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

藤本正富、久松太郎他編　ジェームズ・ミル、J.S.ミル、経済思想史
Fujimoto, Masatomi / Vint, John / Hisamatsu, Taro (eds.), James Mill, John Stuart Mill and the History of Economic Thought. (Routledge Studies in the History of Economics) 272 pp. 2023:12 (Routledge, UK) <709-161>
ISBN 978-1-03-254374-1 hard ¥38,907.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

Commemorating the 250th anniversary of James Mill's birth and the 150th of John Stuart Mill's death, this volume analyses the Mills' discussions on topics such as environment, cultivation, education, utilitarianism, socialism, international relations, international trade, and living standard.John Stuart Mill is an important figure of the classical political economy, and his father played a critical role in the early stages of his intellectual development. The contributions of the two Mills are examined by leading scholars on the theory and history of economics from Japan, UK, and France. They not only deal with the Mills' individual contributions but also shed light on their relationships and associations with a number of economists and philosophers in Britain between the late 18th and the early 20th centuries, including Adam Smith, Malthus, Ricardo, Pennington, Torrens, Martineau, Longfield, Morris, Sidgwick, and Marshall.This book is an essential read for scholars interested in the economics of James and John Mill, and reconsideration of their theories and thoughts using the backdrop of the current state of society.

Gaffard, Jean-Luc, Instabilite et resilience des economies de marche. (Bibliotheque de l'economiste) 256 p. 2023:7 (Classiques Garnier, FR) <709-162>
ISBN 978-2-406-14802-9 hard ¥19,204.- (税込) EUR 79.00
ISBN 978-2-406-14801-2 paper ¥7,779.- (税込) EUR 32.00

御崎加代子著　L.ワルラスの経済思想－歴史的視点における一般均衡理論
Misaki, Kayoko, Leon Walras's Economic Thought: The General Equilibrium Theory in Historical Perspective. (Routledge Studies in the History of Economics) 152 pp. 2023:12 (Routledge, UK) <709-163>
ISBN 978-1-03-243440-7 hard ¥38,907.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

This book sheds new light on the general equilibrium theory of Leon Walras (1834-1910) from a historical perspective. Walras's construction of general equilibrium theory marked the dawn of modern economics, and the theory was greatly developed in the 20th century. However, Walras's own intentions and ideas behind the theory are still not fully understood.This book aims to clarify the intellectual background of Walras's economics by delving into his original writings, which have not received much attention until now. Part 1 of the book reconsiders the relationship between Walras and his predecessors, Adam Smith (1723-1790), Jean-Baptiste Say (1767-1832), and Achylle Nicolas Isnard (1749-1803), who are believed to have had a decisive influence on Walras's general equilibrium theory. In Part 2, the book explores Walras's views on the labor market, entrepreneurship, and non-selfish human nature, including concepts like sympathy, which have been overlooked in his general equilibrium theory and subsequently misunderstood to this day. Walras's economic thought is one of the foundational sources of modern economics. An accurate and in-depth understanding of it will provide a new perspective on the problems faced by modern economics and open future possibilities for economics as a social science. This book offers new insights not only to researchers and students of the history of economics but also to all those interested in the origins of modern economics.

持続可能な開発と分配の経済学－M.フリードマンの資本主義の不公平と不正義
Pienkowski, Dariusz, The Economics of Sustainable Development and Distribution: The Unfairness and Injustice of Milton Friedman's Capitalism. (Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics) 208 pp. 2023:12 (Routledge, UK) <709-164>
ISBN 978-1-03-262904-9 hard ¥38,907.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

Drawing on a broad transdisciplinary background, this book compares distributive justice systems and related socioeconomic institutions within the liberal and sustainable development traditions. Confronting the capitalist worldview of prominent Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman, the book offers a theoretical framework for sustainable development: a new paradigm of economics grounded in environmental and social issues. The analysis takes as its starting point that the development and evolution of human beings is codetermined by socioeconomic institutions. These institutions facilitate models of society, morality and human behaviour: they are all social constructs. This matters because the liberal system of justice uses the claim that 'life is unfair' as the justification of socioeconomic inequalities, and it is these institutions which determine the concepts of fairness and justice. Therefore, the liberal system's favouring of entrepreneurs should require advance measures to safeguard the interests of the losers-instead, it seeks to justify their misfortunes. It is argued that this liberal notion of fairness can only be fairly executed in conditions of perfect market competition, which have never existed. In contrast, the principles of sustainable development pay attention to the problems generated by the unjust and unfair distribution of resources and postulate wider use of the fairness formula 'to each according to their needs'. It is thus more focused on fair ends than on fair procedures. This book is addressed to scholars and advanced students in ecological economics, environmental economics, economics of sustainable development and political science.

資本主義の道徳的基礎の探求－A.スミスからA.センまで
Stevens, Douglas E., In Search of a Moral Foundation for Capitalism: From Adam Smith to Amartya Sen. 225 pp. 2024:1 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <709-20>
ISBN 978-1-00-943439-3 hard ¥8,646.- (税込) GB￡ 30.00 *

The search for a moral foundation for capitalism has a long history that continues to unfold, yet many are unaware of this search or its implications for the future of capitalism. The recent pandemic has uncovered cracks in the foundation of capitalism and raised doubts regarding its ability to meet the broader needs of society. In Search of a Moral Foundation for Capitalism explains the continuing demand for a moral foundation from the perspective of business leaders, business educators, and policymakers, and tells the story of the search for that moral foundation through its leading characters. By presenting the life stories and writings of these leading characters - from Adam Smith to Amartya Sen - this book reveals the rich moral critique provided by these great thinkers and explains how that rich critique was lost through the influence of the Chicago School and its emphasis on self-interest.

A.スミスの古代人と近代人論
Vivenza, Gloria, Adam Smith on the Ancients and the Moderns. (Routledge Studies in the History of Economics) 288 pp. 2023:12 (Routledge, UK) <709-21>
ISBN 978-0-8153-6403-0 hard ¥38,907.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

The classics heavily influenced many aspects of European modern culture, yet it is not easy to trace their intellectual power on any author. In this volume, Gloria Vivenza takes on the impressive task of examining how philosophy, history, literature, politics, and ethics all played a part in shaping Adam Smith's thought as a scholar, philosopher, and economist.This book will be of interest to advanced students and researchers in the history of economic thought, the history of philosophy, moral philosophy, political theory, and the Enlightenment.

A.スミスの価値・分配理論－道徳科学としての経済学再び
Young, Jeffrey T., Adam Smith's Theory of Value and Distribution: Economics as a Moral Science Once Again. (Routledge Studies in the History of Economics) 216 pp. 2023:12 (Routledge, UK) <709-22>
ISBN 978-1-03-237301-0 hard ¥38,907.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

Ever since the time of his early interpreters, beginning with David Hume, Adam Smith's theory of value has been the subject of confusion and misunderstanding-including a controversy which still rages over whether Smith held a labour theory of value, and, if so, whether he held to it throughout Wealth of Nations, or if it was confined to the "Early and Rude State"? This book provides a close reading of Smith's key text, and also incorporates material from the other parts of Smith's oeuvre, especially from The Theory of Moral Sentiments, to yield original and important insights into Smith's theory of value. The book operates on the assumption that Smith is proposing relatively simple ideas about price and takes a conventional view that simple Supply and Demand models can illuminate, clearly and consistently with his text, his theory of price. Combining these elements, the book argues that, contra Marx, Smith does not have a labour theory of value at all, understood as a theory of the determination of the relative price structure. Instead, Smith is placed squarely in the supply and demand, general equilibrium framework and the claim that he is part of a "surplus tradition", which receives its highest treatment in the work of Piero Sraffa, is refuted. This book will be of particular interest to Adam Smith specialists, historians of economic thought, and research economists who have an interest in Smith.