Umfang:
1 online resource (359 pages)
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780415313230
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9781136507526
Inhalt:
Nassau Senior is one of the most significant economists in the classical tradition. This study is based both on his unpublished and published lectures and writings
Anmerkung:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I. ECONOMIC THEORY -- 1 . SCOPE AND METHOD -- i. Early controversies, Ricardo, Malthus, et cetera -- ii. Senior's views, 1826-47 -- iii. Senior's final views, 1847-52 -- 2. THE THEORY OF VALUE -- i. Adam Smith -- ii. The Theory of Value in France -- iii. The Ricardians -- iv. Senior and the English Dissenters -- volume Hermann and the German Economists -- vi. Conclusion -- Bibliographical Note -- 3· POPULATION AND RENT -- i. Senior on Population -- ii. Senior's attempt to generalize the theory of rent -- 4· CAPITAL AND INTEREST -- i. Senior's first version of the abstinence theory -- ii. Senior's second version -- iii. Some criticisms of the theory -- 5· THE THEORY OF WAGES -- i. Wages in the Wealth of Nations -- ii. Population and Wages -- iii. Productivity and Wages -- iv. The Wage Fund -- volume Wages in different occupations -- vi. Summary -- Note on the Seven Opinions inconsistent with Senior'sStatement of the Wage-Fund Theory -- 6. MONEY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE -- PART II. PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL POLICY -- 1. THE SCOPE OF GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL POLICY -- i. Senior's early opinions, 1825-32 -- ii. Senior's opinions, 1832-47 -- iii. Senior's opinions, 184 7-64 -- iv. Conclusions -- Note on Senior on Trade Unions -- 2. THE POOR LAW PROBLEM -- i. Senior's early opinions -- ii. Problems faced by the Poor Law Commission, I834 -- iii. Particular problems considered in more detail -- iv. Poor Law, population and wages -- volume Proposals for reform -- vi. The Poor Law Amendment Act, I834 -- vii. Conclusions -- APPENDICES -- APPENDIX I -- Senior on Ireland -- APPENDIX II -- Bibliography of Senior's writings -- APPENDIX III -- Questions proposed by Senior at the Political Economy Club -- SUBJECT INDEX
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version Bowley, Marian Nassau Senior and Classical Economics Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2003 ISBN 9780415313230
Sprache:
Englisch
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