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The economy of the word : language, history, and economics /

Keith Tribe elaborates an explicitly philological approach to the history of economic thought. Beginning with an account of the transformation in the concept of 'economy' from antiquity to modernity, he presents readings of the writings of Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and Léon Walras which seek...

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Main Author: Tribe, Keith (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Series:Oxford studies in the history of economics.
Subjects:
Economics literature > History.
Economics > History.
Economics > Philosophy.
Économie politique > Histoire.
Économie politique > Philosophie.
Economics
Economics literature
Economics > Philosophy
Economic History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS.
Theory.
Economics.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Keith Tribe elaborates an explicitly philological approach to the history of economic thought. Beginning with an account of the transformation in the concept of 'economy' from antiquity to modernity, he presents readings of the writings of Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and Léon Walras which seek to demonstrate what can be achieved by an attention to the construction of text, concept, and number.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190211646
0190211644
9780190211639
0190211636