| Description |
xviii, 423 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. The classical economic stage -- Ch. 2. The roots of classical economics -- Ch. 3. The characteristics and preconceptions of classical economics -- Ch. 4. Classical value theory -- Ch. 5. The classical theory of distribution -- Ch. 6. Classical monetary theory -- Ch. 7. International trade -- Ch. 8. The classical theory of growth and development -- Ch. 9. Classical public finance -- Ch. 10. The policy prescriptions of classical economists -- Ch. 11. Classical economics : a retrospect |
| 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 has thoroughly updated, rewritten, and expanded the 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 the 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." |
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"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."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: The classical economists. 1975 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Economics -- History -- 19th century.
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Classical school of economics -- History -- Sources.
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Economics -- History -- Sources.
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| Author |
O'Brien, D. P. (Denis Patrick), 1939-
Classical economists
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| LC no. |
2003064106 |
| ISBN |
0691119392 cloth alkaline paper |
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