Examines the origin and early development of the classical theory of distribution up to 1767, stressing the concept of economic surplus as a key determinant of economic phenomena. The study considers the work of Sir William Petty, and the transmission of ideas from Petty to the classical school.
Examines the origin and early development of the classical theory of distribution up to 1767, stressing the concept of economic surplus as a key deter...
This study clarifies the character of 'political economy' as a distinct and separable intellectual discipline in the generic sense, in the texts of Adam Smith. It focuses upon the scope and fundamental conceptualizations of the new science. Smith's conceptualization of economic analysis is shown to constitute a unified intellectual piece for understanding economic society and its dynamics. Smith's fundamental economic language is exhaustively examined, in all his texts, with a view to clarifying the meaning of the basic concepts of his system. As well, the 'prehistories' of those concepts,...
This study clarifies the character of 'political economy' as a distinct and separable intellectual discipline in the generic sense, in the texts of...
