Political Economy of Public Finance in Britain, 1767-1873

by Takuo Dome

Overview

The period between 1767 and 1873 shaped public finance in Britain (and, by extension, many other countries) as we know it today, with the major economists of the time providing influential contributions. Until now, no book has examined and compared the thought of these 'classical economists' from the perspective of public finance rather than that o

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134316649
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/25/2004
Series:	Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	317 KB

About the Author

Takuo Dome is Professor in the History of Economic Thought at Osaka University, Japan.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Sir James Steuart 3. Adam Smith 4. Jeremy Bentham 5. Thomas Robert Malthus 6. David Ricardo 7. John Ramsay McCulloch 8. John Stuart Mill 9. Summaries and Conclusion