Resumo
O artigo resgata o aporte de Herbert Somerton Foxwell à formação da abordagem econômica de Cambridge, na Inglaterra, durante a sua longa estadia como professor na instituição no final do século dezenove e as primeiras décadas do século vinte. Inicialmente, apresentam-se algumas notas biográficas a respeito do autor em suas atividades acadêmicas e na aquisição de livros. A seguir, delineia-se a sua associação com o movimento historicista inglês, bem como a produção intelectual de Foxwell nos campos da economia bancária, da concorrência, das flutuações industriais e da história do pensamento econômico. Simultaneamente, em cada seção, ilustra-se a sua influência na obra de colegas como John Neville Keynes, John Maynard Keynes, Piero Sraffa e Arthur Cecil Pigou. O artigo encerra com algumas considerações sobre os avanços e limitações da participação de Foxwell nas controvérsias econômicas de seu tempo.
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