Studies in the History of French Political Economy: From Bodin to Walras

ISBN-13: 9780415756310 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 472 str.

Gilbert Faccarello

Opis

Studies in the History of French Political Economy considers the evolution of economic thought in France, from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. Gilbert Faccarello brings to the forefront those economists, themes and controversies which are important in the context of recent research, and about which new ideas can be developed.

Spis treści

Foreword, Contributors, 1. Economic Publishing and Authors, 1566-1789, 2. The Enigmatic Monsieur Du Tot, 3. Mathematical Economics and Probability Theory: Charles-Francois Bicquilley's Daring Contribution, 4. Galiani, Necker and Turgot: A Debate on Economic Reform and Policy in Eighteenth-Century France, 5. Jean-Baptiste Say: The Entrepreneur, the free trade Doctrine and the Theory of Income Distribution, 6. Sismondi and the Evolution of Economic Institutions, 7. Jules Dupuit, the French 'Ingenieurs Economistes' and the Societe D' Economie Politique, 8. From the Dynamics of the Entrepreneur to the Analysis of the Firm: La Science Des Affaires, 1819-1855, 9. The Development of Walras' Monetary Theory, 10. Leon Walras and Applied Science: The Significance of the Free Competition Principle, 11. French Economists and Marginalism (1871-1918), Index

O autorze

Gilbert Faccarello