The Literature of Political Economy: A Classified Catalogue of Select Publications in the Different Departments of that Science,

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Literature of Political Economy: A Classified Catalogue of Select Publications in the Different Departments of that Science,
Authors and Contributors      By (author) J. R. McCulloch
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:428
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreEconomic theory and philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9781108078702
ClassificationsDewey:016.3
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 11 March 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A friend, correspondent and intellectual successor to David Ricardo, John Ramsay McCulloch (1789-1864) forged his reputation in the emerging field of political economy by publishing deeply researched articles in Scottish periodicals and the Encyclopaedia Britannica. From 1828 he spent nearly a decade as professor of political economy at the newly founded University of London, thereafter becoming comptroller of the Stationery Office. Perhaps the first professional economist, McCulloch had become internationally renowned by the middle of the century, recognised for sharing his ideas through lucid lecturing and writing. The present reference work, first published in 1845, reflects McCulloch's extraordinarily wide reading across subjects relating to his field of expertise. Featuring sections on foundling hospitals and slavery, as well as money and prices, the bibliography is annotated throughout with McCulloch's frank assessments. Several other works written or edited by McCulloch are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.