Political economy in transition: From classical humanism to commercial society - Robert Wallace of Edinburgh

This thesis studies the advance of economic thought in eighteenth century Scotland through an examination of the life and works of Robert Wallace. It proceeds on two distinct but interrelated levels. On one level, it focuses on the growth of positive economic theories with special emphasis on theories of economic development, such as population, public credit, specialization, and the expansion of trade. On a second level, it deals with the transition in attitudes on policy, outlining a cultural transformation from the civic ideology of Andrew Fletcher to the commercialism of Adam Smith. This level focuses upon the development of a disposition sanctioning inequality in property distribution, thereby defending the existence of a bourgeois class.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Economics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Peterson, Dean James

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rashid, Salim

• Biography
• History, European
• Economics, General

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1994 Peterson, Dean James

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9416426
(UMI)AAI9416426

OAI record oai:identifier

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