The Correspondence of Alfred Marshall, Economist

This is the second of a three-volume work constituting a comprehensive, scholarly edition of the correspondence of the English economist, Alfred Marshall.

Alfred Marshall (Author), John K. Whitaker (Edited by)

9780521558877, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 26 January 1996

486 pages
23.5 x 16 x 3 cm, 0.813 kg

"... Whitaker has produced an exceptional resource not only for Marshall scholars, but for ecnomists and historians generally. We are in his debt." E. Roy Weintraub, Journal of Economic Literature

This is the second of a three-volume work constituting a comprehensive, scholarly edition of the correspondence of the English economist, Alfred Marshall (1842–1924), one of the leading figures in the development of economics and the founder of the Cambridge School of Economics. The edition fills a long-standing gap in the history of economic thought with hitherto unpublished material. Students will find it a basic resource for understanding the development of economics and other social sciences in the period since 1870. In particular, it provides much new information about Marshall's views on economic, social and political issues, his struggles to promote the teaching of economics at the University of Cambridge, and his relations with colleagues in Cambridge and elsewhere. Marshall's letters are notable for their frankness and spontaneity.

Introduction
Abbreviations
List of manuscript collections
Biographical register
Chronology 1891–1902
List of letters reproduced in Volume 2
Letters 333–732
Appendix I. Reports of Marshall's speeches to the Cambridge University Senate, 1891–1902
Appendix II. Marshall's speech at the meeting to promote a memorial for Henry Sidgwick, November 26, 1900.

Subject Areas: Economic theory & philosophy [KCA]