Classical Economics Books

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The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 804 ratings — published 1817
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 34,660 ratings — published 1776
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Principles of Economics (Great Minds) Principles of Economics (Great Minds)
by (shelved 3 times as classical-economics)
avg rating 3.90 — 288 ratings — published 1890
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Principles of Political Economy Principles of Political Economy (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as classical-economics)
avg rating 3.53 — 30 ratings — published 1820
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An Essay on the Principle of Population An Essay on the Principle of Population (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as classical-economics)
avg rating 3.42 — 1,863 ratings — published 1798
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Elements of Pure Economics, or The Theory of Social Wealth Elements of Pure Economics, or The Theory of Social Wealth (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as classical-economics)
avg rating 4.19 — 27 ratings — published 1926
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Das Kapital Das Kapital (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 12,028 ratings — published 1867
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Interest and Prices - A Study of the Causes Regulating the Value of Money Interest and Prices - A Study of the Causes Regulating the Value of Money (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.80 — 30 ratings — published
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On Liberty On Liberty (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 42,501 ratings — published 1859
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A Treatise on Political Economy A Treatise on Political Economy (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 66 ratings — published 1815
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Notes on Malthus’s Principles of Political Economy (The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo) Notes on Malthus’s Principles of Political Economy (The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo)
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avg rating 4.60 — 10 ratings — published 2004
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On the Origins of Classical Economics (Routledge Studies in the History of Economics) On the Origins of Classical Economics (Routledge Studies in the History of Economics)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1995
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An Essay on Economic Theory An Essay on Economic Theory (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 115 ratings — published 1755
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Considerations on the Fundamental Principles of Pure Political Economy (Routledge Studies in the History of Economics) Considerations on the Fundamental Principles of Pure Political Economy (Routledge Studies in the History of Economics)
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avg rating 4.20 — 10 ratings — published 2007
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A New View of Society and Other Writings (Penguin Classics) A New View of Society and Other Writings (Penguin Classics)
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avg rating 3.52 — 102 ratings — published 1813
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Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities : Prelude to a Critique of Economic Theory Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities : Prelude to a Critique of Economic Theory (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 74 ratings — published 1972
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Money, Credit, and Commerce Money, Credit, and Commerce (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.59 — 17 ratings — published 1991
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Principles of Political Economy: And Chapters on Socialism Principles of Political Economy: And Chapters on Socialism (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 232 ratings — published 1848
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Tableau économique Tableau économique
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avg rating 3.60 — 20 ratings — published 1758
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Principles of Economics Principles of Economics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 701 ratings — published 1871
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The Elements of Political Economy The Elements of Political Economy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 5 ratings — published 1821
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The Theory of Political Economy (1879) The Theory of Political Economy (1879)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 3.89 — 45 ratings — published 1871
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Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.61 — 41 ratings — published 1907
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The Distribution of Wealth: A Theory of Wages, Interest and Profits The Distribution of Wealth: A Theory of Wages, Interest and Profits (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 3.43 — 7 ratings — published 1899
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Social Justice Without Socialism Social Justice Without Socialism (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.08 — 26 ratings — published
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Marx after Sraffa Marx after Sraffa (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.55 — 11 ratings — published
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The Theory of Moral Sentiments The Theory of Moral Sentiments (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,599 ratings — published 1759
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Of Money, and Other Economic Essays Of Money, and Other Economic Essays (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 3.79 — 29 ratings — published 1752
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Autobiography Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,090 ratings — published 1873
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The Great Stagnation: How America Ate All The Low-Hanging Fruit of Modern History, Got Sick, and Will (Eventually) Feel Better The Great Stagnation: How America Ate All The Low-Hanging Fruit of Modern History, Got Sick, and Will (Eventually) Feel Better
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 3.73 — 2,373 ratings — published 2011
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 3.68 — 193,231 ratings — published 1848
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Power, Pleasure, and Profit: Insatiable Appetites from Machiavelli to Madison Power, Pleasure, and Profit: Insatiable Appetites from Machiavelli to Madison (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 3.55 — 80 ratings — published 2018
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Specialization and Trade: A Re-introduction to Economics Specialization and Trade: A Re-introduction to Economics (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 4.11 — 205 ratings — published 2016
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Average Is Over: Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation Average Is Over: Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 3.64 — 2,211 ratings — published 2013
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The Society of Equals The Society of Equals (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 95 ratings — published 2011
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The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,232 ratings — published 1944
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The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 4.30 — 280 ratings — published 2019
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Paris, Capital of Modernity Paris, Capital of Modernity (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 4.06 — 292 ratings — published
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Works of Jeremy Bentham Works of Jeremy Bentham (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 3.42 — 31 ratings — published 1994
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The English Constitution The English Constitution (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 3.75 — 482 ratings — published 1867
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Lectures on Political Economy (Classic Reprint): Delivered in Trinity and Michaelmas Terms Lectures on Political Economy (Classic Reprint): Delivered in Trinity and Michaelmas Terms
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2015
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Mathematical Exposition of Some Doctrines of Political Economy Mathematical Exposition of Some Doctrines of Political Economy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1971
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Notes on Political Economy Notes on Political Economy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 1972
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Political Economy: An Inquiry Into the Natural Grounds of Right to Vendible Property, or Wealth (Classic Reprint) Political Economy: An Inquiry Into the Natural Grounds of Right to Vendible Property, or Wealth (Classic Reprint)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2015
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Four Introductory Lectures on Political Economy Four Introductory Lectures on Political Economy (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 3.50 — 4 ratings — published 2014
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Collected Works of Robert Torrens Collected Works of Robert Torrens (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2000
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Introductory Lectures on Political Economy: Delivered at Oxford in Easter Term Introductory Lectures on Political Economy: Delivered at Oxford in Easter Term (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as classical-economics)
avg rating 1.00 — 1 rating — published 1831
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Microeconomics Microeconomics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.67 — 1,156 ratings — published 2005
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Gregory Clark
“Preindustrial living standards are predictable based on knowledge of disease and environment. Differences in social energy across societies were muted by the Malthusian constraints. They had minimal impacts on living conditions. Since the Industrial Revolution, however, we have entered a strange new world in which economic theory is of little use in understanding differences in income across societies, or the future income in any specific society. Wealth and poverty are a matter of differences in local social interactions that are magnified, not dampened, by the economic system, to produce feast or famine.”
Gregory Clark, A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World