In the Shadow of Adam Smith: Founders of Scottish Economics 1700-1900

by Donald Rutherford

Book Overview

Adam Smith, who has towered over economics for more than two hundred years, was not alone in Scotland in creating systems of analysis which would explain how economies function and prosper. Writers of various backgrounds - there being no such profession as 'economist' - who were inspired by issues of the day as well as by the writings of Smith and other Scots, made significant contributions to the development of economic theory and policy that are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230252095
• ISBN13: 9780230252097
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"