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The Classical Theory of Economic Growth

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. Walter Eltis

    1. Exeter College, Oxford, UK

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xlvii
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  2. François Quesnay’s Tableau Economique

    • Walter Eltis
    Pages 1-38

  3. Quesnay’s Theory of Economic Growth

    • Walter Eltis
    Pages 39-67

  4. Adam Smith’s Theory of Economic Growth

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    Pages 68-105

  5. Malthus’s Theory of Population Growth

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    Pages 106-139

  6. Malthus’s Theory of Effective Demand and Growth

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    Pages 140-181

  7. Ricardo’s Theory of Income Distribution and Growth

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    Pages 182-232

  8. Marx’s Theory of Exploitation

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    Pages 233-264

  9. Marx’s Theory of the Declining Rate of Profit and the Collapse of Capitalism

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    Pages 265-309

  10. The Classical Theory of Economic Growth

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    Pages 310-338

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 339-373
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This is an account of the theories of growth and distribution of Francois Quesnay, Adam Smith, Robert Malthus, David Ricardo and Karl Marx. This edition has a new introduction setting the work in a broader context. The author shows how each developed the work of his predecessors.

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'Walter Eltis has succeeded brilliantly in capturing the essence of the classical theory of economic growth and income distribution' - Samuel Hollander, Economic Journal

Authors and Affiliations

  • Exeter College, Oxford, UK

    Walter Eltis

About the author

WALTER ELTIS is Emeritus Fellow of Exeter College and was a Lecturer in Economics in the University of Oxford from 1963 until 1986. He is currently Visiting Professor at the University of Reading. In 1986 he became Economic Director and in 1988 Director-General of the National Economic Development Office. He was Chief Economic Adviser to Michael Heseltine in the Department of Trade and Industry from 1992 until 1995.

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