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The wealth of ideas : a history of economic thought /

Illustrates the history of economic thought from antiquity to the present day. Eloquently written and scientifically rigorous, this well documented book focuses on the different views of the economy and society and on their evolution over time. Critically evaluates the scarcity-utility approach in c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roncaglia, Alessandro, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The history of economic thought and its role; 1. Introduction; 2. The cumulative view; 3. The competitive view; 4. The stages of economic theorising: conceptualisation and model-building; 5. Political economy and the history of economic thought; 6. Which history of economic thought?; 2 The prehistory of political economy; 1. Why we call it prehistory; 2. Classical antiquity; 3. Patristic thought; 4. The Scholastics; 5. Usury and just price; 6. Bullionists and mercantilists; 7. The birth of economic thought in Italy: Antonio Serra.