Poverty in the History of Economic Thought by Mats Lundahl, D... - 9780367354237

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Poverty in the History of Economic ThoughtFrom Mercantilism to Neoclassical Economics\nAuthor(s): Mats Lundahl, Daniel Rauhut, Neelambar Hatti\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367354237, 978-0367354237\nSynopsis\nPoverty in the History of Economic Thought: From Mercantilism to Neoclassical Economics aims to describe and critically examine how economic thought deals with poverty and the poor, including its causes, consequences, reduction, and abolition.\n\nThis edited volume traces the economic ideas of key writers and schools of thought across a significant period, ranging from Adam Smith and Malthus through to Wicksell, Cassel, and Heckscher. The chapters relate poverty to income distribution, asserting that poverty is not always conceived of in absolute terms, and that relative and social deprivation matter also. Furthermore, the contributors deal with both individual poverty and the poverty of nations in the c.