International trade and economic growth in open economies : the classical dynamics of Hume Smith Ricardo and Malthus In this enlightening book John Berdell addresses the widely held belief that classical economics distanced itself from policy issues and public debates regarding the effects of international trade on economic growth in advanced economies. He argues through a detailed consideration of the evolution and structure of Humes Smiths Ricardos and Malthus analyses that it is not only contemporary international economic theory which takes account of these issues pt. 1. From cosmopolitan to international : four classical visions of commercial openness pt. 2. Some classical dynamics of open economy growth