The Priciples of Political Economy - David Ricardo

The Priciples of Political Economy is a landmark treatise by David Ricardo, first published in 1817. This paperback edition is published by Dover Publications Inc.

Key details

• Author: David Ricardo
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 320
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 30 July 2004
• ISBN: 9780486434612

Synopsis

First issued in 1817, this influential work set out principles that helped shape thinking around the market economy. Ricardo is presented alongside Adam Smith as a founder of the classical system of political economy, a tradition that informed economic policy across the 19th century.

Its ideas are noted as prominent in the later theories of John Stuart Mill and Karl Marx, underlining the book’s continuing relevance within the history of economic thought. Suitable for readers with a general interest in political economy.

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