Essays in the History of Mainstream Political Economy

This is a collection of articles on schools, individuals and topics within the mainstream of the history of economic thought. The principal schools are the physiocrats and the English classical economists. The principal individuals are Francois Quesnay, Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, Francis Y. Edgeworth, Friedrich von Wieser, Frank W. Taussig and William H. Hutt. Topics examined include the economic role of government, power, the psychology of economics and the early history of macroeconomics. This book is designed to be of interest to departments of economics and history.