In the shadow of Adam Smith : founders of Scottish economics, 1700-1900 / Donald Rutherford.

"Using a large number of Scottish writers the themes of are all discussed. The distinctive Scottish contribution to the clash between natural liberty and socialist ideas is set out"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rutherford, Donald, 1942- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, ©2012.
Subjects:
Economics > Scotland > History.
Liberty > History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General.
Physical Description:vii, 344 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
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  • Introduction
  • Trade as the Foundation of Economic Prosperity
  • Trade and the Nature of the Exchange Economy
  • Trade and Value
  • Money and its Function
  • Money and Banking
  • Public Finance and the Functions of Government
  • Public Finance and Taxation
  • Public Finance and the National Debt
  • The Condition of the People
  • Population
  • The Condition of the People
  • Property Rights and Rent
  • The Condition of the People
  • Profits and Wages
  • The Condition of the People
  • Poverty and the Poor Laws
  • The Condition of the Economy: The Theory of Economic Growth
  • The Condition of the Economy
  • Economic Development
  • Economic Ideology
  • Natural Liberty or Socialism
  • Conclusions and Bibliographies.