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Author Rubin, Isaak Ilʹich, 1886-1937.

Title A history of economic thought / by Isaac Ilyich Rubin ; translated and edited by Donald Filtzer ; afterword by Catherine Colliot-Thélène
Published London : Pluto Press, 1989

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Description 1 online resource (440 pages) : facsimile
Summary This is an important and unparalleled work which situated Marx's economic theory in relation to the economic theories that pre-date him - from mercantilism to John Stuart Mill. First published in 1929, the book dates from the fertile period of Marxist economic theory that produced the works of Preobrazhensky, Kondratiev and Bukharin. However as a review of pre-Marxist economics it stands out from the many books which dwell only on the contemporary industrialisation debates. This is a selective reading of economic thought, offering analysis of those elements in past economics that accord with the areas of interest to Marxism. Each section gives a brief analysis of a specific school of thought, with particular attention to the social and ideological climate within which it evolved. The book differs from orthodox accounts in not merely mentioning historical background but using it as a central explanation of the evolution of economic theories. As a counterpoint to Rubin, Catherine Colliot-Thelene has written a daring essay which locates a crucial flaw in the logical structure of Marx's Capital
Notes Translation of second revised Russian edition of Istoriya ekonomischeskoi mysli
Reprint. Originally published: London : Ink Links, 1979
Frontispiece is taken from the New York Public Library photocopy of the 1929 Russian edition
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-431) and index
Subject Economics -- History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History.
Economics
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Filtzer, Donald A
Colliot-Thélène, Catherine
ISBN 1783716339
9781783716333
Other Titles Istorii︠a︡ ėkonomicheskoĭ mysli. English