Perhaps the major reason why there is no anthology of readings in
history of thought, like those available in the history of
political theory, is simply a problem of market demand?
Of course, the underlying problem is the one suggested by someone
in the postings about why we should study history of economic
thought: in political theory, the study of theory is the study of
the history of political thought; in economics, the two are
distinctly separate. Since there are few history of economic
thought courses these days, the market is simply not big enough
to support texts.
Ross
Ross B. Emmett, Augustana Univesity College, Camrose, Alberta
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