Research Guides: ECON 3P01: History of Economic Thought I: Find Background Info

Dictionaries

New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online This link opens in a new window Contains the full text of the 8-volume print edition as well as an archive of the 1987 text.A dynamic resource for economists, offering excellent search and browse facilities.Permitted Uses
Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window InterdisciplinaryIncludes Oxford Quick Reference of core subject, quotation, and language dictionaries and Oxford Reference Library of companions and multi-volume encyclopedias for longer, in-depth, essays and specialist definitions.Limited to 5 simultaneous users.Permitted Uses

History of Economic Thought Website
- profiles of key thinkers with lists of major works, cross-referenced to essays on schools of thought (e.g., Chicago School), and other essays and surveys.
Concise Encyclopedia of Economics (online)
EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History (online)

Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History This online reference work spans the history of Economics from classical times to the 21st century.

Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new window Access to the renowned texts of the Cambridge Histories ebook series.Browse by subject to find historical research related to your subject area.Permitted Uses

Oxford Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
- In-depth, peer-reviewed essays and introductions by leading scholars in Archaeology, Business & Management, Classical Studies, Criminology, Economics & Finance, History, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Music, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, and Sociology
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Routledge Handbook of the History of Women's Economic Thought by Kirsten Madden (Editor); Robert W. Dimand (Editor)
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Publication Date: 2018
Handbook of History of Economic Analysis Volume 1: great economists since Petty and Boisguilbert Volume I contains original biographical profiles of many of the most important and influential economists from the seventeenth century to the present day. These inform the reader about their lives, works and impact on the further development of the discipline. The emphasis is on their lasting contributions to our understanding of the complex system known as the economy.
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Publication Date: 2016
Handbook on the History of Economic Analysis Volume II: Schools of Thought in Economics Volume II contains entries on the major schools of economic thought and analysis.
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Publication Date: 2016
Handbook of History of Economic Analysis Volume III developments in major fields of economics
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Publication Date: 2016

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Biographies of persons who died between the years 1000 and 1930 or whose last known date of activity falls within these years. New biographies for those who died between 1931-1940 are added each week.

American National Biography This link opens in a new window
- Biographies, histories, chronologies and critical essays of American current and historical men and women including pictures, illustrations, links and citations.
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography This link opens in a new window
- Biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the near present
- Coverage expands each year
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