La nouvelle histoire de la pensée économique ou la division du travail dans l'histoire de la pensée économique

Abstract

Even though its scope remains unprecedented, the main quality of the Nouvelle histoire de la pensée économique lies in the acuteness of most of the studies of which it is composed, which were written by some thirty leading specialists. Such a collective work has its drawbacks, especially since none of the authors - the editors excepted - seem to have read it through integrally. Repetitions are not always avoided, cross-references are scarce, and a marked critical disparity in the treatment of primary and secondary sources does not allow the readers a comprehensive and transversal view of the history of economic thought. Wiser readers however, will find a wealth of precise information and thorough studies.
Classification JEL : B100, B200