Peter Groenewegen is one of the worlds foremost scholars of eighteenthcentury economics the era that saw the effective mainstreaming of thediscipline in the wo... » 

Peter Groenewegen is one of the worlds foremost scholars of eighteenthcentury economics the era that saw the effective mainstreaming of thediscipline in the work of Smith Turgot and Quesnay. This collection of essaysamounts to the definitive guide to eighteenth century economics and is a mustfor any economists bookshelves.Eighteenth Century Economics represents four decades of Peter Groenewegensresearch of that period. Presented in chronological order the essays read notonly as an authoritative summary of that period but also as a guide to theevolution of Groenewegens writings down the years. There can be no doubt thatthis book is truly indispensable to any serious economist and will prove avaluable resource for students of the history of economic thought. «