Publisher's Synopsis
Alfred Marshall (1842-1924) is one of the most outstanding figures in the development of contemporary economics and his influence has been enormous. His most famous student, J. M. Keynes, wrote that 'he was, within his own field, the greatest in the world for a hundred years'.
Marshall's correspondence and early writings are currently in print, and an evergrowing critical literature exists about him. This set makes many major and long out-of-print texts freshly available. His most famous work remains the Principles of Economics which went through eight editions in his lifetime. One highlight included here is Guillebaud's celebrated variorum edition which traces all the textual changes through the work's successive editions. Also to be welcomed is the reprinting of Official Papers, Marshall's contributions to various Royal Commissions.
Besides his published books, Marshall's major contribution to economic literature was in the form of journal articles, public lectures, book reviews, and prefaces and chapters to books written by others. This less visible but equally invaluable body of work is at last accessible. It has here been specially collected and newly typeset in two volumes with an index. Prefacing this original collection is an introduction by Peter Groenewegen.
-First collected edition of Alfred Marshall's works
-New and comprehensive 2-volume collection of his essays and short pieces, newly typeset and indexed
-Includes the celebrated variorum edition of the Principles of Economics
Marshall's correspondence and early writings are currently in print, and an evergrowing critical literature exists about him. This set makes many major and long out-of-print texts freshly available. His most famous work remains the Principles of Economics which went through eight editions in his lifetime. One highlight included here is Guillebaud's celebrated variorum edition which traces all the textual changes through the work's successive editions. Also to be welcomed is the reprinting of Official Papers, Marshall's contributions to various Royal Commissions.
Besides his published books, Marshall's major contribution to economic literature was in the form of journal articles, public lectures, book reviews, and prefaces and chapters to books written by others. This less visible but equally invaluable body of work is at last accessible. It has here been specially collected and newly typeset in two volumes with an index. Prefacing this original collection is an introduction by Peter Groenewegen.
-First collected edition of Alfred Marshall's works
-New and comprehensive 2-volume collection of his essays and short pieces, newly typeset and indexed
-Includes the celebrated variorum edition of the Principles of Economics
