An edition of Before Adam Smith (1988)
Before Adam Smith
the emergence of political economy, 1662-1776
By T. W. Hutchison
Publish Date
1988
Publisher
B. Blackwell
Language
eng
Pages
469
Description:
An extended overview of the birth of Political Economy in Western Europe, starting with the publication of the 'Treatise of Taxes' by William Petty in 1662 and ending with Adam Smith's 'Wealth of Nations' in 1776.
subjects: Economics, History, Economics, history
People: Willliam Petty, John Graunt, Gregory King, Charles Davenant, John Locke, Roger North, Jean Baptiste Colbert, Johann Joachim Becher, Pierre de Boisguillebert, Bernard Mandeville, John Law, Richard Cantillon, David Hume, Montesquieu, Josiah Tucker, Ferdinando Galiani, Francois Quesnay, James Steuart
Times: 17th century, 18th century