From Adam Smith to Maynard Keynes – The Heritage of Political Economy Bladen

From Adam Smith to Maynard KeynesThe Heritage of Political Economy\nAuthor(s): Vincent Bladen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9780802062390, 978-0802062390\nSynopsis\nIn this survey of the great exponents of the classical tradition, Vincent Bladen examines the thought and works of Adam Smith, [url] Malthus, Henry Thornton, David Ricardo, [url] Mill, Karl Marx, [url] Jevons, Alfred Marshall, and John Maynard Keynes, and relates their views to modern situations. This is a personal introduction by one of Canadas senior economists to some of the great books in the English literature of political economy. Vincent Bladen wrote it to induce an interest in and an understanding of the economic classics, in the belief that contemplation of those works will increase our understanding of current economic writing and current economic problems.\n\n For the purpose of discussing the development of wealth-the major co.