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This edited volume provides a comprehensive survey of the life and work of David Ricardo (1772-1823), a major contributor to the British classical school of political economy.
List of contents
Notes on Contributors;
Chapter 1. Introduction John E. King;
Chapter 2. On Some Myths about Ricardo's Theory of Money Ghislain Deleplace;
Chapter 3. Ricardo on Foreign Trade Gilbert Faccarello;
Chapter 4. 'A Tolerably Correct Law Respecting Proportions': Ricardo on Income Distribution Christian Gehrke;
Chapter 5. Ricardo on Economic Policy John E. King;
Chapter 6. (Mis)Interpreting Ricardo Heinz D. Kurz;
Chapter 7. Ricardo's Business Activities Wilfried Parys;
Chapter 8. Political Economy 'Through a Glass Hive'? The Encounter of Ricardian Ideas with Nineteenth-Century Australia William Coleman;
Chapter 9. Ricardo and Classical Political Economy Alex M. Thomas;
Chapter 10. Ricardo and Marx Michael C. Howard;
Chapter 11. Malthus and Ricardo on the Dismal Science; Bryan S. Turner; Further Reading; Index
About the author
John E. King is emeritus professor at La Trobe University, Australia. His principal research interests are in the history of heterodox economic thought, especially Marxian political economy and Post Keynesian economics.
Summary
This edited volume provides a comprehensive survey of the life and work of David Ricardo (1772–1823), a major contributor to the British classical school of political economy.
