The Labour Theory of Value

1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-415-32821-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 622 g

Reihe: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

Exploring the origins and development of the labour theory of value, Peter Dooley examines its emergence from the natural law philosopher of the sixteenth and seventeenth century and its domination of the classical school of economics. This book will prove to be essential reading for all students of the history of economics.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dooley, Peter C.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction 2 Sir William Petty: the father of political economy 3 John Locke: the classical perspective 4 Richard Cantillon 5 François Quesnay 6 Francis Hutcheson: Adam Smith’s professor 7 David Hume: Adam Smith’s best friend 8 Adam Smith and the labour theory of value 9 David Ricardo 10 Karl Marx: the exploitation of labour 11 Classical relics in neoclassical thought 12 Concluding points

Über Autor(innen)

Peter C. Dooley is professor of Economics at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada