This detailed volume explores the role and actions of economists in US, Japanese and various European parliaments in the critical period between 1848 and 1920. Featuring chapters written by an international array of contributors from both economics and history, the book provides fascinating insights into the parliamentary life in the period. '...this book is an excellent contribution to understanding the role played by economists in the parliaments of more developed countries. The scholarship is impressive and the comparative approach yields many insights...In terms of exploring the context of the role of economists in the wider world, this book can be recommended as a valuable contribution to the field.' EH.NET '...together [the chapters] present the first broad-ranging attempt to examine the impact of political economy as a discipline within parliamentary institutions in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.' Storia del Pensiero Economico