatest contribution to the history of economics, providing an account of the development of the subject from Ancient Greece to the mid-20th century. Schumpeter's views on his predecessors have proved to be a constant source of controversy. In this volume individual chapters examine such disparate questions as Schumpeter's apparent disregard for the American Institutionalist, his grudging respect for Adam Smith, the perspicacity of his views of Quesnay and his preference for Walras over Pareto. There are four chapters devoted to the early Medieval schools neglected in all of his writing. Schumpeter's magnum opus is related to the rest of his economic output, especially his views on money and on methodology.