The British economist Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877-59) reconceptualized economics as a theory of economic welfare and a logic of policy analysis. Misconceptions of his work abound. This book, an essay in demystification and the first reading of the entire Pigouvian oeuvre, stresses his pragmatic and historicist premises.

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1. Pigou in the Foreground
2. 'The Most Brilliant Young Man I Know'
3. Developing a Framework
4. The Theory of Policy Analysis
5. The Cost Controversies
6. The Robbins Critique
7. Confrontations with Keynes
8. Legacy
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