The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics: Four Volume Boxed Set [Hardcover]

Peter Newman (Editor), John Eatwell (Editor), Murray Milgate (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0935859101 | ISBN-13: 978-0935859102 | Publication Date: May 3, 1987 | Edition: First

The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics brings together over 900 of the foremost economists, historians, and statisticians of our time, writing on a wide array of topics, from absolute and exchangeable value to zero-sum game. This extensive reference work focuses on economic theory and the over 1,200 entries cover the discipline in all its varied aspects: analytical, empirical, quantitative, and methodological. Over 700 biographical entries explore the lives of the leading minds in the field, including Friedman, Hotelling, Leontief, Samuelson, and von Newmann.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

For over 75 years, R.H. Inglis Palgrave's classic Dictionary of Political Economy stood largely unrevised. Under the skillful editorship of Eatwell (Cambridge), Murray Milgate (Harvard), and Peter Newman (Johns Hopkins), a thoroughly rewritten dictionary has been issued. This authoritative and comprehensive publication focuses on all aspects of modern economic thought. Only about 50 of the essays appearing in the original may be found among the 1916 signed entries, which include 655 biographies of economists past and present. The 927 scholarly contributors from around the world include 12 Nobel Prize winners in economics. Full, up-to-date bibliographies accompany the essays. Adequate cross-references, useful appendixes, and detailed indexing make this handsomely printed and sturdily bound set a worthy successor to Palgrave's magnum opus , which is still needed for historical material. Required by every library serving students and scholars in economics. Leonard Grundt, Nassau Community Coll. Lib., Garden City, N.Y.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

"...intellectually addictive...investors, professors and students alike will find this edition extremely valuable for explaining the mysteries and complexities of economics." --The Wall Street Journal

Product Details

• Hardcover: 4194 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; First edition (May 3, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935859101
• ISBN-13: 978-0935859102
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 10.9 x 8.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 21.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Where is my Palgrave Dictionary of Economics????, May 12, 1999

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This review is from: The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics: Four Volume Boxed Set (Paperback)

I'm soooo looking forward to getting this terrific Economics Dictionary/Encyclopedia. Wonder what's taking the publisher so long to get it out? Price is about one-third what the original cost. I thought of getting that original one back in graduate school (Ohio State University). But now the softbound will do just fine, as a welcome addition to my library. Ohhh, Palgrave, where ***are*** you??? Come to my ***mailbox***. Quickly, please........