The Anthem Companion to David Ricardo (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: King, J. E.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This edited volume provides a comprehensive survey of the life and work of David Ricardo (1772-1823), a major contributor to the British classical school of political economy. John E. King's editorial introduction sets Ricardo's work in the economic, political and social context of his time, emphasising his strong defence of economic and political liberalism and his opposition to the beneficiaries of contemporary 'Old Corruption'. King's later chapter deals in more depth with Ricardo's political views and his position on important questions of economic policy, as well as the controversial conclusions that were drawn from his theoretical works by the so-called 'Ricardian Socialists'.

A very different approach is taken by Wilfried Parys, whose discussion of Ricardo's - highly successful - business activities raises the question of how they may have influenced the development of his theoretical ideas. A detailed examination of particular aspects of this theoretical work is provided by Ghislain Deleplace, who examines his theory of money; by Gilbert Faccarello whose subject is the Ricardian theory of international trade; by Christian Gehrke, who analyses Ricardo's distinctive approach to explaining the distribution of income; by Alex Thomas, who is concerned with Ricardo's role in British classical political economy, with particular reference to the theory of value; and by Bryan Turner, who sets out Ricardo's complex and important relationship with Robert Malthus and the latter's population theory.

Michael Howard explains how Ricardo was interpreted, and criticised, first by Karl Marx and then, over the next century and a half, by various strands of the Marxist movement around the globe. William Coleman's chapter investigates similar issues from a very different perspective, exploring the critical reception and interpretation of Ricardo's economic thought in the 'New World' society of Australia. And Heinz Kurz examines the causes and considers the consequences of some of the widespread misinterpretations of Ricardo in the two centuries since his death.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781839982934
• Artikelnr.: 63419642

Autorenporträt

John E. King is emeritus professor at La Trobe University, Australia. His principal research interests are in the history of heterodox economic thought, especially Marxian political economy and Post Keynesian economics.

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on Contributors
 Chapter 1. Introduction John E. King
 Chapter 2. On Some Myths about Ricardo's Theory of Money Ghislain Deleplace
 Chapter 3. Ricardo on Foreign Trade Gilbert Faccarello
 Chapter 4. 'A Tolerably Correct Law Respecting Proportions': Ricardo on Income Distribution Christian Gehrke
 Chapter 5. Ricardo on Economic Policy John E. King
  Chapter 6. (Mis)Interpreting Ricardo Heinz D. Kurz
 Chapter 7. Ricardo's Business Activities  Wilfried Parys
 Chapter 8. Political Economy 'Through a Glass Hive'? The Encounter of Ricardian Ideas with Nineteenth-Century Australia William Coleman
 Chapter 9. Ricardo and Classical Political Economy Alex M. Thomas
 Chapter 10. Ricardo and Marx Michael C. Howard
  Chapter 11. Malthus and Ricardo on the Dismal Science
 Bryan S. Turner
 Further Reading
Index