Market for Political Economy

Name: Market for Political Economy
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Market for Political EconomyThe Advent of Economics in British University Culture, 1850-1905\nAuthor(s): Alon Kadish, Keith Tribe\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415038744, 978-0415038744\nSynopsis\nWhy did political economy become pre-eminent in the emergence and development of the social sciences? From a relatively early stage in its development political economy was accepted as a legitimate, if minor, part of a general liberal education. However, economic science did not become firmly rooted in the academic curriculum of the modern English university until after the first world [url] Market for Political Economy argues that whilst it is commonly assumed that the complexities of a modern industrial economy would require a greater number of trained economists, the actual demand amongst employers remained low. The book traces the development of the teaching of political economy in the second half of the nine.