Alfred Marshall : economist 1842-1924 /
Peter Groenewegen.
- ix, 212 pages ; 23 cm.
- Great thinkers in economics series .
- Great thinkers in economics series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction. Alfred Marshall, a giant among economists -- 2. Family, childhood and education (1842-65) -- 3. Marshall's moral sciences apprenticeship and search for a new vocation (1866-77) -- 4. Bristol and Oxford (1877-84) and two 'small' books (1879) -- 5. Professor at Cambridge (1885-1908) and adviser to governments -- 6. Writing and revising the Principles (1882-1922) -- 7. Political and social thought : 'a youthful tendency to socialism'; changing views on the women's issue; and a taste for advocacy and occasional controversy -- 8. Retirement and 'Industry and trade' (1919) : an important companion volume to 'Principles' -- 9. Final years and some further volumes (1919-24) -- 10. A rich and enduring legacy.