| Knut Wicksell on the Causes of Poverty and Its Remedy Contributor(s): Lundahl, Mats (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415344271 ISBN-13: 9780415344272 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: Knut Wicksell is arguably the greatest Swedish social scientist of all time and poverty was a theme that occupied him all his life. Indeed, it was probably this interest that was the main factor in drawing Wicksell away from his purely mathematical background and towards a greater understanding of the social sciences as a whole. Mats Lundahl, one of the world's leading development economists, examines Wicksell's thinking in the area and shows that his contribution is a major one. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Macroeconomics - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 339.46 |
| LCCN: 2004017247 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.64" W x 8.86" (0.71 lbs) 140 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Knut Wicksell is arguably the greatest Swedish social scientist of all time, and poverty was a theme that occupied him all his life. Indeed, it was probably Wicksell's interest in poverty that was the critical factor in drawing him away from his purely mathematical background towards a greater understanding of the social sciences as a whole. In this outstanding volume, Mats Lundahl, one of the world's leading development economists, examines Wicksell's thinking in the area of poverty, and shows the importance of his contributions to this field. |
