Routledge The Economic Mind in America: Essays in the History of American Economics (Perspectives on the History of Economic Thought)

Product Description The Economic mind of America examines: * the concept of 'American' economic thought * reassessment of pioneering American policy analysts such as Irving Fisher, Wesley Mitchell, Harold Moulton and Leo Paslovsky, as well as the theoretical contributions of Herbert Davenport and Frank Knight * Thorstein Veblen's institutional economics and an exploration of the influence of Canadian and European economic thought * analysis of contributions of C. S. Peirce, Alvin Johnson and science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein * American economists' interests in in issues from 1886-1995. Review "This new text provides a unique set of insights into the disparate elements required to understand and apply probabilistic design methods and to undertake reliability assessments for coastal and hydraulic engineering schemes. The concepts are well explained for readers with an engineering background, making the sometimes complex theory accessible."―Andrew Chadwick, Maritime Engineering