Modern economics has, at its foundation, scholarly contributions from many prominent Scottish thinkers. This revealing work examines the roots of this great tradition, places in perspective a selection of authors, and assesses their contribution over three centuries in the light of a distinctive Sco
Studies in the History of Latin American Economic Thought (Routledge History of Economic Thought)
โ Scribed by Oreste Popescu
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 330
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This is the first study of the development of economic thought in Latin America. It traces the development of economic ideas during five centuries and across the whole continent. It addresses a wide range of approaches to economic issues including: the scholastic tradition in Latin American economies the quantity theory of money cameralism human captal theory.
โฆ Table of Contents
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 10
INTRODUCTION: A HISTORIOGRAPHY OF HISPANIC AMERICAN ECONOMIC THOUGHT......Page 12
INDIAN ECONOMICS......Page 15
JUAN DE MATIENZO AND TOMS DE MERCADO......Page 26
SCHOLASTIC ECONOMICS......Page 43
THE QUANTITY THEORY OF MONEY......Page 68
INDO-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT DOCTRINES......Page 92
CAMERALISM IN GASPAR DE ESCALONA Y AGERO......Page 113
JOS CARDIEL......Page 120
COLOMBIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT......Page 141
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ARGENTINA IN THE THINKING OF MANUEL BELGRANO......Page 168
THE TREATISE OF DIEGO PADILLA......Page 183
ESTEBAN ECHEVERRA......Page 204
A TREATISE ON POLITICAL ECONOMY IN 1823......Page 228
THE LPEZ-PELLEGRINI SCHOOL......Page 251
HUMAN CAPITAL IN BOLIVIA......Page 261
SILVIO GESELL......Page 268
RAL PREBISCH......Page 279
Notes......Page 285
Bibliography......Page 306
Index......Page 322
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