Perrotta explores and charts the changing place of consumption as a source of investment in production and growth within economic writings from ancient history to the present. This ambitious project is carried out with great skill, vigour and originality and will help to bring consumption studies into the mainstream of economic thought.
| ISBN: | 9780415646932 |
| Publication date: | 13th July 2012 |
| Author: | Cosimo Perrotta |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 398 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in the History of Economics |
| Genres: |
Economic theory and philosophy Economic history Society and culture: general Sociology |