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On the Origins of Classical Economics
Distribution and Value from William Petty to Adam Smith
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eBook - ePub
On the Origins of Classical Economics
Distribution and Value from William Petty to Adam Smith
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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.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Note on citation practice
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Life of Petty in Relation to His Economics
- 3 Economic Surplus and the Social Division of Labour: The Economics of Petty
- 4 Methodological and Political Bases of Petty’s Economics
- 5 The Theory of Production and Distribution in Cantillon’s Essai
- 6 The Significance of Value Parity in Petty and Cantillon
- 7 Petty-Cantillon-Quesnay: The Formation of the Surplus Approach
- 8 Wages, Prices and Economic Surplus in Steuart’s Principles
- 9 Developments in the Theory of Distribution and Value, 1662–1767
- 10 Adam Smith and After
- Appendix A: Petty’s writings
- Appendix B: Contents of the ‘Supplement’ to Cantillon’s Essai
- Notes
- References
- Index
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