----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- In his introduction to The Classical Economists and Economic Policy (1971) A.W. Coats wrote that "No systematic effort has yet been made to study the role of economic ideas in Parliament during [...] the nineteenth century". (A.W. Coats (ed.), The Classical Economists and Economic Policy. Debates in Economic History, London (Methuen & Co) 1971, p. 20) Does anybody know of the existence of such "systematic" effort since 1971 in the UK or Western Europe? Or has this proved to difficult a question to tackle? Maarten Van Dijck KULeuven Belgium ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]