John Law economic theorist and policy-maker

John Law (1671-1729) is most widely known outside economics as a rake, duellist and gambler. This intellectual biography of the Scottish-born economic theorist and policy-maker shows him to have been a significant economic theorist when economic conceptualization was very much at an embryonic stage....

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Autor principal: Murphy, Antoin E., 1946- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press 1997
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Sumario:John Law (1671-1729) is most widely known outside economics as a rake, duellist and gambler. This intellectual biography of the Scottish-born economic theorist and policy-maker 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.
Descripción Física:ix, 391 p. : il. ; 24 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [367]-377) e índices
ISBN:9780198286493