The Origins of Scientific Economics
Author | : William Letwin |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2013-11-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781136508646 |
ISBN-13 | : 1136508643 |
Rating | : 4/5 (643 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Origins of Scientific Economics written by William Letwin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.