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Classic books on economics ...
Leading up to Adam Smith ...
and tips on how to study them.
From Page 143 of Henry Hazlittâs, âEconomics in One Lessonâ
www.primeronmoney.com/economics%20in%20one%20lesson.pdf
"Those who are interested in working through the economic classics might find it most profitable to do this in the reverse of their historical order.
Presented in this order, the chief works to be consulted, with the dates of their first editions, are:"
1) Philip Wick-steed, The Common Sense of Political Economy, 1911;
http://www.econlib.org/library/Wicksteed/wkCSCover.html
2) John Bates Clark, The Distribution of Wealth, 1899;
(a) Go to>> http://www.econlib.org/library/Clark/clkDW.html
(b) Click on âprintâ to get to a printable format
(c) Print as usual on your computer -- selecting pages 1 to 3 for a trial
(d) If that works -- print âallâ
3) Eugen von Bohm Bawerk, The Positive Theory of Capital, 1888;
http://oll.libertyfund.org/index.php?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=283&layout=html
4) Carl Menger, Principles of Economics, 1871; W. Stanley Jevons,
(a) Go to .>> http://mises.org/etexts/menger/principles.asp
(b) Click on âComplete Downloadable Text (in PDF)â
5) John Stuart Mill The Theory of Political Economy, 1871; John Stuart Mill, Principles of Political Economy, 1848;
(a) Go to >> http://www.econlib.org/library/Mill/mlP.html
(b) Click on âprintâ to get to a printable format
(c) Print as usual on your computer -- selecting pages 1 to 3 for a trial
(d) If that works -- print âallâ
6) David Ricardo, Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, 1817
(a) Go to http://www.econlib.org/library/Ricardo/ricP.html
(b) Continue as #2 and #5 above
7) Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, 1776.
(a) See >> http://www.primeronmoney.com/wealthofnations.html for an introduction.
(b) Go here to print by chapter >>> http://www.mondopolitico.com/library/wealthofnations/mpintro.htm