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Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Say's Law--the idea that "supply creates its own demand"--has been a basic concept in economics for almost two centuries. Thomas Sowell traces its evolution as it emerged from successive controversies, particularly two of the most bitter and long lasting in the history of the discipline, the "general glut controversy" that reached a peak in the 1820s, and the Keynesian Revolution of the 1930s. These controversies not only involved almost every noted economist of the time but had repercussions on basic economic theory, methodology, and sociopolitical theory. This book, the first comprehensive coverage of the subject, will be an indispensable addition ... Read more
Say's Law--the idea that "supply creates its own demand"--has been a basic concept in economics for almost two centuries. Thomas Sowell traces its evolution as it emerged from successive controversies, particularly two of the most bitter and long lasting in the history of the discipline, the "general glut controversy" that reached a peak in the 1820s, and the Keynesian Revolution of the 1930s. These controversies not only involved almost every noted economist of the time but had repercussions on basic economic theory, methodology, and sociopolitical theory. This book, the first comprehensive coverage of the subject, will be an indispensable addition ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691646435
SKU
V9780691646435
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Reviews for Say's Law
"Say's Law
the idea that supply creates its own demand
has produced two major controversies in the history of economics... This contribution by Thomas Sowell [is] surprisingly the first comprehensive and analytical coverage on the subject."
Economic History Reviews
the idea that supply creates its own demand
has produced two major controversies in the history of economics... This contribution by Thomas Sowell [is] surprisingly the first comprehensive and analytical coverage on the subject."
Economic History Reviews