The Division of Labor in Economics: A History

By Guang-Zhen Sun

This book provides, for the first time, a systematic and comprehensive narrative of the history of one central idea in economics, namely the division of labour, over the past two and a half millennia, with special focus on that having occurred in the most recent two and a half centuries. Quite contrary to the widely held belief, the idea has a fascinating biography, much richer than that exemplified by the pin-making story that was popularized by Adam Smith's classical work published in 1776.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138213292
• ISBN13: 9781138213296
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"