The Origins of Scientific Economics
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (991 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415607221 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book illustrates how the first social science, that of economics, was built. It examines and discusses the work of Josiah Child, Nicholas Barbon, John Collins, William Petty, John Locke and Dudley North and the economic theories of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
El Gringo said Not Just for Economists. Although you might think that scientific + economics = dull--or is even an oxymoron, you should not be deterred from reading this book. You will find in the world of Restoration Era pamphleteering a mirror of modern public policy debates: ad hominem attacks, accusations of self-interest, and the challenge of establishing authority on a subject and convincing strangers to take your side. Letwin contends that these challenges led writers on coinage or trade to adopt the technique of cl