1st Edition
Poverty in the History of Economic Thought From Mercantilism to Neoclassical Economics
Introduction: economic thought and poverty
MATS LUNDAHL, DANIEL RAUHUT AND NEELAMBAR HATTI
1 Were good times really that bad? Mercantilist views on poverty and employment
LARS MAGNUSSON
2 Adam Smith—a champion for the poor!
DANIEL RAUHUT
3 Malthus and the poor
MARTIN DRIBE
4 David Ricardo on poverty
CHRISTIAN GEHRKE
5 Saving the poor: John Stuart Mill on poverty and the poor
DANIEL RAUHUT
6 Marx and his followers on poverty
JOHAN LÖNNROTH
7 Alfred Marshall, poverty and economic theory: a historical perspective
CARL-AXEL OLSSON
8 Knut Wicksell and the causes of poverty: population growth and diminishing returns
MATS LUNDAHL
9 Gustav Cassel on poverty: growth, not grants!
BENNY CARLSON
10 Eli Heckscher on poverty: causes and cures
BENNY CARLSON
Biography
Mats Lundahl is Professor Emeritus of Development Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.
Daniel Rauhut is Associate Professor and holds a PhD in Economic History. He works as senior researcher at the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu, Finland.
Neelambar Hatti is Professor Emeritus in the School of Economics and Management at Lund University, Sweden.
