The Classical Economists Revisited / D. P. O'Brien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Brien, D. P., author.

Contributor:

O'Brien, D. P. (Denis Patrick), 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Classical school of economics--History--Sources.

Classical school of economics.

Economics--History--Sources.

Economics.

Economics--History--19th century.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (424 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First paperback printing

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

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.

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

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

Related Work:

O'Brien, D. P. (Denis Patrick), 1939- Classical economists.

ISBN:

9781400888238

1400888239

OCLC:

1022944994