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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 This study is based both on his unpublished and published lectures and writings.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 1 illustrat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Routledge,
2003.
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| Colección: | Routledge library editions. Economics series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Scope and method. Early controversies, Ricardo, Malthus, etc. ; Senior's views, 1826-47 ; Senior's final views, 1847-52
- The theory of value. Adam Smith ; The theory of value in France ; The Ricardians ; Senior and the English dissenters ; Hermann and the German economists ; Conclusion
- Population and rent. Senior on population ; Senior's attempt to generalize the theory of rent
- Capital and interest. Senior's first version of the abstinence theory
- Senior's second version
- Some criticisms of the theroy.
- The theory of wages. Wages in The wealth of nations ; Population and wages ; Productivity and wages ; The wage fund ; Wages in different occupations ; Summary ; Note on the Seven opinions inconsistent with Senior's statement of the Wage-Fund Theory
- Money and international trade
- The scope of government and social policy. Senior's early opinions, 1825-32 ; Senior's opinions, 1832-47 ; Senior's opinions, 1847-64 ; Conclusions ; Note on Senior on trade unions
- The Poor Law problem. Senior's early opinions ; Problems faced by the Poor Law Commission, 1834 ; Particular problems considered in more detail ; poor law, population and wages ; Proposals for reform ; The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1834 ; Conclusions.
- Appendix I. Senior on Ireland
- Appendix II. Bibliography of Senior's writings
- Appendix III. Questions proposed by Senior at the Political Economy Club
- Index.