Bowley Nassau Senior and Classical Economics

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-136-50752-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 360 Seiten

"one of the best contributions to the history of economic thought during recent years" P. M. Rosenstein-Rodan
Nassau Senior is one of the most significant economists in the classical tradition. This study is based both on his unpublished and published lectures and writings. Part 1 illustrates Senior's outstanding contribution in synthesizing the various developments of Adam Smith's theories that took place during the first part of the nineteenth century.
Part 2 examines Senior's opinions and influence on social and economic policy, in particular his connection with the passing of the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bowley, Marian

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Introduction

Part 1: Economic Theory

1. Scope and Method

i. Early controversies, Ricardo, Malthus, etc.

ii. Senior's Views, 1826-47

iii. Senior's Final Views, 1847-52

2. THE THEORY OF VALUE

i. Adam Smith

ii. The Theory of Value in France

iii. The Ricardians

iv. Senior and the English Dissenters

v. Hermann and the German Economists

vi. Conclusion

Bibliographical Note

3. Population and Rent

i. Senior on Poupulation

ii. Senior's attempt to generalize the theory of rent

4. Capital and Interest

i. Senior's first version of the abstinence theory

ii. Senior's second version

iii. Some criticisms of the theory

5. The Theory Of Wages

i. Wages in the Wealth of Nations

ii. Population and Wages

iii. Productivity and Wages

iv. The Wage Fund

v. Wages in different occupations

vi. Summary

6. Money and International Trade

Part II: Problems of Social Policy

1. The Scope of Government and Social Policy

i. Senior's Early Opinions, 1825-32

ii. Senior's Opinions, 1832-47

iii. Senior's Opinions, 1847-64

iv. Conclusion

Note on Senior on Trade Unions

2. The Poor Law Problem

i. Senior's Early Opinions

ii. Problems faced by the Poor Law Commission, 1834

iii. Particular problems considered in more detail

iv. Poor Law, population and wages

v. Proposals for Reform

vi. The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1834

Conclusions