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Book reviewed in this article: The Social Science Imperialists, edited by P. Kerr Controversies in Political Economy: Selected Essays of G. C. Harcourt, edited by O. F Handbook of International Economics, Volume II, edited by Ronald W. Jones and Peter B Handbook of Public Economics, edited by A. J. Auerbach and M. Feldstein The Aboriginal Economy in Town and Country, by E. K. Fisk Instrumental Variables, by Roger J. Bowden and Darrell A. Turkington Ethics and Economics, edited by Ellen Paul, Fred Miller and Jeffrey Paul Foundations of Economics: Structure of Inquiry and Economic Theory, edited by Mauro Baranzini and Roberto Scazzieri Social Goals and Social Organization: Essays in Memory ofElisha Pazner, edited by L. Hurwicz, D. Schmeidler and H. Sonnenschein Innocence and Design: The Influence of Economic Ideas on Policy- The 1985 Reith Lectures, by David Henderson The Flying Kangaroo–an Endangered Species?, by Christopher C. Findlay Trade and Structural Change, by Leslie Stein Federalism and Resource Development: The Australian Case, edited by P. Drysdale and H. Shibata Australia's Financial Institutions and Markets, edited by M. K. Lewis and R. H. Wallace Export Oriented Industrialisation: The ASEAN Experience by Mohamed Ariff and Hal Hill     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Macroeconomic Policy in a World Economy: From Econometric Design to Practical Operation , by John B. Taylor.
International Integration of the Australian Economy , edited by Philip Lowe and Jacqueline Dwyer.
A Course in Macroeconomic Modelling and Forecasting , by J. Whitley.
Chasing the Future. Recession, recovery and the new politics in Australia , by Laura Tingle.
Market Capitalism and Moral Values , edited by Samuel Brittan and Alan Hamlin.
Ethics and Ecosystems , by Barry Maley.
Evolutionary Concepts in Contemporary Economics: Economics, Cognition and Society , edited by R.W. England.
Macroeconomics , by G. Wells.
Nonlinear Dynamics and Evolutionary Economics , edited by Richard H. Day and Ping Chen c.
The Value Imperative , by J.M. McTaggart, P.W. Kontes and M.C. Mankins.     

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Books reviewed:
Clem Tisdell, (ed.) The Economics of Tourism
David Gruen and Sona Shrestha, (eds) The Australian Economy in the 1990s: Proceedings of a Conference
Milton and Rose D. Friedman, Two Lucky People Memoirs
Wolfgang Kasper and Manfred E. Streit, Institutional Economics: Social Order and Public Policy
Ronald W. Jones, Globalization and The Theory of Input Trade
George L. Perry and James Tobin, (eds) Economic Events, Ideas, and Policies: The 1960s and After
Cedric Sandford, Why Tax Systems Differ: A Comparative Study of the Political Economy of Taxation
J. Patrick Raines and Charles G. Leathers, Economists and the Stock Market: Speculative Theories of Stock Market Fluctuations
Peter Drysdale, (ed.) Reform and Recovery in East Asia. The Role of the State and Economic Enterprise
F. Pellizzar,i Rent, Resources, Technologies     

On fallibility and perfection: Boettke’s Hayek vs. mainline economics

The Review of Austrian Economics - Peter Boettke’s F.A. Hayek Economics, Political Economy, and Social Philosophy (Palgrave 2019) is a nuanced treatment that examines the historical context...     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Risk, Organizations, and Society. Studies in Risk and Uncertainty, edited by M. Shubik
Human Development Reports 1990-92, United Nations Development Program, published for the UNDP by Oxford University Press
Mastering Risk: Environment, Markets & Politics in Australian Economic History, by Colin White
Applied Econometric Techniques, by Keith Cuthbertson, Stephen G. Hall and Mark P. Taylor
Issues in Contemporary Economics, Proceedings of the Ninth World Congress of the International Economic Association, edited by Congress Editor, Amartia Sen. Volume 4: Women s Work in the World Economy, edited by Nancy Folbre, Barbara Bergman, Bina Agrawal, and Maria Floro
A Short History of Socialist Money, G. Peebles
Money in the People's Republic of China: A Comparative Perspective, G. Peebles
Growth through Competition, Competition through Growth: Strategic Management and the Economy in Japan, by Hiroyuki Odagiri
Commodities in Crisis, by Alfred Maizcls
Taxation and the Global Economy, edited by A. Razin and J. Slemrod
Conflicts and Cooperation in Managing Environmental Resources, edited by Rudiger Pethig
The Economics of Business Culture Game Theory, Transaction Costs, and Economic Performance, by Mark Casson     

Michael Perelman： An ecological future in view of Marxist Economics （Ⅱ）

Interviewee profile： Michael Perelman, currently professor of Economics Department of California State University, USA, American economist and economic historian with nearly 20 publications in the field of economics criticism, including Railroading Economics, Manufacturing Discontent, The Perverse Economy, and The Invention of Capitalism.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
The Elder Smith Goldshrough Mort Merger. By G. A. M anning
Science, Technology and the Australian Economy. By D. M. L ambeeton
The Political Economy of Independent Fiji. By E. K. F isk
The Economic Development of Thai Agriculture. By T. H. S ilcock
Economic Progress and Policy in Developing Countries. By A. M addison
Profits in the Economy. By J. K ucztnski
Urban Development in Britain: Standards, Costs and Resources 1964–2004: Volume 1, Population Trends and Housing. By P. A. S tone
The Great Debasement: Currency and the Economy in Mid-Tudor England. By J. D. G ould
Gaps in Technology: Analytical Report
Needs in Specialist Personnel for the Preparation and Evaluation of Investment Projects
Commonwealth or Europe. By G. St. J. B arclay
The Economics of the Common Market. By D. S wann
Modern Economic Organization. By R. E. L ow     

Michael Perelman: An ecological future in view of Marxist Economics(Ⅰ)

s,Manufacturing Discontent,The Perverse Economy,and The Invention of Capitalism (E-mail:michael.perelman@gmail.com/michael@ecst.csuchico.edu).     

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Books reviewed in this article:
Philipp Maier, Political Pressure, Rhetoric and Monetary Policy
Stuart Jones (ed.), The Decline of the South African Economy
Paul Strathern, Dr Strangelove's Game. A Brief History of Economic Genius
James R. Markusen, Multinational Firms and the Theory of International Trade
Kyle Bagwell and Robert W. Staiger, The Economics of the World Trading System
George Symeonidis, The Effects of Competition: Cartel Policy and the Evolution of Strategy and Structure in British Industry
Colin Rose and Murray D. Smith, Mathematical Statistics with Mathematica
Philip Mirowski, Machine Dreams: Economics becomes a Cyborg Science
Robert Gilpin, Global Political Economy: Understanding the International Economic Order     

Short Reviews

R ichard S aville (ed.), The Economic Development of Modern Scotland 1950-1980, Edinburgh.
M ichael B eenstock and Associates, Work, Welfare and Taxation: A Study of Labour Supply Incentives in the UK;
China's Political Economy: The Quest for Development since 1949
P eter E arl , Lifestyle Economics: Consumer Behaviour in a Turbulent World, Brighton     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Whither Socialism? , by Joseph E. Stiglitz
The World Economy and National Finance in Historical Perspective , by C.P. Kindleberger
Full Employment Regained? An Agathotopian Dream , by James E. Meade, with an Introduction by Robert Solow
The Principles of Economics: Some lies my teachers told me , by Lawrence A. Boland
Adam Smith's System of Liberty, Wealth, and Virtue: The Moral and Political Foundations of The Wealth of Nations , by Athol Fitzgibbons
General Equilibrium and Welfare , by John Creedy
Official Papers of Alfred Marshall: A Supplement , edited by Peter D. Groenewegen
Essays in International Economics 1944–1994 , by H.W. Amdl     

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Books reviewed:
Richard A. McGowan, Government and the Transformation of the Gaming Industry
Phyllis Deanwe, The Life and Times of J. Neville Keynes: A Beacon in the Tempest
Craig Freedman, Economic Reform in Japan: Can the Japanese Change?
William Thomson, A Guide for the Young Economist: Writing and Speaking Effectively about Economics
Stephen Gudeman, The Anthropology of Economy: Community, Market and Culture
D. Wade Hands, Reflection without Rules: Economic Methodology and Contemporary Science Theory
Gene M. Grossman and Elhanan Helpman, Special Interest Politics
Nicholas Brown, Richard Downing — Economics, Advocacy and Social Reform in Australia
Geoffrey M. Hodgson, How Economics Forgot History. The Problem of Historical Specificity in Social Science
Mervyn K. Lewis and Latifa M. Algaoud, Islamic Banking     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Inflation, Exchange Rates and the World Economy: Lectures on International Monetary Economics. By W. M. Corden
Technological Uncertainty and the Pure Theory of Allocation: An Essay. By N. F. Laing
Comparative Monetary Economics: Capitalist and Socialist Monetary Systems and Their Interrelations in the Changing International Scene. By J. Wilczynski
Communism and Agrarian Reform in Iraq. By Rony Gabbay     

循环经济对传统经济学的挑战

本文阐述了循环经济的产生背景、概念和基本特征,并从五个方面分析、论述了循环经济对传统经济学的挑战。     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Equity, Efficiency and Social Choice by Donald E. Campbell.
Unemployment and Macroeconomics , by Assar Lindbeck.
The Exchange Rate, International Trade and the Balance of Payments: Proceedings of a Conference , edited by Adrian Blundell-Wignall.
Economics without Time: A Science Blind to the Forces of Historical Change , by Graeme Snooks.
The Long Wave in the World Economy. The current crisis in historical perspective , by A. Tylccote.
20th Century Economic Development in Australia , by E.A. Boehm.
Economics and the Dreamtime: a Hypothetical History , by N.G. Butlin.
Interpreting Ricardo , by Terry Peach.
Capital Ideas: Suggestions for Economic Reform in the ACT , edited by David Hughes and Robert Albon.
Game Theory for Economists , by J. Eichberger.     

转型经济学向何处去

转型经济学是当前国内外经济研究的热门领域之一。随着研究的不断深入,转型经济学开始逐渐与其他经济学分支走向融合。然而,这并不意味着对转型经济的研究是没有意义的,正相反,转型经济研究对经济学家提出了更高的要求,只有将转型经济的起点———计划经济、终点———市场经济,以及两者之间的过渡阶段有机结合起来,才能为转型国家的经济发展找到准确的发展方向和现实的发展途径,进而为完善和发展经济学理论开辟道路。     

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Book reviewed in this article:
The New Zealand Macroeconomy: A Briefing On The Reforms , edited by P. Dalziel and R. Lattimore
The Korean Economy , by Hyung-Koo Lee
The Political Economy of Public Administration: Institutional Choice in the Public Sector , by Murray J. Horn
Firms, Markets and Economic Change: A Dynamic Theory of Business Institutions , by Richard Langlois and Paul Robertson
Evaluating Policy Advice: Learning from Commonwealth Experience , edited by John Uhr and Keith Mackay
Methods of Macroeconomic Dynamics , by Stephen J. Tumovsky
Foundations of International Macroeconomics , by Maurice Obstfeld and Kenneth Rogoff
Advanced Macroeconomics , by David Romer
Handbook of Development Economics: Volumes 3A and 3B , edited by Jere Behrman and T.N. Srinivasan
Unlocking the Infrastructure, The Reform of Public Utilities in Australia , by Stephen King and Rodney Maddock
Privatization, Deregulation and the Macroeconomy , by Peter A.G. van Bergeijk and Robert C.G. Haffner     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed:
Thomas Aronsson, Per-Olov Johansson and Karl-Gustaf Löfgren, Welfare Measurement, Sustainability and Green National Accounting. A Growth Theoretical Approach
Kjell Arne Brekke, Economic Growth and the Environment — On the Measurement of Income and Welfare
Søren Pedersen (ed.), The Shadow Economy in Western Europe. Measurement and Results for Selected Countries
Knut, Wicksell, Selected Essays in Economics. Volume I     

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book reviewed in this article:
Forming a colonial economy: Australia 18/0–1850, by N.G. Butlin
A Modern Guide to Macroeconomics, by Brian Snowdon, Howard Vane and Peter Wynarczyk
The Wage Curve, by David G. Blanchflower and Andrew J. Oswald
Sustainability and Policy. Limits to Economics, by Michael Common
Using Cointegration Analysis in Econometric Modelling, by R.I.D. Hams
The City of London, Vol. 1 (1994) A World of its Own. 1815–1890, Vol. II (1995) Golden Years, 1890–1914, by David Kynaston
Dynamical Systems: An Introduction with Applications in Economics und Biology. by P.N.V. Tu.
Money and Finance in the Australian Economy. by Bruce Felmingham and William Coleman
Boom, Crisis and Adjustment: The Macroeconomic Experience of Developing Countries, by I.M.D. Little, Richard Cooper. W. Max Corden, and Sarath Rajapatirana
The Economics of Travel and Tourism, by A. Bull     

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Book reviewed in this article:
The Stock Exchange of Melbourne and the Victorian Economy, 1852–1900. By A. R. H all .
Welfare Economics and the Economics of Socialism. By M. D obb .
Cyclical Changes in Trade Balances of Countries Exporting Primary Products 1927–1933: A Comparative Study of Forty-Nine Countries. By S. G. T riantis .
International Trade Problems of Small Nations. By P. J. L loyd .
International Comparisons of Money Velocity and Wage Mark-ups. By J. H. H otson .
Pacific Market-places. Edited by H. C. B rookfield '.
Federalism and Fiscal Adjustment. By R. J. M ay .