Synopses & Reviews
This book deals with the prime movers of socio-economic development, innovations and technical change, their origins, forms and effects. It contains a set of closely related chapters, some of which have been previously published as papers in scholarly journals
Synopsis
Heinz Kurz is a major contemporary figure in the study of the history of economic thought and this new collection brings together recent work on growth theory, integrating the study of the history of economic analysis with contemporary economic theorizing. Kurz draws on the work of Schumpeter and Smith to articulate the relationships between innovation, knowledge and growth.
Essays included range in subject, from considering Schumpetera (TM)s work in Graz and the problem of innovation and profits from a Schumpeterian point of view to the concepts of knowledge and economic growth and the state of the study of the history of economic thought. Kurza (TM)s analytical and technically sophisticated approach is combined with in awareness of the relevance of discussing the issues of innovation and growth in historical perspective and context.