The Classical Economists: Beginning a New World of Economic Insight

by E.G. West

The classical economists pioneered a new way of thinking about the uniquely human tendency to produce, trade, consume, and accumulate.

Adam Smith (1723-1790) explained how the division of labor expands productive power and argued for freedom in economic affairs. David Ricardo (1772-1823), a London stockbroker, developed the concept of diminishing returns, the wages-fund doctrine, and classical rent theory. Another classical theorist, Thomas...

• Format: Audio CD
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786168935
• ISBN13: 9780786168934
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Knowledge Products
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 5.8"