John Law : economic theorist and policy-maker

John Law : economic theorist and policy-maker / Antoin E. Murphy.

John Law (1671-1729) is most widely known outside economics as a rake, duellist and gambler. This biography shows him to have been a significant economic theorist when economic conceptualization was very much at an embryonic stage. It also explains his ultimate failure.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Murphy, Antoin E.
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1997.
Subjects:
Law, John, > 1671-1729.
Law, John, > 1671-1729
Capitalists and financiers > Biography.
Finance > France > History.
Capitalists and financiers
Finance
Economische filosofie.
Economische politiek.
Finances > 18e siècle > France.
France
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:John Law (1671-1729) is most widely known outside economics as a rake, duellist and gambler. This biography shows him to have been a significant economic theorist when economic conceptualization was very much at an embryonic stage. It also explains his ultimate failure.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 391 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780191521539
0191521531
9780191596674
0191596671
9786611981310
6611981314
1281981311
9781281981318
Language:English.

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