Principles of Economics: Abridged Edition

Marshall, Alfred

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1596059850 ISBN 13: 9781596059856

Publisher: Cosimo Classics, 2006

British economist ALFRED MARSHALL (1842-1924) was one of the most prominent thinkers of his age on the philosophy of finance, and this, considered his greatest work, was for years the standard text on the subject. First published in 1890, this is an abridged version of the 1920 eighth edition, and it serves as an excellent primer on such topics as: . basic economic laws . the purpose of economic studies . fundamental concepts including wealth, production, consumption, labor, income, capital, and others . understanding consumer demand . an introduction to market studies . and much more. ALSO AVAILABLE FROM COSIMO: Marshall's Elements of Economics of Industry

Review:

"It is impossible to understand economics in the twentieth century without knowing about Marshall's Principles. The simplicity of his presentation conceals complexities that were not apparent to later generations who picked up on the mathematics whilst ignoring many of the evolutionary ideas that fascinate modern scholars."

Roger E. Backhouse, Professor of the History and Philosophy of Economics, University of Birmingham, UK

"Alfred Marshall's Principles of Economics is an outstanding contribution, one of the foundations of neoclassical economics, and shaped the thought of economists from John Maynard Keynes to Milton Friedman. Every modern economist should make its acquaintaince and should look in admiration at that seminal diagram in which Marshall drew a supply curve intersecting a demand curve. Peter Groenewegen, Marshall's biographer and the greatest living Marshall scholar, has written a new introduction for this edition, drawing on a lifetime of insightful scholarship."

Robert W. Dimand, Professor of Economics, Brock University, Canada

Book Description:

Alfred Marshall, Principles of Economics (1890) – Founder of modern (Neo-classical) Economics. His book 'Principles of Economics' is considered to be his seminal work.