1st Edition

The Economic Writings of William Thornton Vol 1

By Philip Mirowski, Steven Tradewell Copyright 2000
    248 Pages
    by Routledge

    Thornton's writings are central to the history of the "Laws of Supply and Demand" and seminal in understanding the rise of neoclassical economics. Thornton has been cast as a minor player in John Stuart Mill's recantation of the wages fund doctrine. This text should show how he played a major role.

    Biography

    Philip Mirowski, Steven Tradewell