| The Collected Papers of James Meade 4v Contributor(s): Howson, Susan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415350492 ISBN-13: 9780415350495 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $495.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2004 Annotation: Routledge is proud to reissue this important set first published by Unwin Hyman 1988-1990. THis collection of Meade's collected papers includes works he wrote and published on theoretical and applied problems in most fields of economics--Meade himself was one of the early British economists to serve in government. The first volume of contains his most important work on theoretical and applied aspects of employment and inflation from 1933-1985. His contribution to the pioneering work of Richard Stone and himself on the first official national income and expenditure accounts for the UK is included, as are his major contributions to wartime planning of post-war employment policy (which resulted in the 1944 White Paper on Employment Policy). Other contributions range from pre-war papers on Keynesian economics to his proposals for tackling 'stagflation' in the 1970s and 1980s. Volume II draws together Meade's work on Price Theory and Policy; Distribution; and Growth and Development. The volume includes a few papers written in the economic section, and begins with his first paper in return to academic life in 1947, including his work in the theory of the indicative planning (1970). The third volume contains a selection of papers on international economics, the field in which Meade received his Nobel Prize in 1977. The papers run from a conference paper given in December 1932 to one presented in July 1987. They include his important proposal in the Economic Section in 1942 for a post-war 'Commercial Union', which led ultimately to the Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in 1947 as well as academic articles produced in the course of preparation of his seminal "The Theory ofInternational Economic Policy (The Balance of Payments," 1951, and "Trade and Welfare," 1955) and essays commenting on, and presenting proposals for the improvement of the world economic order from the 1930s to the present day. This last volume differs from the preceding three in structure and content. It consists of the diary of Meade's involvement in the Economic Section of the Cabinet Office from November 1944 to October 1946, during which time he succeeded Lionel Robbins as Director. The entries cover post-war planning, the end of the Second World War, and the rebuilding and restructuring of the economy under a majority Labour government. This work gives a fascinating and accessible insight into the workings of government during this period in British economic history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory |
| Dewey: 330.1 |
| Series: Routledge Library Editions |
| Physical Information: 6" H x 6.5" W x 9.5" (7.08 lbs) 1752 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published by Unwin Hyman 1988-1990. James Meade wrote and published on theoretical and applied problems in most fields of economics. He was always as concerned with problems of economics policy as with purely theoretical issues, and was one of the early British economists to serve in government. Volume I: (0415-35050-6) Contains his most important work on theoretical and applied aspects of employment and inflation from 1933-1985. Contributions range from pre-war papers on Keynesian economics to his proposals for tackling 'stagflation' in the 1970s and 1980s. Volume II: (0415-35051-4) Draws together Meade's work on Price Theory and Policy; Distribution; and Growth and Development. Volume III: (0415-35052-2) Covers papers on international economics, the field in which Meade received his Nobel Prize in 1977. This includes his important 1942 proposal for a post-war 'Commercial Union', which led ultimately to the Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in 1947, along with essays on the improvement of the world economic order from the 1930s to 1990. Volume IV: (0415-35053-0) Reprints the diary of Meade's involvement in the Economic Section of the Cabinet Office from November 1944 to October 1946. This work gives a fascinating and accessible insight into the workings of government during this crucial period in British economic history. |
