Works on economic theory & policy
6 total works
The material collected here demonstrates both McCulloch's intellectual independence and breadth of scholarship. Those readers concerned with the history of ideas will find here a representative collection of classical economic writing. In addition scholars of 19th-century economic history will find an important element in what went to make up the economic consciousness of policy makers during the first three-quarters of the century. The essays also provide an insight into issues such as education and protection.
An Essay on the Question of Reducing the Interest of the National Debt
by J R McCulloch
Published 1 March 1999
This is McCulloch's first literary effort, presented in its extremely rare, revised and enlarged second edition. The work marks McCulloch's establishment as a widely read writer on economics and it displays a firm grasp of the principles of classical analysis. It draws upon writings by economists such as Thornton, Smith, Say and Malthus and illustrates a deep understanding of monetary theory.
This volume presents many of the diverse influences that together went to make up the body of classical economic literature.
A Discourse on the Rise, Progress, Peculiar Objects, and Importance, of Political Economy
by J R McCulloch
Published 1 March 1999
This volume contains for works representing different aspects of McCulloch's work. "Discourse" shows that the author was an historian of economic thought as well as a writer on economics. The second work is a reminder of the relevance of McCulloch as a mainstream contributor to monetary literature in the first half of the nineteenth century. The third piece contains descriptions of the potential of the Indian economy, illustrating McCulloch's long-standing interest in India. The final essay is an overview of his wage theory.
A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influences of Taxation
by J R McCulloch
Published 1 March 1999
This major work in classical economic literature was the first full-length and fully systematic treatment in English of public finance. The Treatise 'has no competitor in the classical literature [and] is undeniably impressive. It certainly repays detailed study' - D. P. O'Brien in the Introduction.
The essays here provide a good overview of McCulloch's work, with both its strengths and its weaknesses. The genuine scholarship, the highly professional standard of writing, and the fundamental understanding of the need to relate theory to data and institutions, are all to be found here. The volume contains articles taken from McCulloch's Encyclopedia Britannica and Edinburgh Review contributions and also includes accounts of the lives and writings of Quesnay, Smith and Ricardo.