Frank Stilwell Political Economy: The Contest of Economic Ideas. South Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press, 2002. 0195514580 vi/440 pages. Softcover volume, measuring approximately 7" x 9.75", is in fine condition. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and bright. Glossary. This book looks at the competing currents of political economic thought in Australia. It considers the main traditions: classical political economy and Marxist economics, neoclassical economies and neo-liberalism, institutional economics, Keynesian economics, and modern political economy.