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The Classical Economists Revisited
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The Classical Economists Revisited / D. P. O'Brien.
ISBN
9781400888238
Publication
Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2017]
Copyright Notice Date
©2018
Physical Description
1 online resource (448 p.) : 42 line illus. 7 tables.
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In English.
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Summary
The Classical Economists Revisited conveys the extent, diversity, and richness of the literature of economics produced in the period extending from David Hume's Essays of 1752 to the final contributions of Fawcett and Cairnes in the 1870s. D. P. O'Brien thoroughly updates, rewrites, and expands the vastly influential work he first published in 1975, The Classical Economists. In particular, he sets out to make clear the shaping of a comprehensive vision of the working of an open economy, building on the great work of Adam Smith in Wealth of Nations, a development that was substantially affected by the contributions of David Ricardo. He shows that the Classical literature was in fact the work of a host of thinkers from a wide range of backgrounds. Covering the intellectual roots of the Classical literature and its methodological approaches, and the developed theories of value, distribution, money, trade, population, economic growth, and public finance, and examining the Classical attitudes toward a rich variety of policy issues, The Classical Economists Revisited considers not only the achievements of the Classical writers but also their legacy to the later development of economics. A seminal contribution to the field, this book will be treasured for many years to come by economists, historians of economics, instructors and their students, and anyone interested in the sweeping breadth and enduring influence of the classical economists.
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De Gruyter University Press eBook pilot project 2018.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 09, 2022
Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the Original Edition
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE. The Classical Economic Stage
CHAPTER TWO. The Roots of Classical Economics
CHAPTER THREE. The Characteristics and Preconceptions of Classical Economics
CHAPTER FOUR. Classical Value Theory
CHAPTER FIVE. The Classical Theory of Distribution
CHAPTER SIX. Classical Monetary Theory
CHAPTER SEVEN. International Trade
CHAPTER EIGHT. The Classical Theory of Growth and Development
CHAPTER NINE. Classical Public Finance
CHAPTER TEN. The Policy Prescriptions of the Classical Economists
CHAPTER ELEVEN. Classical Economics: A Retrospect
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Index
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