A W Coats

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ID	298430
NAME	A W Coats
GIVEN NAMES	A W
FAMILY NAME	Coats
SIGNATURE	COATS A W
AFFILIATIONS	University of Nottingham
VERIFIED	No
TOTAL WORKS	114
TOTAL CITATIONS	223
AUTHOR COUNT	114
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	1954
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2014
H-INDEX	8

Science and Ceremony: The Institutional Economics of C. E. Ayres
John Kenneth Galbraith, James M Buchanan et al.BOOKScience and Ceremony2014
The Life and Times of J. Neville Keynes: A Beacon in the Tempest
A W Coats, A W Bob CoatsARTICLEHistory of Political Economy2003
Book Review| June 01 2003 The Life and Times of J. Neville Keynes: A Beacon in the Tempest By Phyllis Deane. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar, 2001. xvii; 315 pp.$95.00. A. W. Bob Coats A. W. Bob Coats Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (2003) 35 (2): 335–336. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-35-2-335 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citatio…
Thomas Kuhn: A Philosophical History for Our Times
A W Coats, A W Bob CoatsARTICLEHistory of Political Economy2003
Book Review| September 01 2003 Thomas Kuhn: A Philosophical History for Our Times By Steve Fuller. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000. xvii; 472 pp. A. W. Bob Coats A. W. Bob Coats Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (2003) 35 (3): 566–569. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-35-3-566 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation A. W. Bob …
From Classical Economics to the Theory of the Firm: Essays in Honour of D. P. O'Brien
A W CoatsARTICLEHistory of Political Economy2002
Book Review| March 01 2002 From Classical Economics to the Theory of the Firm: Essays in Honour of D. P. O'Brien Editedby Roger E. Backhouse and John Creedy. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar, 1999. xiv; 306 pp. $95.00 A. W. Coats A. W. Coats Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (2002) 34 (1): 284–286. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-34-1-284 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedI…
Economic Theory and Policy in Context: The Selected Essays of R. D. Collison Black
A W CoatsARTICLEHistory of Political Economy2000
Book Review| March 01 2000 Economic Theory and Policy in Context: The Selected Essays of R. D. Collison Black. By R. D. Collison Black. Aldershot, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar, 1995. 261 pp. A. W. Coats A. W. Coats Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (2000) 32 (1): 162–163. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-32-1-162 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Sear…
Economic Thought and Modernization in Japan
A W Coats, A W Bob CoatsARTICLEHistory of Political Economy2000
Book Review| June 01 2000 Economic Thought and Modernization in Japan Edited by Shiro Sugihara and Toshihiro Tanaka. Cheltenham, England: Edward Elgar, 1998. xxvii; 182 pp. A. W. Bob Coats A. W. Bob Coats Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (2000) 32 (2): 402–403. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-32-2-402 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Ci…
The Literature of Political Economy: Collected Essays II
A W Coats, A W Bob CoatsARTICLEHistory of Political Economy2000
Book Review| June 01 2000 The Literature of Political Economy: Collected Essays II By Samuel Hollander. London and New York: Routledge, 1995. xv; 410 pp. A. W. Bob Coats A. W. Bob Coats Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (2000) 32 (2): 401–402. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-32-2-401 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation A. W. Bob Coa…
John Bates Clark: The Making of a Neoclassical Economist
A W Coats, A W Bob CoatsARTICLEHistory of Political Economy1999
Other| November 01 1999 John Bates Clark: The Making of a Neoclassical Economist John F. Henry. New York: Macmillan Press, 1995. 180 pp. $69.95. A. W. Bob Coats A. W. Bob Coats Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (1999) 31 (4): 773–774. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-31-4-773 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation A. W. Bob Coats; John …
Report of Discussions
A W CoatsARTICLEHistory of Political Economy1996References: 6
Research Article| December 01 1996 Report of Discussions A. W. Coats A. W. Coats Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (1996) 28 (Supplement): 369–391. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-28-supp-369 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Cita…
Conclusion
A W CoatsARTICLEHistory of Political Economy1996References: 2
The Internationalization of Economic Policy Reform: Some Recent Literature
A W CoatsARTICLEHistory of Political Economy1996Cited by: 2References: 12
Research Article| December 01 1996 The Internationalization of Economic Policy Reform: Some Recent Literature A. W. Coats A. W. Coats Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (1996) 28 (Supplement): 337–354. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-28-supp-337 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools I…
The Sociology and Professionalization of Economics: British and American Economic Essays, Volume II
Donald Rutherford, A W Coats et al.ARTICLEThe Economic Journal1995
Journal Article The Sociology and Professionalization of Economics: British and American Economic Essays, Volume II. Get access The Sociology and Professionalization of Economics: British and American Economic Essays, Volume II. By (A.W. Bob) Coats. (London and New York: Routledge, 1993. Pp. xii + 642. £45.00 hardback. ISBN 0 415 06716 2.) Donald Rutherford Donald Rutherford University of Edinburgh Search for other works by this author on: Oxford…
The Sociology and Professionalization of Economics, 2: British and American Essays
Keith Tribe, A W CoatsARTICLEThe Economic History Review1995
On the History of Economic Thought, I: British and American Essays
Keith Tribe, A W CoatsARTICLEThe Economic History Review1994
Perspectives on the History of Economic Thought, I: Classical and Neoclassical Economic Thought
A W Coats, Donald A Walker et al.ARTICLEThe Economic History Review1994
Reaching for Heaven on Earth: The Theological Meaning of Economics
A W Coats, Robert H NelsonARTICLEThe Economic Journal1993Cited by: 1
Journal Article Reaching for Heaven on Earth: The Theological Meaning of Economics Get access Reaching for Heaven on Earth: The Theological Meaning of Economics. By Robert H. Nelson. (Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1991. Pp. xxvii + 378. ISBN 0 8476 7664 1.) A. W. Coats A. W. Coats Duke UniversityUniversity of Nottingham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 103, Issue 416, 1 Ja…
What Mirowski's History Leaves Out
A W CoatsARTICLEHistory of Political Economy1993
Research Article| January 01 1993 What Mirowski’s History Leaves Out A. W. Coats A. W. Coats Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (1993) 25 (suppl_1): 271–282. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-1993-suppl_1008 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation A. W. Coats; What Mirowski’s History Leaves Out. History of Political Economy 1 January 1993; 25 (suppl_1): 271–282. …
Economics, Culture and Education: Essays in Honour of Mark Blaug
A W Coats, G K ShawARTICLEThe Economic Journal1992Cited by: 2
Journal Article Economics, Culture and Education: Essays in Honour of Mark Blaug Get access Economics, Culture and Education: Essays in Honour of Mark Blaug. Edited by SHAW (G. K.). (Aldershot: Edward Elgar, 1991. Pp. xiv+214. £45.00 hardback. ISBN 1 85278 383 4.) A. W. Coats A. W. Coats Duke University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 102, Issue 414, 1 September 1992, Pages 130…
The Origins of American Social Science
Open AccessA W Coats, Dorothy Ro et al.ARTICLEAcademe1992Cited by: 12
The State and Economic Knowledge: The American and British Experiences
A W Coats, Mary O Furner et al.ARTICLEThe Economic Journal1991Cited by: 1
Journal Article The State and Economic Knowledge: The American and British Experiences Get access The State and Economic Knowledge: The American and British experiences. Edited by MARY O. FURNER and BARRY SUPPLE. (Washington, D.C., Cambridge, England, and New York: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. xiv + 477. £27.50 hardback, US $44.50 hardback. ISBN o 521 39424 4.) A. W. Coats A. W. Coats …
The Making of Neoclassical Economics
A W Coats, John F HenryARTICLEThe Economic History Review1991
1. On the Origin and Dissemination of Ideas 2. Capitalism, Science and Fraud 3. The Theory of Value from the Heroic Age to the Industrial Revolution 4. The Interregnum: From Smith to Ricardo 5. The Dissolution of the Labor Theory of Value and the Rise to Dominance of Utility 6. The Consolidation of 1870-1900 and the Rise of Monopoly Capital
Disciplinary self-examination, departments, and research traditions in economic history: The Anglo-American story
A W CoatsARTICLEScandinavian Economic History…1990
Our tripartite theme has a curious asymmetrical quality as applied to Anglo-American developments. On the one hand, American economic historians, like American social scientists generally, have been much more disposed to engage in disciplinary self-examination and methodological controversy than their British counterparts, largely for sociological and cultural rather than strictly intellectual reasons. On the other hand, unlike the British, they …
Conforontation in Toronto: Reactions to the ‘old’ versus ‘new’ institutionalism sessions
A W CoatsARTICLEReview of Political Economy1990References: 9
(1990). Conforontation in Toronto: reactions to the ‘old’ versus ‘new’ institutionalism sessions. Review of Political Economy: Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 87-93
The Role of the Economist in Government: An International Perspective
A W Coats, Joseph A PechmanARTICLEThe Economic Journal1990Cited by: 4
Journal Article The Role of the Economist in Government: An International Perspective Get access The Role of the, Economist in Government: An International Perspective. Edited by JOSEPH A. PECHMAN. (New York and London: Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989. Pp. xi + 325. £27.50 hardback. ISBN 0 7450 0341 9.) A. W. Coats A. W. Coats Duke University and University of Nottingham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Econ…
The Spread of Economic Ideas
Terence Hutchison, David Colander et al.ARTICLEThe Economic Journal1990
Journal Article The Spread of Economic Ideas Get access The Spread of Economic Ideas. Edited by DAVID COLANDER and A. W. COATS. (Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Pp. xvi + 262. £25.00 hardback, US S34.50 hardback. ISBN 0521 362334.) Terence Hutchison Terence Hutchison Birmingham, England, and Woodbridge, C.T., USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 100, Is…

Changing Attitudes to Labour in the Mid-Eighteenth Century
Open AccessA W CoatsARTICLEThe Economic History Review1958Cited by: 30
The Correspondence of Adam Smith
A W Coats, Ernest Campbell Mossner et al.ARTICLEThe Economic Journal1978Cited by: 29
Journal Article The Correspondence of Adam Smith Get access The Correspondence of Adam Smith. Edited by Ernest Campbell Mossner And Ian Simpson Ross. (Oxford: Clarendon Press: Oxford University Press, 1977. Pp. xxx + 441. £15.00.) A. W. Coats A. W. Coats University of Nottingham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 88, Issue 351, 1 September 1978, Pages 580–581, https://doi.org/10.2…
Sociological Aspects of British Economic Thought (ca. 1880-1930)
A W CoatsARTICLEJournal of Political Economy1967Cited by: 14
The Origins of American Social Science
Open AccessA W Coats, Dorothy Ro et al.ARTICLEAcademe1992Cited by: 12
Knowledge and Knowledge Production
A W Coats, Fritz MachlupARTICLEThe Economic Journal1982Cited by: 11
Journal Article Knowledge and Knowledge Production Get access Knowledge and Knowledge Production. By Fritz Machlup. (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1980. Pp. xxix + 272. £9.80.) A. W. Coats A. W. Coats University of Nottingham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 92, Issue 365, 1 March 1982, Pages 210–211, https://doi.org/10.2307/2232282 Published: 01 March 1982
The Historist Reaction in English Political Economy 1870-90
A W CoatsARTICLEEconomica1954Cited by: 11
During the 1870's English political economy suffered a considerable loss of public prestige. Confidence in the Ricardian laws was undermined by bitter controversies between leading economists such as that which resulted from John Stuart Mill's recantation of the wagesfund theory in 1869, and the belief that the received doctrine was disintegrating found supporting evidence in Jevons' scathing attack on the Ricardian theory of value.2 On the occas…
The European Miracle: Environments, Economies, and Geopolitics in the History of Europe and Asia
A W Coats, E L Jones et al.ARTICLEThe Economic History Review1982Cited by: 9
Research Priorities in the History of Economics
A W CoatsARTICLEHistory of Political Economy1969Cited by: 9
Research Article| March 01 1969 Research Priorities in the History of Economics A. W. Coats A. W. Coats Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (1969) 1 (1): 9–18. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-1-1-9 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation A. W. Coats; Research Priorities in the History of Economics. History of Political Economy 1 March 19…
The Market For Economists in Britain, 1945-75: A Preliminary Survey
A Booth, A E Booth et al.ARTICLEThe Economic Journal1978Cited by: 8References: 2
Journal Article The Market for Economists in Britain, 1945-75: A Preliminary Survey Get access A. E. Booth, A. E. Booth University of Sheffield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar A. W. Coats A. W. Coats University of Nottingham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 88, Issue 351, 1 September 1978, Pages 436–454, https://doi.org/10.2307/2232045 Pu…
The Origins and Early Development of The Royal Economic Society
A W CoatsARTICLEThe Economic Journal1968Cited by: 8
Journal Article The Origins and Early Development of The Royal Economic Society Get access A. W. Coats A. W. Coats University of Nottingham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 78, Issue 310, 1 June 1968, Pages 349–371, https://doi.org/10.2307/2229470 Published: 01 June 1968
Economic Thought and Poor Law Policy in the Eighteenth Century
Open AccessA W CoatsARTICLEThe Economic History Review1960Cited by: 8
The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation
A W Coats, David RicardoREVIEWThe Economic History Review1973Cited by: 7
Economists in Government: An International Comparative Study
Alan Peacock, Alan T Peacock et al.ARTICLEThe Economic Journal1983Cited by: 6
Journal Article Economists in Government: An International Comparative Study Get access Economists in Government: An International Comparative Study. Edited by A. W. COATS. (Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 1981. Pp. viii + 365. $19.75.) Alan Peacock Alan Peacock ILO, Geneua Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 93, Issue 369, 1 March 1983, Pages 224–225, https://doi.or…
The Emergence of Professional Social Science: The American Social Science Association and the Nineteenth-Century Crisis of Authority
A W CoatsARTICLEHistory of Political Economy1979Cited by: 6
Other| June 01 1979 The Emergence of Professional Social Science: The American Social Science Association and the Nineteenth-Century Crisis of Authority Thomas L. Haskell Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1977. Pp. xii + 276. No price stated. A. W. Coats A. W. Coats Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (1979) 11 (2): 312–315. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-11-2-312 Views Icon Views Article …
The Role of the Economist in Government: An International Perspective
A W Coats, Joseph A PechmanARTICLEThe Economic Journal1990Cited by: 4
Journal Article The Role of the Economist in Government: An International Perspective Get access The Role of the, Economist in Government: An International Perspective. Edited by JOSEPH A. PECHMAN. (New York and London: Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989. Pp. xi + 325. £27.50 hardback. ISBN 0 7450 0341 9.) A. W. Coats A. W. Coats Duke University and University of Nottingham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Econ…
The Changing Role of Economists in Scottish Government Since 1960 1
Open AccessA W CoatsARTICLEPublic Administration1978Cited by: 4
Economists in Government: A Research Field for the Historian of Economics
A W CoatsARTICLEHistory of Political Economy1978Cited by: 4
A. W. Coats is Head of the Department of Economics and Social History of the University of Nottingham
The Relief of Poverty, Attitudes to Labour, and Economic Change in England, 1660–1782
Open AccessA W CoatsARTICLEInternational Review of Social…1976Cited by: 4References: 12
During the past two or three decades economic and social historians have displayed a sustained interest in the pre-conditions of the Industrial Revolution in England, and among the many explanations of this remarkable break-through into modern industrialization the role of labour (including population) has been accorded a prominent place. Yet although questions about wages, labour supply, productivity, poverty, and poor relief have been staple in…
The Influence of Veblen's Methodology
A W CoatsARTICLEJournal of Political Economy1954Cited by: 4
in whatever science there exist, among those who have attended to the subject, what are commonly called differences of principle, as distinguished from differences of matter-of-fact or detail,--the cause will be found to be, a difference in their conceptions of the philosophic method of the science.--John Stuart Mill, On the Definition of Political Economy: And on the Method of Investigation Proper to It
The First Decade of Hope (1968-79)
A W CoatsARTICLEHistory of Political Economy1983Cited by: 3
Research Article| September 01 1983 The First Decade of HOPE (1968–79) A. W. Coats A. W. Coats Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (1983) 15 (3): 303–319. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-15-3-303 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Ci…
The Culture and the Economists: Some Reflections on Anglo-American Differences
A W CoatsARTICLEHistory of Political Economy1980Cited by: 3
Research Article| November 01 1980 The Culture and the Economists: Some Reflections on Anglo-American Differences A. W. Coats A. W. Coats Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (1980) 12 (4): 588–609. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-12-4-588 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation A. W. Coats; The Culture and the Economists: Some Reflection…
The Internationalization of Economic Policy Reform: Some Recent Literature
A W CoatsARTICLEHistory of Political Economy1996Cited by: 2References: 12
Research Article| December 01 1996 The Internationalization of Economic Policy Reform: Some Recent Literature A. W. Coats A. W. Coats Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (1996) 28 (Supplement): 337–354. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-28-supp-337 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools I…
Economics, Culture and Education: Essays in Honour of Mark Blaug
A W Coats, G K ShawARTICLEThe Economic Journal1992Cited by: 2
Journal Article Economics, Culture and Education: Essays in Honour of Mark Blaug Get access Economics, Culture and Education: Essays in Honour of Mark Blaug. Edited by SHAW (G. K.). (Aldershot: Edward Elgar, 1991. Pp. xiv+214. £45.00 hardback. ISBN 1 85278 383 4.) A. W. Coats A. W. Coats Duke University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 102, Issue 414, 1 September 1992, Pages 130…
Adam Smith's Conception of Self-Interest in Economic and Political Affairs
A W CoatsARTICLEHistory of Political Economy1975Cited by: 2
Research Article| March 01 1975 Adam Smith's Conception of Self-Interest in Economic and Political Affairs A. W. Coats A. W. Coats Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (1975) 7 (1): 132–136. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-7-1-132 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation A. W. Coats; Adam Smith's Conception of Self-Interest in Economic and…
The Interpretation of Mercantilist Economics: Some Historiographical Problems; with a Rearguard Response
A W Coats, William R AllenARTICLEHistory of Political Economy1973Cited by: 2
Research Article| June 01 1973 The Interpretation of Mercantilist Economics: Some Historiographical Problems; with a Rearguard Response A. W. Coats; A. W. Coats Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google William R. Allen William R. Allen Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (1973) 5 (2): 485–495. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-5-2-485 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twi…