Knut Wicksell on the Causes of Poverty and Its Remedy

Name: Knut Wicksell on the Causes of Poverty and Its Remedy
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ISBN: 9780415655323

ISBN-10: 0415655323

ISBN-13: 9780415655323

Edition: 2005

Authors: Mats Lundahl

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Knut Wicksell is arguably the greatest Swedish social scientist of all time, and poverty was a theme that occupied him all his life. Indeed, it was probably Wicksell's interest in poverty that was the critical factor in drawing him away from his purely mathematical background towards a greater understanding of the social sciences as a whole.In this outstanding volume, Mats Lundahl, one of the world's leading development economists, examines Wicksell's thinking in the area of poverty, and shows the importance of his contributions to this field.

Book details

List price: $51.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 10/22/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 8.50" wide x 5.43" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594

Mats Lundahl is Professor of Development Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics.




Introduction



Tumultuous Beginnings: The Cause of Poverty and Its Remedy



The Causes of Population Growth: The French Prize Essay



The Centrepiece of Wicksell's Theory: Diminishing Returns



Overpopulation, Specialization and Trade



Emigration: A Solution of the Past



The Optimum Population



Wicksell's Views: A Summary Interpretation



Why Was Wicksell Accused of Lack of Originality?