An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought

An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought is a work of economic history

Economic history

Economic history is the study of economies or economic phenomena in the past. Analysis in economic history is undertaken using a combination of historical methods, statistical methods and by applying economic theory to historical situations and institutions...

written by Murray N. Rothbard. Rothbard notes in the introduction that the book was originally conceived as a "standard Adam Smith

Adam Smith

Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...

-to-the-present moderately sized book"; however, in the process of writing it, Rothbard expanded the project into a multi-volume series, and expanded the scope of the project to include economists who preceded Smith. Only the first two volumes, Economic Thought Before Adam Smith and Classical Economics, were completed before Rothbard's death in 1995.

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Murray N. Rothbard, An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought. Ludwig von Mises Institute
Ludwig von Mises Institute
The Ludwig von Mises Institute , based in Auburn, Alabama, is a libertarian academic organization engaged in research and scholarship in the fields of economics, philosophy and political economy. Its scholarship is inspired by the work of Austrian School economist Ludwig von Mises...

. Auburn, Alabama. February 1, 2006. ISBN 0-945466-48-X (2 Volume Hardback totaling 1,084 pages).
Murray N. Rothbard, An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought. Edward Elgar Publishing. February 1995. ISBN 1-85278-962-X.

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Volume One, Chapter One: It All Began, As Usual, With The Greeks Full Text
The Celebrated Adam Smith (Chapter 16) Full Text

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