J. A. Hobson

by Michael Schneider

Book Overview

The economic theories of the English economist and social scientist J.A. Hobson (1858-1940) were pioneering for their time. This book critically analyses his theories and shows that many of them have contemporary relevance. Hobson is best known by today's economists for his underconsumption theory, which was recognised by Keynes as an important forerunner of The General Theory. Hobson's underconsumption theory is modelled and compared with the economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349247529
• ISBN13: 9781349247523
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 173 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"