James Mill was the consummate utilitarian economist and
theorist: his numerous intellectual interests and practical
pursuits shatter the net boundaries of modern specialist
scholarship in social science.
Mill's many-sided genius was primarily a product of the age in
which he lived. The late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries
saw a remarkable flowering of intellectual genius in Scotland in
all of the arts and sciences, which gave the country a leading
place in the broad European movement known as the Enlightenment,
Mill being in fact only one of many brilliant men Scotland produced
at that time.
Mill's writings in this volume, first published in 1966, cover
his development as an economist and are an attempt to assess his
contribution to classic political economy. Particular attention is
paid to the formative but less well-known pre-Benthamite period of
his life. The volume opens with a substantial biographical
assessment of Mill's life and work. The selections are specifically
divided into four groups consisting of: early economic writings
("An Essay of the Impolicy of a Bounty on the Exportation of
Grain," "Commerce Defended," and "Smith on Money and Exchange");
James Mill and David Ricardo ("Elements of Political Economy");
Mill on scope and method ("Whether Political Economy is Useful");
and Mill and India ("History of British India"). Donald Winch
provides an introduction to each section that contextualizes the
essays in Mill's own work and the economic thought of the time.
James Mill: Selected Economic Writings is sure to be of interest
to students of economic theory and social policy. One of the
founders of utilitarianism, he adopted that doctrine to both
British conditions and Britain's broader imperial pursuits.
Donald Winch is professor of economics at the University of
Sussex. He has authored and edited many books and papers on
economics, economic theory, economic policy and economic
history.
General
Imprint: |
AldineTransaction
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2006 |
First published: |
1966 |
Authors: |
James Mill
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 31mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
460 |
Edition: |
New Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4128-0578-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Business & Economics >
Economics >
Economic theory & philosophy
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LSN: |
1-4128-0578-3 |
Barcode: |
9781412805780 |
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