At the origins of mathematical economics : the economics of A.N. Isnard (1748-1803) /

At the origins of mathematical economics : the economics of A.N. Isnard (1748-1803) /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Van Den Berg, Richard.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Description:	xv, 461 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 76
Subject:	Isnard, -- -approximately 1803. Isnard, -- -approximately 1803. Economists -- France -- Biography. Economics, Mathematical -- France -- History -- 18th century. Economics, Mathematical. Economists. France. Biography. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5872710

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Other authors / contributors:	Isnard, -approximately 1803
ISBN:	0415306493 (hb)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [447]-453) and index.

Table of Contents:

1. Life and career of Achilles Nicolas Isnard (1748-1803)
2. Main themes in Isnard's writings
3. Reception and influence of Isnard's writings
Treatise on wealth
Social catechism
Replies to the principal objections that can be made against a single tax
Reflections on the issue of assignals
The new system of taxation established by the national assembly of France in 1791
Theoretical considerations about sinking funds of public debt.