A history of economic doctrines from the time of the physiocrats to the present day

About this book

Charles Gide’s history follows economic doctrines from the Physiocrats to his own day, setting out competing accounts of wealth, production, and social progress for readers seeking a broad survey of the field. In his discussion of Jean-Baptiste Say, the entrepreneur takes a central role as the person who organizes production and steers the distribution of wealth. List’s advocacy of protective duties is placed alongside his efforts to link German states through a national railway system. Later, Gide examines the Marxian school’s claim to scientific standing and distinguishes it from socialist schemes he regards as speculative.