New Perspectives on the Economics of Ronald H. Coase

Ronald Coase is widely recognised as one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. In this new volume, Matthias Klaes argues that Coase is a self-styled disciplinary renegade, whose aim for the past four decades has been to re-orient the shape and practice of modern economics. This book will provide an account of the alternative economics present in Coase’s work, offering a balanced analysis of the full breadth of his writings over eight decades.

The book starts by intr…