The Institutionalist Movement in American Economics, 1918-1947: Science and Social Control

by Malcolm Rutherford

Book Overview

This book provides a detailed picture of the institutionalist movement in American economics concentrating on the period between the two World Wars. The discussion brings a new emphasis on the leading role of Walton Hamilton in the formation of institutionalism, on the special importance of the ideals of "science" and "social control" embodied within the movement, on the large and close network of individuals involved, on the educational programs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107006996
• ISBN13: 9781107006997
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.1"