Harwood Fundamentals of Pure and Applied Economics

The Harwood Fundamentals of Pure and Applied Economics series was a groundbreaking attempt to provide a comprehensive overview of modern economics. A series of short books - arranged into thematic sections - provides state-of-the-art accounts of key areas within the discipline.Although never completed, the series produced several landmark books. It is notable for:* charting the emergence of vibrant new areas of economics (eg 'positive' political economy)* the numerous examples it gives of major innovations like game theory and the new institutional economics re-vitalizing traditional areas of economics* attracting some of the most talented economists of its generation, including Avinash Dixit, Drew Fudenberg, Thomas Palfrey and Jean TiroleThis collection reprints the series in its entirety, making all titles available in hardback for the first time, either as individual volumes, or bound together in mini-sets organized by sub-discipline.