Collected Works of Nassau William Senior

by Nassau William Senior, Donald Rutherford (Editor)

Nassau William Senior (1790-1864) - economist, critical essayist and government adviser - was a highly original classical economist in the era between Ricardo's Principles of 1817 and Mill's Principles of 1848. He was the first Professor of Political Economy at Oxford, and in his published works he made original contributions to the theory of value, rent, population, money, and international trade.

Although Senior did not achieve the originality and influence of the leading economists of the classical school - Smith, Ricardo, and Malthus - he did make an enduring contribution on the development of economics. This collection gathers together all his important books and articles on Economics, Political Economy, Money, Ireland, and Population and the Poor Laws. Because of his varied interests and appointments Senior never produced a full-blown Principles of Economics, and it is only by means of a large critical selection such as this that Senior's importance can be re-evaluated by economics students and academics alike.

—First collected edition of Senior's works on economics and related subjects
—Includes rare editions of 23 books, pamphlets, and journal articles

2388 pages, Hardcover

First published January 6, 1998

About the author

Nassau William Senior was an English lawyer known as an economist. He was also a government adviser over several decades in the areas of economic and social policy, on which he wrote extensively.