Microeconomics, Growth and Political Economy: The Selected Essays of Richard G. Lipsey Volume One (Economists of the Twentieth Century series) - Hardcover

Lipsey, Richard G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1852781262 ISBN 13: 9781852781262

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1997

Synopsis

Microeconomics, Growth and Political Economy is the first of two volumes which collect together many of Professor Lipsey's writings on economics, some of which are previously unpublished or currently inaccessible. This book contains papers on economic growth and technical change, monetary and value theory, the theory of second best, international trade theory, political economy and methodology. A separate book, On the Foundations of Monopolistic Competition and Economic Geography, contains works on oligopoly and location theory, all coauthored with Curtis Eaton. The book begins with a new autobiographical introduction to the intellectual development, personal achievements and the fields of interest of Richard G. Lipsey and is divided into five parts. The first part considers various aspects of economic growth and technical change taking into account the structuralist view, markets and the globalization of the economy. Part two is concerned with the microeconomic issues of second-best theory and monetary and value theory. The third part looks at trade theory and surveys customs unions and competitiveness. Political economy is considered in the fourth part, which contains essays on topics such as the balance of payments, the survival of the market economy, international liquidity theory and American trade policy. The final part features papers on methodology. Microeconomics, Growth and Political Economy is an essential reference companion to the work of Richard G. Lipsey, one of the most important economists of our generation.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard G. Lipsey, Lipsey Author and Consultant and Professor Emeritus, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Review:

`Therefore, these four books published by Edward Elgar will be at the reference desks of all good economic libraries. In addition, the book on monopolistic competition and economic geography needs to enter all reading lists on the currently hottest topic in economics.' -- Miroslav N. Jovanovic, Economia Internazionale `. . . mention must be made of the autobiographical essay which appears an an introductory chapter in both volumes. This provides an engagingly open summary of the author's intellectual life and achievements together with many insights about how the essays that follow came to be written.' -- R.E. Bailey, The Economic Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1852781262
• ISBN 13: 9781852781262
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 528