Selections from Classic Works of Western Economics

Author: Yang Ruilong / Song Lifang (editors)
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This book provides introductions and discussions on ten classic works in economics, including Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, David Ricardo's Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, Alfred Marshall's Principles of Economics, and Joseph Schumpeter's The Theory of Economic Development—An Inquiry into Profits, Capital, Credit, Interest, and Economic Cycles. Each work is briefly introduced with the author's biographical background, main ideas, academic contributions, and major works. Additionally, guide-like explanations are provided for the selected representative works, covering the writing context, framework structure and theoretical system, main content and viewpoints, and brief reviews. This book is suitable for students in relevant disciplines at universities and economics self-study enthusiasts.
The theoretical economics section of this book selects 10 classic works, covering the Western economic theories and schools from the later stages, with consideration for copyright constraints. It focuses on the masterpieces of influential economists from the classical economics era to the late 1940s, which had a significant impact on Western economic theory. Each of the selected 10 works is introduced and discussed. To help readers better understand the English excerpts from the chosen works, each guide section briefly outlines the author's biographical background, main ideas, academic contributions, and major works, along with guide-like explanations covering the writing context, framework structure and theoretical system, main content and viewpoints, and brief reviews. The English excerpts selected are from the original English versions of the works and generally reflect the key content, core ideas, or major academic contributions of each work. Additionally, brief annotations are provided for some difficult terms or vocabulary in the text.