David Ricardo On Public Debt (Studies in the History of Economics)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Palgrave
Published: October 5, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780333921487
Subjects: Economic theory & philosophy; Public Finance; History; Business / Economics / Finance; History: World; Economic History; Business & Economics / Public Finance; Ricardo, David; General; 1772-1823; Capital levy; Debts, Public; Economics; Great Britain; Ricardo, David,
First sentence: David Ricardo is universally acknowledged as one of the seminal figures in the development of economic theory and policy.
Description: "David Ricardo on Public Debt provides a comprehensive view of the topic of public debt from the Ricardian standpoint. It shows how and why Ricardo's analysis of public debt connects to other themes and issues in Ricardian economics. With extensive reference to Ricardo's own words Churchman demonstrates that his writings and speeches on the subject of public debt provide an interesting exploration of issues still very relevant today.

In addition, they furnish us with a rich source of evidence regarding topics of interest to all Ricardian scholars, including his theories of resource allocation and economic growth, the quality of his applications of analysis to practical questions, and the motives behind both his abstract reasoning and policy recommendations."--BOOK JACKET.