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The Theory of Political Economy

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Authors:
  1. W. Stanley Jevons
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Part of the book series: Palgrave Classics in Economics (PCE)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-lxxx
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-27
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  3. Theory of Pleasure and Pain

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    Pages 28-36
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  4. Theory of Utility

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    Pages 37-74
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  5. Theory of Exchange

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    Pages 75-166
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  6. Theory of Labour

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    Pages 167-209
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  7. Theory of Rent

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    Pages 210-221
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  8. Theory of Capital

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    Pages 222-265
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  9. Concluding Remarks

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    Pages 266-277
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  10. Back Matter

    Pages 279-339
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William Stanley Jevons is regarded by many as bringing mathematical methods to the study of economics. The Theory of Political Economy brought together maths and the theory of utility, this contribution marked Jevons as a leading political economist of his time.

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"Jevons's The Theory of Political Economy marks the watershed between classical and neoclassical economics. Jevons provided lengthy arguments for the mathematization of economic theory as well as for the priority of the utility theory of value in place of the labour theory of value that had been central to economics since John Locke. This book will enlighten any reader wishing to understand the essential nature of contemporary mainstream economics. And like all pathbreaking works, it also raises questions that have since been forgotten, questions about the measurement of utility, the justification for using continuous mathematical functions, or the definition of capital. Spending time with Jevon's brilliant and polymathic mind will amply reward any inquisitive reader."

Margaret Schabas, Professor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia, Canada

About the author

William Stanley Jevons (1835 –1882) is known by many as the founder of the mathematical method revolution in economics. Originally educated in the natural sciences Jevons turned his attention to the moral sciences during his stay in Australia in the 1850s. In 1866 he was elected Professor of Logic and Mental and Moral Philosophy and Cobden Professor of Political Economy in Owens College, Manchester, UK. In 1876 he accepted the position of Professor of Political Economy at University College, London, UK. Jevons published The Theory of Political Economy in 1871. At the time of his death in 1882 he was regarded by many as a thought leader in the spheres of logic and economics.

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