Edward Elgar Publishing The Elgar Companion to David Ricardo

'Kurz and Salvadori have done researchers on Ricardo a great service with their compilation of these essays.' - EH.Net 'Do we have to know today what Ricardo wrote two hundred years ago? Can we still learn from him? Of course, we can! The book edited by Heinz D. Kurz and Neri Salvadori provides highly instructive insights into the work and importance of David Ricardo, the ''economists' economist'', as Paul Samuelson dubbed him.'- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Arguably one of the most important economists who has lived, Ricardo's impact on the economics profession is immense. This unique and comprehensive Companion elucidates his significance and continuing legacy. Ricardo made major contributions to all fields of the subject, from monetary issues to value and income distribution, from capital accumulation, technical progress and economic growth to foreign trade and international specialization, and from taxes to public debt. What he called the main problem of political economy, the distribution of income and wealth, is again back on the political and economic agenda with a vengeance. Leading experts in the field explore his influence and offer novel interpretations of received doctrines. The concise yet comprehensive entries are arranged alphabetically for ease of use with cross references and suggestions for further reading. The Companion will serve as the standard reference work for all those engaged in the field of classical economics. It will also be essential reading for scholars and researchers interested in the history of economic thought, macroeconomics and political economy. Contributors include: R. Arena, T. Aspromourgos, M.S. Aßländer, R.E. Backhouse, I. Barens, E. Bellino, C. Bidard, S. Blankenburg, C. Casarosa, R. Ciccone, S. Cremaschi, M. Dardi, G. Deleplace, T. Dome, G. Erreygers, G. Faccarello, R. Faucci, D. Fiaschi, S. Fratini, G. Freni, C. Gehrke, A.F. Gilbert, G. Gilibert, P. Groenewegen, D. Haas, H. Hagemann, A. Heertje, J.E. King, H. Klausinger, H.D. Kurz, A. Maneschi, M.C. Marcuzzo, F. Meacci, M. Milgate, G. Mongiovi, F. Moseley, D.P.O'Brien, A. Opocher, A. Palumbo, S. Parrinello, C. Perrotta, M. Pivetti, P.L. Porta, A. Quadrio Curzio, S.A.T. Rizvi, A. Rosselli, C. Rotondi, N. Salvadori, R. Signorino, N. Sigot, M. Smith, A. Stirati, R. Sturn, P. Trabucchi, H.-M. Trautwein, P. Tubaro, K. Watarai Review A good companion is one that serves as a ready reference as regards the theoretical advances made by, philosophical influences on, and discussions that the subject of the companion engaged in with their contemporaries. An ideal companion is one in which, in addition to all of the above, one finds well thought out references to the subject's others pursuits, vocations, influences and inspirations. The Elgar Companion to David Ricardo, it can certainly be said, meets all of these objectives in a very satisfactory manner indeed.' --Artha Vijnana 'As the contributions demonstrate, these scholars from different countries are authorities in their respective areas of Ricardian theory and often for the history of economic thought in general, as are the editors... it is encouraging that even nowadays there are still scholars with an intimate knowledge of the roots of our discipline. And, we should be grateful to the editors that they encouraged these authorities, brought together in this volume, to pass on their knowledge to future generations. They contributed to a volume that can be recommended emphatically as a true ''Companion'' because it belongs to the sort of books you will not read only once and then put it away. Actually, it should be on one's book shelf because it is the sort of volume that merits consultation time and again.' --History of Economics Review, 2016 'Heinz Kurz and Neri Salvadori's companion to Ricardo includes 86 origi-nal entries by 57 scholars, dealing not only with what Ricardo wrote and recent debate on the interpretation of his theories, but also with Ricardo