Theorists of Economic Growth from David Hume to the Present : With a Perspective on the Next Century.

This is a survey of the contributions made by modern economic theorists, from Adam Smith and David Hume to those of the present day.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rostow, W. W.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
Subjects:	Economists > History. Economic development > History. Industry. Economic development Economists History
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Contents; Figures; Tables; 1 Introduction; Purpose; The Structure of the Book; The Analytic Perspective; The Link to Economic History; Personalities: Do They Matter?; PART I: SIX CLASSICAL ECONOMISTS: DAVID HUME TO KARL MARX; 2 David Hume and Adam Smith; 3 T.R. Malthus and David Ricardo; 4 J.S. Mill and Karl Marx; PART II: GROWTH THEORY MOVES TO THE PERIPHERY, 1870-1939; 5 The Setting; 6 Alfred Marshall (1842-1924); 7 Population and the Working Force; 8 Investment and Technology, Part One: The Emergence of National Income Accounting; 9 Investment and Technology, Part Two: Growth Theory.
10 Business Cycles and Growth: From Juglar to Keynes11 Business Cycles and Growth: Keynes and After; 12 Relative Prices; 13 Stages of and Limits to Growth; PART III: GROWTH ANALYSIS POST-1945: A THREE-RING CIRCUS; 14 Introduction; 15 Formal Models of Economic Growth: Rise and Subsidence; 16 Statistical Analyses of the Structure of Growth: From Morphology to Policy--Almost; 17 Development Economics; 18 Rostow's Theory of Econom.

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