The Life and Economics of David Ricardo 1997 Edition Contributor(s): Henderson, John P. (Author), Davis, John B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0792399374 ISBN-13: 9780792399377 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $208.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1997 Annotation: John P. Henderson's The Life and Economics of David Ricardo represents the first comprehensive personal and intellectual biography of the brilliant and influential British economist. Employing the talents of both a biographer and an economist, the author examines Ricardo's early years, his Sephardic origins and his employment in the London financial markets, as well as his later work on money and banking, international trade, economic instability and the theory of rent and value. Henderson also provides a thorough investigation of Ricardo's relationships with Thomas Robert Malthus and other classical economists.The Life and Economics of David Ricardo will be of interest not only to historians of economic thought and students of economics, but also to any economist working in the Ricardian or Classical Political Economy tradition. |
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BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - Business & Economics | Economic History - Business & Economics | Economics - Macroeconomics |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 97016305 |
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (2.53 lbs) 679 pages |
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Publisher Description: John P. Henderson's The Life and Economics of David Ricardo represents the first comprehensive personal and intellectual biography of the brilliant and influential British economist. Employing the talents of both a biographer and an economist, the author examines Ricardo's early years, his Sephardic origins and his employment in the London financial markets, as well as his later work on money and banking, international trade, economic instability and the theory of rent and value. Henderson also provides a thorough investigation of Ricardo's relationships with Thomas Robert Malthus and other classical economists. The Life and Economics of David Ricardo will be of interest not only to historians of economic thought and students of economics, but also to any economist working in the Ricardian or Classical Political Economy tradition. |