Jean-Baptiste Say and the Classical Canon in Economics: The British Connection in French Classicism / Edition 1

by Samuel Hollander

Overview

This book explores the perceived paradigmatic conflict within British classical economics between the so called 'Ricardo School' and the contemporary French Economics of Jean-Baptiste Say. Samuel Hollander provides the reader with extensive evidence, utilizing all editions of Say's main texts and his lesser-known writings in order to demonstrate his adherence to much of Ricardian theory.

This intriguing book focuses on selected doctorinal issues and surrounding debates, and will interest all serious historians of economic thought, finding a place on the bookshelves of many economists across the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415323383
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/23/2004
Series:	Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
Pages:	350
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Samuel Hollander is University Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Officer in the Order of Canada. He has published nine books, three of these have been with Routledge. He is currently Professor of economics at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 1 The classical canon 2 Value, distribution and growth before 1823 3 Value, distribution and growth after 1823 4 On ‘riches’: real income and its measurement 5 The Law of Markets 6 Say and the classical canon: an overview 7 Conclusion