The Origins of Scientific Economics: English Economic Thought, 1660-1776
William Letwin
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Description
This book illustrates how the first social science, that of economics, was built. It examines and discusses the work of Josiah Child, Nicholas Barbon, John Collins, William Petty, John Locke and Dudley North and the economic theories of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.Product Details
Price
$100.80
Publisher
Greenwood
Publish Date
July 08, 1975
Pages
316
Dimensions
5.51 X 8.5 X 0.75 inches | 0.01 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780837180380
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About the Author
William Letwin is professor emeritus at the London School of Economics. He has published many articles and reviews in learned and popular journals. He took his undergraduate work at the University of Chicago and did graduate work there and at the London School of Economics. After receiving the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the Committee on Social Thought of the University of Chicago, he stayed on at the university as Research Associate in the Law School and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Economics.
