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Subject(s)

• Classical school of economics [Browse]
• Economics—History [Browse]
• Distribution (Economic theory) [Browse]
• Value [Browse]
• Petty, William Sir 1623-1687 [Browse]
• Cantillon, Richard d. 1734 [Browse]
• Smith, Adam 1723-1790 [Browse]

Series

• Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 4. [More in this series]
• Routledge studies in the history of economics, 1349-7906 ; 4 [More in this series]

Summary note

Examines the origin and early development of the classical theory of distribution up to 1767, stressing the concept of economic `surplus' as a key determinant of economic phenomena.

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-218) and index.

Language note

English

Contents

• Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on citation practice; INTRODUCTION; THE LIFE OF PETTY IN RELATION TO HIS ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC SURPLUS AND THE SOCIAL DIVISION OF LABOUR: THE ECONOMICS OF PETTY; METHODOLOGICAL AND POLITICAL BASES OF PETTY'S ECONOMICS; THE THEORY OF PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION IN CANTILLON'S ESSAI; THE SIGNIFICANCE OF VALUE PARITY IN PETTY AND CANTILLON; PETTY-CANTILLON-QUESNAY: THE FORMATION OF THE SURPLUS APPROACH; WAGES, PRICES AND ECONOMIC SURPLUS IN STEUART'S PRINCIPLES; DEVELOPMENTS IN THE THEORY OF DISTRIBUTION AND VALUE, 1662 1767
• ADAM SMITH AND AFTERPetty's writings; Contents of the 'Supplement' to Cantillon's Essai; Notes; References; Index;

ISBN

• 1-134-79530-0
• 0-429-23167-9
• 0-585-46474-X
• 1-280-20230-0
• 1-134-79531-9
• 0-203-43422-6

OCLC

• 171117311
• 647375306
• 1000426668

Doi

• 10.4324/9780203434222

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