Political Economy and Laissez-Faire

Kanth has written an unusual and controversial book of genuine political economy. Scottish Journal Of Political Economy One of the most important books on the history of economic doctrines to be published in many years. It argues for a new provocative interpretation of classical economics...I give the book my highest recommendation. -- E. K. Hunt, University of Utah This fine study should become the standard introduction to the relations between classical economic theory and capitalist economic policy. -- Elizabeth FoxGenovese, State University of New York, Binghamton Dr. Kanth's book not only offers a new and penetrative understanding of the political orientation of the Classical school, but also sheds light on the larger problem of the nature of economics, as science and as ideology...an important contribution to the field. -- Robert L. Heilbroner, New School for Social Research