Physicians and Political Economy: Six Studies of the Work of Doctor Economists

by Peter Groenewegen (Editor)

Overview

Why did Economics, in its formative phase, have so much input from medically educated writers? The innovations that physicians brought to their economic discourse played a key role in shaping the future of the discipline, and this volume draws together the work of leading international academics to address this fascinating topic. This book examines

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134578375
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/29/2001
Series:	Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	282 KB

About the Author

Peter Groenewegen

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Political Economy, Political Arithmetic and Political Medicine in the Thought of Sir William Petty 3. The Significance of John Locke's Medical Studies for the History of Economics 4. The Infinity of Human Desires and the Advantages of Trade: Nicholas Barbon and the Wants of the Mind 5. Exposure to Strangers and Superfluities: Mandeville's Regimen for Great Wealth and Foreign Treasure 6. From Prominent Physician to Major Economist: Some Reflections on Quesnay's Switch to Economics in the 1750s 7. From Physician to Analyst of Business Cycles: Joseph Clement Juglar (1819-1905) 8. Epilogue: Two Centuries of Physician-Economists