Wealth and Life

by Donald Winch

Book Overview

Donald Winch completes the intellectual history of political economy begun in Riches and Poverty (1996). A major theme addressed in both volumes is the 'bitter argument between economists and human beings' provoked by Britain's industrial revolution. Winch takes the argument from Mill's contributions to the 'condition-of-England' debate in 1848 through to the work on economic wellbeing of Alfred Marshall. The writings of major figures of the period...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521715393
• ISBN13: 9780521715393
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"