文档介绍：A History of Economic Thought
LIONEL ROBBINS
A History of Economic
Thought
THE LSE LECTURES
EDITED BY
STEVEN G. MEDEMA
AND
WARREN J. SAMUELS
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
PRINCETON AND OXFORD
Copyright 1998 by Princeton University Press
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Fifth printing, and first paperback printing, 2000
Paperback ISBN 0-691-07014-8
The Library of Congress has cataloged the cloth edition of this book as follows
Robbins, Lionel Robbins, Baron, 1898–1984.
A history of economic thought : the LSE lectures / Lionel Robbins;
edited by Steven G. Medema and Warren J. Samuels.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-691-01244-X (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Economics—History. I. Medema, Steven G. II. Samuels, Warren J., 1933–.
III. London School of Economics and Political Science. IV. Title.
1998 —dc21 97–51808
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TO THE MEMORY OF
• LADY ROBBINS •
(1896–1997)
• CONTENTS•
LIST OF FIGURES xi
FOREWORD xiii
INTRODUCTION xv
A. ANTICIPATIONS 3
LECTURE 1
Introduction—Plato 5
LECTURE 2
Plato and Aristotle 16
LECTURE 3
Aquinas and the Scholastics 26
LECTURE 4
Pamphleteers—Money (Oresme, Bodin, “.”) 35
LECTURE 5
Pamphleteers—Mercantilism (Malynes, Misselden, Mun) 46
LECTURE 6
Sir William Petty 55
LECTURE 7
Child and Locke (Interest) 66
B. EMERGENCE OF SYSTEMS 75
LECTURE 8
Cantillon 77
LECTURE 9
Cantillon (cont.)—Physiocracy 86
LECTURE 10
Physiocrats—Turgot 95
LECTURE 11
Locke and Hume on Property—Hume on Money 104
LECTURE 12
Hume on Interest and Trade—Precursors of Adam Smith 114
viii • CONTENTS •
LECTURE 13
General Survey of Smith’s Intentions—The Wealt