The paper shows how William Barber’s background as a development economist influenced his research agenda in the history of economic thought, in terms of the questions he asked and the way he approached them. The links between the history of economic theory and of policy-making are highlighted, as well as Barber’s investigation of the engagement of British economists with India’s economic matters throughout the time span of the British East India Company.

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作为经济学历史学家的发展经济学家：威廉·J·巴伯的案例

这篇论文展示了威廉巴伯作为发展经济学家的背景如何影响他在经济思想史上的研究议程，包括他提出的问题以及他处理这些问题的方式。强调了经济理论史和决策史之间的联系，以及巴伯对英国经济学家在英国东印度公司整个时间跨度内参与印度经济事务的调查。