A.W. Coats has made a unique contribution to the history of economic thought, economic methodology and the sociology of economics. However, most of his work has been in the form of articles which are scattered through a wide range of journals, many of which are not easily accessible. This series of three volumes makes his most important contributions widely available in one source.
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By Roger Backhouse, A.W. Bob Coats, Bruce Caldwell
December 08, 2016
This is the third and final volume of collected papers of A.W. Bob Coats. Coats began to collect material for this volume in the years following the publication of the second volume in 1993, but sadly died in 2007, before the work was completed. The volume has now been completed under the ...
By A. W. Bob Coats
December 22, 2014
On the History of Economic Thought is introduced by an essay in intellectual autobiography outlining the development of Coats key ideas and the distinctive elements of his approach. Two themes in particular emerge. The first is the difference between British and American economics, both in ...
By A. W. Bob Coats
April 28, 2014
A.W. Coats has made unique contributions to the history of economic thought, economic methodology and the sociology of economics. This volume collects together, for the first time, a substantial part of his work on the sociology and professionalization of economics....