Ricardo's Macroeconomics: Money, Trade Cycles, and Growth

by Timothy S. Davis

The outline of modern macroeconomics took shape in Britain in the early nineteenth century thanks, in part, to David Ricardo, one of the most influential economists of the time. Britain was challenged by monetary inflation, industrial unemployment and the loss of jobs abroad. Ricardo pointed the way forward. As a financier and Member of Parliament, he was well versed in politics and commercial affairs. His expertise is shown by the practicality of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521844746
• ISBN13: 9780521844741
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"