Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

L.-P.Rochon他編　カレツキの経済学と没後50年後の遺産を理解する
Rochon, Louis-Philippe / Czachor, Marcin et al. (eds.), Kalecki and Kaleckian Economics: Understanding the Economics of Michal Kalecki and His Legacy after 50 Years. 182 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2023 <665-244>
ISBN 978-1-03-213573-1 hard ¥38,907.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-213574-8 paper ¥11,524.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

This book helps in pushing forward a Kaleckian research agenda that is even more urgent given the 2007-2009 financial crisis and the current post-COVID recovery. Michal Kalecki was a leading heterodox economist, whose influence in the field perhaps even surpasses that of Keynes. Kalecki's insights are even more relevant today, and scholars are encouraged to apply his conclusions to ensure the sustainability of our economic systems. This edited volume, honouring the work of Michal Kalecki, includes chapters contributed by celebrated Kaleckian economists. In honour of the 50th anniversary of his demise, the Review of Political Economy (ROPE) and Edward Lipinski Foundation hosted a conference in September 2020 to celebrate his contribution to heterodox economics and his lasting legacy. These chapters, honouring the work of Michal Kalecki, span a panoply of topics and include a personal note from one of his former students and friend, and cover topics such as Kalecki's relationship with the Cantabrigians, labour economics, fiscal policy, income distribution, gender, finance, debt, and democracy. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal Review of Political Economy.

Wendler, Eugen, Friedrich List as a Railway Pioneer in the USA: The Little Schuylkill Railroad in Pennsylvania - A German-American Pioneering Achievement. (Springerbriefs in Economics) 80 pp. 2021:8 (Springer, GW) <665-245>
ISBN 978-3-658-34525-9 paper ¥15,798.- (税込) EUR 64.99

This book provides an impressive account of the pioneering technical achievements of the German economic theorist Friedrich List (1789-1846) during his exile in the USA. With the project planning and construction of the Little Schuylkill Railroad in Pennsylvania, List contributed significantly to the development of the coal deposits there and thus to the development of heavy industry in the USA. The exciting history of the founding of the railroad and List's involvement is illustrated by many photographic documents.The content- The American exile of Friedrich List (1825-1832)- Friedrich List and the indigenous American population- The importance of coal for the early industrialization- List`s railway project - the obstacles and first successes

パシネッティと古典派ケインジアン
Bellino, Enrico / Nerozzi, Sebastiano (eds.), Pasinetti and the Classical Keynesians: Nine Methodological Issues. 250 pp. 2022:2 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <665-240>
ISBN 978-1-108-83111-6 hard ¥28,816.- (税込) GB￡ 99.99 *

Recent economic and financial crises have exposed mainstream economics to severe criticism, bringing present research and teaching styles into question. Building on a solid and vivid tradition of economic thought, this book challenges conventional thinking in the field of economics. The authors turn to the work of Luigi Pasinetti, who proposed a list of nine methodological and theoretical ideas that characterize the Classical Keynesian School. Drawing inspiration from both Keynes and Sraffa, this school has forged a long-standing and ambitious research programme often advocated as a competing paradigm to mainstream economics. Overall, the Classical Keynesian School provides a comprehensive analytical framework into which most non-mainstream schools of thought can be integrated. In this collection, a group of leading scholars critically assess the nine main ideas that, in Pasinetti's view, characterize the Classical-Keynesian approach, evaluating their relevance for both the history of economics and for present economic research.

Hua, Tengda, Merchants, Market and Monarchy: Economic Thought and History in Early Modern China. (Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought) 285 pp. 2021:8 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <665-241>
ISBN 978-3-030-77188-1 hard ¥29,168.- (税込) EUR 119.99 *

This book explores the vital role of merchants within early modern China. Unlike European merchants, their Sino-colleagues have long been regarded as certain social pariahs after pre-Qin period, despite the fortune they made. The key mission of this monograph is to investigate whether the standing of merchants in the Ming Empire has been improved compared with their predecessors. Generally, their status is reflected in state-merchant relationship and their role in the market, which can be found in miscellaneous economic activities such as market monopoly, commercial taxation, international trade, and consumption.This book aims to be of relevance to students and researchers interested in early modern history, eastern commerce, Ming merchants, and contemporary global affairs.

Marchionatti, Roberto, Economic Theory in the Twentieth Century, An Intellectual History. Volume II: 1919-1945. Economic Theory in an Age of Crisis and Uncertainty. 428 pp. 2021:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <665-242>
ISBN 978-3-030-80986-7 hard ¥29,168.- (税込) EUR 119.99 *

This book, set out over three-volumes, provides a comprehensive history of economic thought in the 20th century with special attention to the cultural and historical background in the development of theories, to the leading or the peripheral research communities and their interactions, and finally to an assessment and critical appreciation of economic theories. Volume II addresses economic theory in the period between the two world wars in which the economic theory went through a process of criticism of old mainstream, deconstruction and reconstruction and theoretical ferment which involved the intellectual communities of economists emphasizing their nature of evolving interacting entities. This work provides a significant and original contribution to the history of economic thought and gives insight to the thinking of some of the major international figures in economics. It will appeal to students, scholars and the more informed reader wishing to further their understanding of the history of the discipline.

Richard, Jacques / Rambaud, Alexandre, Capital in the History of Accounting and Economic Thought: Capitalism, Ecology and Democracy. (Economics and Humanities) 144 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2023 <665-243>
ISBN 978-1-03-204656-3 hard ¥38,907.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-204657-0 paper ¥11,524.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

Starting with the first "scientific" economists such as Cantillon (1755) and Quesnay (1758) and ending with Piketty (2019), this book explores the treatment of the concept of capital in the history of accounting and economic thought. The work provides a rare juxtaposition of the reasoning, discourse and writings of accountants and economists. With regard to 'capital', this approach highlights the ongoing struggle between these "uncongenial twins" - as Kenneth Boulding put it - for primacy in analysing, and utilising, capitalism. But if they are certainly "uncongenial", the book also argues that it is wrong to ever classify these two disciplines as "twins" because they have taken very different paths ever since scientism came to dominate in economics and ethical and moral considerations were put to one side. This book will be of significant interest to readers to history of economic thought, critical accounting and heterodox economics.