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Nassau Senior and Classical Economics.
""One of the best contributions to the history of economic thought during recent years"" P.M. Rosenstein-Rodan Nassau Senior is one of the most significant economists in the classical tradition. This study is based both on his unpublished and published lectures and writings. Part...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; PREFACE; Table of Contents; APPENDICES; INTRODUCTION; PART I. ECONOMIC THEORY; 1 . SCOPE AND METHOD; i. Early controversies, Ricardo, Malthus, etc.; ii. Senior's views, 1826-47; iii. Senior's final views, 1847-52; 2. THE THEORY OF VALUE; i. Adam Smith; ii. The Theory of Value in France; iii. The Ricardians; iv. Senior and the English Dissenters; v. Hermann and the German Economists; vi. Conclusion; Bibliographical Note; 3· POPULATION AND RENT; i. Senior on Population.
- Ii. Senior's attempt to generalize the theory of rent4· CAPITAL AND INTEREST; i. Senior's first version of the abstinence theory; ii. Senior's second version; iii. Some criticisms of the theory; 5· THE THEORY OF WAGES; i. Wages in the Wealth of Nations; ii. Population and Wages; iii. Productivity and Wages; iv. The Wage Fund; v. Wages in different occupations; vi. Summary; Note on the Seven Opinions inconsistent with Senior'sStatement of the Wage-Fund Theory; 6. MONEY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PART II. PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL POLICY; 1. THE SCOPE OF GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL POLICY.
- I. Senior's early opinions, 1825-32ii. Senior's opinions, 1832-47; iv. Conclusions; Note on Senior on Trade Unions; 2. THE POOR LAW PROBLEM; i. Senior's early opinions; ii. Problems faced by the Poor Law Commission, I834; iii. Senior's opinions, 184 7-64; iii. Particular problems considered in more detail; iv. Poor Law, population and wages; v. Proposals for reform; vi. The Poor Law Amendment Act, I834; vii. Conclusions; APPENDIX I; Senior on Ireland; APPENDIX II; Bibliography of Senior's writings; APPENDIX III; Questions proposed by Senior at the Political Economy Club; SUBJECT INDEX.