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An outline of international price theories /
Covering the period 1550 - 1939, this book examines the history and development of theories of international pricing and trade. The work of the following economists is covered: Locke, Barbon, Vaderlint, Harris, Hume, Smith, Ricardo, Malthus, Bosanquet, Mill, Torrens, Marshall, Haberler, Austin, Stir...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2003.
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| Colección: | Routledge library editions. Economics ;
11. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; PREFACE; CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION; 1. Introductory remarks; 2. The four major problems in the theory of international price relationships: the Problems; 3. A bird's-eye view of the historical development of the theory; 4. The plan of the following chapters; CHAPTER II THE MERCANTILISTIC THEORIES; 1. Mercantilism: four stages of its development. The first period: before 1550.
- 2. The second period: 1550 to 1620. The controversy concerning the price revolution (Hales, Malestroit, Bodin)3. The foreign exchange controversy; 4. Gerrald de Malynes; 5. The third period: 1620 to 1680. The balance of trade controversy (Mun and others); 6. Vaughan, Petty and Potter; 7. The fourth period: 1680 to about 1750. The first protectionist controversy (Cary, Pollexfen, Child, Davenant). North, a free trader; 8. John Locke and N. Barbon; 9. The doctrine that money stimulates trade and production: Law, Melon and Forbonnais.
- 10. ""The semi-equilibrium doctrine"": Vanderlint, Cantillon and Harris11. Summary; CHAPTER III FROM DAVID HUME TO JOHN STUART MILL: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CLASSICAL THEORIES; 1. David Hume; 2. The Physiocrats and Adam Smith; 3. The Bank Restriction Controversy: 1797 to 1803: Boyd, Thornton and others; 4. 1803 to 1808: Foster and the Report of the Committee on Irish Currency and Exchanges; 5. Wheatley and Blake; 6. The report of the Bullion Committee. Ricardo, Malthus and Bosanquet. Contributions of the participants in the Bank Restriction Controversy; 7. Nassau Senior.
- 8. The Bank Charter Act Controversy: the currency school (Norman, Loyd and Torrens) the banking school (Tooke and Fullarton).; 9. The restatement by J.S. Mill; 10. Summary; CHAPTER IV THE CLASSICAL THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE; 1. The argument for a separate theory for international trade; 2. The doctrine of comparative costs: Torrens and Ricardo; 3. The same subject continued: Marshall and Haberler; 4. The doctrine of reciprocal demands: Longfield, Torrens, Pennington and J.S. Mill.
- 5. Marshall's restatement of the theory of international value as an improvement upon the classical theory of international value6. Cost of transport as a factor in international trade; 7. The classical theory of international trade as the foundation of the classical theory of international price relationships.; CHAPTER V POST-CLASSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE MONETARY ASPECTS OF THE THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL PRICE RELATIONSHIPS: 1848-1918; 1. The controversy concerning the gold discoveries of 1848-1851: Austin, Stirling, Chevalier and Newmarch.