The Origins of Scientific Economics

by William Letwin

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415607223
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/18/2010
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface Part 1: The Old Style 1.Sir Josiah Child , Merchant Economist 2.Nicholas Barbon , Projector Part 2: The New Style 3. Science and Objectivity in the Seventeenth Century 4.John Collins ; Mathematics and Economics 5.Sir William Petty ; Political Arithmetic 6.John Locke ; Philosopher as Economist 7.Sir Dudley North ; A Deductive Theory Part 3: The Legacy Economic Theories During The Eighteenth Century